East Grinstead (UK Parliament constituency)
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East Grinstead was a parliamentary constituency
in the Kingdom of England
, the Kingdom of Great Britain
, and the United Kingdom
. It first existed as a Parliamentary borough
from 1307, returning two Members of Parliament
to the House of Commons
elected by the bloc vote system. The borough was disfranchised under the Reform Act 1832
, but the name was revived at the 1885 election
when the Redistribution of Seats Act
created a new single-member county division of the same name.
Upon its abolition for the 1983 election
, its territory was divided between Mid Sussex
and Wealden
.
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:...
in the Kingdom of England
Kingdom of England
The Kingdom of England was, from 927 to 1707, a sovereign state to the northwest of continental Europe. At its height, the Kingdom of England spanned the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and several smaller outlying islands; what today comprises the legal jurisdiction of England...
, the Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain
The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...
, and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. It first existed as a Parliamentary borough
Parliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
from 1307, returning two Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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to the House of Commons
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
elected by the bloc vote system. The borough was disfranchised under the Reform Act 1832
Reform Act 1832
The Representation of the People Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales...
, but the name was revived at the 1885 election
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:...
when the Redistribution of Seats Act
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, in an attempt to equalise representation across...
created a new single-member county division of the same name.
Upon its abolition for the 1983 election
United Kingdom general election, 1983
The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945...
, its territory was divided between Mid Sussex
Mid Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)
Mid Sussex is a parliamentary constituency 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...
and Wealden
Wealden (UK Parliament constituency)
Wealden is a county constituency covering the Wealden district in East Sussex. It is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:...
.
MPs 1307–1660
| Year | First member | Second member | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1388 (Feb) | John Dyne | John Heldele | |
| 1388 (Sep) | William Nelond | Richard Woghere | |
| 1390 (Jan) | |||
| 1390 (Nov) | |||
| 1391 | John Alfray I | John Dyne | |
| 1393 | Thomas Alleyn | Thomas Rasse | |
| 1394 | |||
| 1395 | Thomas Farlegh | William atte Hull | |
| 1397 (Jan) | John Dyne | John Punget | |
| 1397 (Sep) | John Dyne | John Punget | |
| 1399 | John Dyne | Richard Woghere | |
| 1401 | |||
| 1402 | John Dyne | Richard Woghere | |
| 1404 (Jan) | |||
| 1404 (Oct) | |||
| 1406 | |||
| 1407 | John Dyne | Richard Woghere | |
| 1410 | |||
| 1411 | |||
| 1413 (Feb) | |||
| 1413 (May) | Thomas Alleyn | John Hoke | |
| 1414 (Apr) | |||
| 1414 (Nov) | John Dyne | John Woghere | |
| 1415 | |||
| 1416 (Mar) | John Ermyte | John Mason | |
| 1416 (Oct) | |||
| 1417 | |||
| 1419 | William Fenningham | John Hamme | |
| 1420 | |||
| 1421 (May) | Richard Fowell | John Woghere | |
| 1421 (Dec) | John Alfray II | John Woghere | |
| 1510-1523 | No names known | ||
| 1529 | William Rutter | Edward Goodwin | |
| 1536 | ? | ||
| 1539 | ? | ||
| 1542 | ? | John Sackville I | |
| 1545 | ? | ||
| 1547 | Jasper Culpeper | John Sackville II, died and replaced by Jan 1552 by George Darrell |
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| 1553 (Mar) | Sir Robert Oxenbridge | George Darrell | |
| 1553 (Oct) | Sir Thomas Stradling | John Story John Story Blessed John Story , English Roman Catholic martyr, was born the son of Nicholas Story of Salisbury and educated at Hinxsey Hall, University of Oxford, where he became lecturer on civil law in 1535, being made later principal of Broadgates Hall, afterwards Pembroke College.He appears to have... |
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| 1554 (Apr) | Richard Whalley | Anthony Stapleton | |
| 1554 (Nov) | Thomas Duffield | Jasper Culpeper | |
| 1555 | ?William Barnes | John Wiseman | |
| 1558 | Thomas Farnham | Thomas Parker | |
| 1559 | Thomas Sackville Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset was an English statesman, poet, dramatist and Freemason. He was the son of Richard Sackville, a cousin to Anne Boleyn. He was a Member of Parliament and Lord High Treasurer.-Biography:... |
Humphrey Llwyd | |
| 1562/3 | John Sackville | Lawrence Banester | |
| 1571 | John Jeffrey | Henry Berkeley | |
| 1572 | Thomas Cure | Michael Heneage | |
| 1584 | Thomas Cure | Francis Alford | |
| 1586 | John Covert | Drew Pickesse | |
| 1589 | Francis Alford | Thomas Frere | |
| 1593 | Reade Stafford | John Shurley | |
| 1597 | George Rivers George Rivers Sir George Rivers was an English politician.He was born the son of Sir John Rivers of Chafford and Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir George Barne, and probably educated at Trinity College, Cambridge... |
Richard Baker Richard Baker (chronicler) Sir Richard Baker was the English author of the Chronicle of the Kings of England and other works.-Life:He was probably born at Sissinghurst in Kent, the grandson of Sir John Baker, the first Chancellor of the Exchequer. He entered Hart Hall, Oxford, as a commoner in 1584... |
