Sir Edward Mansel, 4th Baronet (ca. October 163714 November 1706) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons

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 in three periods between 1660 and 1689.

Mansel was the son of Sir Lewis Mansel, 2nd Baronet of Margam and his third wife Lady Elizabeth Montau, daughter of Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester

Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester

Sir Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester was an English judge, politician and peer.-Life:He was the grandson of Sir Edward Montagu, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench from 1539 to 1545, who was named by King Henry VIII one of the executors of his will, and governor to his son, Edward VI.Born...

. He inherited the baronetcy

Baron Mansel

Baron Mansel, of Margam in the County of Glamorgan, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created on 1 January 1712 for Sir Thomas Mansel, 5th Baronet, previously Member of Parliament for Cardiff and Glamorganshire. His ancestor had been created a Baronet, of Margam in the County of...

 of Margam on the death of his brother Henry who died in infancy in around 1640.

In 1660, Mansel was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Glamorgan in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Glamorgan in 1670 for the Cavalier Parliament

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 and sat until 1679. In 1681 he was re-elected MP for Glamorgan and held the seat until 1689. In 1688 he was appointed High Sheriff of Glamorgan

High Sheriff of Glamorgan

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Mansel was an influential person in South Wales. The Duke of Beaufort, when Lord President of Wales, visited Margam during his "Progress" in 1684.

Mansel died at the age of 69.

Mansel married Martha Carne, daughter of Edward Carne of Wenny Glamorgan. His son Thomas

Thomas Mansel, 1st Baron Mansel

Thomas Mansel, 1st Baron Mansel of Margam PC , sometimes referred to as Thomas Mansell, was a Welsh peer and Member of Parliament for Cardiff and Glamorgan.-Personal history:...

 succeeded to the baronetcy and was created Baron Mansel

Baron Mansel

Baron Mansel, of Margam in the County of Glamorgan, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created on 1 January 1712 for Sir Thomas Mansel, 5th Baronet, previously Member of Parliament for Cardiff and Glamorganshire. His ancestor had been created a Baronet, of Margam in the County of...

. His daughter Martha married Thomas Morgan of Tredegar, which marriage and its after-effects caused the baronet much trouble because Thomas Morgan was reluctant to return from a tour on the continent of Europe. His daughter Elizabeth married Sir Edward Stradling, 5th Baronet

Sir Edward Stradling, 5th Baronet

Sir Edward Stradling, 5th Baronet was an English baronet.Stradling was Member of Parliament for Cardiff, 1698, 1700-1, 1710–22, and Sheriff of Glamorgan, 1709-10.-References:*...

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