Grantham (UK Parliament constituency)
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Grantham was a Parliamentary constituency
in Lincolnshire
, England
.
The constituency was created in 1468 as a parliamentary borough
which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons
of the Parliament of England
until the union with Scotland, and then to the Parliament of Great Britain
until the Act of Union 1800
established the Parliament of the United Kingdom
.
The parliamentary borough was abolished in 1885, and the name transferred to a new county division which elected one MP. The county constituency was abolished for the 1997 election
, and the area formerly covered by this constituency is now mostly in Sleaford and North Hykeham. Grantham became part of the new constituency of Grantham and Stamford.
, a market town
on the River Witham
.
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 Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
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.
The constituency was created in 1468 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...
which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons
Unreformed House of Commons
The 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...
of the Parliament of England
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
until the union with Scotland, and then to the Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...
until the Act of Union 1800
Act of Union 1800
The Acts of Union 1800 describe two complementary Acts, namely:* the Union with Ireland Act 1800 , an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, and...
established the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
.
The parliamentary borough was abolished in 1885, and the name transferred to a new county division which elected one MP. The county constituency was abolished for the 1997 election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
, and the area formerly covered by this constituency is now mostly in Sleaford and North Hykeham. Grantham became part of the new constituency of Grantham and Stamford.
Boundaries
The constituency was based on GranthamGrantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
, a market town
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
on the River Witham
River Witham
The River Witham is a river, almost entirely in the county of Lincolnshire, in the east of England. It rises south of Grantham close to South Witham, at SK8818, passes Lincoln at SK9771 and at Boston, TF3244, flows into The Haven, a tidal arm of The Wash, near RSPB Frampton Marsh...
.
MPs 1468–1640
| Year | First member | Second member |
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| 1510-1523 | No names known | |
| 1529 | William Hussey | Francis Hall |
| 1536 | ? | |
| 1539 | ? | |
| 1542 | ? | |
| 1545 | Sir Edward Warner | Edmund Hall |
| 1547 | Sir Edward Warner | Edmund Hall |
| 1553 (Mar) | Sir Edward Warner | Thomas Hussey |
| 1553 (Oct) | Sir Edward Warner | James Wallis |
| 1554 (Apr) | Thomas Hussey | Richard Disney |
| 1554 (Nov) | Roger Johnson | Richard Sharpe |
| 1555 | George Williams | William Porter |
| 1558 | Henry Savile | Anthony Thorold |
| 1559 (Jan) | Thomas Randolph | William More |
| 1562/3 | Roger Manners | Wlliam Cooke |
| 1571 | William Killigrew | Arthur Hall |
| 1572 | John Vaughan | Arthur Hall |
| 1584 (Nov) | Arthur Hall | William Thorold |
| 1586 (Oct) | Sir Henry Bagenall Henry Bagenal Sir Henry Bagenal was marshal of the army in Ireland during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.-Life:He was the eldest son of Nicholas Bagenal and Eleanor Griffith, daughter of Sir Edward Griffith of Penrhyn... ,sat for Anglesey, repl. by William Ashby |
Robert Markham |
| 1588/9 | Richard More | William Armyn |
| 1593 | Thomas Horsman | Francis Neale |
| 1597 (Oct) | Thomas Horsman | Francis Neale |
| 1601 (Oct) | Oliver Manners | Thomas Horsman |
| 1604 | Sir George Manners George Manners, 7th Earl of Rutland George Manners, 7th Earl of Rutland was an English nobleman. He was the son of John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland and the younger brother of Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland and Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland. George Manners married Frances Cary, daughter of Sir Edward Cary and Katherine... |
Sir Thomas Horsman |
| 1614 | Sir George Reynell | Richard Tufton |
| 1621 | Sir William Airmine | Sir Clement Cotterill |
| 1624 | Sir George Manners George Manners, 7th Earl of Rutland George Manners, 7th Earl of Rutland was an English nobleman. He was the son of John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland and the younger brother of Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland and Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland. George Manners married Frances Cary, daughter of Sir Edward Cary and Katherine... |
Sir Clement Cotterel |
| 1625 | Sir George Manners George Manners, 7th Earl of Rutland George Manners, 7th Earl of Rutland was an English nobleman. He was the son of John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland and the younger brother of Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland and Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland. George Manners married Frances Cary, daughter of Sir Edward Cary and Katherine... |
Sir William Airmine Sir William Airmine, 1st Baronet Sir William Airmine, 1st Baronet , of Osgodby in Lincolnshire, was an English Member of Parliament, and a leading member of the Long Parliament during the English Civil War.-Biography:... |
| 1626 | John Wingfield | Edward Stirmin |
