Sir Henry Langford, 3rd Baronet (circa 1655 – 1725) was an

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politician. Langford was the younger son of Sir Hercules Langford, 1st Baronet and Mary Upton. He entered the

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in London in 1677 and was called to the bar there in 1682. He was High Sheriff of Meath in 1690. He was a Member of Parliament for St Johnstown, County Donegal in the

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between 1695 and 1699.E. M. Johnston-Liik
''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''
(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.101 (Retrieved 31 October 2022). He purchased an estate at Kingskerswell, Devon, in 1710 and was

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in 1716. In 1716 he succeeded to his brother's

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; the title became extinct upon Langford's death.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Langford, Sir Henry, 3rd Baronet 17th-century births 1725 deaths 17th-century Anglo-Irish people 18th-century Anglo-Irish people Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland High sheriffs of Devon High sheriffs of Meath Irish MPs 1695–1699 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Donegal constituencies