Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Derbyshire is a former United Kingdom
Parliamentary
constituency. It was a constituency
of the House of Commons
of the Parliament of England
then of the Parliament of Great Britain
from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire
.
of Derbyshire
. (This included the borough of Derby
; even though Derby elected two MPs in its own right, it was not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the borough could confer a vote at the county election.)
In medieval times, the MPs would have been elected at the county court, by the suitors to the court, which meant the tiny handful of the local nobility who were tenants in chief
of the Crown. However from 1430, the Forty Shilling Freeholder Act
extended the right to vote to every man who possessed freehold property within the county valued at £2 or more per year for the purposes of land tax; it was not necessary for the freeholder to occupy his land, nor even in later years to be resident in the county at all.
Except briefly during the period of the Commonwealth, Derbyshire had two MPs elected by the bloc vote
method, under which each voter had two votes. (In the First
and Second Parliaments
of Oliver Cromwell
's Protectorate, there was a general redistribution of seats and Derbyshire elected four members; the traditional arrangements were restored from 1659.)
family at Chatsworth
, later Dukes of Devonshire
. This influence was originally established by the formidable Bess of Hardwick
, whose second husband was a Cavendish and who in 1572 manoeuvred to secure her son from that marriage a seat as MP for the county - a considerable honour for a young man from what was then a family of only minor importance. She had meanwhile married the 6th Earl of Shrewsbury
, and her stepson, the future 7th Earl, was elected to the second seat for the county at the same time, despite being two-and-a-half years too young to take his seat. From this point onwards until the Reform Act, one of the two MPs was almost invariably a Cavendish or a Cavendish nominee, although the other seat was generally left to the other leading families of the county; the continuance of this dominance was all the more remarkable because Derbyshire did not have a rash of boroughs where the local gentry could find a seat when unable to secure election for Derbyshire - indeed, in the one borough that there was, Derby
, the Dukes of Devonshire kept as tight hold on one of the two seats as they did in the county.
As in most counties of any size, contested elections were avoided whenever possible because of the expense. Elections were held at a single polling place, Derby
, and voters from the rest of the county had to travel to the county town to exercise their franchise; candidates were expected to meet the expenses of their supporters in travelling to the poll and to entertain them lavishly with food and drink when they got there. There were only four general elections between 1700 and 1832 when Derbyshire's seats were contested: on every other occasion the various competing interests in the county managed to reach agreement on who should represent the county without taking the matter to a poll.
In the pre-industrial era, Derbyshire was a flourishing agricultural county, but it was one of the English counties most dramatically affected by industrialisation in the 18th and early 19th centuries, becoming noted in particular for the manufacture of heavy machinery and (during the Napoleonic Wars
) of armaments. Its population grew swiftly (having reached 237,170 by 1831); but the electorate has been estimated at only 3,000 or 4,000 in the second half of the 18th century, and was probably not much higher by the time of the Reform Act. The Dukes of Devonshire were able to maintain much of their traditional influence, Cavendish members occupying one of the two seats as a Whig
MP; but the county itself was predominantly Tory, and usually ensured that the other MP was returned in that interest.
Few of the industrial workers, of course, had the vote since they were not property owners, and in the early 19th century political unrest was common - most notably the "Pentrich Revolution"
or "Derbyshire Rising" of 1817. Derbyshire soon became one of the most vocal centres of agitation for Parliamentary reform, and by 1830 this sentiment had spread to the voters as well. At the 1831 election their sitting Tory MP was summarily swept out of his seat for supporting a destructive amendment to the Reform Bill.
But the Duke of Devonshire
, a supporter of Reform even though it entailed the loss of his own pocket boroughs around the country, was able to retain the voters' support, telling a county meeting in 1832:
This seems to have sufficiently satisfied the Derbyshire voters that they allowed the Dukes to continue to "interfere and dictate in the representation" to the extent that they continued electing Cavendishes (in the Northern division
after the county was divided by the Reform Act) well into the 20th century.
and Southern Derbyshire
.
United Kingdom
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Parliamentary
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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constituency. It was a constituency
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
of the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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of the Parliament of England
Parliament of England
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then of the Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
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from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire
Knights of the Shire
From the creation of the Parliament of England in mediaeval times until 1826 each county of England and Wales sent two Knights of the Shire as members of Parliament to represent the interests of the county, when the number of knights from Yorkshire was increased to four...
.
Boundaries and franchise
The constituency, which first returned members to Parliament in 1290, consisted of the historic countyHistoric counties of England
The historic counties of England are subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and shires...
of Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
. (This included the borough of Derby
Derby (UK Parliament constituency)
Derby is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950. It was represented by two Members of...