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| 1601 | Sir Henry Compton Henry Compton (MP) Sir Henry Compton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1601 and 1640.Compton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton of Warwickwickshire and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Northamptonshire. He matriculated at... |
George Rivers George Rivers Sir George Rivers was an English politician.He was born the son of Sir John Rivers of Chafford and Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir George Barne, and probably educated at Trinity College, Cambridge... |
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| 1604 | Sir Henry Compton Henry Compton (MP) Sir Henry Compton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1601 and 1640.Compton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton of Warwickwickshire and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Northamptonshire. He matriculated at... |
Sir John Swynnerton John Swynnerton Sir John Swynnerton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1611. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1612.... |
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| 1614 | Sir Henry Compton Henry Compton (MP) Sir Henry Compton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1601 and 1640.Compton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton of Warwickwickshire and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Northamptonshire. He matriculated at... |
George Rivers George Rivers Sir George Rivers was an English politician.He was born the son of Sir John Rivers of Chafford and Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir George Barne, and probably educated at Trinity College, Cambridge... |
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| 1621 | Sir Henry Compton Henry Compton (MP) Sir Henry Compton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1601 and 1640.Compton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton of Warwickwickshire and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Northamptonshire. He matriculated at... |
Thomas Pelham Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1621 and 1654. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... |
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| 1624 | Robert Heath Robert Heath Sir Robert Heath was an English lawyer and judge.-Early life:He was educated at Tunbridge Wells grammar school, St John's College, Cambridge from age 14 and Clifford's Inn from age 17; and became a barrister of the Inner Temple in 1603. He was an MP for the City of London in 1620, and became... |
Thomas Caldicot | |
| 1625 | Robert Heath Robert Heath Sir Robert Heath was an English lawyer and judge.-Early life:He was educated at Tunbridge Wells grammar school, St John's College, Cambridge from age 14 and Clifford's Inn from age 17; and became a barrister of the Inner Temple in 1603. He was an MP for the City of London in 1620, and became... |
Sir Henry Compton Henry Compton (MP) Sir Henry Compton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1601 and 1640.Compton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton of Warwickwickshire and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Northamptonshire. He matriculated at... |
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| 1626 | Robert Goodwin Robert Goodwin (Parliamentarian) Sir Robert Goodwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1626 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
Sir Henry Compton Henry Compton (MP) Sir Henry Compton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1601 and 1640.Compton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton of Warwickwickshire and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Northamptonshire. He matriculated at... |
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| 1628-1629 | Robert Goodwin Robert Goodwin (Parliamentarian) Sir Robert Goodwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1626 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
Sir Henry Compton Henry Compton (MP) Sir Henry Compton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1601 and 1640.Compton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton of Warwickwickshire and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Northamptonshire. He matriculated at... |
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| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | ||
| 1640 (Apr) | Sir Henry Compton Henry Compton (MP) Sir Henry Compton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1601 and 1640.Compton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton of Warwickwickshire and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Northamptonshire. He matriculated at... |
Robert Goodwin Robert Goodwin (Parliamentarian) Sir Robert Goodwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1626 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
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| 1640 (Nov) | Lord Buckhurst Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset was an English peer and politician.He was born at Dorset House, the second of three children of Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset... , disabled 1644 |
Robert Goodwin Robert Goodwin (Parliamentarian) Sir Robert Goodwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1626 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
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| 1648 | Robert Goodwin Robert Goodwin (Parliamentarian) Sir Robert Goodwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1626 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
John Baker | |
| 1653 | Not represented in Barebones Parliament | ||
| 1654 | John Goodwin John Goodwin (Parliamentarian) John Goodwin was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various time between 1641 and 1660. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
(one seat only) | |
