Launceston (UK Parliament constituency)
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Launceston, also known at some periods as Dunheved, was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall
which returned two Members of Parliament
to the British House of Commons
from 1295 until 1832, and one member from 1832 until 1918. It was a parliamentary borough
until 1885, and a county constituency thereafter.
s in Cornwall between the 16th and 19th centuries; unlike many of these, which had been little more than villages even when established and were rotten borough
s from the start, Launceston had been a town of reasonable size and importance though much in decline by the 19th century. The borough consisted of only part of the present town, as Newport
was a separate borough in itself from 1554, though Newport and Launceston were joined together as Dunheved, collectively returning members, earlier in that century.
The right to vote was vested theoretically in the Mayor
, aldermen
and those freemen
of the borough who were resident at the time they became freemen; but in practice the vote was exercised only by members of the corporation, who were chosen mainly with a view to maintaining the influence of the "patron". Up to 1775, this was generally the head of the Morice family, who also controlled Newport
, but in that year Humphry Morice sold his interest in both boroughs to the Duke of Newcastle, whose family retained hold on both until the Reform Act. There were about 17 voters in Launceston in 1831, by which time the borough was as rotten as any of the others in Cornwall.
In 1831 the borough had a population of 2,669 and 429 houses. Under the Great Reform Act of 1832 the boundaries were extended to encompass the whole town (including Newport, which was abolished as a separate borough), bringing the population up to 5,394. This was sufficient for Launceston to retain one of its two seats.
The borough was eventually abolished in 1885, but the name of the town was transferred to the new county constituency in which it was placed, strictly the North-Eastern or Launceston Division of Cornwall, which also elected a single member. This covered a much larger, rural, area including Callington, Calstock
and Bude-Stratton
. This constituency in its turn was abolished in 1918, being absorbed mostly into the new Cornwall North constituency.
Notes
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
which returned two Members of Parliament
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,...
to the British 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...
from 1295 until 1832, and one member from 1832 until 1918. It was 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...
until 1885, and a county constituency thereafter.
History
Launceston was one of 21 parliamentary boroughParliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
s in Cornwall between the 16th and 19th centuries; unlike many of these, which had been little more than villages even when established and were rotten borough
Rotten borough
A "rotten", "decayed" or pocket borough was a parliamentary borough or constituency in the United Kingdom that had a very small electorate and could be used by a patron to gain undue and unrepresentative influence within Parliament....
s from the start, Launceston had been a town of reasonable size and importance though much in decline by the 19th century. The borough consisted of only part of the present town, as Newport
Newport, Cornwall
Newport is a suburb of the town of Launceston in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Originally a separate settlement, Newport is immediately north of the town....
was a separate borough in itself from 1554, though Newport and Launceston were joined together as Dunheved, collectively returning members, earlier in that century.
The right to vote was vested theoretically in the Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
, aldermen
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...
and those freemen
Freedom of the City
Freedom of the City is an honour bestowed by some municipalities in Australia, Canada, Ireland, France, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom, Gibraltar and Rhodesia to esteemed members of its community and to organisations to be honoured, often for service to the community;...
of the borough who were resident at the time they became freemen; but in practice the vote was exercised only by members of the corporation, who were chosen mainly with a view to maintaining the influence of the "patron". Up to 1775, this was generally the head of the Morice family, who also controlled Newport
Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency)
Newport was a rotten borough situated in Cornwall. It is now within the town of Launceston, which was itself also a parliamentary borough at the same period...
, but in that year Humphry Morice sold his interest in both boroughs to the Duke of Newcastle, whose family retained hold on both until the Reform Act. There were about 17 voters in Launceston in 1831, by which time the borough was as rotten as any of the others in Cornwall.
In 1831 the borough had a population of 2,669 and 429 houses. Under the Great Reform Act of 1832 the boundaries were extended to encompass the whole town (including Newport, which was abolished as a separate borough), bringing the population up to 5,394. This was sufficient for Launceston to retain one of its two seats.
The borough was eventually abolished in 1885, but the name of the town was transferred to the new county constituency in which it was placed, strictly the North-Eastern or Launceston Division of Cornwall, which also elected a single member. This covered a much larger, rural, area including Callington, Calstock
Calstock
Calstock is civil parish and a large village in south east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the border with Devon. The village is situated on the River Tamar south west of Tavistock and north of Plymouth....
and Bude-Stratton
Bude-Stratton
Bude-Stratton is a coastal civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, United Kingdom. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 9,242....
