Samuel Ongley (died 1726)

Sir Samuel Ongley (16471726), of Old Warden, Bedfordshire and Mincing Lane, London, was an English politician.

Born in Maidstone, Kent, he became a London merchant. In 1698 he purchased the Old Warden Estate from Paulet St John, Earl of Bolingbroke. [1] He was appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire for 1703.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain for Maidstone 1713 to 1715. He was knighted in 1713.[2]

He died unmarried in 1726, leaving his estate to his nephew, also Samuel Ongley, who became MP for Bedford.

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Honorary titles
Preceded by
Thomas Johnson
High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
1703–1704
Succeeded by
Edward Duncombe


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