Sir Edward Dering, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Edward Dering, 2nd Baronet (8 or 12 November 1625 – 24 June 1684) was an English politician
.
He was the eldest surviving son and heir of Sir Edward Dering, 1st Baronet of Pluckley
, Kent
by his second marriage to Anne, sister of John Ashburnham. He was admitted as a fellow-commoner (aged 13) to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
. He was 18 at the death of his father, who left a widow and several young children.
On 5 April 1648 Sir Edward married Mary Harvey
, daughter of Daniel Harvey (a brother of Dr William Harvey
) by Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Kynnersley. They had 17 children, of whom 10 survived to adulthood.
Dering was returned to the Irish House of Commons
as Member of Parliament
for Lismore
in 1662; and to the English House of Commons for East Retford
, 1670; and Hythe
in 1679 and 1681. He was also appointed a commissioner of the Treasury
in 1679.
Sir Edward Dering died in London and was buried at Pluckley. He was succeeded in his estates and title by his son Sir Edward Dering, 3rd Baronet
. Among the other children, Elizabeth was married to Sir Robert Southwell, by whom she is ancestral to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
; Catherine to Sir John Perceval, 3rd Baronet, by whom she was mother of John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont
; and Mary to Sir Thomas Knatchbull, 3rd Baronet.
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
.
He was the eldest surviving son and heir of Sir Edward Dering, 1st Baronet of Pluckley
Pluckley
Pluckley is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, United Kingdom. It is located close to the North Downs, and is approximately 5 miles west of Ashford...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
by his second marriage to Anne, sister of John Ashburnham. He was admitted as a fellow-commoner (aged 13) to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Sidney Sussex College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England.The college was founded in 1596 and named after its foundress, Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex. It was from its inception an avowedly Puritan foundation: some good and godlie moniment for the mainteynance...
. He was 18 at the death of his father, who left a widow and several young children.
On 5 April 1648 Sir Edward married Mary Harvey
Lady Mary Dering
Lady Mary Dering was an English composer. She was daughter of Daniel Harvey of Combe, Croydon, Surrey, a turkey merchant in London Lady Mary Dering (née Harvey) (bap. 3 September 1629 – 7 February 1704) was an English composer. She was daughter of Daniel Harvey of Combe, Croydon, Surrey, a...
, daughter of Daniel Harvey (a brother of Dr William Harvey
William Harvey
William Harvey was an English physician who was the first person to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the body by the heart...
) by Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Kynnersley. They had 17 children, of whom 10 survived to adulthood.
Dering was returned to the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
as 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 Lismore
Lismore (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Lismore was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:...
in 1662; and to the English House of Commons for East Retford
East Retford (UK Parliament constituency)
East Retford was a parliamentary constituency in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons for the first time in 1316, and continuously from 1571 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished...
, 1670; and Hythe
Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)
Hythe was a constituency centred on the town of Hythe in Kent. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons until 1832, when its representation was reduced to one member...
in 1679 and 1681. He was also appointed a commissioner of the Treasury
HM Treasury
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in 1679.
Sir Edward Dering died in London and was buried at Pluckley. He was succeeded in his estates and title by his son Sir Edward Dering, 3rd Baronet
Sir Edward Dering, 3rd Baronet
Sir Edward Dering, 3rd Baronet was an English Member of Parliament and baronet.He was the eldest son of Sir Edward Dering, 2nd Baronet of Surrenden Dering in Pluckley, Kent and his wife Mary Harvey, a composer and niece of Dr...
. Among the other children, Elizabeth was married to Sir Robert Southwell, by whom she is ancestral to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall is the second wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, and is the current holder of the titles of Princess of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, Duchess of Rothesay and Countess of Chester...
; Catherine to Sir John Perceval, 3rd Baronet, by whom she was mother of John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont
John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont
John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont PC, FRS , known as Sir John Perceval, 5t, from 1691 to 1715, as The Lord Perceval from 1715 to 1722 and as The Viscount Perceval from 1722 to 1733, was an Anglo-Irish politician....
; and Mary to Sir Thomas Knatchbull, 3rd Baronet.