Henry Peters
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Henry Peters was the Member of Parliament
for Oxford
from May 1796 to 1802.
His father was a merchant in the Russia Company. He became a banker, partner in the firm of Masterman & Co., and was backed for Parliament by a group in Oxford opposed to local aristocratic interests.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Oxford
Oxford (UK Parliament constituency)
Oxford was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. It comprised the city of Oxford in the county of Oxfordshire, and elected two Members of Parliament from its creation in 1295 until 1881...
from May 1796 to 1802.
His father was a merchant in the Russia Company. He became a banker, partner in the firm of Masterman & Co., and was backed for Parliament by a group in Oxford opposed to local aristocratic interests.