Knaresborough (UK Parliament constituency)
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Knaresborough was a parliamentary constituency
which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
until 1868, and then one MP until its abolition in 1885.
, first enfranchised by Mary I
in 1553. The borough consisted of part of the town of Knaresborough
, a market town in the West Riding of Yorkshire
. In 1831, the population of the borough was approximately 4,852, and contained 970 houses.
Knaresborough was a burgage
borough, meaning that the right to vote was confined to the proprietors of certain specific properties (or "burgage tenements") in the borough; in Knaresborough there was no requirement for these proprietors to be resident, and normally the majority were not. This meant that the right to vote in Knaresborough could be legitimately bought and sold, and, for most of its history until the Great Reform Act of 1832 reformed the franchise, the majority of the burgages were concentrated in the hands of a single owner who could therefore nominate both MPs without opposition. Nevertheless, contested elections were possible, and in 1830, when there were theoretically about 90 qualified voters, 45 people actually voted. But the landowners had other resources beyond the votes they owned, as the bailiff of the lord of the manor
was also the returning officer, and of the 45 who attempted to vote in 1830 the bailiff rejected the votes of 23.
In the 16th and 17th century, the main landowners in the area were the Slingsby family, who on occasion occupied both seats themselves, though usually they found it more advantageous to allow one of their fellow county magnates to have at least one of the seats. During the latter part of the Elizabethan period, the Duchy of Lancaster
also seems to have been influential - the historian Sir John Neale considered that the Duchy probably nominated at least one of the two members in each Parliament from 1584 to 1597 - but the influence of the Slingsbys was consolidated later. By the mid-18th century, ownership had passed to the Dukes of Devonshire
, who retained it until the Reform Act.
In 1880, after a disputed election with suspicion of corrupt practices, the result was declared void and the constituency's right to representation suspended while a Royal Commission
investigated; however, unlike the investigations in some other constituencies at around the same period, nothing too damning was uncovered, and a by-election to fill the vacancies was held in 1881. It proved, nevertheless, to be Knaresborough's last Parliament, for its electorate was still too low and the borough was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
. Its electors were transferred to the new Ripon
division of the West Riding, a county constituency.
United Kingdom constituencies
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which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
of 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...
until 1868, and then one MP until its abolition in 1885.
Before the Great Reform Act
Knaresborough was a parliamentary boroughParliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
, first enfranchised by Mary I
Mary I of England
Mary I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547...
in 1553. The borough consisted of part of the town of Knaresborough
Knaresborough
Knaresborough is an old and historic market town, spa town and civil parish in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located on the River Nidd, four miles east of the centre of Harrogate.-History:...
, a market town in the West Riding of Yorkshire
West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, County of York, West Riding , was based closely on the historic boundaries...
. In 1831, the population of the borough was approximately 4,852, and contained 970 houses.
Knaresborough was a burgage
Burgage
Burgage is a medieval land term used in England and Scotland, well established by the 13th century. A burgage was a town rental property , owned by a king or lord. The property usually, and distinctly, consisted of a house on a long and narrow plot of land, with the narrow end facing the street...
borough, meaning that the right to vote was confined to the proprietors of certain specific properties (or "burgage tenements") in the borough; in Knaresborough there was no requirement for these proprietors to be resident, and normally the majority were not. This meant that the right to vote in Knaresborough could be legitimately bought and sold, and, for most of its history until the Great Reform Act of 1832 reformed the franchise, the majority of the burgages were concentrated in the hands of a single owner who could therefore nominate both MPs without opposition. Nevertheless, contested elections were possible, and in 1830, when there were theoretically about 90 qualified voters, 45 people actually voted. But the landowners had other resources beyond the votes they owned, as the bailiff of the lord of the manor
Lord of the Manor
The Lordship of a Manor is recognised today in England and Wales as a form of property and one of three elements of a manor that may exist separately or be combined and may be held in moieties...
was also the returning officer, and of the 45 who attempted to vote in 1830 the bailiff rejected the votes of 23.
In the 16th and 17th century, the main landowners in the area were the Slingsby family, who on occasion occupied both seats themselves, though usually they found it more advantageous to allow one of their fellow county magnates to have at least one of the seats. During the latter part of the Elizabethan period, the Duchy of Lancaster
Duchy of Lancaster
The Duchy of Lancaster is one of the two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Cornwall. It is held in trust for the Sovereign, and is used to provide income for the use of the British monarch...
also seems to have been influential - the historian Sir John Neale considered that the Duchy probably nominated at least one of the two members in each Parliament from 1584 to 1597 - but the influence of the Slingsbys was consolidated later. By the mid-18th century, ownership had passed to the 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...