. This constituency in its turn was abolished in 1918, being absorbed mostly into the new Cornwall North constituency.
MPs 1295–1629
- Constituency created (1295)
Parliament First member Second member 1386 John Cokeworthy I Roger Leye 1388 (Feb) John Cokeworthy I William Bodrugan 1388 (Sep) Thomas Trereise Thomas Treuref 1390 (Jan) John Cokeworthy I John Syreston 1390 (Nov) 1391 John Cokeworthy I Richard Lovyn 1393 John Cokeworthy I Richard Lovyn 1394 1395 John Cokeworthy I Richard Lovyn 1397 (Jan) John Cokeworthy I Richard Tolle 1397 (Sep) Roger Menwenick William Holt 1399 John Cokeworthy I John Goly 1401 1402 Thomas Colyn Richard Raddow 1404 (Jan) 1404 (Oct) 1406 Walter Tregarya John Colet 1407 Richard Brackish ?John Pengersick 1410 Edward Burnebury John Cory 1411 Edward Burnebury Richard Trelawny 1413 (Feb) 1413 (May) Edward Burnebury John Mayhew 1414 (Apr) 1414 (Nov) Edward Burnebury John Cory 1415 1416 (Mar) Oliver Wyse Edward Burnebury 1416 (Oct) 1417 Edward Burnebury John Cory 1419 Edward Burnebury Edward Burnebury 1420 Simon Yurle Edward Burnebury 1421 (May) Simon Yurle John Cory 1421 (Dec) John Treffriowe Edward Burnebury 1510–1523 No names known 1529 Sir Edward Ryngley John Rastell John RastellJohn Rastell was an English printer and author.-Life:Born in London, he is vaguely reported by Anthony à Wood to have been "educated for a time in grammaticals and philosophicals" at Oxford. He became a member of Lincoln's Inn, and practised successfully as a barrister. He was also M.P...
1536 ? 1539 ? 1542 ? 1545 William Cordell Robert Taverner 1547 William Cordell Nicholas Carminowe First Parliament of 1553 Wiilam Ley alias Kempthorne John Kempthorne Second Parliament of 1553 Robert Monson Robert MonsonRobert Monson was an English politician and judge. He was Member of Parliament for various constituencies from 1553 to 1572 and also became Justice of the Common Pleas....Parliament of 1554 Arthur Welsh Parliament of 1554–1555 William Bendlow Parliament of 1555 Robert Grenville Parliament of 1558 Robert Monson Robert MonsonRobert Monson was an English politician and judge. He was Member of Parliament for various constituencies from 1553 to 1572 and also became Justice of the Common Pleas....John Heydon Parliament of 1559 George Basset Ayshton Aylworth Parliament of 1563–1567 Richard Grenville Henry Chiverton Parliament of 1571 George Grenville Sampson Lennard Sampson LennardSampson Lennard , of Chevening in Kent, was an English Member of Parliament who represented an unusually large number of different constituencies during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I....Parliament of 1572–1581 George Blyth George Grenville Parliament of 1584–1585 Roland Watson John Glanville John Glanville (judge)Sir John Glanville, the elder was an English Member of Parliament and judge, the first judge recorded as having reached the bench after beginning his career as an attorney...Parliament of 1586–1587 John Spurling Parliament of 1588–1589 Parliament of 1593 George Grenville Parliament of 1597–1598 Herbert Croft Herbert Croft (died 1629)Sir Herbert Croft was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1614.Croft was the eldest surviving son of Edward Croft of Croft Castle and his first wife. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford...? Parliament of 1601 George Parker George Downhall Parliament of 1604–1611 Sir Thomas Lake Thomas LakeSir Thomas Lake was Secretary of State to James I of England. He was a Member of Parliament in 1604, 1614, 1625 and 1626....Ambrose Rous Addled Parliament (1614) Addled ParliamentThe Addled Parliament was the second Parliament of England of the reign of James I of England , which sat between 5 April and 7 June 1614...Sir Charles Wilmot Charles Wilmot, 1st Viscount WilmotCharles Wilmot, 1st Viscount Wilmot of Athlone was an English soldier active in Ireland.-Life:He was the son of Edward Wilmot of Culham and Elizabeth Stafford...William Croft Parliament of 1621–1622 John Harris Thomas Bond Happy Parliament (1624–1625) Happy ParliamentThe Happy Parliament was the fourth and last Parliament of England of the reign of King James I, sitting from 19 February 1624 to 24 May 1624 and then from 2 November 1624 to 16 February 1625...Sir Francis Crane Francis CraneSir Francis Crane was the founder of Mortlake Tapestry Works at Mortlake on the south bank of the river Thames in South West London.-Life:...Miles Fleetwood Miles FleetwoodSir Miles Fleetwood of Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire was receiver of the court of wards and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1641.Fleetwood was the son of Sir William Fleetwood Sir Miles Fleetwood of Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire ( died 8 March 1641) was receiver...Useless Parliament (1625) Useless ParliamentThe Useless Parliament was the first Parliament of England of the reign of King Charles I, sitting only from June until August 1625. It gained its name because it transacted no significant business, making it 'useless' from the king's point of view...Sir Bevil Grenville Bevil GrenvilleSir Bevil Grenville was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1621 and 1642. He was a Royalist soldier in the English Civil War and was killed in action at the Battle of Lansdowne.-Backgound:...Richard Scott Parliament of 1625–1626 Parliament of 1628–1629 No Parliament summoned 1629–1640
MPs 1640–1832