| 1628-1629 | Thomas Hatcher Thomas Hatcher Thomas Hatcher was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1659. He fought on the Parliamentary side during the English Civil War.... |
Alexander Moor |
MPs 1640–1885
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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 Edward Bashe Edward Bashe Sir Edward Bashe was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1640.Bashe was the son of Ralph Bashe, of Stanstead Abbots, Hertfordshire and his wife Frances Carey, daughter of Sir Edward Carey, Master of the Jewel Office. He matriculated at Peterhouse, Cambridge in... |
Henry Pelham Henry Pelham (Speaker) Henry Pelham was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1648. He was Speaker of the English House of Commons.Pelham was the son of Sir William Pelham , of Brocklesby, Lincolnshire... |
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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... |
Thomas Hussey Thomas Hussey (Grantham MP) Thomas Hussey was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Hussey was the son of Sir Edward Hussey, 1st Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Auton, daughter of George Auton.... |
Royalist | Henry Pelham Henry Pelham (Speaker) Henry Pelham was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1648. He was Speaker of the English House of Commons.Pelham was the son of Sir William Pelham , of Brocklesby, Lincolnshire... |
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| 1641 | Sir William Airmine Sir William Airmine, 1st Baronet Sir William Airmine, 1st Baronet , of Osgodby in Lincolnshire, was an English Member of Parliament, and a leading member of the Long Parliament during the English Civil War.-Biography:... |
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| December 1648 | Pelham 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... - seat vacant |
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| 1653 | Grantham 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... |
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| 1654 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.... |
William Bury | Grantham had only one seat 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 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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| 1656 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... |
William Ellys | |||||
| 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... |
Thomas Skipwith Sir Thomas Skipwith, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Skipwith, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and 1660.Skipwith was the son of Edward Skipwith of Gosburton and Grantham and his wife Elizabeth Hatcher, daughter of Sir John Hatcher of Coteby, Lincolnshire.In 1659, Skipwith was elected Member... |
Sir William Ellys | ||||
| 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 | Thomas Skipwith Sir Thomas Skipwith, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Skipwith, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and 1660.Skipwith was the son of Edward Skipwith of Gosburton and Grantham and his wife Elizabeth Hatcher, daughter of Sir John Hatcher of Coteby, Lincolnshire.In 1659, Skipwith was elected Member... |
Sir John Newton Sir John Newton, 2nd Baronet Sir John Newton, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1685.Newton was the son of Thomas Newton of Gunwarley, Lincolnshire.... |
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| |1661 | Sir William Thorold | |||||
| |1678 | Sir Robert Markham | |||||
| |1679 | Sir William Ellys | |||||
| |1685 | Thomas Harrington | John Thorold | ||||
| |rowspan="6"| | 1689 | Sir John Brownlow Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Baronet Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Baronet was an English Member of Parliament.-Life:Brownlow was the eldest surviving son of Sir Richard Brownlow, 2nd Baronet of Humby, and Elizabeth Freke. He was educated at Westminster School... |
Sir William Ellys | |||
| |1697 | Sir John Thorold | |||||
| |Jan. 1701 | Thomas Baptist Manners | |||||
| |Nov. 1701 | Richard Ellys | |||||
| |1705 | Marquess of Granby 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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| 1711 | Sir John Thorold | |||||
| |1713 | Sir John Brownlow John Brownlow, 1st Viscount Tyrconnel John Brownlow, 1st Viscount Tyrconnel KB , known as Sir John Brownlow, 5th Baronet, from 1701 to 1718, was a British Member of Parliament.... |
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| |1715 | Edward Rolt | John Heathcote Sir John Heathcote, 2nd Baronet Sir John Heathcote, 2nd Baronet was a British Member of Parliament.Heathcote was the son of Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baronet, Lord Mayor of London, and Hester, daughter of Christopher Rayner... |
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| |rowspan="2"| | 1722 | Francis Fisher Francis Fisher Francis Marion Bates Fisher was a New Zealand Member of Parliament from Wellington. He was known as Rainbow Fisher for his frequent changes of political allegiance. Fisher was an internationally successful tennis player.-Early life:... |
The Viscount Tyrconnel John Brownlow, 1st Viscount Tyrconnel John Brownlow, 1st Viscount Tyrconnel KB , known as Sir John Brownlow, 5th Baronet, from 1701 to 1718, was a British Member of Parliament.... |
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| 1727 | Sir Michael Newton | |||||