; even though Derby elected two MPs in its own right, it was not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the borough could confer a vote at the county election.)
In medieval times, the MPs would have been elected at the county court, by the suitors to the court, which meant the tiny handful of the local nobility who were tenants in chief
Tenant-in-chief
In medieval and early modern European society the term tenant-in-chief, sometimes vassal-in-chief, denoted the nobles who held their lands as tenants directly from king or territorial prince to whom they did homage, as opposed to holding them from another nobleman or senior member of the clergy....
of the Crown. However from 1430, the Forty Shilling Freeholder Act
Forty Shilling Freeholders
Forty shilling freeholders were a group of landowners who had the Parliamentary franchise to vote in county constituencies in various parts of the British Isles. In England it was the only such qualification from 1430 until 1832...
extended the right to vote to every man who possessed freehold property within the county valued at £2 or more per year for the purposes of land tax; it was not necessary for the freeholder to occupy his land, nor even in later years to be resident in the county at all.
Except briefly during the period of the Commonwealth, Derbyshire had two MPs elected by the bloc vote
Plurality-at-large voting
Plurality-at-large voting is a non-proportional voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes similar to a plurality election...
method, under which each voter had two votes. (In 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 Parliaments
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...
of Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
's Protectorate, there was a general redistribution of seats and Derbyshire elected four members; the traditional arrangements were restored from 1659.)
Character
From Elizabethan times, elections in Derbyshire were dominated by the CavendishHouse of Cavendish
Cavendish is the surname of a British noble family, also known as the House of Cavendish, descended from Sir John Cavendish of Cavendish in the county of Suffolk Cavendish is the surname of a British noble family, also known as the House of Cavendish, descended from Sir John Cavendish of Cavendish...
family at Chatsworth
Chatsworth House
Chatsworth House is a stately home in North Derbyshire, England, northeast of Bakewell and west of Chesterfield . It is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire, and has been home to his family, the Cavendish family, since Bess of Hardwick settled at Chatsworth in 1549.Standing on the east bank of the...
, later Dukes of Devonshire
Duke of Devonshire
Duke of Devonshire is a title in the peerage of England held by members of the Cavendish family. This branch of the Cavendish family has been one of the richest and most influential aristocratic families in England since the 16th century, and have been rivalled in political influence perhaps only...
. This influence was originally established by the formidable Bess of Hardwick
Bess of Hardwick
Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (c. 1521 – 13 February 1608, known as Bess of Hardwick, was the daughter of John Hardwick, of Derbyshire and Elizabeth Leeke, daughter of Thomas Leeke and Margaret Fox...
, whose second husband was a Cavendish and who in 1572 manoeuvred to secure her son from that marriage a seat as MP for the county - a considerable honour for a young man from what was then a family of only minor importance. She had meanwhile married the 6th Earl of Shrewsbury
George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury
George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, 6th Earl of Waterford, 12th Baron Talbot, KG, Earl Marshal was a 16th century English statesman.-Life:...
, and her stepson, the future 7th Earl, was elected to the second seat for the county at the same time, despite being two-and-a-half years too young to take his seat. From this point onwards until the Reform Act, one of the two MPs was almost invariably a Cavendish or a Cavendish nominee, although the other seat was generally left to the other leading families of the county; the continuance of this dominance was all the more remarkable because Derbyshire did not have a rash of boroughs where the local gentry could find a seat when unable to secure election for Derbyshire - indeed, in the one borough that there was, Derby
Derby (UK Parliament constituency)
Derby is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950. It was represented by two Members of...
, the Dukes of Devonshire kept as tight hold on one of the two seats as they did in the county.
As in most counties of any size, contested elections were avoided whenever possible because of the expense. Elections were held at a single polling place, Derby
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
, and voters from the rest of the county had to travel to the county town to exercise their franchise; candidates were expected to meet the expenses of their supporters in travelling to the poll and to entertain them lavishly with food and drink when they got there. There were only four general elections between 1700 and 1832 when Derbyshire's seats were contested: on every other occasion the various competing interests in the county managed to reach agreement on who should represent the county without taking the matter to a poll.
In the pre-industrial era, Derbyshire was a flourishing agricultural county, but it was one of the English counties most dramatically affected by industrialisation in the 18th and early 19th centuries, becoming noted in particular for the manufacture of heavy machinery and (during the Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
) of armaments. Its population grew swiftly (having reached 237,170 by 1831); but the electorate has been estimated at only 3,000 or 4,000 in the second half of the 18th century, and was probably not much higher by the time of the Reform Act. The Dukes of Devonshire were able to maintain much of their traditional influence, Cavendish members occupying one of the two seats as a 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...
