Edward Jeffreys
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Edward Winnington or Jeffreys (8 October 1669 – 20 July 1725) was a son of Sir Francis Winnington and a younger brother of Salwey Winnington
.
Winnington was called to the bar at the Middle Temple
on 18 May 1694. He married Anne Blome, the niece and heiress of Henry Jeffreys of Ham Castle in Worcestershire
, and took the name Edward Jeffreys in about 1709 to inherit the Jeffreys estates.
He sat as MP for Droitwich
from 1708 until his death. He was made a King's Counsel in 1711 and again in 1714. From 1711 to 1714, he was Puisne Justice of the Great Sessions for Carmarthenshire
, Cardiganshire, and Pembrokeshire
, and was Puisne Justice of Chester from 1714 until his death. He left no surviving children, and his estates went to his eldest brother, Salwey Winnington
.
Salwey Winnington
Salwey Winnington , of Stanford Court, Worcestershire, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament ....
.
Winnington was called to the bar at the Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
on 18 May 1694. He married Anne Blome, the niece and heiress of Henry Jeffreys of Ham Castle in Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, and took the name Edward Jeffreys in about 1709 to inherit the Jeffreys estates.
He sat as MP for Droitwich
Droitwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Droitwich was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of England in 1295, and again from 1554, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918...
from 1708 until his death. He was made a King's Counsel in 1711 and again in 1714. From 1711 to 1714, he was Puisne Justice of the Great Sessions for Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...
, Cardiganshire, and Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....
, and was Puisne Justice of Chester from 1714 until his death. He left no surviving children, and his estates went to his eldest brother, Salwey Winnington
Salwey Winnington
Salwey Winnington , of Stanford Court, Worcestershire, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament ....
.