| 1656 | John Goodwin John Goodwin (Parliamentarian) John Goodwin was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various time between 1641 and 1660. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
(one seat only) | |
| 1659 | Robert Goodwin Robert Goodwin (Parliamentarian) Sir Robert Goodwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1626 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
George Courthope George Courthope Sir George Courthorpe was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1656 and 1679.Courthorpe was the son of George Courthorpe, of Ticehurst, Sussex... |
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MPs 1660–1885
| Year | First member | Second member |
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| 1660 | Marmaduke Gresham Sir Marmaduke Gresham, 1st Baronet Sir Marmaduke Gresham, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660 and from 1685 to 1689.... |
George Courthope George Courthope Sir George Courthorpe was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1656 and 1679.Courthorpe was the son of George Courthorpe, of Ticehurst, Sussex... |
| 1661 | Lord Buckhurst Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset and 1st Earl of Middlesex was an English poet and courtier.-Early Life:He was son of Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset... |
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| 1675 | Edward Sackville | |
| 1678 | Thomas Pelham Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham of Laughton Bt was a moderate English Whig politician and Member of Parliament for several constituencies. He is best remembered as father of two British prime ministers who, between them, served for 18 years as first minister... |
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| 12 February 1679 | Edward Sackville | |
| 7 April 1679 | Henry Powle Henry Powle Henry Powle was Speaker of the House of Commons of England from January 1689 to February 1689. He was also Master of the Rolls and represented the constituency of Windsor... |
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| 19 April 1679 | Sir Thomas Littleton, Bt Sir Thomas Littleton, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Littleton, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1681.... |
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| 19 August 1679 | Goodwin Wharton Goodwin Wharton Goodwin Wharton was a Whig politician and autobiographer.-Early life:Goodwin Wharton was the third and youngest son out of the seven children of Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton and Jane Goodwin, daughter of Arthur Goodwin , of Upper Winchendon, Buckinghamshire... |
William Jephson |
| 1681 | Sir Cyril Wyche Cyril Wyche Sir Cyril Wyche FRS was an English lawyer and politician.He was born in Constantinople, Turkey, where his father, Sir Peter Wyche, was the English Ambassador. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford with Bachelor of Arts in 1653. He received his Master of Arts in 1655 and his Doctor of Civil... |
Henry Powle Henry Powle Henry Powle was Speaker of the House of Commons of England from January 1689 to February 1689. He was also Master of the Rolls and represented the constituency of Windsor... |
| 1685 | Simon Smith | Thomas Jones |
| 1689 | Sir Thomas Dyke Sir Thomas Dyke, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Dyke, 1st Baronet was an English Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1685 and 1698.Dyke was the son of Sir Thomas Dyke and his wife Catharine Bramstone, daughter of Sir John Bramstone, of Skreenes, Essex. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church,... |
Thomas Sackville |
| 1693 | Simon Smith | |
| February 1695 | The Earl of Orrery Lionel Boyle, 3rd Earl of Orrery Lionel Boyle, 3rd Earl of Orrery , styled Lord Broghill between 1679 and 1682, was an Anglo-Irish politician.... |
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| November 1695 | John Conyers John Conyers (MP) John Conyers was an English politician.Conyers sat as Member of Parliament for East Grinstead from 1695 to 1708 and from 1710 to his death in 1725 and for West Looe from 1708 to 1710.... |
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| 1698 | The Earl of Orrery Lionel Boyle, 3rd Earl of Orrery Lionel Boyle, 3rd Earl of Orrery , styled Lord Broghill between 1679 and 1682, was an Anglo-Irish politician.... |
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| January 1701 | Matthew Prior Matthew Prior Matthew Prior was an English poet and diplomat.Prior was the son of a Nonconformist joiner at Wimborne Minster, East Dorset. His father moved to London, and sent him to Westminster School, under Dr. Busby. On his father's death, he left school, and was cared for by his uncle, a vintner in Channel... |
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| November 1701 | The Earl of Orrery Lionel Boyle, 3rd Earl of Orrery Lionel Boyle, 3rd Earl of Orrery , styled Lord Broghill between 1679 and 1682, was an Anglo-Irish politician.... |
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| 1702 | John Toke John Toke John Toke was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament for East Grinstead from 1702 to 1708.He died in 1746, aged 75.-References:... |
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| 1708 | Viscount Lumley Richard Lumley, 2nd Earl of Scarbrough Richard Lumley, 2nd Earl of Scarbrough, KG, PC was a British, Whig politician, known as Lord Lumley from 1710-21.... |
Henry Campion |
| 1710 | John Conyers John Conyers (MP) John Conyers was an English politician.Conyers sat as Member of Parliament for East Grinstead from 1695 to 1708 and from 1710 to his death in 1725 and for West Looe from 1708 to 1710.... |
Leonard Gale |
| 1713 | Hon. Spencer Compton Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington KG, KB, PC was a British Whig statesman who served continuously in government from 1715 until his death. He served as the nominal head of government from 1742 until his death in 1743, but was merely a figurehead for the true leader of the government, Lord... |
