Edward Irby
Sir Edward Irby, Bt | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Boston | |
| In office 1707–1708 Serving with Richard Wynn | |
| Preceded by | Parliament of England |
| Succeeded by | Peregrine Bertie Richard Wynn |
| In office 1702–1707 Serving with Peregrine Bertie, Richard Wynn | |
| Preceded by | Peregrine Bertie Sir William Yorke |
| Succeeded by | Parliament of Great Britain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1676年07月31日)31 July 1676 |
| Died | 11 November 1718(1718年11月11日) (aged 42) King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire |
| Spouse |
Dorothy Paget
(m. 1706; died 1718) |
| Children | William Irby, 1st Baron Boston |
| Parent(s) | Anthony Irby Mary Stringer |
Sir Edward Irby, 1st Baronet (31 July 1676 – 11 November 1718)[1] was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1702 until 1708 when following the Act of Union 1707 it had become the House of Commons of Great Britain.
Early life
[edit ]Irby was born on 31 July 1676. He was the eldest son of Anthony Irby (d. 1684) and his wife Mary Stringer.[2]
His paternal grandparents were Sir Anthony Irby and Hon. Katherine Paget (a daughter of the 4th Baron Paget). His maternal grandfather was John Stringer of Ashford, Kent.[3]
Career
[edit ]In 1702, he was elected Member of Parliament for Boston, representing the constituency until 1708.[4] On 13 April 1704, he was created a baronet, of Whaplode and Boston, in the County of Lincolnshire.[5]
Personal life
[edit ]In 1706, Irby married his cousin, Dorothy Paget, only daughter of Hon. Henry Paget, second son of William Paget, 5th Baron Paget. Together, they were the parents of a son and a daughter, including:[6]
- William Irby, 1st Baron Boston (1707–1775), who married Albinia Selwyn, daughter of Henry Selwyn and Ruth Compton, in 1746.[5]
Irby died intestate at King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire and was buried at Whaplode, Lincolnshire.[5] His widow, Lady Irby, died c. October 1734. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son William, later raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Baron Boston.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Leigh Rayment – Baronetage". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 228.
- ^ a b Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Vol. I (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 131.
- ^ "Leigh Rayment – British House of Commons, Boston". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ a b c Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 445.
- ^ Debrett, John (1828). Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. I (17th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. pp. 329–330.
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Boston 1702–1707 With: Peregrine Bertie 1702–1705 Richard Wynn 1705–1707 |
Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain
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| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of England
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Member of Parliament for Boston 1707–1708 With: Richard Wynn |
Succeeded by |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Whaplode and Boston) 1704–1718 |
Succeeded by |
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