Sir Edward Dering, 8th Baronet

British politician

Sir Edward Cholmley Dering, 8th Baronet (19 November 1807 – 1 April 1896) was a British Liberal Party politician.

He was born the only son of Edward Dering of Barham, Kent and Henrietta, the daughter and coheiress of Richard Nevill of Furness, County Kildare and educated at Harrow school (1821–24) and Christ Church, Oxford (1827). He succeeded his father when only an infant in 1808 and his grandfather Sir Edward Dering, 7th Baronet of Surrenden Dering as the 8th baronet on 30 June 1811.

He entered Parliament as the MP for Wexford Borough in 1830 and 1831, followed by New Romney in 1831 and Kent East from 1852 to 1857 and 1863 to 1868. He was High Sheriff of Kent for 1836–37.

He married in 1832, the Hon. Jane Edwardes, daughter of William Edwardes, 2nd Baron Kensington and had 6 sons and a daughter. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Sir Henry Dering, 9th Baronet.

References

"DERING, Sir Edward Cholmeley, 8th bt. (1807-1896), of Surrenden Dering, nr. Ashford , Kent". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Edward Dering

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byRobert Wigram	Member of Parliament for Wexford Borough 1830	Succeeded bySir Robert Wigram
Preceded byRobert Wigram	Member of Parliament for Wexford Borough 1831	Succeeded byCharles Arthur Walker
Preceded byWilliam Miles Sir Roger Gresley	Member of Parliament for New Romney 1831–1832 With: William Miles	Constituency abolished
Preceded byWilliam Deedes Sir Brook Bridges, Bt	Member of Parliament for Kent East 1852–1857 With: William Deedes 1852–1857 Sir Brook Bridges, Bt 1857	Succeeded bySir Brook Bridges, Bt William Deedes
Preceded bySir Brook Bridges, Bt William Deedes	Member of Parliament for Kent East 1863–1868 With: Sir Brook Bridges, Bt 1863–1868 Edward Leigh Pemberton 1868	Succeeded byEdward Leigh Pemberton George Watson Milles
Honorary titles
Preceded byJohn Ward	High Sheriff of Kent 1836	Succeeded byFrancis Bradley
Baronetage of England
Preceded byEdward Dering	Baronet (of Surrenden Dering) 1811–1896	Succeeded byHenry Nevill Dering

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