Sir George Warburton, 3rd Baronet (1675–1743) was an English politician who sat in the

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between 1702 and 1722. Warburton was the eldest son of Sir Peter Warburton, 2nd Baronet and his wife Martha Docwra, daughter of Thomas Docwra of Putteridge, Hertfordshire, and was baptized on 1 June 1675. He succeeded to the

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on the death of his father in about 1698. He married Diana Alington, daughter of William Alington, 1st Baron Alington of Wymondley on 18 June 1700. Warburton was elected Member of Parliament for

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at the 1702 general election, but lost the seat in

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. He was elected again as MP for Cheshire in

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and

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. He was returned again as MP for Cheshire in 1715 and held the seat until

1722 Events January–March * January 27 – Daniel Defoe's novel '' Moll Flanders'' is published anonymously in London. * February 10 – The Battle of Cape Lopez begins off of the coast of West Africa (and present-day Gabon), ...

. In 1724 he became Freeman of Chester 1724. Warburton died on 23 June 1743. He and his wife had a son and two daughters. His son died young and the baronetcy passed to a nephew. His daughter Diana married

Sir Richard Grosvenor, 4th Baronet Sir Richard Grosvenor, 4th Baronet ( ; 26 June 1689 – 12 July 1732) was an England, English politician who sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons from 1715 to 1732. He was the brother of Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet, an an ...

as his second wife.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Warburton, Sir George, 1675 births 1743 deaths British MPs 1710–1713 British MPs 1713–1715 British MPs 1715–1722 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Baronets in the Baronetage of England