Sir Edmund Dunch, 1551-1623
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Sir Edmund Dunch was an English MP and High Sheriff.
He was born the son of William Dunch (1508-1597)
and educated at Magdalen College, Oxford
.
He was returned as MP
for Wallingford
, (then in Berkshire
but now in Oxfordshire
) in 1571 and later for Wootton Bassett
(1584–1585) and was High Sheriff of Berkshire
for 1587 and 1603.
He married Anne Fettiplace in 1576. His sons Sir William Dunch
(1578–1611) and Samuel Dunch
both also represented Wallingford as MPs.
He was born the son of William Dunch (1508-1597)
William Dunch (1508-1597)
William Dunch was an English politician, a local official in the counties of Berkshire and Oxfordshire and Auditor of the Royal Mint for Kings Henry VIII and Edward IV....
and educated at Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
.
He was returned as MP
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 Wallingford
Wallingford (UK Parliament constituency)
Wallingford was a constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was a parliamentary borough created in 1295, centred on the market town Wallingford in Berkshire . It used to return two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons; this was cut to one in 1832, and...
, (then in Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
but now in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
) in 1571 and later for Wootton Bassett
Wootton Bassett (UK Parliament constituency)
Wootton Bassett was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1447 until 1832, when the rotten borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
(1584–1585) and was High Sheriff of Berkshire
High Sheriff of Berkshire
The High Sheriff of Berkshire, in common with other counties, was originally the King's representative on taxation upholding the law in Saxon times. The word Sheriff evolved from 'shire-reeve'....
for 1587 and 1603.
He married Anne Fettiplace in 1576. His sons Sir William Dunch
Sir William Dunch
Sir William Dunch was an English politician during the reign of King James I.Dunch represented Wallingford in Berkshire as an MP in 1603....
(1578–1611) and Samuel Dunch
Samuel Dunch
Samuel Dunch was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1621 and 1653.Dunch was the son of Edmund Dunch of Little Wittenham, Berkshire. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on 11 November 1608, aged 15 and was awarded BA on 23 January 1612. He was a student of Gray's Inn...
both also represented Wallingford as MPs.