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Edmund Pytts (died 1753)
British Tory politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edmund Pytts (c. 1696 – 24 November 1753) was a British Tory politician, MP for Worcestershire 1741–1753.
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Pytts was the son of Samuel Pytts MP and Frances Sandys, the daughter of Samuel Sandys MP.[1] He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford in 1713, aged 16.[2] Pytts stood unsuccessfully at Ludlow in 1727. He was elected MP for Worcestershire in 1741, and re-elected unopposed in 1747.[1] A Tory, he voted against the government in all recorded votes.[1]