, who retained it until the Reform Act.
After the Great Reform Act
The Reform Act extended Knaresborough's boundaries, bringing in the remainder of the town and coinciding with the boundaries established during the previous decade for policing purposes. This increased the population by nearly a third, to 6,253. Nevertheless, Knaresborough was one of the smaller boroughs to retain both its seats, and the registered electorate for the first reformed election was only 278. In subsequent years this fell further, though by the 1860s it had recovered to reach around 270 once more, and inevitably Knaresborough's representation was reduced to one MP under the Representation of the People Act 1867. The extension of the franchise by the same Act trebled the electorate.In 1880, after a disputed election with suspicion of corrupt practices, the result was declared void and the constituency's right to representation suspended while a Royal Commission
Royal Commission
In Commonwealth realms and other monarchies a Royal Commission is a major ad-hoc formal public inquiry into a defined issue. They have been held in various countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia...
investigated; however, unlike the investigations in some other constituencies at around the same period, nothing too damning was uncovered, and a by-election to fill the vacancies was held in 1881. It proved, nevertheless, to be Knaresborough's last Parliament, for its electorate was still too low and the borough was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
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...
. Its electors were transferred to the new Ripon
Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)
Ripon was a constituency sending members to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1983, centred on the city of Ripon in North Yorkshire.-History:...
division of the West Riding, a county constituency.
1553-1640
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
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| 1553 (Oct) | Reginald Beseley | Ralph Scrope |
| 1554 (Apr) | Edward Napper | John Long |
| 1554 (Nov) | Sir Thomas Chaloner | Ralph Scrope |
| 1555 | Henry Fisher | ?Sir Thomas Chaloner or George Eden |
| 1558 | Henry Darcy | Thomas Colshill |
| 1558/9 | Laurence Nqwell | William Byrnand |
| 1562/3 | William Strickland William Strickland (navigator) William Strickland was an English landowner who sailed on early voyages of exploration to the Americas and is credited with introducing the turkey into England... , sat for Scarborough repl. by Christopher Tamworth |
Sir Henry Gate, sat for Scarborough repl. by Robert Bowes |
| 1571 | Sir George Bowes | John Cade |
| 1572 (Apr) | Francis Slingsby | Richard Banks |
| 1584 | Edmund Poley | Francis Slingsby |
| 1586 | Francis Palmes | William Davison |
| 1588/9 | Thomas Preston | Francis Harvey Francis Harvey (MP for Colchester) Francis Harvey was an English politician.He was born in 1534, the second son of John Harvey of Ickworth, Suffolk by Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Pope of Mildenhall, Suffolk.... |
| 1593 | Samuel Foxe | Simon Willis |
| 1597 (Sep) | Hugh Beeston Hugh Beeston Sir Hugh Beeston was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1614.Beeston was the second son of Sir George Beeston of Beeston and his first wife. Sir George baptised both his two eldest sons Hugh which leads to confusion. Hugh Beeston was awarded BA... |
William Slingsby William Slingsby Sir William Slingsby , was an English soldier, who is noted as the discoverer of the first spa water well in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.... |
| 1601 (Oct) | Henry Slingsby | William Slingsby William Slingsby Sir William Slingsby , was an English soldier, who is noted as the discoverer of the first spa water well in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.... |
| 1604-1611 | Sir Henry Slingsby | Sir William Slingsby William Slingsby Sir William Slingsby , was an English soldier, who is noted as the discoverer of the first spa water well in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.... |
| 1614 | Sir Henry Slingsby | William Beecher |
| 1620-1622 | Sir Henry Slingsby | Sir Richard Hutton |
| 1624 | Sir Henry Slingsby | |
| 1625 | Sir Henry Slingsby Sir Henry Slingsby, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Slingsby was a Yorkshire landowner and Member of Parliament who was executed for his adherence to the Royalist cause during the English Civil War.... |
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| 1626 | Sir Richard Hutton Sir Richard Hutton, the younger Sir Richard Hutton, the younger was a Yorkshire landowner and Member of Parliament for Knaresborough who lost his life in the English Civil War.... |
Henry Benson Henry Benson (MP) Henry Benson was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1626 and 1641.Benson was Deputy Steward of Knaresborough. In 1626 he was elected Member of Parliament for Knaresborough. He was re-elected in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without... |
| 1628 | Sir Richard Hutton Sir Richard Hutton, the younger Sir Richard Hutton, the younger was a Yorkshire landowner and Member of Parliament for Knaresborough who lost his life in the English Civil War.... |
Henry Benson Henry Benson (MP) Henry Benson was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1626 and 1641.Benson was Deputy Steward of Knaresborough. In 1626 he was elected Member of Parliament for Knaresborough. He was re-elected in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without... |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments convened | |
1640-1868
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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 Henry Slingsby Sir Henry Slingsby, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Slingsby was a Yorkshire landowner and Member of Parliament who was executed for his adherence to the Royalist cause during the English Civil War.... |
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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... |
