Sir Edward Winnington, 1st Baronet (c. 1728 – 9 December 1791) was the son of Edward Winnington of
Broadway
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Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
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, son of Francis Winnington of Broadway, son of
Sir Francis Winnington and younger brother of
Francis Winnington.
Upon the death of Rt Hon.
Thomas Winnington in 1746, the
Stanford Court estate was left to Edward Winnington of Broadway, and then passed to this Edward.
He was created a baronet in 1755 and sat as MP for
Bewdley
Bewdley ( ) is a town and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District in Worcestershire, England, on the banks of the River Severn. It is in the Severn Valley, and is west of Kidderminster, north of Worcester and southwest of Birmingham. It ...
from 1761 to 1774. He died in 1791 and was succeeded by his only son
Sir Edward Winnington, 2nd Baronet.
References
*''Burkes Peerage''
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1720s births
1791 deaths
Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain
Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
People from Wychavon (district)
British MPs 1761–1768
British MPs 1768–1774
Edward
Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-S ...
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