Name Sir Filmer, Role Politician | Died January 8, 1857 | |
Sir Edmund Filmer, 8th Baronet (14 June 1809 – 8 January 1857) was an English Conservative Party politician.
He was elected to the House of Commons at a by-election in March 1838 as a Member of Parliament (MP) for West Kent, having unsuccessfully contested the same constituency at the 1837 general election. He held the seat until his death in 1857, aged 47. His son the 8th Baronet was elected as MP for West Kent in 1859.
In 1850 Sir Edmund built Leagrave Hall on land close to Luton in Bedfordshire which had been purchased in 1771 by Sir Beversham Filmer.
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