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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 Bevil Grenville Bevil Grenville Sir Bevil Grenville was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1621 and 1642. He was a Royalist soldier in the English Civil War and was killed in action at the Battle of Lansdowne.-Backgound:... |
Royalist | Ambrose Manaton Ambrose Manaton Ambrose Manaton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1624 and 1640. He supported the Royalist side in 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... |
William Coryton William Coryton William Coryton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1641. He was expelled from parliament for falsyfying returns.... |
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| 1641 | John Harris | Parliamentarian | |||||
| January 1644 | Manaton disabled from sitting – seat vacant | ||||||
| 1645 | Thomas Gewen Thomas Gewen Thomas Gewen was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1645 and 1660.He was the son of Christopher Gewen of Werrington. He was educated at the Queen's College, Oxford and the Inner Temple. He married twice; first to a daughter of Edward Cosworth, with whom he had... |
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| December 1648 | Harris and Gewen 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... – both seats vacant |
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| 1653 | Launceston 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.... |
Robert Bennet Robert Bennet (MP) Robert Bennet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1653 and 1654. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
Launceston 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... |
Thomas Gewen Thomas Gewen Thomas Gewen was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1645 and 1660.He was the son of Christopher Gewen of Werrington. He was educated at the Queen's College, Oxford and the Inner Temple. He married twice; first to a daughter of Edward Cosworth, with whom he had... |
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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... |
Robert Bennet Robert Bennet (MP) Robert Bennet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1653 and 1654. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
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| 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 | Edward Eliot Edward Eliot (born 1618) Edward Eliot was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1660 and 1679.Eliot was the son of Sir John Eliot of Port Eliot St Germans and his wife Radigund Gurdie, daughter of Richard Gurdie of Trebursey. He was educated at Blundell's School in Tiverton from 1629. On the death... |
Thomas Gewen Thomas Gewen Thomas Gewen was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1645 and 1660.He was the son of Christopher Gewen of Werrington. He was educated at the Queen's College, Oxford and the Inner Temple. He married twice; first to a daughter of Edward Cosworth, with whom he had... |
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| June 1660 | John Cloberry John Cloberry Sir John Cloberry was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1660 and 1685.... |
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| 1661 | Richard Edgcumbe Richard Edgcumbe (politician) Sir Richard Edgcumbe was an English politician.He was the son of Piers Edgcumbe of Mount Edgcumbe and Cotehele, Calstock, Cornwall, and his wife, Mary, daughter of Sir John Glanville of Broad Hinton, Wiltshire... |
Sir Charles Harbord | |||||
| February 1679 | Bernard Granville | ||||||
| September 1679 | Sir John Coryton | Sir Hugh Piper | |||||
| 1680 | Lord Lansdowne Charles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath Charles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath was an English soldier, politician, diplomat, courtier and peer.... |
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| 1681 | William Harbord | ||||||
| 1685 | John Granville | ||||||
| 1689 | William Harbord | Edward Russell Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford Admiral of the Fleet Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, PC was the First Lord of the Admiralty under King William III.-Naval career:... |
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| 1690 | Bernard Granville | ||||||
| 1692 | Lord Hyde Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 2nd Earl of Rochester, PC was an English nobleman and politician. He was styled Lord Hyde from 1682 to 1711.-Life:... |
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| 1695 | William Cary | ||||||
| 1710 | Francis Scobell | ||||||
| 1711 | George Clarke George Clarke George Clarke , the son of Sir William Clarke, enrolled at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1676. He was elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in 1680. He became Judge Advocate to the Army and was William III of England's Secretary at War from 1690 to 1704... |
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| 1713 | Edward Herle Edward Herle Edward Herle was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1660. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
John Anstis John Anstis John Anstis was an English officer of arms and antiquarian. He rose to the highest heraldic office in England and became Garter King of Arms in 1718 after years of plotting.-Early life:... |
