Francis Mundy was a member of parliament

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 Derbyshire

Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Derbyshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...

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Biography

Mundy was born the elder of two sons and he was the heir of Francis Noel Clarke Mundy

Francis Noel Clarke Mundy

Francis Noel Clarke Mundy 1739 – 1815 was a poet who published with Anna Seward and Erasmus Darwin. His most noted work was written to defend Needwood Forest which was enclosed at the beginning of the 19th century...

 who was a magistrate and poet who lived at Markeaton

Markeaton

Markeaton is a village within Derby in the East Midlands of England.The name possibly means Boundary - Island Village, which had stood at this site since Medieval times....

, near Derby

Derby

Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...

In 1820 he was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire

High Sheriff of Derbyshire

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 and then became a member of parliament

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 Derbyshire

Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

 from 1822 to 1831.

He married Sarah Newton on 1800 and had a son, William Mundy

William Mundy (Markeaton)

William Mundy was the son of Francis Mundy, a member of parliament for Derby. He was a Justice of the Peace, MP and, in 1844, High Sheriff of Derbyshire.-Biography:...

 in 1801.
His first daughter was Marian, his second daughter, Laura, died on 1 September 1842 in London. His third daughter was Emily, but it was his youngest, Constance, who made the notable marriage to William Henry Fox Talbot in 1832.