MP; but the county itself was predominantly Tory, and usually ensured that the other MP was returned in that interest.
Few of the industrial workers, of course, had the vote since they were not property owners, and in the early 19th century political unrest was common - most notably the "Pentrich Revolution"
Pentrich, Derbyshire
-Pentrich Revolution:The village gave its name to the Pentrich Revolution, which occurred on the night of 9/10 June 1817. A gathering of some two or three hundred men , led by Jeremiah Brandreth , , set out to march to Nottingham...
or "Derbyshire Rising" of 1817. Derbyshire soon became one of the most vocal centres of agitation for Parliamentary reform, and by 1830 this sentiment had spread to the voters as well. At the 1831 election their sitting Tory MP was summarily swept out of his seat for supporting a destructive amendment to the Reform Bill.
But the Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire KG, PC , styled Marquess of Hartington until 1811, was a British peer, courtier and Whig politician...
, a supporter of Reform even though it entailed the loss of his own pocket boroughs around the country, was able to retain the voters' support, telling a county meeting in 1832:
The members of the aristocracy have sometimes been considered in an unfavourable light by the people. For much of this they are indebted to the manner in which the present constitution of Parliament has enabled them to interfere and dictate in the representation... Let them stand on their own merits; and I have no fear that the people of England will be unjust to the aristocracy of England, united by mutual kind feelings and good offices, and not by close boroughs and mock representation.
- Speech recorded in the Duke of Devonshire's diary, quoted in Brock
This seems to have sufficiently satisfied the Derbyshire voters that they allowed the Dukes to continue to "interfere and dictate in the representation" to the extent that they continued electing Cavendishes (in the Northern division
North Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Derbyshire was a Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom constituencies. It originally returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
after the county was divided by the Reform Act) well into the 20th century.
Abolition
The constituency was abolished in 1832 by the Great Reform Act, which divided the county into two new two-member divisions, Northern DerbyshireNorth Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Derbyshire was a Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom constituencies. It originally returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
and Southern Derbyshire
South Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)
-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:"-Elections in the 1980s:-Elections in the 1940s:-References:...
.
1290–1399
- Constituency created (1290)
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1295 | Henry de Kniveton | Giles de Meynell |
| 1297 | Robert Dethick | Thomas Foljambe |
| 1298 | Henry de Brailsford | Henry FitzHerbert |
| 1300 | Geffry de Gresley | Robert de Frechville |
| 1300 | Ralf de Frechville | Geffry de Gresley |
| 1301 | Ralf de Frechville | Geffry de Gresley |
| 1302 | Thomas Foljambe | Robert de Touks |
| 1305 | Henry Foljambe | William Faunel |
| 1306 | Robert Dethick | Giles de Meynell |
| 1308 | Ralph Frechville | William Faunel |
| 1309 | Thomas Foljambe | |
| 1311 | William Faunel | Thomas Foljambe |
| 1312 | William Ressol | William Faunel |
| 1313 | Ralph Frechville | |
| 1315 | Ralph Frechville | Thomas Foljambe |
| 1315 | Robert Staunton | John Twyford |
| 1316 | John Beaufay | Robert Staunton |
| 1317 | Robert Staunton | John Deynecourt |
| 1319 | John de Twyford | Ralf de Cromwell |
| 1319 | John Deynecourt | John de Twyford |
| 1324 | Hugh de Meynell | Nicholas de Longford |
| 1325 | Ralf de Reseby | William Rosell |
| 1326 | William Rosell | John de Beaufay |
| 1327 | Thomas de Stanton | William Michell |
| 1327 | William de Samperton | Simon de Cestre |
| 1327 | William Michell | Robert Ingram de Etewell |
| 1328 | John de Beaufay | William Michell |
| 1328 | Robert de Meynell | John de Beaufay |
| 1330 | Edm. de Appleby | John de Verdon |
| 1330 | Hugh de Meynell | Robert de Meynell |
| 1331 | Hugh FitzHugh de Meynell | Roger de Okeover |
| 1332 | Robert de Meynell | William Michell |
| 1332 | Hugh de Meynell | Robert de Meynell |
| 1332 | Robert de Meynell | Peter de Wakebrigg |
| 1333 | William de Saperton | Simon de Chester |
| 1333 | Robert de Meynell | Peter de Wakebrigg |
| 1334 | Robert de Ingram | John de Hambury |
| 1334 | William de Saperton | Simon de Chester |
| 1335 | Henry de Kniveton | John Cockeyn |
| 1336 | Peter de Wakebrigg | Hugh de Muskham |
| 1337 | William Michell | Thomas? Adam |
| 1337 | Giles de Meynell | Robert Franceys |
| 1337 | Giles de Meynell | John Cockeyn |
| 1338 | Giles de Meynell | Robert Franceys |
| 1338 | John Cockeyn | Godfrey Foljambe |
| 1338 | John Deyncourts | John de Twyford |
| 1339 | John Cokeyn | Thomas Adam |
| 1339 | John Cockeyn | Robert de Chester |
| 1340 | Sir Godfrey Foljambe | John Cockayn |
| 1340 | Robert Ingram | Robert Gresley |
