Francis Winnington (MP)

Francis Winnington (* February or March 1704 † unknown) was a British politician.

Life

Francis Winnington was the eldest son of Francis Winnington and his wife Anne (nee Jackson). He attended Westminster School and Trinity College, University of Oxford. In 1722 he was admitted to the Middle Temple in 1728 and admitted to the bar. 1733 he was appointed to operate his first cousins ​​, Thomas Winnington, Solicitor of Admiralty. In June 1747 he resigned from this post to a candidate in the constituency of Droitwich for a seat in the House of Commons. Winnington belonged to the House of Commons on 9 December 1747 and 1754. Already his grandfather Francis Winnington, his two uncles Salwey Winnington and Edward Jeffreys, as well as his first cousin Thomas Winnington had been a Member of the House of Commons. His nephew Edward Winnington, 1st Baronet was later followed also this family tradition.

Francis Winnington was married to Susannah Courtney. From this marriage two daughters were born.