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| 1715 | The Viscount Shannon Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon Field Marshal Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon PC was a British military officer and statesman.-Military career:... |
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| March 1722 | Hon. Sir Spencer Compton Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington KG, KB, PC was a British Whig statesman who served continuously in government from 1715 until his death. He served as the nominal head of government from 1742 until his death in 1743, but was merely a figurehead for the true leader of the government, Lord... |
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| November 1722 | The Viscount Shannon Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon Field Marshal Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon PC was a British military officer and statesman.-Military career:... |
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| 1725 | Edward Conyers | |
| 1727 | The Viscount Palmerston Henry Temple, 1st Viscount Palmerston Henry Temple, 1st Viscount Palmerston was an Irish nobleman and British politician, the eldest son of Sir John Temple, Speaker of the Irish House of Commons.... |
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| 1734 | The Earl of Middlesex Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset PC was a British nobleman, politician, and cricketer. He was styled Lord Buckhurst from 1711 to 1720 and Earl of Middlesex from 1720 to 1765.-Early life:... |
Edward Conyers |
| 1741 | Sir Whistler Webster | |
| 1742 | John Butler | |
| 1747 | Sydney Smythe | |
| 1751 | Hon. Joseph Yorke Joseph Yorke, 1st Baron Dover General Joseph Yorke, 1st Baron Dover KB, PC , styled The Honourable Joseph Yorke until 1761 and The Honourable Sir Joseph Yorke between 1761 and 1788, was a British soldier, diplomat and Whig politician.... |
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| March 1761 | The Earl of Middlesex Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset PC was a British nobleman, politician, and cricketer. He was styled Lord Buckhurst from 1711 to 1720 and Earl of Middlesex from 1720 to 1765.-Early life:... |
Lord George Sackville George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville PC , known as the Hon. George Sackville to 1720, as Lord George Sackville from 1720 to 1770, and as Lord George Germain from 1770 to 1782, was a British soldier and politician who was Secretary of State for America in Lord North's cabinet during the American... |
| December 1761 | Sir Thomas Hales, Bt Sir Thomas Hales, 3rd Baronet Sir Thomas Hales, 3rd Baronet , of Beakesbourne in Kent, was an English courtier and Member of Parliament.Hales was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Hales, 2nd Baronet, of Brymore, and was educated at Oriel College, Oxford... |
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| 1762 | John Irwin | |
| 1765 | Sir Charles Farnaby | |
| 1767 | Lord George Sackville George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville PC , known as the Hon. George Sackville to 1720, as Lord George Sackville from 1720 to 1770, and as Lord George Germain from 1770 to 1782, was a British soldier and politician who was Secretary of State for America in Lord North's cabinet during the American... |
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| 1782 | Henry Arthur Herbert | |
| 1783 | George Medley | |
| 1786 | James Cuninghame | |
| 1788 | Robert Cuninghame Robert Cuninghame, 1st Baron Rossmore General Robert Cuninghame, 1st Baron Rossmore PC was an Irish British Army officer and politician.-Military career:... |
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| 1789 | Richard Ford Richard Ford (MP) Richard Ford was an English politician who sat in the house of Commons from 1789 to 1791.Ford was elected as a Member of Parliament for the borough of East Grinstead in Sussex at an unopposed by-election in February 1789... |
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| 1790 | Nathaniel Dance Nathaniel Dance-Holland Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, 1st Baronet was a notable English portrait painter and later a politician.The third son of architect George Dance the Elder, Dance studied art under Francis Hayman, and like many contemporaries also studied in Italy... |
William Hamilton Nisbet William Hamilton Nisbet William Hamilton Nisbet was a British politician.On 31 January 1777, he married Mary Manners, daughter of Lord Robert Manners. They had one child:... |
| 1796 | James Strange | |
| 1802 | Sir Henry Strachey Sir Henry Strachey, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Strachey, 1st Baronet was a British civil servant and politician.Strachey was the eldest son of Henry Strachey, of Sutton Court, Somerset, and his first wife Helen, daughter of Robert Clerk, a Scottish physician. His grandfather was the geologist John Strachey and his great-grandfather... |
Daniel Giles |
| 1807 | Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, Bt. Nathaniel Dance-Holland Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, 1st Baronet was a notable English portrait painter and later a politician.The third son of architect George Dance the Elder, Dance studied art under Francis Hayman, and like many contemporaries also studied in Italy... |
Charles Rose Ellis |
| January 1812 | Richard Wellesley | |
| March 1812 | George Gunning | |
| June 1812 | Nicholas Vansittart Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley PC, FRS, FSA was an English politician, and one of the longest-serving Chancellors of the Exchequer in British history.-Background and education:... |
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| October 1812 | George Gunning | James Stephen |
