Edmund Waller (1696–1771)

At the 1722 general election, he was returned as a Whig Member of Parliament for Great Marlow on the family interest.

In 1726, he supported his younger brother, Harry, at a by-election at Wycombe, although his successful return was bought at a high cost.

In 1744 he was one of the ‘junto’ of nine opposition leaders who achieved their aim of getting government places on the formation of the Broad Bottom ministry in December 1744.

By December 1746, he had stopped attending the House because of deafness, and gave up his post in return for the appointment of his younger son, Edmund, to a life sinecure as Master of St. Katharine's Hospital.

[1] Waller was returned to Parliament for Wycombe at the 1747 general election and was classed as Opposition and as one of the supporters of the Prince of Wales.