Edward Miller Mundy (10 November 1800 – 29 January 1849) was an English

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politician who sat in the

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from 1841 to 1849. Miller was the son of Edward Miller Mundy and his wife Nelly Barton, daughter of James Barton, of

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, Lancashire. His grandfather, who was also named Edward Miller Mundy, was a Member of Parliament for

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from 1784 until his death in 1822.Gentleman's Magazine 1849 Miller's father died in 1834, leaving him Shipley Hall. Miller was first elected Member of Parliament for

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at the 1841 general election, topping the poll in a four corner fight. At the 1847 general election, he was re-elected without opposition and held the seat until his death two years later. He voted with the Conservative party, and supported agricultural protection. Miller never married. He died at

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at the age of 48. His uncle Robert Miller Mundy had a colonial career in the

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. His nephew Arthur Wilmot played cricket for

. His brother, Alfred Miller Mundy (9 January 1809 – 29 March 1877), an administrator and politician in

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, inherited his estate.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller Mundy, Edward 1800 births 1849 deaths People from Penwortham Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Derbyshire Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1841–1847 UK MPs 1847–1852