| 1340 | Robert Ingram | |
| 1340 | Robert Touks | John Beausey |
| 1341 | John Cockeyn | Robert of Ireland |
| 1343 | Thomas Adam | Robert Asheburn |
| 1344 | John Cockeyn | John Foucher |
| 1346 | Giles de Meynell | Roger de Emerton |
| 1346 | William de Ashewell | John de Chellaston |
| 1347 | Roger de Enyton | Robert de Ashbourn |
| 1348 | John de Rochford | John de Chellaston |
| 1348 | Roger de Enynton | Robert de Ashbourn |
| 1350 | John Cockeyn | John Foucher |
| 1351 | John Cockeyn | John Foucher |
| 1352 | Roger de Padley | William de Chester |
| 1352 | Robert de Twyford | |
| 1353 | Robert Franceys | |
| 1354 | Henry de Braylesford | Robert Franceys |
| 1355 | Thomas Adam | John Beck |
| 1357 | Robert Franceys | Thomas Adam |
| 1357 | William de Wakebrigg | Mi. de Breideston |
| 1357 | Robert Franceys | Thomas Adam |
| 1358 | William de Wakebrigg | Roger Michell |
| 1360 | Robert Franceys | John Foucher |
| 1360 | Henry de Braylesford | John Cockayn |
| 1361 | Henry de Braylesford | John Cockayn |
| 1362 | John Cockayn | Robert Franceys |
| 1363 | Edmund de Appleby | |
| 1364 | Sir Godfrey Foljambe | Henry de Braylesford |
| 1365 | Robert de Twyford | Ralph de Stathom |
| 1368 | Robert de Twyford | John Foucher |
| 1369 | Sir Godfrey Foljambe | Robert de Twyford |
| 1371 | Sir Godfrey Foljambe | John Foucher |
| 1371 | Sir Godfrey Foljambe | John Foucher |
| 1372 | Alured de Sulney | John Franceys |
| 1373 | William Bokepnys | Ralph de Stathom |
| 1377 | Edmund de Appleby | Ralph de Stathom |
| 1377 | John de la Pole de Hertingdon | E. Foucher |
| 1378 | Alured Sulwey | Sir Robert Twyford |
| 1379 | Oliver de Barton | Ralph de Stathom |
| 1379 | Alured Sulwey | John Curson de Ketilston |
| 1380 | Sir Thomas Marchington | Henry de Braylesford |
| 1381 | Oliver de Barton | William de Sallowe |
| 1382 | T. (Robert?) de Twyford | Sir Thomas Marchington |
| 1382 | Sir Thomas Marchington | Sir Philip Okeover |
| 1383 | Thomas de Wernesley | John Curson |
| 1383 | Sir Thomas Marchington | Ralph de Braylesford |
| 1384 | John Curson | Ralph de Braylesford |
| 1384 | Robert Franceys | William de Adderly |
| 1386 | Sir Thomas Wensley of Wensley | Sir William Dethick of Dethick |
| 1388 (Feb) | Robert Franceys | William de Adderly |
| 1388 (Sep) | Sir Nicholas Montgomery of Marston Montgomery | Robert Franceys |
| 1390 (Jan) | Sir Thomas Wensley of Wensley | Sir Nicholas Montgomery of Marston Montgomery |
| 1390 (Nov) | William Adderly | Thomas Foljambe |
| 1391 | Sir Philip Okeover | Thomas Foljambe |
| 1393 | John Dabrichecourt | Nicholas Gousill,jnr |
| 1394 | Sir Thomas Wensley of Wensley | John de la Pole |
| 1395 | John Cockayne | Peter de Melbourne |
| 1397 (Jan) | Sir William Dethick of Dethick | Roger de Bradburn |
| 1397 (Sep) | John Dabrichecourt | William Meynell |
| 1399 | Walter Blount Walter Blount (soldier) Sir Walter Blount , was a soldier and supporter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. He later supported John's son and heir Henry Bolingbroke in his bid to become king Henry IV and in later battles against his enemies... |
John Curson |
1400–1499
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1400 | Thomas Gresley | Peter de la Pole |
| 1402 | John Cockayne | Roger Leche |
| 1403 | Nicholas de Longford | John Curson |
| 1404 | John Cockayme | Roger Bradburn |
| 1405 | Roger Leche | Roger Bradshaw |
| 1406 | Robert de Strelley | Thomas Okeover |
| 1409 | Sir Nicholas Montgomery of Marston Montgomery | Robert Franceys |
| 1413 | Robert Leche | Thomas Chaworth |
| 1414 (Apr) | Philip Leche | Nicolas Montgomery |
| 1414 (Nov) | Roger Leche | Thomas Gresley |
| 1416 (Mar) | Nicholas Montgomery | John de la Pole |
| 1417 | Thomas de Gresley | John de la Pole |
| 1419 | Sir John Cockayne | Hugh Erdeswyck |
| 1420 | Thomas Blount | Henry Booth |
| 1420 | John de Strelley | John de Okeover |
| 1421 (Dec) | Nicholas Gosell | Thomas Okeover |
| 1422 | Sir Richard Vernon Vernon family The Vernon family was a wealthy, prolific and widespread English family with 11th century origins in Vernon, France.-Vernon of Shipbrook, Cheshire:... |
John Cockayne |
| 1423 | Henry Booth | John Curson |
| 1424 | Henry Booth | Thomas Makworth |
| 1425 | Sir Richard Vernon Vernon family The Vernon family was a wealthy, prolific and widespread English family with 11th century origins in Vernon, France.-Vernon of Shipbrook, Cheshire:... |
John de la Pole |
| 1427 | John Cockayne | Henry Booth |
| 1429 | John Curson | Gerard Meynell |
| 1430 | John Cockayne | Thomas Makworth |
| 1432 | Sir Richard Vernon Vernon family The Vernon family was a wealthy, prolific and widespread English family with 11th century origins in Vernon, France.-Vernon of Shipbrook, Cheshire:... |
|
| 1433 | Sir Richard Vernon Vernon family The Vernon family was a wealthy, prolific and widespread English family with 11th century origins in Vernon, France.-Vernon of Shipbrook, Cheshire:... |
|
| 1434 | John Curson | Gerard Meynell |
| 1436 | Fulk Vernon | Robert Franceys |
| 1441 | John Curson | William Vernon Vernon family The Vernon family was a wealthy, prolific and widespread English family with 11th century origins in Vernon, France.-Vernon of Shipbrook, Cheshire:... |
