Sir Henry Bingham, 3rd Baronet (1654 – 5 July 1714) was an Irish politician and baronet. He was the eldest son

Sir George Bingham, 2nd Baronet Sir George Bingham, 2nd Baronet (c. 1625 – 1682) was an Irish politician and baronet. He was the only son of Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Baronet and his wife Catherine Byrne, daughter of John Byrne. In 1658, Bingham succeeded his father as baronet. ...

and his first wife, Anne Partiger. In 1682, he succeeded his father as baronet. Bingham was educated at the

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. From 1682 he was Custos Rotulorum of Mayo. In 1692, Bingham entered the

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for

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, representing the constituency until his death in 1714. He was

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in 1684 and again in 1694. On 4 September 1677, he married firstly Jane Cuffe, daughter of Sir James Cuffe, he married secondly Lettice Hart née Vesey widow of Merrick Hart. He died childless and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger half-brother George.

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