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Charles Molyneux, 1st Earl of Sefton

British politician (1748–1795)

Field	Value
name	Charles William Molyneux
birth_date	11 October 1748
death_date	31 January 1795
office	Member of Parliament for Lancashire
term_start	1771
term_end	1774
predecessor	Lord Archibald Hamilton and Lord Strange
successor	Sir Thomas Egerton and Lord Stanley
party	Whig
spouse	Lady Isabella Stanhope

Charles William Molyneux, 1st Earl of Sefton (11 October 1748 – 31 January 1795) was a Member of the British Parliament and a member of the peerage of Ireland.

He was born on 11 October 1748, the son of Thomas and Mary (née Leverly) Molyneux. Thomas died on 3 September 1756, leaving him the heir to the title 8th Viscount Molyneux, which he inherited at the age of 10 on 30 March 1759 following the death of his uncle, William Molyneux, 7th Viscount Molyneux. He married Lady Isabella Stanhope, daughter of William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington, on 27 November 1768. He conformed to the Church of England on 5 March 1769, for which he was rewarded the title Earl of Sefton on 30 November 1771 with which the viscountcy was merged. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1771 and represented the Lancashire constituency as a Whig until 1774.

He died in either late December 1794 or January 1795 and was succeeded by his only son, William.

He was uncle of Maria Fitzherbert, royal mistress (and secret wife) of King George IV.

References

(with Lord Archibald Hamilton, to 1772; Sir Thomas Egerton, from 1772) Lord Strange Lord Stanley

References

"Archived copy".
(1838). "Debrett's Complete Peerage of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland". J. G. & F. Rivington.
(1907). "Townships: Sefton".
Molyneux, Nellie Zeda Rice. (1904). "History, genealogical and biographical, of the Molyneux families". [[Charles William Bardeen.
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