Sir George Gunning, 2nd Baronet (1763–1823), of Horton, Northamptonshire, was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for

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21 June 1800 – 1802,

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1802 – 1806 and

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9 March 1812 – May 1812 and 1812 – 1818.

Personal life

Gunning married Hon. Elizabeth Bridgeman, daughter of Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford on 10 February 1794. *Sir Robert Henry Gunning, 3rd Baronet, (26 December 1795 - 22 September 1862) *George Orlando Gunning, (18 December 1796 - 18 June 1815), died as a Lieutenant in the 10th Hussars at the

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* Rev. Sir Henry Gunning, 4th Baronet (17 December 1797 - 30 June 1885), married, firstly, Mary Catherine Cartwright, daughter of

William Ralph Cartwright William Ralph Cartwright (30 March 1771 – 4 January 1847) was an English landowner and Tory Party, Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons between 1797 and 1846. Life Cartwright was the son of ...

and secondly, Frances Rose Spencer daughter of Rev. Hon. William Henry Spencer (son of Francis Spencer, 1st Baron Churchill) *Captain Orlando George Gunning-Sutton, RN (12 May 1799 - 5 May 1852), married Mary Dorothea Seymour, daughter of

Sir Michael Seymour, 1st Baronet Rear admiral (Royal Navy), Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, 1st Baronet Order of the Bath, KCB (8 November 1768 – 9 July 1834) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the French Revolutionary Wars, French Revolutionary and the ...

*Reverend Spencer Greswolde Gunning JP (27 October 1800 - 29 May 1867), married Anne Janette Connell, daughter of James Connell *Major John Gunning (21 December 1801 - 13 October 1845), married Jessie Babington, daughter of Rev. Charles Babington

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