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Edmund Pytts (died 1781)
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'''Edmund Pytts''' (23 February 1729 – 13 December 1781) was an British [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]] politician, MP for [[Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)|Worcestershire]] 1753–1761.
Pytts was the son of [[Edmund Pytts (died 1753)|Edmund Pytts]] and his wife Susanna Collet.<ref name="hist-parl"></ref>
He may have been educated at [[Eton College]] 1742–45, and entered [[Lincoln's Inn]] in 1745.<ref name="hist-parl"/>
Pytts' grandfather [[Samuel Pytts]] and father [[Edmund Pytts (died 1753)|Edmund Pytts]] had both served as MP for Worcestershire. Following his father's death in 1753, he was elected unopposed to succeed him in a by-election, and re-elected unopposed in [[1754 British general election|1754]]. He did not stand in [[1761 British general election|1761]], nor in any subsequent election.<ref name="hist-parl"/>
He served as [[High Sheriff of Worcestershire]] 1771–72.
He died on 13 December 1781.<ref name="hist-parl"/>
==References==
[[Category:1729 births]]
[[Category:1781 deaths]]
[[Category:People educated at Eton College]]
[[Category:Members of Lincoln's Inn]]
[[Category:British MPs 1747–1754]]
[[Category:British MPs 1754–1761]]
[[Category:Tory members of the Parliament of Great Britain]]
[[Category:High Sheriffs of Worcestershire]]
Pytts was the son of [[Edmund Pytts (died 1753)|Edmund Pytts]] and his wife Susanna Collet.<ref name="hist-parl"></ref>
He may have been educated at [[Eton College]] 1742–45, and entered [[Lincoln's Inn]] in 1745.<ref name="hist-parl"/>
Pytts' grandfather [[Samuel Pytts]] and father [[Edmund Pytts (died 1753)|Edmund Pytts]] had both served as MP for Worcestershire. Following his father's death in 1753, he was elected unopposed to succeed him in a by-election, and re-elected unopposed in [[1754 British general election|1754]]. He did not stand in [[1761 British general election|1761]], nor in any subsequent election.<ref name="hist-parl"/>
He served as [[High Sheriff of Worcestershire]] 1771–72.
He died on 13 December 1781.<ref name="hist-parl"/>
==References==
[[Category:1729 births]]
[[Category:1781 deaths]]
[[Category:People educated at Eton College]]
[[Category:Members of Lincoln's Inn]]
[[Category:British MPs 1747–1754]]
[[Category:British MPs 1754–1761]]
[[Category:Tory members of the Parliament of Great Britain]]
[[Category:High Sheriffs of Worcestershire]]
February 13, 2020 at 07:37AM
