Sir George Wombwell, 1st Baronet
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Sir George Wombwell, 1st Baronet (11 June 1734 – 2 November 1780) was the Chairman of the Honourable East India Company and Member of Parliament
(MP) for Huntingdon
, England.
He married a daughter of Sir Thomas Rawlinson. In 1769, they had a son, Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet.
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Huntingdon
Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)
Huntingdon 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....
, England.
He married a daughter of Sir Thomas Rawlinson. In 1769, they had a son, Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet.