Sir John Bingham, 6th Baronet
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Sir John Bingham, 6th Baronet (November 1728 – 27 November 1750) was an Irish politician and baronet.

He was the oldest son of Sir John Bingham, 5th Baronet
Sir John Bingham, 5th Baronet
Sir John Bingham, 5th Baronet was an Irish politician.He was the eldest son of Sir George Bingham, 4th Baronet, and his first wife wife Mary Scott. Bingham was educated at the Middle Temple. He was appointed High Sheriff of Mayo in 1721 and was Governor of County Mayo...

 and his wife Anne Vesey, daughter of Agmondisham Vesey. In 1749, Bingham succeeded his father as baronet as well 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 Mayo
Mayo (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Mayo was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.- County Divisions :Baronies in County Mayo:[n 8]Burrishoole...

, however died already a year later. He died unmarried and was buried in Castlebar
Castlebar
Castlebar is the county town of, and at the centre of, County Mayo in Ireland. It is Mayo's largest town by population. The town's population exploded in the late 1990s, increasing by one-third in just six years, though this massive growth has slowed down greatly in recent years...

. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother Charles
Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan
Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan , known as Sir Charles Bingham, 7th Baronet from 1750 until 1776, was an Irish peer and politician.- Background :...

, later elevated to the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...

 as Earl of Lucan
Earl of Lucan
Earl of Lucan was a title in the Peerage of Ireland which has been possessed by two related Irish families in creations of 1691 and 1795. The current holder is presumed to be Richard Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, who vanished in 1974....

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