Henry Benson Henry Benson (MP) Henry Benson was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1626 and 1641.Benson was Deputy Steward of Knaresborough. In 1626 he was elected Member of Parliament for Knaresborough. He was re-elected in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without... |
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| 1641 | William Deerlove | |||||
| March 1642 | Sir William Constable, Bt. | Parliamentarian | ||||
| September 1642 | Slingsby disabled from sitting - seat vacant | |||||
| 1645 | Thomas Stockdale Thomas Stockdale Thomas Stockdale of Bilton Park , supported the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War, and sat as a member for Knaresborough in the Long Parliament from 1645... |
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| 1653 | Knaresborough was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament Barebones Parliament Barebone's Parliament, also known as the Little Parliament, the Nominated Assembly and the Parliament of Saints, came into being on 4 July 1653, and was the last attempt of the English Commonwealth to find a stable political form before the installation of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector... and the First First Protectorate Parliament The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House.... and Second Second Protectorate Parliament The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons... Parliaments of the Protectorate |
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| January 1659 Third Protectorate Parliament The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons... |
Slingsby Bethell | Robert Walters | ||||
| 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.... (Constable had died in the interim) |
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| April 1660 | William Stockdale William Stockdale William Stockdale was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.Stockdale was the son of Thomas Stockdale of Bilton Park, Yorkshire and was baptised at Knaresborough on 3 January 1635... |
Henry Bethell | ||||
| 1661 | Sir John Talbot John Talbot (died 1714) Sir John Talbot was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1660 and 1687. He was a second in a duel between George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Francis Talbot, 11th Earl of Shrewsbury.Talbot was son of Sherington Talbot... |
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| 1679 | Sir Thomas Slingsby, Bt Sir Thomas Slingsby, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Slingsby, 2nd Baronet , of Scriven in Yorkshire, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.He was the second but oldest surviving son of Sir Henry Slingsby, executed in 1658 for his adherence to the Royalist cause during the English Civil War... |
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| 1685 | Henry Slingsby | |||||
| 1689 | Thomas Fawkes | |||||
| 1693 | Christopher Stockdale Christopher Stockdale Christopher James Stockdale is a former English cricketer. Stockdale was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Carlisle, Cumberland and grew up in Penrith, Cumberland.... |
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| 1695 | Robert Byerley | |||||
| Mar 1714 | Francis Fawkes | |||||
| May 1714 | Henry Slingsby | |||||
| 1715 | Henry Coote Henry Coote, 5th Earl of Mountrath Henry Coote, 5th Earl of Mountrath , styled The Honourable Henry Coote until 1715, was an Irish peer who sat as a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons.... |
Whig | Robert Hitch | |||
| 1720 | Hon Richard Arundell | |||||
| 1722 | Sir Henry Slingsby, Bt | |||||
| 1758 | Hon Robert Walsingham Robert Walsingham Robert Walsingham, also Wallsingham, was a famous 17th century English pirate who served with the Barbary States. He was the captain of a Turkish man-of-war, in which he finally sailed to Ireland to submit himself to the authorities... |
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| 1761 | 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... |
Rockingham Whig Rockingham Whigs The Rockingham Whigs or Rockinghamite Whigs in 18th century British politics were a faction of the Whigs led by Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, when he was the opposition leader in the House of Lords during the government of Lord North from 1770 to 1782 and during the two... |
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| 1763 | Sir Anthony Abdy, Bt Sir Anthony Abdy, 5th Baronet Sir Anthony Thomas Abdy, 5th Baronet KC was a British barrister and Whig politician.-Background and education:He was the eldest son of Sir William Abdy, 4th Baronet and his wife Mary Stotherd, daughter of Philip Stotherd. Abdy was educated at Felsted School and went then to St John's College,... |
Rockingham Whig Rockingham Whigs The Rockingham Whigs or Rockinghamite Whigs in 18th century British politics were a faction of the Whigs led by Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, when he was the opposition leader in the House of Lords during the government of Lord North from 1770 to 1782 and during the two... |
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| 1768 | Captain The Hon Robert Walsingham Robert Walsingham Robert Walsingham, also Wallsingham, was a famous 17th century English pirate who served with the Barbary States. He was the captain of a Turkish man-of-war, in which he finally sailed to Ireland to submit himself to the authorities... , RN |
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| 1775 | Lord George Cavendish | |||||
| 1780 | Viscount Duncannon Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough was a British peer.Ponsonby was the eldest son of the 2nd Earl of Bessborough and succeeded to his father's titles in 1793... |
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| 1781 | James Hare James Hare James Hare may refer to:* James Butler Hare , U.S. Congressman from South Carolina* James M. Hare , Michigan Secretary of State* Jimmy Hare , photographer for Colliers... |
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| 1793 | Lord John Townshend Lord John Townshend Lord John Townshend PC , styled The Honourable John Townshend until 1787, was a British Whig politician.-Background:... |
