Edmund Lechmere (Worcester MP)

Edmund Lechmere (8 September 1747 – 31 October 1798) was a British politician, MP for Worcester 1790–1796.

He matriculated at The Queen's College, Oxford in 1764 aged 16, and graduated B.A.

By 1795 he had turned against the government, voting against the King's Speech (29 October 1795), against the Seditious Meetings Act 1795 (10 November 1795), for peace negotiation (15 February 1796), against the loans (26 February 1796), for inquiry into the national finances (10 March 1796), and against the conduct of the war (10 May 1796).

He spoke frequently on the plight of the poor, opposing grain exports at a time of national shortage.

He was arrested in sanctuary in June 1797 for debt, but his immunity was upheld.