Edmund Denton
Sir Edmund Denton, 1st Baronet ( 1676 – 4 May 1714), of Hillesden, Buckinghamshire, was an English Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1698 to 1713.
Denton was baptized on 25 October 1676, the eldest son of Alexander Denton (M.P. for Buckingham 1690–1698) and his wife Esther Herman, daughter of Nicholas Herman of Middleton Stony. He was the member of a Cumberland family which had been granted the manor of Hillesdon by King Edward IV.[1] He matriculated at Wadham College, Oxford in 1695 and was admitted at Middle Temple in 1697.[2] He succeeded his father in 1698.
Denton was returned as Member of Parliament for Buckingham at the 1698 English general election.[3] On 12 May 1699 he was created a baronet, of Hillesdon in the County of Buckingham.[4] He continued to represent Buckingham until the 1708 British general election, when he was returned as MP for Buckinghamshire, a seat he held until 1713.[3]
Denton married with £10,000 Mary Rowe, daughter and co-heiress of Anthony Rowe, of Hackney, Middlesex. The marriage was childless. He died in May 1714, aged 37, when the baronetcy became extinct. Lady Denton married as her second husband Trevor Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough and died in 1742.[1] Denton was the elder brother of Alexander Denton.[3]
References
- Burke, John, Burke, John Bernard. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England.
- Foster, Joseph. "Dabbe-Dirkin in Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 pp. 366-405". British History Online. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "DENTON, Edmund (1676-1714), of Hillesden, Bucks". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1904), Complete Baronetage volume 4 (1665-1707), 4, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, retrieved 9 June 2019
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alexander Denton Sir Richard Temple, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Buckingham 1698–1707 With: Sir Richard Temple, Bt 1698–1702 Roger Price 1702–1705 Sir Richard Temple, Bt 1705 Browne Willis 1705–1707 |
Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of England |
Member of Parliament for Buckingham 1707–1708 With: Browne Willis |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Temple, Bt Alexander Denton |
| Preceded by Sir Richard Temple, Bt William Egerton |
Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire 1708–1713 With: Richard Hampden 1708–1710 The Viscount Fermanagh 1710–1713 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Fermanagh John Fleetwood |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Hillesdon) 1699–1714 |
Extinct |