| 1815 | Sir George Johnstone Hope George Johnstone Hope Rear-Admiral Sir George Johnstone Hope, KCB was a British naval officer, who served with distinction in the Royal Navy throughout the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, including service at the Battle of Trafalgar... |
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| May 1818 | Lord Strathavon Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly , styled Lord Strathavon from 1794 to 1836 and Earl of Aboyne from 1836 to 1853, was a Scottish peer and Tory then Whig politician.-Family:... |
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| June 1818 | The Hon. Charles Jenkinson | |
| 1829 | Viscount Holmesdale | |
| 1830 | Frederick Richard West |
- Constituency abolished (1832)
MPs 1885–1983
- Constituency revived (1885)
| Election | Name | Party | Notes | |
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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:... |
George Burrow Gregory George Burrow Gregory George Burrow Gregory was an English lawyer and Conservative politician.-Biography:Gregory was the son of John Swarbreck Gregory, a lawyer who was a member of the first council of the Law Society. He was educated at Eton and at Trinity College, Cambridge... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
MP for East Sussex East Sussex (UK Parliament constituency) East Sussex was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Sussex, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.... 1868–1885 |
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| 1886 United Kingdom general election, 1886 -Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the UK general election, 1886*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**... |
Alfred Erskine Gathorne-Hardy | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
MP for Canterbury Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency) Canterbury is a county constituency which has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1918. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... 1878–1880. Son of 1st Earl of Cranbrook |
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| 1895 United Kingdom general election, 1895 The United Kingdom general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery... |
George Goschen George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen George Joachim Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen GCSI GCIE CBE VD PC was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament for East Grinstead from 1895 to 1906 and as Governor of Madras from 1924 to 1929.... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
Governor of Madras 1924–1929; 2nd Viscount Goschen Viscount Goschen Viscount Goschen, of Hawkhurst in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1900 for the politician George Goschen upon his retirement from a long political career, during which he served variously as Member of Parliament, Vice-President of the Board of... 1907–1952 |
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| 1906 United Kingdom general election, 1906 -Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**... |
Charles Joseph Henry Corbett | 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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| 1910 (Jan) | Henry Strother Cautley Henry Cautley, 1st Baron Cautley Henry Strother Cautley, 1st Baron Cautley KC , known as Sir Henry Cautley, Bt, from 1924 to 1936, was a British barrister, judge and Conservative politician.-Background and education:... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
ennobled in 1936 as Baron Cautley, triggering a by-election | |
| 1936 by-election | Ralph Stephenson Clarke | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1955 United Kingdom general election, 1955 The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on 26 May 1955, four years after the previous general election. It resulted in a substantially increased majority of 60 for the Conservative government under new leader and prime minister Sir Anthony Eden against Labour Party, now in their 20th year... |
Evelyn Violet Elizabeth Emmet Evelyn Emmet, Baroness Emmet of Amberley Evelyn Violet Elizabeth Emmet, Baroness Emmet of Amberley was a British Conservative Party politician.... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
Made a life peer Life peer In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as... in 1965 as Baroness Emmet of Amberley, triggering a by-election |
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| 1965 by-election East Grinstead by-election, 1965 The East Grinstead by-election 1965 was a parliamentary by-election for the East Grinstead British House of Commons held on the 4th February, 1965.The by-election was held following confirment of a life peerage for Evelyn Emmet.It was a Conservative hold.... |
Geoffrey Johnson Smith Geoffrey Johnson Smith Sir Geoffrey Johnson-Smith, PC, DL was a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. He was a Member of Parliament from 1959 to 2001, with only a brief interruption in the 1960s.... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
Former broadcaster. MP for Wealden Wealden (UK Parliament constituency) Wealden is a county constituency covering the Wealden district in East Sussex. It is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:... 1983–2001 |
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| 1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945... |
Constituency abolished. See Wealden Wealden (UK Parliament constituency) Wealden is a county constituency covering the Wealden district in East Sussex. It is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:... and Mid Sussex Mid Sussex (UK Parliament constituency) Mid Sussex is a parliamentary constituency 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... |
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