William Edwardes, 1st Baron Kensington
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William Edwardes, 1st Baron Kensington (ca. 1711-13 December 1801), was a long-standing British
Member of Parliament
.
Kensington was the son of Francis Edwardes
, Member of Parliament for Haverfordwest
, and Lady Elizabeth Rich, only daughter and heiress of Robert Rich, 5th Earl of Warwick. The Edwardes family owned extensive lands in Pembrokeshire
, Carmarthenshire
and Cardiganshire
. On the death of his cousin Edward Henry Rich, 7th Earl of Warwick, in 1721, he inherited through his mother the estates of the Rich family. Kensington was elected to his father's old seat of Haverfordwest in 1747, a seat he held until 1801, with a brief exception between 1784 and 1786. In 1776 he was created Baron Kensington in the Peerage of Ireland
. This was a revival of the barony held by the Earls of Warwick and Holland which had become extinct on the death of the eighth and last Earl in 1759.
Lord Kensington died in December 1801 and was succeeded in the barony by his son William
, who also succeeded him as Member of Parliament for Haverfordwest.
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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Kensington was the son of Francis Edwardes
Francis Edwardes
Francis Edwardes was a British Member of Parliament.Edwardes was the member of a family that owned extensive lands in Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire. He was elected to the House of Commons for Haverfordwest in 1722, a seat he held until 1725...
, Member of Parliament for Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest (UK Parliament constituency)
Haverfordwest was a parliamentary constituency. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.- History :...
, and Lady Elizabeth Rich, only daughter and heiress of Robert Rich, 5th Earl of Warwick. The Edwardes family owned extensive lands in 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....
, 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...
and Cardiganshire
Ceredigion
Ceredigion is a county and former kingdom in mid-west Wales. As Cardiganshire , it was created in 1282, and was reconstituted as a county under that name in 1996, reverting to Ceredigion a day later...
. On the death of his cousin Edward Henry Rich, 7th Earl of Warwick, in 1721, he inherited through his mother the estates of the Rich family. Kensington was elected to his father's old seat of Haverfordwest in 1747, a seat he held until 1801, with a brief exception between 1784 and 1786. In 1776 he was created Baron Kensington in the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
. This was a revival of the barony held by the Earls of Warwick and Holland which had become extinct on the death of the eighth and last Earl in 1759.
Lord Kensington died in December 1801 and was succeeded in the barony by his son William
William Edwardes, 2nd Baron Kensington
William Edwardes, 2nd Baron Kensington , was a British peer and Member of Parliament.Kensington was the son of William Edwardes, 1st Baron Kensington, who represented Haverfordwest in the House of Commons for over 50 years...
, who also succeeded him as Member of Parliament for Haverfordwest.