Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont
Politician
1710 – 1763
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Who was Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont?
Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, PC, a son of Sir William Wyndham and Catherine née Seymour, succeeded his uncle, Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset, as 2nd Earl of Egremont in 1750. Charles, who had succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1740, inherited Somerset's estates in Cumberland and Sussex. His younger brother was Percy Wyndham-O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond.
Wyndham was a member of Parliament from 1734 to 1750: for Bridgwater 1734-1741, Appleby 1741-1747, and Taunton 1747-1750.
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