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| 1721 | Alexander Pendarves Alexander Pendarves Alexander Pendarves, MP was an English politician of the Tory party, and a wealthy landowner.-Early life:... |
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| 1722 | John Freind John Freind John Freind , FRS, was an English physician.-Life:He was younger brother of Robert Freind , headmaster of Westminster School, and was born at Croton in Northamptonshire... |
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| 1724 | John Willes John Willes (judge) Sir John Willes was an English lawyer and judge who was the longest-serving Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas since the 15th century. He was also a Member of Parliament.... |
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| 1725 | John Freind John Freind John Freind , FRS, was an English physician.-Life:He was younger brother of Robert Freind , headmaster of Westminster School, and was born at Croton in Northamptonshire... |
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| 1726 | Henry Vane Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington PC was an English peer, the son of Gilbert Vane, 2nd Baron Barnard.On 2 September 1725, he married Lady Grace Fitzroy, daughter of Charles Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Southampton and they had seven children.Vane was Whig MP for Launceston from 1726 to 1727, St Mawes... |
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| 1727 | Hon. John King John King, 2nd Baron King John King, 2nd Baron King, FRS was an English politician. He was Member of Parliament for Launceston from 1727 to 1734 and for Exeter from 1734 until he succeeded to the peerage in 1735.... |
Arthur Tremayne | |||||
| 1734 | Sir William Morice Sir William Morice, 3rd Baronet Sir William Morice, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who served as Member of Parliament for Newport from 1727 to 1734, and for Launceston 1734–1750.- References :... |
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| 1735 | Sir William Irby William Irby, 1st Baron Boston William Irby, 1st Baron Boston was a British peer and Member of Parliament.Irby was the son of Sir Edward Irby, 1st Baronet and inherited his father's baronetcy in 1718. On 26 August 1746, he married Albinia Selwyn and they had three children... |
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| 1747 | Sir John St Aubyn | ||||||
| 1750 | Humphry Morice | ||||||
| 1754 | Sir George Lee George Lee (English politician) Sir George Lee, PC was a politician in the Parliament of Great Britain.He was Member of Parliament for Brackley 1733–1742, for Devizes 1742–1747, for Liskeard 1747–1754, and for Launceston 1754–1758.From 1742 to 1744, Lee was a Lord of the Admiralty, and he was knighted... |
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| 1758 | Sir John St Aubyn | ||||||
| 1759 | Peter Burrell | ||||||
| 1768 | William Amherst | ||||||
| 1774 | John Buller | ||||||
| September 1780 | Viscount Cranborne James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury, KG, PC , styled Viscount Cranborne until 1780 and known as 7th Earl of Salisbury between 1780 and 1789, was a British politician.-Background:... |
Thomas Bowlby | |||||
| November 1780 | Hon. Charles Perceval Charles Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden Charles George Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden PC FRS was a British politician.-Background and education:Arden was born at Charlton, Kent, the son of John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, by his second wife Catherine, 1st Baroness Arden, daughter of the Hon. Charles Compton. Prime Minister Spencer Perceval... |
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| 1783 | Sir John Jervis John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent GCB, PC was an admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom... |
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| 1784 | George Rose George Rose The Right Honourable George Rose was a British politician.Born at Woodside near Brechin, Scotland, Rose was the son of the Reverend David Rose of Lethnot, by Margaret, daughter of Donald Rose of Wester Clune... |
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| 1788 | Sir John Swinburne, Bt | ||||||
| 1790 | Hon. John Rodney | Tory | Sir Henry Clinton | Tory | |||
| 1795 | William Garthshore | Tory | |||||
| 1796 | Hon. John Rawdon | James Brogden | Tory | ||||
| 1802 | Richard Bennet | Whig | |||||
| 1806 | Earl Percy Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland KG, PC , styled Earl Percy until 1817, was a British aristocrat and Tory politician who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under the Duke of Wellington from 1829 to 1830.... |
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| 1807 | Captain Richard Bennet | Whig | |||||
| May 1812 | Jonathan Raine | ||||||
| October 1812 | Pownoll Bastard Pellew Pownoll Pellew, 2nd Viscount Exmouth Pownoll Bastard Pellew, 2nd Viscount Exmouth was an English peer and officer of the Royal Navy. He was the eldest son of Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth. Like his father, and his younger brother Fleetwood Pellew, he served in the Royal Navy and attained the rank of Post Captain in 1806... |
