Sir Edmund Filmer, 8th Baronet

Sir Edmund Filmer, 8th Baronet (14 June 1809 – 8 January 1857)^[1] was an English Conservative Party politician.

He was elected to the House of Commons at a by-election in March 1838 as a Member of Parliament (MP) for West Kent,^[2] having unsuccessfully contested the same constituency at the 1837 general election. He held the seat until his death in 1857, aged 47.^[1] His son the 8th Baronet was elected as MP for West Kent in 1859.^[2]

In 1850 Sir Edmund built Leagrave Hall on land close to Luton in Bedfordshire which had been purchased in 1771 by Sir Beversham Filmer.^[3]

References

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir William Geary, Bt Thomas Law Hodges	Member of Parliament for West Kent 1838 – 1857 With: Thomas Law Hodges to 1841 Viscount Marsham 1841–1845 Thomas Austen 1845–1847 Thomas Law Hodges 1847–1852 William Masters Smith from 1852	Succeeded by Charles Wykeham Martin William Masters Smith
Baronetage of England
Preceded by John Filmer	Baronet (of East Sutton) 1834 – 1857	Succeeded by Edmund Filmer

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