Sir William Codrington, 2nd Baronet (1719–1792) was an English politician who sat in the

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between 1747 and 1792. Codrington was the eldest son of

Sir William Codrington, 1st Baronet Sir William Codrington, 1st Baronet (died 1738), of Dodington Park, Gloucestershire, was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1737 to 1738. Codrington was the eldest son of John Codrington of Barbados and his w ...

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and his wife Elizabeth Bethall and was born on 26 October 1719. He was educated at

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and

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. He married Anne Acton of Fulham, Middlesex on 22 February 1736. He succeeded his father in the

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in 1738 and inherited large plantations in the

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and

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. Codrington was elected Member of Parliament for

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in 1747 and was re-elected in 1755. In 1761 he stood as MP for

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, and was re-elected in the elections of 1768, 1774, 1780 1784 and 1790. He is only recorded as speaking in Parliament once which was on the game bill on 29 March 1762.CODRINGTON, Sir William, 2nd Bt. (1719–92), of Dodington, Glos
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Online Codrington died on 11 March 1792 and was succeeded by his son Sir William Codrington, 3rd Baronet. However he disinherited his son, Sir William and bequeathed his estates to his nephew

Christopher Bethell-Codrington Christopher Bethell-Codrington (born Christopher Codrington; October 1764 – 4 February 1843) was a British politician and cricketer. Early life Christopher Codrington was born in October 1764 to Edward Codrington and Rebecca ( le Sturgeon) ...

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*Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Codrington, Sir William, 2nd Baronet 1719 births 1792 deaths People educated at Westminster School, London Alumni of University College, Oxford British MPs 1754–1761 British MPs 1761–1768 British MPs 1768–1774 British MPs 1774–1780 British MPs 1780–1784 British MPs 1784–1790 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain

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English slave owners