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Sir William Massingberd, 3rd Baronet

1677 – 1723

British politician

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Lived 1677 – 1723 (aged 45–46). Sir William Massingberd, 3rd Baronet was a politician.

Sir William Massingberd, 3rd Baronet (1677 – 1723) of Gunby Hall, Lincolnshire was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1721 to 1723.

He was the only son of Sir William Massingberd, 2nd Baronet and educated at Merchant Taylors’ School in 1690-1 and St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He inherited his baronetcy on his father's death in 1719.

Massingberd stood for parliament at Boston at a by-election in 1719, but was defeated. He was then elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Lincolnshire at a by-election in January 1721. He was re-elected for Lincolnshire at the 1722 general election and sat until his death in 1723.

On Massingberd's unmarried death, the baronetcy became extinct and his estate, including Gunby Hall, passed to his nephew William Meux, who changed name by a private act of Parliament, (11 Geo. 2. c. 23 ), to Massingberd as a condition of the inheritance, thereby becoming William Meux Massingberd.

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Important facts

Born
1677
Birth century
Occupation
Education
Merchant Taylors' School, St Catharine's College
Positions held
Member of the 5th Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 6th Parliament of Great Britain

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Who was Sir William Massingberd, 3rd Baronet?

British politician

When was Sir William Massingberd, 3rd Baronet born?

Sir William Massingberd, 3rd Baronet was born in 1677.

When did Sir William Massingberd, 3rd Baronet die?

Sir William Massingberd, 3rd Baronet died on 1 December 1723.

What was Sir William Massingberd, 3rd Baronet's occupation?

Sir William Massingberd, 3rd Baronet was a politician.

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· Wikipedia: Sir William Massingberd, 3rd Baronet

· Wikidata: Q19757490

· DBpedia: Sir William Massingberd, 3rd Baronet

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