Sir Lionel Pilkington, 5th Baronet
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Sir Lionel Pilkington, 5th Baronet (c.1707 – 11 August 1778) was a British Member of Parliament. He was the eldest son of Sir Lyon Pilkington, 4th Baronet of
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(1725). He succeeded his father in 1716. He was appointed
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in a by-election in 1748, sitting until 1768. He bought Chevet Hall near Wakefield from his sister-in-law, Anne, where he lived until his death. He died unmarried in 1778 and was buried at Wakefield. He was succeeded by his brother Sir Michael Pilkington, 6th Baronet.


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* 1700s births 1778 deaths People educated at Westminster School, London Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia British MPs 1747–1754 British MPs 1754–1761 British MPs 1761–1768 High sheriffs of Yorkshire {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub