Samuel Ongley (died 1726)

Sir Samuel Ongley (1647–1726), of Old Warden, Bedfordshire and Mincing Lane, London, was an English politician.

Born in Maidstone, Kent, he became a London merchant. In 1698 he purchased the Old Warden Estate from Paulet St John, Earl of Bolingbroke. [1] He was appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire for 1703.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain for Maidstone 1713 to 1715. He was knighted in 1713.[2]

He died unmarried in 1726, leaving his estate to his nephew, also Samuel Ongley, who became MP for Bedford.

References

  1. ↑ "The Onley family". Bedfordshire County Council. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/ongley-sir-samuel-1647-1726
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