Sir John Bingham, 6th Baronet (November 1728 – 27 November 1750) was an Irish politician and baronet. He was the oldest son of

Sir John Bingham, 5th Baronet Sir John Bingham, 5th Baronet (1690 – 21 September 1749) was an Irish politician. He was the eldest son of Sir George Bingham, 4th Baronet, and his first wife Mary Scott. Bingham was educated at the Middle Temple. He was appointed High Sheriff ...

and his wife Anne Vesey, daughter of Agmondisham Vesey. In 1749, Bingham succeeded his father as baronet as well as Member of Parliament for

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, but died a year later. He died unmarried and was buried in

Castlebar Castlebar () is the county town of County Mayo, Ireland. Developing around a 13th-century castle of the de Barry family, from which the town got its name, the town now acts as a social and economic focal point for the surrounding hinterland. Wi ...

. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother

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, later elevated to the

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as Earl of Lucan.

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1728 births 1750 deaths Bingham Baronets, of Castlebar Irish MPs 1727–1760 Politicians from County Mayo Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Mayo constituencies {{NovaScotia-baronet-stub