Charles William Molyneux, 1st Earl of Sefton (11 October 1748 – 31 January 1795) was a

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of the

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and a member of the

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. He was born on 11 October 1748, the son of Thomas and Mary (née Leverly) Molyneux. Thomas died on 3 September 1756, leaving him the heir to the title 8th

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, which he inherited at the age of 10 on 30 March 1759 following the death of his uncle, William Molyneux, 7th Viscount Molyneux. He married Lady Isabella Stanhope, daughter of William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington, on 27 November 1768. He conformed to the

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on 5 March 1769, for which he was rewarded the title

Earl of Sefton Earl of Sefton was a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1771 for the 8th Viscount Molyneux. The Earls of Sefton held the subsidiary titles Viscount Molyneux, of Maryborough (modern day Portlaoise) in the Queen's County (created 1628) ...

on 30 November 1771 with which the viscountcy was merged. He was elected to the

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in 1771 and represented the Lancashire constituency as a Whig until 1774.. Retrieved 22 January 2010 He died in either late December 1794 or January 1795 and was succeeded by his only son,

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. He was uncle of

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, royal mistress (and secret wife) of

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sefton, Charles Molyneux, 1st Earl of 1748 births 1790s deaths British MPs 1768–1774 Molyneux, William Molyneux, 8th Viscount Hereditary peers elected to the House of Commons Whig (British political party) MPs Whig (British political party) politicians Earls of Sefton