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Sir Edward Crofton Baronet (2nd)
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Sir Edward Crofton Baronet (2nd) 1Noted events in his life were: • Residence: Mote Castle, Co. Roscommon, Connacht, Ireland. 1 • Attainted: by James II's I Parliament May 1689. 1 (Definition (Wikipedia): In English criminal law, attainder or attinctura is the metaphorical "stain" or "corruption of blood" which arises from being condemned for a serious capital crime (felony or treason). It entails losing not only one's property and hereditary titles, but typically also the right to pass them on to one's heirs. Both men and women condemned of capital crimes could be attainted. • Occupation: Member of Parliament, 1695, Boyle. 1 • Occupation: Privy Council, 1714. 1 Edward married Katherine St. George, daughter of Sir Oliver St. George Baronet (1st) and Unknown, on 2 Feb 1684.1 |
1 Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage - Baronetage & Knightage, 107th ed. (Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage & Gentry LLC, 2003), Volume 1: Pg. 970.
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