Edward Miller Mundy (1750–1822)
Edward Miller Mundy (18 October 1750 – 18 October 1822) was an English Tory politician who represented the constituency of Derbyshire.[1]
Mundy, who was educated at Eton College, was the only son of Edward Mundy and his wife Hesther Miller. His father, who was descended from the Mundys of Allestree, was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1731, and his mother brought the Shipley estate into the family. Both his father and mother died in 1767.
Mundy was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1772 and was elected Member of Parliament for Derbyshire in 1783 and held the seat for 39 years. He was appointed Colonel of the 2nd Derby Regiment of Militia, in July 1803. In 1817 he was a member of the Grand Jury in the trial of the men involved in the Pentrich Rising.[2]
He died at his seat, Shipley Hall, aged 72.[3]
Mundy married three times. His first wife was Frances Meynell, eldest daughter of Godfrey Meynell, and they had five sons: Edward, Godfrey Basil, George, Frederick and Henry, and one daughter, Frances, who married Lord Charles Fitzroy, second son of the late Duke of Grafton. His second wife was Georgiana Chadwick, daughter of Evelyn Chadwick, of West Leak, Nottinghamshire, the widow of Thomas Middleton, 4th Lord Middleton. They had one daughter, Georgiana Elizabeth Miller Mundy, who married Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle. His third wife was Catherine Coffin[4], the widow of Richard Barwell, with whom he had one son, Robert.
References
- History of Parliament online
- [The Times, 16 October 1817]
- Gentleman's Magazine 1822
- "MUNDY, Edward Miller (1750-1822), of Shipley Hall, nr. Ilkeston, Derbys. | History of Parliament Online". www.histparl.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lord George Augustus Cavendish Hon. Nathaniel Curzon |
Member of Parliament for Derbyshire 1784–1822 with Lord George Augustus Cavendish 1784–1794 Lord John Cavendish 1794–1797 Lord George Cavendish 1797–1822 |
Succeeded by Francis Mundy Lord George Cavendish |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by William Milnes |
High Sheriff of Derbyshire 1772–1773 |
Succeeded by Samuel Rotheram |