| 1446 | Walter Blount Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy Sir Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy KG was an English baron and aristocrat.-Early life and family:Walter Blount was born circa 1416, the eldest son of Sir Thomas Blount and Margery Gresley and grandson of Sir Walter Blount.-Career:He was made Steward of the High Peak in Derbyshire and became a... |
Nicholas FitzHerbert |
| 1448 | John Sacherevel | Walter Blount Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy Sir Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy KG was an English baron and aristocrat.-Early life and family:Walter Blount was born circa 1416, the eldest son of Sir Thomas Blount and Margery Gresley and grandson of Sir Walter Blount.-Career:He was made Steward of the High Peak in Derbyshire and became a... |
| 1449 | William Vernon Vernon family The Vernon family was a wealthy, prolific and widespread English family with 11th century origins in Vernon, France.-Vernon of Shipbrook, Cheshire:... |
John Sacherevel |
| 1450 | William Vernon Vernon family The Vernon family was a wealthy, prolific and widespread English family with 11th century origins in Vernon, France.-Vernon of Shipbrook, Cheshire:... |
Walter Blount Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy Sir Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy KG was an English baron and aristocrat.-Early life and family:Walter Blount was born circa 1416, the eldest son of Sir Thomas Blount and Margery Gresley and grandson of Sir Walter Blount.-Career:He was made Steward of the High Peak in Derbyshire and became a... |
| 1452 | Walter Blount Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy Sir Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy KG was an English baron and aristocrat.-Early life and family:Walter Blount was born circa 1416, the eldest son of Sir Thomas Blount and Margery Gresley and grandson of Sir Walter Blount.-Career:He was made Steward of the High Peak in Derbyshire and became a... |
Nicholas FitzHerbert |
| 1454 | Walter Blount Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy Sir Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy KG was an English baron and aristocrat.-Early life and family:Walter Blount was born circa 1416, the eldest son of Sir Thomas Blount and Margery Gresley and grandson of Sir Walter Blount.-Career:He was made Steward of the High Peak in Derbyshire and became a... |
Robert Bailey |
| 1460 | Sir John Greisley | Walter Blount Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy Sir Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy KG was an English baron and aristocrat.-Early life and family:Walter Blount was born circa 1416, the eldest son of Sir Thomas Blount and Margery Gresley and grandson of Sir Walter Blount.-Career:He was made Steward of the High Peak in Derbyshire and became a... |
| 1468 | William Blount | William Vernon Vernon family The Vernon family was a wealthy, prolific and widespread English family with 11th century origins in Vernon, France.-Vernon of Shipbrook, Cheshire:... |
| 1473 | Nicholas Longford | James Blount |
| 1478 | John Gresley | Henry Vernon |
| 1479–1499 | Records lost | |
1500–1640
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1510–1523 | No Names Known | |
| 1529 | Sir Roger Mynors | William Coffin William Coffin (courtier) Sir William Coffin was a courtier at the court of Henry VIII of England.Born at Portledge about 1495 into an ancient Devon family, he was the younger brother of Sir Richard Coffin, who was Lord of the Manor of Alwington and High Sheriff of Devon in the late 15th century.Sir William lived during the... |
| 1536 | ||
| 1539 | Francis Leke | John Port John Port (the younger) Sir John Port 'the Younger' was an English Knight of the Bath and Justice of the Common Pleas. He founded Repton School, an almshouse at Etwall and also has a secondary school named after him.-Biography:... |
| 1542 | ? | Sir George Vernon |
| 1545 | Richard Blackwell | Vincent Mundy |
| 1547 | Sir William Bassett | Thomas Powtrell |
| 1553 (Mar) | Sir Thomas Cockayne | Sir Humphrey Bradburn |
| 1553 (Oct) | Sir John Port John Port (the younger) Sir John Port 'the Younger' was an English Knight of the Bath and Justice of the Common Pleas. He founded Repton School, an almshouse at Etwall and also has a secondary school named after him.-Biography:... |
Richard Blackwell |
| 1554 (Apr) | Francis Curzon | Thomas Powtrell |
| 1554 (Nov) | Sir Peter Freschville | Henry Vernon |
| 1555 | Sir Humphrey Bradburn | Vincent Mundy |
| 1558 | John Zouch | Godfrey Foljambe |
| 1558–1559 | Nicholas Longford | Thomas Kniveton |
| 1562–1563 | Sir William St Loe William St Loe Sir William St Loe was a 16th-century English soldier, politician and courtier. He was the third husband of Bess of Hardwick, his second wife... , died and replaced in 1566 by George Hastings George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon Sir George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon was an English nobleman.He was a son of Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon and Catherine Pole. He was a younger brother of Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and older brother of Francis Hastings... ) |
Robert Wennersley |
| 1571 | Francis Curson | Robert Wennersley |
