Sir Edward Irby, 1st Baronet
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Sir Edward Irby, 1st Baronet (31 July 1676 – 11 November 1718) was an English
politician who sat in the House of Commons of England
from 1702 until 1708 when following the Act of Union 1707 it had become the House of Commons of Great Britain
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Irby was the eldest son of Anthony Irby and his wife Mary Stringer, daughter of John Stringer. He was the grandson of Sir Anthony Irby. In 1702, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Boston
, representing the constituency until 1708. On 13 April 1704, he was created a baronet, of Whapload and Boston, in the County of Lincolnshire
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Irby married Dorothy Paget, only daughter of Hon. Henry Paget, second son of William Paget, 5th Baron Paget
in 1706, and by her he had a son and a daughter.
Irby died intestate at Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire
and was buried at Whaplode
, Lincolnshire
. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son William
, later raised to the Peerage of Great Britain
as Baron Boston
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
politician who sat in the House of Commons of England
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
from 1702 until 1708 when following the Act of Union 1707 it had become the House of Commons of Great Britain
House of Commons of Great Britain
The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801. In 1707, as a result of the Acts of Union of that year, it replaced the House of Commons of England and the third estate of the Parliament of Scotland, as one of the most significant...
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Irby was the eldest son of Anthony Irby and his wife Mary Stringer, daughter of John Stringer. He was the grandson of Sir Anthony Irby. In 1702, he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Boston
Boston (UK Parliament constituency)
Boston was a parliamentary borough in Lincolnshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1547 until 1885, and then one member from 1885 until 1918, when the constituency was abolished.-History:...
, representing the constituency until 1708. On 13 April 1704, he was created a baronet, of Whapload and Boston, in the County of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
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Irby married Dorothy Paget, only daughter of Hon. Henry Paget, second son of William Paget, 5th Baron Paget
William Paget, 5th Baron Paget
William Paget, 5th Baron Paget an English peer born at Beaudesert House Staffordshire, England to William Paget, 4th Baron Paget and Lettice Knollys.-Career:...
in 1706, and by her he had a son and a daughter.
Irby died intestate at Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire
Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire
Kings Cliffe is a village and civil parish in East Northamptonshire, England, between Corby and Peterborough.It once had its own railway station, which is now closed.-Population:...
and was buried at Whaplode
Whaplode
Whaplode is a parish in South Holland District, Lincolnshire, England, just west of the Prime Meridian.-Geography:In old documents, it is sometimes called Whapload. The main village lies on the marine silt ridge, known as the Townlands, which rises between the former salt marsh and the former fen...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son William
William Irby, 1st Baron Boston
William Irby, 1st Baron Boston was a British peer and Member of Parliament.Irby was the son of Sir Edward Irby, 1st Baronet and inherited his father's baronetcy in 1718. On 26 August 1746, he married Albinia Selwyn and they had three children...
, later raised to the Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Great Britain
The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800...
as Baron Boston
Baron Boston
Baron Boston, of Boston in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1761 for the court official and former Member of Parliament, Sir William Irby, 2nd Baronet. He had earlier represented Launceston and Bodmin in the House of Commons...
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