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Sir Edmund Workman-Macnaghten, 2nd Baronet

1790 – 1876

Irish baronet and Conservative Party politician

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Lived 1790 – 1876 (aged 85). Sir Edmund Workman-Macnaghten, 2nd Baronet was a British politician.

Sir Edmund Charles Workman-Macnaghten, 2nd Baronet (1 April 1790 – 6 January 1876) was an Irish baronet

He was the son of Sir Francis Workman-Macnaghten, 1st Baronet, and his wife Laetitia Dunkin, daughter of Sir William Dunkin. He was born in Dublin, and educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity College Dublin. He was called to the Irish Bar in 1818. He was then a master in chancery in Bengal.

Family Workman-Macnaghten married in 1827 Mary Gwatkin, only child of Edward Gwatkin, and niece of Robert Lovell Gwatkin. They had five sons and two daughters.

Francis Edmund, who became the 3rd Baronet. Edward Macnaghten, Baron Macnaghten, second son, became a Lord of Appeal. William, of the 1st Bengal Light Infantry Mary, the elder daughter, died in 1857 at age 25. She has been associated with the early history from the 1850s of croquet in the United Kingdom. Octavia, married Colin Glencairn Campbell, son of Admiral Colin Campbell of Ardpatrick.

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Charterhouse School
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Member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Also known as
Sir Edmund Charles Workman-Macnaghten, 2nd Bt.

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Who was Sir Edmund Workman-Macnaghten, 2nd Baronet?

Irish baronet and Conservative Party politician (1790-1876)

When was Sir Edmund Workman-Macnaghten, 2nd Baronet born?

Sir Edmund Workman-Macnaghten, 2nd Baronet was born on 1 April 1790.

When did Sir Edmund Workman-Macnaghten, 2nd Baronet die?

Sir Edmund Workman-Macnaghten, 2nd Baronet died on 6 January 1876.

What was Sir Edmund Workman-Macnaghten, 2nd Baronet's occupation?

Sir Edmund Workman-Macnaghten, 2nd Baronet was a politician.

What nationality was Sir Edmund Workman-Macnaghten, 2nd Baronet?

Sir Edmund Workman-Macnaghten, 2nd Baronet was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sir Edmund Workman-Macnaghten, 2nd Baronet

· Wikidata: Q19974263

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