| 1741 | Marquess of Granby John Manners, Marquess of Granby General John Manners, Marquess of Granby PC, , British soldier, was the eldest son of the 3rd Duke of Rutland. As he did not outlive his father, he was known by his father's subsidiary title, Marquess of Granby... |
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| 1743 | Sir John Cust Sir John Cust, 3rd Baronet Sir John Cust, 3rd Baronet PC was a British politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1761 to 1770.... |
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| 1754 | Lord George Manners Lord George Manners-Sutton Lord George Manners-Sutton , born Lord George Manners, was a British nobleman and politician, the third son of John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland.On 5 December 1749, he married Diana Chaplin Lord George Manners-Sutton (8 March 1723 – 7 January 1783, Kelham Hall), born Lord George Manners, was a... |
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| |1770 | Francis Cust | |||||
| |1774 | Sir Brownlow Cust Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow FRS , known as Sir Brownlow Cust, 4th Baronet, from 1770 to 1776, was a British Tory Member of Parliament.... |
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| |1776 | Peregrine Cust Peregrine Cust (1723–1785) Peregrine Cust was a British politician and Member of Parliament .-Family and early life:Cust was born in 1723 and baptized on 19 May 1723. He was the fourth son of Sir Richard Cust, 2nd Baronet, and a younger brother of Sir John Cust and Francis Cust, both future politicians... |
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| |rowspan="3"| | 1780 | Francis Cockayne-Cust | George Manners-Sutton George Manners-Sutton George Manners-Sutton was a British politician, the eldest son of Lord George Manners-Sutton.He was returned as Member of Parliament for Newark from 1774 to 1780, and then for Grantham, a Manners family borough, until 1802, when he was returned for Bramber... |
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| |1792 | Philip Yorke Philip Yorke Philip Yorke was an antiquary who developed a great interest in Welsh history and genealogy relatively late in his life. He is the author of The Royal Tribes of Wales .-Background:... |
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| |1793 | Simon Yorke | |||||
| 1802 | Thomas Thoroton | Sir William Earle Welby | ||||
| |1806 | Russell Manners | |||||
| 1807 | Sir William Earle Welby | |||||
| |1812 | Robert Percy Smith Robert Percy Smith Robert Percy Smith , was a British lawyer and Member of Parliament.Smith was elected to the House of Commons for Grantham in 1812, a seat he held until 1818, then represented Lincoln from 1820 to 1826. He also served as Judge Advocate General in India. He married Caroline Maria Vernon, second... |
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| 1818 | Edward Cust | |||||
| |March 1820 | James Hughes | |||||
| |July 1820 | Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Bt Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet was a British politician and baronet.He was the oldest son of Montague Cholmeley and Sarah Sibthorp, daughter of Humphrey Sibthorp. Cholmeley was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford and graduated with a Master of Arts in 1808... |
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| 1826 | Frederick James Tollemache Frederick James Tollemache Frederick James Tollemache was a British gentleman and politician. He was the fifth son of William Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower and Catherine Gray.... |
Tory | Montague Cholmeley Sir Montague Cholmeley, 2nd Baronet Sir Montague John Cholmeley, 2nd Baronet was a British politician and baronet.He was the son of Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Harrison, daughter of John Harrison. In 1831, he succeeded his father as baronet. In 1826, Cholmeley replaced his father as Member of... |
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| 1830 | Glynne Earle Welby | Tory/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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| |1831 | James Hughes | |||||
| 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.... |
Hon. Algernon Gray Tollemache Algernon Gray Tollemache Algernon Gray Tollemache was a British gentleman and politician. He was the sixth son of William Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower and Catherine Gray.He was Member of Parliament for Grantham from 1832 to 1837... |
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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.... |
Hon. Frederick James Tollemache Frederick James Tollemache Frederick James Tollemache was a British gentleman and politician. He was the fifth son of William Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower and Catherine Gray.... |
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| 1852 United Kingdom general election, 1852 The July 1852 United Kingdom general election was a watershed election in the formation of the modern political parties of Britain. Following 1852, the Tory/Conservative party became, more completely, the party of the rural aristocracy, while the Whig/Liberal party became the party of the rising... |
Lord Montagu William Graham | 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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| 1857 United Kingdom general election, 1857 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *... |
William Earle Welby Sir William Welby-Gregory, 4th Baronet Sir William Earle Welby-Gregory, 4th Baronet was a British Conservative Party politician.In 1863, William married Victoria Stuart-Wortley, by who he had three children.... |
