Sir Edmund Filmer, 9th Baronet
Introduction


**Sir Edmund Filmer, 9th Baronet** (11 July 1835 – 17 December 1886\) was an [English](/wiki/England "England") [Conservative Party](/wiki/Conservative_Party_%28UK%29 "Conservative Party (UK)") politician.

He was elected to the [House of Commons](/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom "House of Commons of the United Kingdom") at the [1859 general election](/wiki/1859_United_Kingdom_general_election "1859 United Kingdom general election") as a [member of parliament](/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_%28United_Kingdom%29 "Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)") (MP) for [West Kent](/wiki/West_Kent_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29 "West Kent (UK Parliament constituency)"). The seat had previously been held by his father, the [8th Baronet](/wiki/Sir_Edmund_Filmer%2C_8th_Baronet "Sir Edmund Filmer, 8th Baronet") from 1838 until his death in 1857, but that 9th Baronet's tenure was shorter since he did not defend his seat at the [next general election, 1865](/wiki/1865_United_Kingdom_general_election "1865 United Kingdom general election"). He was appointed [Sheriff of Kent](/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_Kent "High Sheriff of Kent") for 1870\.

Fifteen years later, Filmer returned to [Parliament](/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom "Parliament of the United Kingdom") when he was elected at the [1880 general election](/wiki/1880_United_Kingdom_general_election "1880 United Kingdom general election") as MP for [Mid Kent](/wiki/Mid_Kent_%28historic_UK_Parliament_constituency%29 "Mid Kent (historic UK Parliament constituency)").Craig, op. cit., page 406 However he [resigned his seat](/wiki/Resignation_from_the_British_House_of_Commons "Resignation from the British House of Commons") in 1884, by taking the [Chiltern Hundreds](/wiki/Steward_of_the_Chiltern_Hundreds "Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds").

Sir Edmund was married to [Mary Georgina Filmer](/wiki/Mary_Georgina_Filmer "Mary Georgina Filmer") (née Cecil, 1838–1903\), an early proponent of [photomontage](/wiki/Photomontage "Photomontage").[Roberta Smith, "The Pastime of Victorian Cutups", *The New York Times*, 4 February 2010\. Retrieved 13 March 2013\.](https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/arts/design/05victorian.html)


What were the reasons behind Sir Edmund Filmer's resignation from Parliament?