Sir Edmund Lechmere, 3rd Baronet: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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Lechmere was the son of Sir Edmund Hungerford Lechmere, 2nd Baronet of [[Hanley Castle]], [[Worcestershire]] and his wife Maria Clara Murray, daughter of Hon. David Murray, brother of [[Alexander Murray, 7th Lord Elibank]].<ref>The Peerage of the British Empire as at Present Existing, 12th ed., Edmund Lodge, 1843, pg 210</ref> He was educated at [[Charterhouse School]] and [[Christ Church, Oxford]]. In 1852 he inherited the [[Lechmere baronets|baronetcy]] on the death of his father. He was a senior partner in the Worcester Old Bank. In 1862 he was [[High Sheriff of Worcestershire]].<ref name=Debrett>[https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1886londuoft#page/94/mode/2up Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886]</ref>

Through his second son, Anthony Hungerford Lechmere (1868-1954), Edmund was the father-in-law of Cecily Mary Bridges (1884-1964) whose first husband, [[Lupton family|William George Lupton]] (1871-1911) of [[Bromyard|The Green Estate, Bromyard]] was, like Edmund, "a strong Conservative and took a keen interest in local ([[Bromyard|Worcester]]) politics" and [[Fox hunting|fox hunting]]. Like his father, Anthony Hungerford Lechmere also enjoyed fox hunting. HeAnthony and Cecily were the parents of Sir Reginald Anthony Hungerford Lechmere, 7th Baronet (1920-2010).<ref name=Debrett>[https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1886londuoft#page/94/mode/2up Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886]</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=HOUNDS |url=https://www.genesreunited.com.au/searchbna/results?memberlastsubclass=none&searchhistorykey=0&keywords=the%20green%20%20%20bromyard%20hounds&county=worcestershire%2c%20england&from=1903&to=1911 |publisher=Evesham Standard & West Midland Observer Worcestershire, England |date=17 Mar 1906 |quote=March 22 C. Ashbury Mortimer Saturday, March 24 Wischcot Tim Nolult liumroansziaz HOUNDS.—At 11.45. Monday, March 19 '''The Green. Bromyard''' Thursday, March 22 Saturday, March THE CROOME. Friday, at Pereliore ranee. There were strong winds blowing all day,...}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=CROOME HUNT RACES |url=https://www.genesreunited.com.au/searchbna/results?memberlastsubclass=none&searchhistorykey=0&keywords=anthony%20%20h%20%20lechmere%20%20croome&county=worcestershire%2c%20england&from=1903&to=1934 |access-date=12 September 20244 |publisher=Worcester Daily Times and Journal Worcestershire, England |date=10 April 1912 |quote=...James Faulkner, Colonel Hudson, Mr. A H. Lechmere, Mr. H B. Little, Messrs. F. W. Lane, ...}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tragic Death of Mr. W. G. Lupton, of Bromyard. THE INQUEST: ACCIDENTAL DEATH.|url=https://www.genesreunited.com.au/searchbna/results?memberlastsubclass=none&searchhistorykey=0&keywords=the%20green%20lupton&county=worcestershire%2c%20england&from=1909&to=1915 |access-date=12 September 2024 |publisher=Tenbury Wells Advertiser Worcestershire, England |date=5 September 1911 |quote=The tragic death of Mr. W. G. Lupton, of The Green, Bromyard...death. '''Mr. Lupton married on May 24th, 1905''', Miss Cecily Bridges, daughter of the late Rector of Bredenbury, who survives him. There is one child, a son, two years of age. Mr. Lupton was a strong Conservative, and took a keen interest in local politics...Tenbury Wells Advertiser Worcestershire, England 29 Aug 1911 BROMYARD BROMYARD. DEATH — On Friday morning, Mr. Lupton, of '''the Green Estate,''' Bromyard, was found dead in an orchard near his house. Shortly after six o'clock he interviewed his men, and gave instructions to the groom. At nine he was found dead, being shot...[hunting on his estate]...}}</ref>

In March 1866 Lechmere was elected at a by-election as one of the two [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]] (MPs) for [[Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Tewkesbury]],<ref name="craig1832-1885">{{cite book