| 1572–1584 | Gilbert Talbot Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury, 7th Earl of Waterford, KG was was a peer in the peerage of England.He was the eldest surviving son of George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, by the latter's first marriage to Gertrude Manners, daughter of the first Earl of Rutland.In 1568, Gilbert was... |
Henry Cavendish |
| 1585–1587 | Henry Talbot | Henry Cavendish |
| 1588-1592 | John Zouch | Henry Cavendish |
| 1593–1596 | George Manners | Henry Cavendish |
| 1597–1600 | Thomas Gresley | John Harpur |
| 1601 | Francis Leeke | Sir Peter Fretchville Peter Fretchville Sir Peter Fretchville was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1601 and from 1621 to 1622.Fretchville was the son of Peter Fretchvile of Staveley and his second wife Margaret daughter of Arthur Kaye of Woodsome, Yorkshire. He matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge in 1587... |
| 1605–1611 | Sir John Harpur | William Kniveton Kniveton Baronets The Kniveton Baronetcy, of Mercaston in the County of Derby, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created by King James I on 29 June 1611 for William Kniveton of Mercaston Hall, Muggington, Derbyshire. The family originated in the village of Kniveton, , from where their name derived... |
| 1614 | Sir William Cavendish William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1614 until 1626 when he succeeded to the peerage and sat in the House of Lords.-Life:... |
Henry Howard |
| 1621 | Sir William Cavendish William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1614 until 1626 when he succeeded to the peerage and sat in the House of Lords.-Life:... |
Sir Peter Fretchville Peter Fretchville Sir Peter Fretchville was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1601 and from 1621 to 1622.Fretchville was the son of Peter Fretchvile of Staveley and his second wife Margaret daughter of Arthur Kaye of Woodsome, Yorkshire. He matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge in 1587... |
| 1624 | Sir William Cavendish William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1614 until 1626 when he succeeded to the peerage and sat in the House of Lords.-Life:... |
John Stanhope |
| 1625 | Sir William Cavendish William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1614 until 1626 when he succeeded to the peerage and sat in the House of Lords.-Life:... |
John Stanhope |
| 1626 | Sir William Cavendish William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1614 until 1626 when he succeeded to the peerage and sat in the House of Lords.-Life:... |
John Manners John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he inherited the peerage.... |
| 1628 | Sir Edward Leeke | John Frescheville |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | |
1640–1653
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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.... |
Sir John Curzon, 1st Baronet Sir John Curzon, 1st Baronet Sir John Curzon, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1648... |
John Manners John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he inherited the peerage.... |
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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... |
Sir John Curzon, 1st Baronet Sir John Curzon, 1st Baronet Sir John Curzon, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1648... |
Parliamentarian | Sir John Coke John Coke (MP for Derbyshire) Sir John Coke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1650. He supported the Parliamentarian side during the English Civil War.... |
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| December 1648 | Curzon excluded in Pride's Purge Pride's Purge Pride’s Purge is an event in December 1648, during the Second English Civil War, when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the Long Parliament all those who were not supporters of the Grandees in the New Model Army and the Independents... ; Coke went abroad and died in 1650 |
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| 1653 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... |
Gervase Bennet Gervase Bennet Gervase Bennet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1653 and 1659. Bennet coined the term "Quakers" to refer to the Religious Society of Friends.... |
Nathaniel Barton | ||||
1654–1658
- Representation increased to four members in the FirstFirst Protectorate ParliamentThe 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 SecondSecond Protectorate ParliamentThe 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 ProtectorateYear First member Second member Third member Fourth member 1654 First Protectorate ParliamentThe 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....Nathaniel Barton Thomas Sanders Edward Gell John Gell Sir John Gell, 2nd BaronetSir John Gell, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1689....1656 Second Protectorate ParliamentThe 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...Sir Samuel Sleigh German Pole
1659–1832
- Representation restored to two members in the Third Protectorate ParliamentThird Protectorate ParliamentThe 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...
