Viscount Blundell was a title in the

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. It was created in 1720 for Sir Montague Blundell, 4th Baronet,

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for

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between 1715 and 1722. He was made Baron Blundell, of

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in the King's County, at the same time, also in the Peerage of Ireland. He had no surviving male issue and the titles became extinct on his death in 1756. The Blundell Baronetcy was created in the

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on 13 October 1620 for

Sir Francis Blundell Sir Francis Blundell, 3rd Baronet (30 January 1643 – 1707) was an Irish baronet and politician. He was the son of Sir George Blundell, 2nd Baronet and his wife Sarah Colley, daughter of Sir William Colley. In 1675, he succeeded his father ...

, Vice-Treasurer and Receiver-General of

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. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He represented both

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and Philipstown in the

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. His son, the third Baronet, sat in the Irish Parliament as the representative for King's County. He was succeeded by his son, the aforementioned fourth Baronet, who was elevated to the peerage in 1722. Viscount Blundell was Churchwarden of St George's, Hanover Square, London for the year 1738 – his tenure is listed in the church.

Blundell baronets (1620)

Sir Francis Blundell, 1st Baronet Sir Francis Blundell, 1st Baronet (4 September 1579 – 26 April 1625) was an English-born lawyer, politician and administrator in Ireland. Biography Blundell was the second son of a yeoman, John Blundell, and Catherine Budoxshyde. He was educated ...

(1579–1625) *

Sir George Blundell, 2nd Baronet Sir George Blundell, 2nd Baronet (died 1675) was an Anglo-Irish politician. Blundell was the son of Sir Francis Blundell, 1st Baronet and Joyce Serjeant, and on 26 April 1625 he succeeded to his father's baronetcy. Blundell was the Member of Parl ...

(died 1675) *

Sir Francis Blundell, 3rd Baronet Sir Francis Blundell, 3rd Baronet (30 January 1643 – 1707) was an Irish baronet and politician. He was the son of Sir George Blundell, 2nd Baronet and his wife Sarah Colley, daughter of Sir William Colley. In 1675, he succeeded his father ...

(1643–1707) * Sir Montague Blundell, 4th Baronet (1689–1756) (created Viscount Blundell in 1720)

Viscounts Blundell (1720)

Montague Blundell, 1st Viscount Blundell Montague Blundell, 1st Viscount Blundell (19 June 1689 – 19 August 1756), known as Sir Montague Blundell, Bt, between 1707 and 1720, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1722. Blundell was the son of Sir Francis ...

(1689–1756) **Hon. Montague Blundell (died 1733)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blundell Extinct viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1720