Edmund Lechmere (Worcestershire MP)

Edmund Lechmere (4 April 1710 – 29 March 1805) was a British politician, MP for Worcestershire 1734–1747.

Lechmere was the son of Anthony Lechmere MP (1710–1805), and the nephew of Nicholas Lechmere, 1st Baron Lechmere, Attorney General.^[1]

He was educated by Mr. Vaslett at Fulham, and matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1728.^[2]

He served as High Sheriff of Worcestershire in 1732–33.^[1]

Horace Walpole described Lechmere as "a great grazier and a mere country squire". Unlike his father and his uncle, he was a Tory, who consistently voted against the Whig government.^[1]

Lechmere and Sir Herbert Pakington, Bt were elected unopposed for Worcestershire in 1734; Lechmere and fellow Tory Edmund Pytts defeated two Whigs in 1741. Lechmere did not stand in 1747.^[1]

He died on 29 March 1805,^[1] a few days short of his 95th birthday, and was buried at Hanley on 5 April 1805.^[3]

Family

Lechmere married firstly, on 12 October 1732, Elizabeth daughter of Sir Blunden Charlton, 3rd Bt. They had two sons:^[3]

• Nicholas Lechmere MP (1733–1807), adopted the additional surname Charlton in 1784
• Edmund Lechmere MP (1747–1798)

He married secondly, on 4 June 1765, Elizabeth daughter of Rev. John Whitmore. They had one son:^[3]

• Sir Anthony Lechmere, 1st Bt. (1766–1849), created a baronet in 1818