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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... |
John Gell Sir John Gell, 2nd Baronet Sir John Gell, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1689.... |
Thomas Sanders | ||||
| 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 | Viscount Mansfield Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, KG, PC , styled Viscount Mansfield until 1676, was the only son of the William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and his first wife, Elizabeth Basset. His maternal grandparents were William Basset and Judith Austen, daughter of Thomas... |
John Ferrers John Ferrers John Ferrers was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.Ferrers was the son of Sir Humphrey Ferrers of Tamworth Castle... |
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| 1661 | Lord Cavendish William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire KG PC was a soldier and Whig statesman, the son of William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire and Lady Elizabeth Cecil.-Life:... |
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| 1665 | John Milward | |||||
| 1670 | William Sacheverell William Sacheverell William Sacheverell was an English statesman.He was the son of Henry Sacheverell, a country gentleman. His family had been prominent in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire since the 12th century, the name appearing as Sent Cheveroll in the roll of Battle Abbey; William inherited large estates from his... |
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| 1685 | Sir Robert Coke, 2nd Bt. | Sir Gilbert Clarke | ||||
| January 1689 | Sir John Gell, 2nd Bt. Sir John Gell, 2nd Baronet Sir John Gell, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1689.... |
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| April 1689 | Sir Philip Gell, 3rd Bt. | 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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| 1690 | Henry Gilbert Henry Gilbert Henry Gilbert was a popular children's author, and the paternal grandfather of Molly Holden. His books continue to be reprinted as late as 2009, nearly 100 years after their original publication... |
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| 1695 | Marquess of Hartington William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire KG, PC was a British nobleman and politician, the eldest son of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire and Lady Mary Butler. A prominent Whig, he was sworn of the Privy Council in 1707, and served as Lord President of the Council from 1716 to 1717 and... |
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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| 1698 | Thomas Coke Thomas Coke (privy counsellor) Thomas Coke was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1698 and 1715.Coke was the son of John Coke and his wife Mary Leventhorpe, daughter of Sir Thomas Leventhorpe, 4th Baronet. He was born at Melbourne, Derbyshire where he was baptised on 19 February 1675.... |
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| January 1701 | Lord Roos John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland KG was the son of John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland and his third wife Catherine Wriothesley Noel, daughter of Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden... |
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| December 1701 | Thomas Coke Thomas Coke (privy counsellor) Thomas Coke was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1698 and 1715.Coke was the son of John Coke and his wife Mary Leventhorpe, daughter of Sir Thomas Leventhorpe, 4th Baronet. He was born at Melbourne, Derbyshire where he was baptised on 19 February 1675.... |
Sir John Curzon, 3rd Bt. Sir John Curzon, 3rd Baronet Sir John Curzon, 3rd Baronet was an English Tory politician who represented Derbyshire.Curzon was the son of Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 2nd Baronet of Kedleston,and his wife Sarah Penn daughter of William Penn of Penn, Buckinghamshire.... |
Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| 1710 | Godfrey Clarke Godfrey Clarke Godfrey Clarke , was an English politician who represented Derbyshire in the 18th century.Clarke was the son of Gilbert Clarke of Chilcote and his wife Barbara Clerke daughter of George Clerke of Northamptonshire... |
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| 1727 | Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 4th Bt. Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 4th Baronet Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 4th Baronet was an English Tory politician who represented three constituencies in the 18th century.Curzon was the son of Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 2nd Baronet of Kedleston,and his wife Sarah Penn daughter of William Penn of Penn, Buckinghamshire.Curzon was elected as Member of... |
Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| 1734 | Lord Charles Cavendish Lord Charles Cavendish Lord Charles Cavendish FRS was a British nobleman, Whig politician and scientist.Cavendish was the youngest son of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire and Rachel Russell.... |
