Edmund Pytts ( – 24 November 1753) was a British

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politician, MP for

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1741–1753. Pytts was the son of

Samuel Pytts Samuel Pytts ( – 15 January 1729) was an English politician, MP for Hereford and Worcestershire. Pytts was the son of James Pytts of Wick, Worcestershire and his wife Catherine Cliffe of Malvern. He matriculated at New College, Oxford in 1689 ...

and Frances Sandys, the daughter of

Samuel Sandys Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys (10 August 1695 – 21 April 1770) was an English Whigs (British political party), Whig politician and peer who represented Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), Worcester in the House of Commons of Great Brit ...

. He matriculated at

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in 1713, aged 16. Pytts stood unsuccessfully at

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. He was elected MP for Worcestershire in

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, and re-elected unopposed in

1747 Events January–March * January 31 – The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital. * February 11 – King George's War: A combined French and Indian force, commanded by Captain Nicolas Antoine II ...

. A Tory, he voted against the government in all recorded votes.

Personal life

On 24 January 1727, Pytts married Susanna, daughter of Jonathan Collet. She died on 2 April 1742. They had four sons and four daughters, including Edmund Pytts . On 12 December 1752, he married

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, daughter of Sir

Streynsham Master Sir Streynsham Master (28 October 1640 – 28 April 1724) was an English colonial administrator who was one of the 17th-century pioneers of the English East India Company. He served as the Agent of Madras from 27 January 1678 to 3 July 1681, ...

and widow of Gilbert Coventry, 4th Earl of Coventry.

Death

He died on 24 November 1753.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pytts, Edmund 1690s births 1753 deaths Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford British MPs 1741–1747 British MPs 1747–1754 Tory members of the Parliament of Great Britain Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Worcestershire