Sir Edmund Antrobus, 3rd Baronet
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Sir Edmund Antrobus, 3rd Baronet (3 September 1818 – 1 April 1899) was a British
politician and Member of Parliament
for several constituencies.
Sir Edmund was the eldest son of Sir Edmund Antrobus, 2nd Baronet and Anne Lindsay of Antrobus Hall, Cheshire and Amesbury, Wiltshire and was educated at Cambridge University. He married Marianne Georgiana Dashwood on 11 February, 1847, and with her had six children: Louisa Emma, Edmund, Robert Lindsay, Cosmo Gordon and two other daughters.
He was elected MP for East Surrey
in 1841, serving until 1847. He was subsequently elected as Liberal MP for Wilton
in 1855, serving until 1877. He was High Sheriff of Wiltshire
in 1880.
He succeeded to the Baronetcy upon the death of his father on 4 May, 1870. Upon his death, he was succeeded to the Baronetcy by his eldest son, Sir Edmund Antrobus, 4th Baronet.
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politician and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for several constituencies.
Sir Edmund was the eldest son of Sir Edmund Antrobus, 2nd Baronet and Anne Lindsay of Antrobus Hall, Cheshire and Amesbury, Wiltshire and was educated at Cambridge University. He married Marianne Georgiana Dashwood on 11 February, 1847, and with her had six children: Louisa Emma, Edmund, Robert Lindsay, Cosmo Gordon and two other daughters.
He was elected MP for East Surrey
East Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)
East Surrey is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
in 1841, serving until 1847. He was subsequently elected as Liberal MP for Wilton
Wilton (UK Parliament constituency)
Wilton was the name of a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1295 to 1707, then in the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of the Parliament of the...
in 1855, serving until 1877. He was High Sheriff of Wiltshire
High Sheriff of Wiltshire
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in 1880.
He succeeded to the Baronetcy upon the death of his father on 4 May, 1870. Upon his death, he was succeeded to the Baronetcy by his eldest son, Sir Edmund Antrobus, 4th Baronet.