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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| 1741 | Marquess of Hartington William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC , styled Lord Cavendish before 1729 and Marquess of Hartington between 1729 and 1755, was a British Whig statesman who was briefly nominal Prime Minister of Great Britain... |
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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| 1751 | Lord Frederick Cavendish Lord Frederick Cavendish (soldier) Field Marshal Lord Frederick Cavendish was a British field marshal and Whig politician, a younger son of William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire.-Military career:... |
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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| 1754 | Lord George Cavendish | 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... |
Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 5th Bt. Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 5th Baronet, of Kedleston, created 1st Baron Scarsdale was an English Tory politician and peer.... |
Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| 1761 | Sir Henry Harpur, 6th Bt. Sir Henry Harpur, 6th Baronet Sir Henry Harpur, 6th Baronet was an English Tory politician who represented the constituency of Derbyshire.Harpur was the son of Sir Henry Harpur, 5th Baronet and Lady Caroline Manners, daughter of John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland. He succeeded his father to the Baronetcy in 1748. He lived at... |
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| 1768 | Godfrey Bagnall Clarke Godfrey Bagnall Clarke Godfrey Bagnall Clarke , of Sutton Scarsdale Hall in Derbyshire, was a British Member of Parliament, representing Derbyshire.... |
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| 1775 | Hon. Nathaniel Curzon Nathaniel Curzon, 2nd Baron Scarsdale Nathaniel Curzon, 2nd Baron Scarsdale was an English Tory politician and peer.Curzon was the son of Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Lord Scarsdale of Kedleston Hall, and his wife Lady Carolina Colyear, daughter of Charles, Earl of Portmore.... |
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| 1780 | Lord Richard Cavendish | 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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| 1781 | Lord George Cavendish | 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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| 1784 | Edward Miller Mundy | Tory | ||||
| 1794 | Lord John Cavendish Lord John Cavendish Lord John Cavendish PC was a British politician.-Background:Cavendish was the youngest son of William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, and his wife Catherine, daughter of John Hoskins. Prime Minister William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Lord George Cavendish and Field Marshal Lord... |
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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| 1797 | Lord George Cavendish George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington , styled Lord George Cavendish before 1831, was a British 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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| 1822 | Francis Mundy Francis Mundy Francis Mundy was a member of parliament for Derbyshire.-Biography:Mundy was born the elder of two sons and he was the heir of Francis Noel Clarke Mundy who was a magistrate and poet who lived at Markeaton, near Derby... |
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| 1831 | Hon. George Venables-Vernon George Venables-Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon George John Warren Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon was the only son of George Charles Venables-Vernon, 4th Baron Vernon of Sudbury, Derbyshire, and Frances Maria, only daughter of Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren. He was one of the last Members of Pariament for Derbyshire and the first for South Derbyshire... |
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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| 1832 | Constituency abolished: see Northern Derbyshire North Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency) North Derbyshire was a Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom constituencies. It originally returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.... , Southern Derbyshire South Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency) -Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:"-Elections in the 1980s:-Elections in the 1940s:-References:... |
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Elections
See also
- List of former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies
- Unreformed House of CommonsUnreformed House of CommonsThe unreformed House of Commons is the name generally given to the British House of Commons as it existed before the Reform Act 1832.Until the Act of Union of 1707 joining the Kingdoms of Scotland and England , Scotland had its own Parliament, and the term refers to the House of Commons of England...