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Anthony Duncombe

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Anthony Duncombe (died 4 April 1708) was an English politician.

Duncombe was the son of Alexander Duncombe, of Drayton, Buckinghamshire, by Mary Paulye, daughter of Richard Paulye, Lord of the Manor of Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire. Wealthy banker Sir Charles Duncombe was his brother.[1] He was returned to Parliament for Hedon in 1698, a seat he held until July 1702, and again between November 1702 and his death in 1708.[2]

Duncombe married Jane Cornwallis, daughter of the Honourable Frederick Cornwallis, younger son of Frederick Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis. He died in April 1708. His son Anthony inherited half of the enormous estates of his uncle Sir Charles Duncombe and was elevated to the peerage as Baron Feversham in 1747. Duncombe's sister Ursula Duncombe was the ancestor of the present-day Barons Feversham.[1]

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Parliament of England
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Hedon
1698–July 1702
With: Hugh Bethell 1698–January 1701
Sir Robert Bedingfield January–December 1701
Sir Robert Hildyard, Bt 1701–July 1702
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Hedon
November 1702–1707
With: Henry Guy November 1702–1705
William Pulteney 1705–1707
Succeeded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Parliament of England
Member of Parliament for Hedon
1707–1708
With: William Pulteney
Succeeded by
Military offices
Preceded by Governor of Scarborough Castle
1702–1708
Succeeded by