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| 1830 | Sir James Willoughby Gordon Sir James Gordon, 1st Baronet General Sir James Willoughby Gordon GCB GCH was Quartermaster-General to the Forces.-Military career:Gordon was commissioned into the 66th Regiment of Foot in 1783.... |
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| 1831 | Sir John Malcolm John Malcolm Major-general Sir John Malcolm was a Scottish soldier, statesman, and historian-Early life:Born at Burnfoot, Dumfriesshire, Malcolm was the son of George Malcolm, a gentleman farmer of Eskdale and Burnfoot. Jock, as he was then known, was one of the four Malcolm brothers who attained knighthoods... |
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| 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.... |
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MPs 1832–1885
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| 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.... |
Sir Henry Hardinge Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge Field Marshal Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, GCB, PC was a British field marshal and Governor-general of India.-Army career:... |
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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| 1844 by-election | William Bowles | 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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| 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... |
Hon. Josceline Percy | 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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| 1859 United Kingdom general election, 1859 In the 1859 United Kingdom general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, held their majority in the House of Commons over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives... |
Thomas Chandler Haliburton Thomas Chandler Haliburton Thomas Chandler Haliburton was the first international best-selling author from Canada. He was also significant in the history of Nova Scotia.-Life:... |
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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| 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... |
Alexander Henry Campbell Alexander Henry Campbell Alexander Henry Campbell was a British Conservative politician.He was the Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire, and held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall... |
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 | Henry Charles Lopes Henry Lopes, 1st Baron Ludlow Henry Charles Lopes, 1st Baron Ludlow PC, QC , was a British judge and Conservative Party politician.-Background and education:... |
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| February 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 *... |
James Henry Deakin (senior) | 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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| July 1874 by-election | James Henry Deakin (junior) James Henry Deakin (junior) James Henry Deakin was a British Conservative politician, the son of Col. James Henry Deakin, a Manchester merchant.In 1874 he was elected Member of Parliament for Launceston at a by-election, after his father's election had been nullified due to the use of corrupt practices. He resigned in... |
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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| 1877 by-election | Sir Hardinge Giffard Hardinge Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury PC, QC was a leading barrister, politician and government minister. He served thrice as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.-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... |
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| July 1885 by-election | Richard Everard Webster Richard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone Richard Everard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone, GCMG, QC was a British barrister, politician and judge who served in many high political and judicial offices.-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... |
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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:... |
Borough abolished; name transferred to county constituency | ||
MPs 1885–1918
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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:... |
Sir Charles Dyke-Acland | 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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| 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... |
Thomas Owen Thomas Owen Thomas Owen was a Welsh Anglican priest and translator of works on agriculture.-Life:Owen was born in Anglesey, Wales in 1749. He studied at Jesus College, Oxford, matriculating on 20 March 1767. He obtained a B.A. degree in 1770. He then transferred to The Queen's College, Oxford, obtaining his... |
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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| 1898 by-election | Sir John Fletcher Moulton | 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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| 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**... |
Sir George Croydon Marks | 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... |
constituency abolished | ||
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