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| 1804 | William Cavendish (politician) William Cavendish Sir William Cavendish was an English courtier.-Life:He was the younger son of Thomas Cavendish , who was a senior financial official, the "clerk of the pipe", in the Court of Exchequer, and his wife, Alice Smith of Padbrook Hall... |
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| 1805 | Viscount Duncannon John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough PC , known as Viscount Duncannon from 1793 to 1844, was a British Whig politician... |
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| 1806 | Viscount Ossulston Charles Bennet, 5th Earl of Tankerville Charles Augustus Bennet, 5th Earl of Tankerville PC, DL , styled Lord Ossulston until 1822, was a British politician... |
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| 1818 | George Tierney George Tierney George Tierney PC was an English Whig politician.-Background and education:Born in Gibraltar, Tierney was the son of Thomas Tierney, a wealthy Irish merchant of London, who was living in Gibraltar as prize agent. He was sent to Eton and Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he took the degree of Law in 1784... |
Whig | Sir James Mackintosh James Mackintosh Sir James Mackintosh was a Scottish jurist, politician and historian. His studies and sympathies embraced many interests. He was trained as a doctor and barrister, and worked also as a journalist, judge, administrator, professor, philosopher and politician.-Early life:Mackintosh was born at... |
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| Feb 1830 | Henry Brougham Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux was a British statesman who became Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.As a young lawyer in Scotland Brougham helped to found the Edinburgh Review in 1802 and contributed many articles to it. He went to London, and was called to the English bar in... |
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| Dec 1830 | The Lord Waterpark Henry Cavendish, 3rd Baron Waterpark Henry Manners Cavendish, 3rd Baron Waterpark , was a British Whig politician.Waterpark was the son of Richard Cavendish, 2nd Baron Waterpark, and his wife Juliana . He succeeded his father in the barony in 1830 but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to an automatic seat in the... |
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| Jun 1832 | William Ponsonby William Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley William Francis Spencer Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley was an English Whig and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1826 and 1837... |
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| Dec 1832 | John Richards | Benjamin Rotch | Whig | |||
| 1835 | Andrew Lawson | 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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| 1837 | Henry Rich | Whig | Hon Charles Langdale Charles Langdale - External references :... |
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| 1841 | Andrew Lawson | 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... |
William Busfeild Ferrand William Ferrand - External links :... |
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| 1847 | William Saunders Sebright Lascelles William Saunders Sebright Lascelles William Saunders Sebright Lascelles PC was a British Whig politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household from 1847 to 1851.-Background:... |
Whig | Joshua Proctor Brown Westhead Joshua Proctor Brown Westhead Joshua Proctor Brown Westhead was a British politician. He was elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament for City of York in 1868, resigning in 1871 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.-References:... |
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| 1851 | Thomas Collins Thomas Collins (UK politician) Thomas Collins was a Conservative Party politician in England.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Knaresborough at a by-election in 1851 following the death of William Lascelles, but was defeated at the 1852 general election... |
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| 1852 | Basil Thomas Woodd | 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... |
John Dent Dent | Whig | ||
| 1857 | Thomas Collins Thomas Collins (UK politician) Thomas Collins was a Conservative Party politician in England.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Knaresborough at a by-election in 1851 following the death of William Lascelles, but was defeated at the 1852 general election... |
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| 1865 | Isaac Holden | 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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1868-1885
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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... |
Alfred Illingworth Alfred Illingworth Alfred Illingworth , was an English worsted spinner and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1868 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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| 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 *... |
Basil Thomas Woodd | 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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| 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 *... |
Sir Henry Meysey Meysey-Thompson, Bt. | Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1881 | Thomas Collins Thomas Collins (UK politician) Thomas Collins was a Conservative Party politician in England.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Knaresborough at a by-election in 1851 following the death of William Lascelles, but was defeated at the 1852 general election... |
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| 1884 | Robert Gunter | 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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| 1885 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... |
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