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... |
Hon. Frederick James Tollemache Frederick James Tollemache Frederick James Tollemache was a British gentleman and politician. He was the fifth son of William Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower and Catherine Gray.... |
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| 1865 United Kingdom general election, 1865 The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same... |
John Thorold Sir John Thorold, 12th Baronet Sir John Henry Thorold, 12th Baronet was a British Conservative Party politician.The son of Sir John Charles Thorold, 11th Baronet, he was elected at the 1865 general election as a Member of Parliament for the borough of Grantham in Lincolnshire, but did not stand again in 1868.He married Hon... |
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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| 1868 by-election | Edmund Turnor Edmund Turnor Edmond Turnor was an English Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880.... |
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| 1868 United Kingdom general election, 1868 The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom... |
Sir Hugh Cholmeley, Bt Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 3rd Baronet Sir Hugh Arthur Henry Cholmeley, 3rd Baronet DL, JP was a British soldier and politician.He was the eldest son of Sir Montague John Cholmeley, 2nd Baronet and Lady Georgiana Beauclerk, fifth daughter of the 8th Duke of St Albans. In 1868, he succeeded his father as baronet. Cholmeley was educated... |
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... |
Hon. Frederick James Tollemache Frederick James Tollemache Frederick James Tollemache was a British gentleman and politician. He was the fifth son of William Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower and Catherine Gray.... |
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| 1874 United Kingdom general election, 1874 -Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *... |
Henry Cockayne-Cust Henry Cockayne-Cust Henry Francis Cockayne-Cust , was a British Conservative Party politician.-Background:Born Henry Cust, Cockayne-Cust was the eldest son of Reverend the Hon. Henry Cust, Canon of Windsor, younger son of Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow. His mother was Lady Anna Maria Elizabeth, daughter of Francis... |
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| 1880 United Kingdom general election, 1880 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *... |
John William Mellor John William Mellor John William Mellor PC DL QC was an English lawyer and Liberal Party politician.Born in London, the eldest of the eight sons of Rt Hon... |
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... |
Charles Savile Roundell Charles Savile Roundell Charles Savile Roundell was an English cricketer, lawyer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1880 and 1895.... |
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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MPs 1885–1997
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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:... |
John William Mellor John William Mellor John William Mellor PC DL QC was an English lawyer and Liberal Party politician.Born in London, the eldest of the eight sons of Rt Hon... |
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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| 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**... |
William Malcolm Low Malcolm Low William Malcolm Low was a British Conservative party politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the Grantham division of Lincolnshire from 1886 to 1892.... |
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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| 1892 United Kingdom general election, 1892 The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 July to 26 July 1892. It saw the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, win the greatest number of seats, but not enough for an overall majority as William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals won many more seats than in the 1886 general election... |
Henry Yarde Buller Lopes Henry Lopes, 1st Baron Roborough Henry Yarde Buller Lopes, 1st Baron Roborough , known as Sir Henry Lopes, 4th Baronet, from 1908 to 1938, 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... |
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| 1900 United Kingdom general election, 1900 -Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**... |
Arthur Priestley Arthur Priestley Sir Arthur Alexander Priestley was an English Liberal Party politician and cricketer. After three unsuccessful candidacies he held a seat in the House of Commons from 1900 to 1918... |
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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| 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did... |
Edmund Royds Edmund Royds Sir Edmund Royds OBE, DL was an English solicitor and Conservative Party politician. He practised law in London, and held a country seat in Lincolnshire, from where he was returned to the House of Commons from 1910 to 1922, and held numerous local offices.- Early life :Royds was the son of the... |
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| 1922 United Kingdom general election, 1922 The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John... |
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Elections in the 1990s
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