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Sir Charles Sedley, 2nd Baronet (c. 1721 – 23 August 1778), was a British politician who sat in the
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sedley, Charles Year of birth uncertain 1778 deaths People educated at Westminster School, London Alumni of University College, Oxford Baronets in the Baronetage of England Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1747–1754 British MPs 1774–1780
Sir Charles Sedley, 2nd Baronet (c. 1721 – 23 August 1778), was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons
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between 1747 and 1778.
Early life
Sedley was the eldest son of Sir Charles Sedley, 1st Baronet, son of Sir Charles Sedley, illegitimate son of Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet. He was educated atWestminster School
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and University College, Oxford
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, where he matriculated in 1739.
Career
He succeeded his father in 1730, and sat as Member of Parliament forNottingham
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from 1747 to 1754 and 1774 to 1778.
Personal life
Sedley died unmarried in August 1778, when the baronetcy became extinct. He left his estate to an illegitimate daughter, Elizabeth Rebecca Anne Sedley (d. 1793), who married Henry Venables-Vernon, afterwards the 3rdBaron Vernon
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, on 4 February 1779.
Descendants
Through his daughter Elizabeth, he was posthumously a grandfather of George Venables-Vernon, 4th Baron Vernon (1779–1835), who married Frances Maria, only daughter of Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren. Sir Richard Vernon, Speaker of theHouse of Commons
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from 1425 to 1426, was an ancestor. He was educated at Eton College
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and Christ Church, Oxford
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. Together, they were the parents of George Venables-Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sedley, Charles Year of birth uncertain 1778 deaths People educated at Westminster School, London Alumni of University College, Oxford Baronets in the Baronetage of England Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1747–1754 British MPs 1774–1780