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Edward Carteret

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Edward Carteret
Postmaster General of the United Kingdom
In office
1720–1739
Member of Parliament for Bere Alston
In office
1717–1721
Member of Parliament for Bedford
In office
1702–1705
Member of Parliament for Huntingdon
In office
1698–1701
Personal details
Born1671 (1671)
Died15 April 1739 (aged 67–68)
Spouse
Bridget Exton
(m. 1699)
Children6
Parent
RelativesGeorge Carteret (brother)
EducationTrinity College, Cambridge

Edward Carteret (1671 – 15 April 1739) was an English politician and served as Postmaster General from 1721 until his death.

Life

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Edward Carteret was the third son of Philip Carteret FRS of Hawnes and younger brother of George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret.[1] He was educated at Brentwood School and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2]

Carteret was returned as Member of Parliament for Huntingdon in 1698 and for Bedford in 1702.[1] He was returned as MP for Bere Alston at a by-election on 9 December 1717 and resigned in 1720 when he was made Postmaster General. He was Joint Postmaster General from 1721 to 1732, Postmaster General from 1732 to 1733 and Joint Postmaster General again from 1732 to his death.[3]

Carteret died from the stone,[clarification needed] suddenly on 15 April 1739. He had married, in 1699, Bridget, the daughter of Sir Thomas Exton, M.P., Dean of the Arches court of Canterbury and judge of the Admiralty. They had 3 sons and 3 daughters.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "CARTERET, Edward (1671-1739), of St. Clement Danes, Mdx". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Carteret, Edward (CRTT687E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ a b "CARTERET, Edward (1671-1739)". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 24 September 2018.
Parliament of England
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Huntingdon
1698–1701
With: Francis Wortley Montagu
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Bedford
1702–1705
With: William Spencer
Succeeded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Bere Alston
1717–1721
with Lawrence Carter
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Postmaster General
1720–1739
With: Galfridus Walpole 1720–1725
Edward Harrison 1725–1733
The Lord Lovel 1733–1739
Succeeded by