Sir George Blundell, 2nd Baronet

Sir George Blundell, 2nd Baronet (died 1675) was an Anglo-Irish politician.

Blundell was the son of Sir Francis Blundell, 1st Baronet and Joyce Serjeant, and on 26 April 1625 he succeeded to his father's baronetcy.[1] Blundell was the Member of Parliament for Dingle in the Irish House of Commons from 1639 to 1649. He held the office of High Sheriff of King's County in 1657. Between 1661 and 1666 he represented Philipstown in the Irish Commons. Blundell was identified to be one of the Knights of the Royal Oak, however, the order was never established.

He married Sarah Colley, daughter of Sir William Colley and Elizabeth Giffard, and was succeeded in his title by his son, Francis Blundell.

References edit

  1. ^ Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Vol. I (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 529.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by
Dominick Rice
James Rice
Member of Parliament for Dingle
1639–1649
With: Christopher Roper
Succeeded by
Launcelot Sandes
Samuel Bathurst
Preceded by
John Moore
Simon Digby
Member of Parliament for Philipstown
1661–1666
With: Dudley Colley
Succeeded by
Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by Baronet
(of Edendeny)
1625–1675
Succeeded by