Sir Edmund Knowles Lacon, 2nd Baronet (28 February 1780 – 3 June 1839) of Ormesby House (later called Ormesby Hall, demolished in the 1960s),

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, Norfolk, was an English Mayor of Great Yarmouth,

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and Member of Parliament. He was the only son of Sir Edmund Lacon, 1st Baronet of Ormesby House and educated at Gilpin's School in

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(1793) and

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1797–1801 before entering

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in 1799 to study law. He succeeded his father in 1820. He was elected Mayor of Great Yarmouth for 1807 and Member of Parliament for

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in 1812, sitting until 1818. He was picked

for 1823–24. He married in 1804 Eliza Dixon, the daughter and coheiress of Thomas Beecroft of Saxthorpe Hall, Norfolk and had 3 sons and 3 daughters. He was succeeded by Sir Edmund Lacon, 3rd Baronet.

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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Lacon, Edmund Knowles, Sir 1780 births 1839 deaths People from Great Yarmouth Members of Lincoln's Inn 2 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1812–1818 High sheriffs of Norfolk People educated at Eton College English barristers People from Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby