Name Edmund Denton Died May 4, 1714 | Role Politician | |
Sir Edmund Denton, 1st Baronet (25 October 1676 – 4 May 1714), was an English politician.
Denton was the member of an ancient Cumberland family which had been granted the manor of Hillesdon by King Edward IV. He was returned to parliament as one of two representatives for Buckingham in 1698. The following year he was created a baronet, of Hillesdon in the County of Buckingham. He continued to represent Buckingham until 1708, when he was returned for Buckinghamshire, a seat he held until 1713.
Denton was the son of Alexander Denton (M.P. for Bucks 1690-1698) and Esther Herman, daughter of Nicholas Herman of Middleton Stony. Denton was the elder brother of Alexander Denton.
Denton married Mary Rowe, daughter and co-heiress of Anthony Rowe, of Hackney, Middlesex. The marriage was childless. He died in May 1714, aged 37, when the baronetcy became extinct. Lady Denton married as her second husband Trevor Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough.