Calne (UK Parliament constituency)
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Calne was a parliamentary borough
in Wiltshire
, which elected two Members of Parliament
(MPs) to the House of Commons
from 1295 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.
of 1295, but sent members only sporadically for the next century. However, it was continuously represented from the reign of Richard II
. From medieval times, the borough consisted of whole of the market town of Calne
in the north-west of Wiltshire, and some of the surrounding district which was part of Calne parish. In 1831, the population of the borough was 2,640, and contained 487 houses.
The right to vote was reserved to the corporation, which consisted of two "guild stewards", appointed annually, and a varying number of ordinary members or "burgesses", who were appointed by being co-opted by the existing members. This meant that once any interested party had secured control of the corporation it was generally easy to maintain, and the owner or "patron" of the borough usually had total power to nominate both the MPs. Indeed before 1830 there had not been a contested election in living memory.
In 1572, the manor
of Calne was bought by Lionel Duckett
, and his family were influential over elections in the borough for almost 200 years. By the mid 18th century, the patronage was shared between Thomas Duckett and William Northey, who generally used it to return themselves as MPs, although it could also be a source of revenue - in 1757 Duckett was paid a government pension of £500 a year to vacate his seat when Pitt the Elder
wanted it for George Hay
. Between 1763 and 1765, The Earl of Shelburne
(who later became Marquess of Lansdowne
) bought out Duckett and Northey, and his family controlled the borough in the Whig
interest for the next three-quarters-of-a-century.
Nevertheless, the power of the corporation and the Lansdowne influence was apparently much resented. In 1807 the corporation insisted on re-electing an MP with whom they were satisfied, Joseph Jekyll, even though Lansdowne wanted to replace him. At the general election of 1826, the inhabitants attempted a revolt against Lansdowne's domination, trying to win over some of the corporation members, but the issue had not been taken as far as contesting the election. At the next opportunity, however, the 1830 general election, the townsmen put up their own candidates - one of several such rebellions against local aristocratic domination which took place in boroughs across the country at that election. All 18 members of the corporation voted for the Lansdowne candidates, but 60 of the local householders attempted to vote for their nominees, and when their votes were rejected by the returning officers they petitioned to have the election overturned. However, the Commons upheld the existing franchise and confirmed the result of the election.
In the initial version of the Reform Bill as proposed to Parliament in 1830, Calne would have kept both of its MPs. This was apparently because of a misunderstanding of how the 1821 census returns had been compiled, which made Calne seem much larger than it was. In fact, other boroughs of a similar size to Calne were to lose a seat, and as Lansdowne
was a member of the cabinet it was politically impossible to let Calne benefit from any anomalies. Calne became one of the causes celebres round which debate on the Bill revolved, but the government eventually transferred it to Schedule B, the list of boroughs that were to lose a seat.
By the Great Reform Act as it was eventually passed in 1832, Calne kept one of its two seats, its boundaries being extended to bring in the whole of Calne parish and parts of the neighbouring Calstone Wellington
and Blackland parishes. This increased the population to 4,795; the franchise was reformed as elsewhere, and there were 191 residents qualified to vote in the first post-Reform election. This extension of the electorate could not free the borough from the Lansdowne influence, however, and the MP was a member of the Marquess's family for all but 13 of the borough's remaining 53 years of existence.
Calne was eventually abolished as a constituency with effect from the general election of 1885, the area being included from that point in the Chippenham (or Wiltshire North West)
county division.
Notes
Parliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, which elected two Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MPs) to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
from 1295 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.
History
Calne was one of the towns represented in the Model ParliamentModel Parliament
The Model Parliament is the term, attributed to Frederic William Maitland, used for the 1295 Parliament of England of King Edward I. This assembly included members of the clergy and the aristocracy, as well as representatives from the various counties and boroughs. Each county returned two knights,...
of 1295, but sent members only sporadically for the next century. However, it was continuously represented from the reign of Richard II
Richard II of England
Richard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...
. From medieval times, the borough consisted of whole of the market town of Calne
Calne
Calne is a town in Wiltshire, southwestern England. It is situated at the northwestern extremity of the North Wessex Downs hill range, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty....
in the north-west of Wiltshire, and some of the surrounding district which was part of Calne parish. In 1831, the population of the borough was 2,640, and contained 487 houses.
The right to vote was reserved to the corporation, which consisted of two "guild stewards", appointed annually, and a varying number of ordinary members or "burgesses", who were appointed by being co-opted by the existing members. This meant that once any interested party had secured control of the corporation it was generally easy to maintain, and the owner or "patron" of the borough usually had total power to nominate both the MPs. Indeed before 1830 there had not been a contested election in living memory.
In 1572, the manor
Lord of the Manor
The Lordship of a Manor is recognised today in England and Wales as a form of property and one of three elements of a manor that may exist separately or be combined and may be held in moieties...
of Calne was bought by Lionel Duckett
Lionel Duckett
Lionel Duckett was one of the Merchant adventurers of the City of London. He was four times Master of the Mercers' Company, and Lord Mayor of London ....
, and his family were influential over elections in the borough for almost 200 years. By the mid 18th century, the patronage was shared between Thomas Duckett and William Northey, who generally used it to return themselves as MPs, although it could also be a source of revenue - in 1757 Duckett was paid a government pension of £500 a year to vacate his seat when Pitt the Elder
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham PC was a British Whig statesman who led Britain during the Seven Years' War...
wanted it for George Hay
George Hay (politician)
Sir George Hay was a British judge and Member of Parliament . He was Dean of Arches 1764–1778.In 1754, he was returned as one of the two MPs for Stockbridge, but left the House of Commons in 1756 to take up the post of Commissioner of the Admiralty...
. Between 1763 and 1765, The Earl of Shelburne
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC , known as The Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, by which title he is generally known to history, was an Irish-born British Whig statesman who was the first Home Secretary in 1782 and then Prime Minister 1782–1783 during the final...
(who later became Marquess of Lansdowne
Marquess of Lansdowne
Marquess of Lansdowne, in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain held by the head of the Petty-Fitzmaurice family. This branch of the family descends from the Hon...
) bought out Duckett and Northey, and his family controlled the borough in the Whig
British Whig Party
The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
interest for the next three-quarters-of-a-century.
Nevertheless, the power of the corporation and the Lansdowne influence was apparently much resented. In 1807 the corporation insisted on re-electing an MP with whom they were satisfied, Joseph Jekyll, even though Lansdowne wanted to replace him. At the general election of 1826, the inhabitants attempted a revolt against Lansdowne's domination, trying to win over some of the corporation members, but the issue had not been taken as far as contesting the election. At the next opportunity, however, the 1830 general election, the townsmen put up their own candidates - one of several such rebellions against local aristocratic domination which took place in boroughs across the country at that election. All 18 members of the corporation voted for the Lansdowne candidates, but 60 of the local householders attempted to vote for their nominees, and when their votes were rejected by the returning officers they petitioned to have the election overturned. However, the Commons upheld the existing franchise and confirmed the result of the election.
In the initial version of the Reform Bill as proposed to Parliament in 1830, Calne would have kept both of its MPs. This was apparently because of a misunderstanding of how the 1821 census returns had been compiled, which made Calne seem much larger than it was. In fact, other boroughs of a similar size to Calne were to lose a seat, and as Lansdowne
Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne KG, PC, FRS , known as Lord Henry Petty from 1784 to 1809 and then as The Earl of Kerry to 1818, was a British statesman...
was a member of the cabinet it was politically impossible to let Calne benefit from any anomalies. Calne became one of the causes celebres round which debate on the Bill revolved, but the government eventually transferred it to Schedule B, the list of boroughs that were to lose a seat.
By the Great Reform Act as it was eventually passed in 1832, Calne kept one of its two seats, its boundaries being extended to bring in the whole of Calne parish and parts of the neighbouring Calstone Wellington
Calstone Wellington
Calstone Wellington is a small village and former parish in Wiltshire, England, some three miles from Calne and now part of the civil parish of Calne Without....
and Blackland parishes. This increased the population to 4,795; the franchise was reformed as elsewhere, and there were 191 residents qualified to vote in the first post-Reform election. This extension of the electorate could not free the borough from the Lansdowne influence, however, and the MP was a member of the Marquess's family for all but 13 of the borough's remaining 53 years of existence.
Calne was eventually abolished as a constituency with effect from the general election of 1885, the area being included from that point in the Chippenham (or Wiltshire North West)
Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency)
Chippenham is a parliamentary constituency, abolished in 1983 but recreated in 2010, and represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
county division.
1295-1640
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1388 (Feb) | William Wichampton | Ricard Roude |
| 1399 | Robert Salman | John Felawe |
| 1413 (May) | Robert Salman | Robert Roude |
| 1414 (Apr) | Robert Salman | Robert Roude |
| 1414 (Nov) | Robert Salman | Robert Roude |
| 1415 | William Clerk | John Blake |
| 1416 (Mar) | ||
| 1416 (Oct) | ||
| 1417 | Robert Long | Robert Salman |
| 1419 | ||
| 1420 | John Bailey | Richard Chamberlain |
| 1421 (May) | Robert Blake | Walter Studley |
| 1421 (Dec) | John Justice | Robert Green |
| 1472 Roger Townshend Roger Townshend (judge) Sir Roger Townshend KS was a British judge and politician.He was the son of John Townshend and Joan Lumford and studied at Lincoln's Inn .... |
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| 1510-1523 | No names known | |
| 1529 | William Crowche | John Turgeys |
| 1536 | ? | |
| 1539 | ? | |
| 1542 | ? | |
| 1545 | Robert Long | Francis Goodere |
| 1547 | Griffin Curteys | John Cock |
| 1553 (Mar) | ? | |
| 1553 (Oct) | Robert Hungerford | William Allen |
| 1554 (Apr) | William Baseley | William Allen |
| 1554 (Nov) | Sir John Marvyn | Edward Wastfield |
| 1555 | William Allen | Edward Wastfield |
| 1558 | William Allen | Richard Nicholas |
| 1559 | Andrew Baynton Andrew Baynton Sir Andrew Baynton , was an English scholar.Baynton was son and heir of Sir Edward Baynton, of Bromham-Baynton, Wiltshire, a favourite courtier of Henry VIII, vice-chamberlain to three of his queens, and a friend and patron of Hugh Latimer, some of the correspondence between them Sir Andrew Baynton... |
Richard Kingsmill |
| 1562/3 | William Clerke | William Allen |
| 1571 | Edward Chambers | Richard Danvers |
| 1572 | William Allen, died and replaced Nov 1575 by Sir Edward Baynton |
Wiliam Weare alias Browne |
| 1584 | Stephen Duckett | John Lever |
| 1586 | Stephen Duckett | John Lever |
| 1588 | Henry Jackman | John Lever |
| 1593 | Henry Jackman | Thomas Edwards |
| 1597 | Thomas Edwards | Richard Lowe |
| 1601 | Lionel Duckett | Richard Lowe |
| 1604-1611 | Sir Edward Carey | John Noyes |
| 1614-? | Richard Lowe | John Pym John Pym John Pym was an English parliamentarian, leader of the Long Parliament and a prominent critic of James I and then Charles I.- Early life and education :... |
| 1621-1622 | John Duckett | John Prynne |
| 1624 | John Duckett | Sir Edward Howard Edward Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Escrick Edward Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Escrick was a British nobleman and Parliamentarian.Howard was the youngest son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk. He was knighted KB. In 1624 he was elected Member of Parliament for Calne and for Wallingford and chose to sit for Calne... |
| 1625 | George Lowe | Sir Edward Howard Edward Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Escrick Edward Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Escrick was a British nobleman and Parliamentarian.Howard was the youngest son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk. He was knighted KB. In 1624 he was elected Member of Parliament for Calne and for Wallingford and chose to sit for Calne... |
| 1626 | George Lowe | Sir John Eyres |
| 1628-1629 | George Lowe | Sir John Maynard |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | |
1640-1832
| Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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| April 1640 Short Parliament The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks.... |
William Maynard | Walter Norborne Walter Norborne Walter Norborne was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.Norborne was the son of John Norborne of Hilmarton, Wiltshire.... |
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| November 1640 Long Parliament The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and... |
George Lowe George Lowe (MP) George Lowe was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1679. He was an equivocal supporter of the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
Royalist Cavalier Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration... |
Hugh Rogers | Parliamentarian Roundhead "Roundhead" was the nickname given to the supporters of the Parliament during the English Civil War. Also known as Parliamentarians, they fought against King Charles I and his supporters, the Cavaliers , who claimed absolute power and the divine right of kings... |
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| February 1644 | Lowe disabled from sitting - seat vacant | |||||
| 1645 | Rowland Wilson Rowland Wilson Rowland Wilson was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1645 and 1650. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
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| February 1650 | Wilson died - seat vacant | |||||
| 1653 | Calne was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament Barebones Parliament Barebone's Parliament, also known as the Little Parliament, the Nominated Assembly and the Parliament of Saints, came into being on 4 July 1653, and was the last attempt of the English Commonwealth to find a stable political form before the installation of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector... and the First First Protectorate Parliament The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House.... and Second Second Protectorate Parliament The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons... Parliaments of the Protectorate |
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| January 1659 Third Protectorate Parliament The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons... |
Edward Bayntun Edward Bayntun (died 1679) Sir Edward Bayntun was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1679.Bayntun was the son of Sir Edward Bayntun of Bromham, Wiltshire and his wife Elizabeth Maynard, daughter of Sir Henry Maynard of Eaton, Essex. He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford... |
William Duckett William Duckett (MP) William Duckett was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1679.Duckett was the son of John Duckett, of Hartham, Wiltshire. He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford on 3 July 1640 aged 16... |
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| May 1659 Rump Parliament The Rump Parliament is the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason.... |
Not represented in the restored Rump Rump Parliament The Rump Parliament is the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason.... |
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| April 1660 | Edward Bayntun Edward Bayntun (died 1679) Sir Edward Bayntun was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1679.Bayntun was the son of Sir Edward Bayntun of Bromham, Wiltshire and his wife Elizabeth Maynard, daughter of Sir Henry Maynard of Eaton, Essex. He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford... |
William Duckett William Duckett (MP) William Duckett was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1679.Duckett was the son of John Duckett, of Hartham, Wiltshire. He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford on 3 July 1640 aged 16... |
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| 1661 | George Lowe George Lowe (MP) George Lowe was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1679. He was an equivocal supporter of the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
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| February 1679 Habeas Corpus Parliament The Habeas Corpus Parliament, also known as the First Exclusion Parliament, was a short-lived English Parliament which assembled on 6 March 1679 during the reign of Charles II of England, the third parliament of the King's reign. It is named after the Habeas Corpus Act, which it enacted in May,... |
Sir George Hungerford | Walter Norborne Walter Norborne (died 1684) Walter Norborne was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1679 and from 1681 to 1684. He was killed in a duel at the age of 28.... |
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| August 1679 | Lionel Duckett | |||||
| 1681 | Walter Norborne Walter Norborne (died 1684) Walter Norborne was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1679 and from 1681 to 1684. He was killed in a duel at the age of 28.... |
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| 1685 | Sir John Ernle | Thomas Richmond Webb | ||||
| 1689 | Henry Chivers | Lionel Duckett | ||||
| 1690 | Henry Bayntun Henry Bayntun (1664-1691) Henry Bayntun was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1685 and 1691.Bayntun was the son of Sir Edward Bayntun and his wife Stuarta Thynne daughter of Sir Thomas Thynne.... |
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| 1691 | William Wyndham | |||||
| 1695 | Henry Blaake | George Hungerford | ||||
| 1698 | Henry Chivers | |||||
| January 1701 | Walter Long | Walter Hungerford | ||||
| November 1701 | Henry Blaake | Edward Bayntun | ||||
| March 1702 | Henry Chivers | |||||
| July 1702 | Sir Charles Hedges Charles Hedges Sir Charles Hedges , of Compton Bassett, Wiltshire, an English lawyer and politician, was a judge in Admiralty Court who later served as one of Queen Anne's Secretaries of State.-Life:... |
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| 1705 | Edward Bayntun | George Duckett | Whig | |||
| 1710 | James Johnston | William Hedges | ||||
| 1713 | William Northey | |||||
| 1715 | Sir Orlando Bridgeman, Bt Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baronet Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baronet was a British baronet and Whig politician.-Background:He was the oldest son of Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary Cave, daughter of Sir Thomas Cave, 1st Baronet. His sister Penelope was married to Thomas Newport, 1st Baron Torrington... |
Richard Chiswell Richard Chiswell Richard Chiswell was a wealthy English merchant and politician. He served as Whig MP for Calne in Wiltshire from 1715 to 1721, and was a director of the Bank of England.... |
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| 1722 | Benjamin Haskins Stiles | George Duckett | Whig | |||
| February 1723 | Edmund Pike Heath | |||||
| February 1723 | Matthew Ducie Moreton | |||||
| 1727 | William Duckett William Duckett (MP) William Duckett was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1679.Duckett was the son of John Duckett, of Hartham, Wiltshire. He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford on 3 July 1640 aged 16... |
William Wardour | ||||
| 1734 | Walter Hungerford | |||||
| 1741 | William Elliot William Elliot of Wells William Elliot of Wells was an army officer, courtier, and Member of Parliament during the reign of George II.The son of William Elliot of Wells , the younger William was christened 17 January 1696 at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster... |
Whig | ||||
| 1747 | William Northey | |||||
| 1754 | Thomas Duckett | |||||
| 1757 | George Hay George Hay (politician) Sir George Hay was a British judge and Member of Parliament . He was Dean of Arches 1764–1778.In 1754, he was returned as one of the two MPs for Stockbridge, but left the House of Commons in 1756 to take up the post of Commissioner of the Admiralty... |
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| 1761 | Thomas Duckett | Daniel Bull | ||||
| 1762 | Hon. Thomas FitzMaurice | |||||
| 1766 | John Calcraft John Calcraft John Calcraft the elder , of Rempstone in Dorset and Ingress in Kent, was an English army agent and politician.-Business career:... |
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| 1768 | John Dunning John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton was an English lawyer and politician.He was first noticed in English politics when he wrote a notice in 1762 defending the British East India Company merchants against their Dutch rivals. He was a Member of Parliament from 1768 onward... |
Whig | ||||
| 1774 | Isaac Barré Isaac Barré Isaac Barré was an Irish soldier and politician. He earned distinction serving with the British army during the Seven Years' War, and later became a prominent Member of Parliament where he became a vocal supporter of William Pitt. He is known for coining the term "Sons of Liberty" in reference to... |
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| 1782 | James Townsend | Whig | ||||
| 1787 | Joseph Jekyll | |||||
| 1790 | John Morris | |||||
| 1792 | Benjamin Vaughan Benjamin Vaughan Benjamin Vaughan MD LLD was a British commissioner whose role was to smooth negotiations between Britain and the United States during the drafting of the Treaty of Paris.... |
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| 1796 | Sir Francis Baring, Bt | Whig | ||||
| 1802 | Lord Henry Petty Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne KG, PC, FRS , known as Lord Henry Petty from 1784 to 1809 and then as The Earl of Kerry to 1818, was a British statesman... |
Whig | ||||
| 1806 | Osborne Markham | |||||
| 1807 | Henry Smith | |||||
| 1812 | Hon. James Abercromby James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline PC , was a British barrister and Whig politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 1835 and 1839.-Background and education:... |
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| 1816 | Sir James Macdonald, Bt Sir James Macdonald, 2nd Baronet Sir James Macdonald, 2nd Baronet was a British politician. He sat in the House of Commons between 1805 and 1832.... |
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| 1830 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay PC was a British poet, historian and Whig politician. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer, and on British history... |
Whig | ||||
| 1831 | Charles Richard Fox Charles Richard Fox General Charles Richard Fox was a British army general, and later a politician.Fox was born at Brompton, the illegitimate son of Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland, through a liaison with Lady Webster, whom Lord Holland would later marry.After some service in the Royal Navy, Fox entered... |
Whig | ||||
| 1832 United Kingdom general election, 1832 -Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807.... |
Representation reduced to one member | |||||
1832-1885
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| 1832 United Kingdom general election, 1832 -Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807.... |
Earl of Kerry William Petty-FitzMaurice, Earl of Kerry William Thomas Petty-FitzMaurice, Earl of Kerry , styled Earl of Wycombe between 1811 and 1818, was a British Whig politician.-Background:... |
Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1836 by-election | Hon. John Fox-Strangways John Fox-Strangways The Hon. John George Charles Fox-Strangways was a British diplomat, Whig politician and courtier.-Background:... |
Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1837 United Kingdom general election, 1837 The 1837 United Kingdom general election saw Robert Peel's Conservatives close further on the position of the Whigs, who won their fourth election of the decade.... |
Earl of Shelburne Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne Henry Thomas Petty-Fitzmaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne KG , styled Lord Henry Petty-FitzMaurice until 1836 and Earl of Shelburne between 1836 and 1863, was a British politician.-Background and education:... |
Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1856 by-election | Sir William Williams, Bt | Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1859 United Kingdom general election, 1859 In the 1859 United Kingdom general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, held their majority in the House of Commons over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives... |
Robert Lowe Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke PC , British and Australian statesman, was a pivotal but often forgotten figure who shaped British politics in the latter half of the 19th century. He held office under William Ewart Gladstone as Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1868 and 1873 and as Home... |
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Lord Edmond FitzMaurice Edmond Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice Edmond George Petty-Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice PC , styled Lord Edmond FitzMaurice from 1863 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1883 to 1885 and again from 1905 to 1908, when he entered the cabinet as Chancellor of the... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 -Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:... |
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