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List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1621
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James I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
in 1621.
The parliament began on 30 January 1621 and was held to 27 March 1621. It met again on 17 April 1621 and was held to 4 June 1621. It met again on 14 November 1621 and was dissolved on 8 February 1622.
List of constituencies and members
In 1621 the constituencies of PontefractPontefract (UK Parliament constituency)
Pontefract was an English parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1621 until 1885, and one member from 1885 to 1974.-In the unreformed...
and Ilchester
Ilchester (UK Parliament constituency)
Ilchester was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832...
were re-enfranchised after the Committee of Privileges investigated abuses where the right of boroughs to return buugesses had fallen into disuse.
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Bedfordshire Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency) Bedfordshire was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency, which elected two Members of Parliament from 1295 until 1885, when it was divided into two constituencies under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.-History:... |
Sir Beauchamp St John Beauchamp St John Sir Beauchamp St John was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1653. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... Sir Oliver Luke Oliver Luke Oliver Luke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1614 to 1648.Luke was born at Cople Bedfordshire, the son of Sir Nicholas Luke and his wife Margaret St John.... |
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Bedford Bedford (UK Parliament constituency) Bedford is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The seat was established in its current form in 1997, restoring a centuries old name. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election... |
Sir Alexander St John Alexander St John Sir Alexander St John was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1629.St John was a son of Oliver St John, 3rd Baron St John of Bletso and his wife Dorothy Reid, daughter of Sir John Rede or Reid, of Odington, Gloucestershire... Richard Taylor Richard Taylor (died 1641) Richard Taylor was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1629.Taylor was the son of Thomas Taylor of Grimesbury-in-Bolnhurst, Bedfordshire. He matriculated from Christ's College, Cambridge in 1597 and was awarded BA in 1600. He was admitted at Lincoln's Inn... |
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Berkshire Berkshire (UK Parliament constituency) Berkshire was a parliamentary constituency in England, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885... |
Sir Richard Lovelace Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1622. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Lovelace in 1627.... Sir Robert Knollys Robert Knollys (MP) Sir Robert Knollys was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1629.Knollys was the son of Richard Knollys of Rotherfield Greys, Berkshire. He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford on 13 May 1603, aged 15. He was knighted on 12 January 1613. In 1614, he was elected... |
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Windsor Windsor (UK Parliament constituency) Windsor is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In its modern form, it elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.-Boundaries:... |
Sir Charles Howard Sir Robert Bennet Robert Bennet (surveyor) Sir Robert Bennet was an English surveyor and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622.Bennet was the grandson of Robert Bennet, Bishop of Hereford. He was surveyor of the works Windsor Castle. He was knighted at Greenwich on 11 June 1619. In 1621, Bennet was elected Member of... |
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Reading Reading (UK Parliament constituency) Reading was a parliamentary borough, and later a borough constituency, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It comprised the town of Reading in the county of Berkshire.... |
Anthony Barker John Sanders |
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Wallingford Wallingford (UK Parliament constituency) Wallingford was a constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was a parliamentary borough created in 1295, centred on the market town Wallingford in Berkshire . It used to return two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons; this was cut to one in 1832, and... |
Sir George Simeon George Simeon Sir George Simeon was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1624.Simeon was the son of John Simeon of Brightwell Baldwin, Minigrove, Britwell Priory, Chilworth, and Stoke Talmage Oxfordshire and his wife Anne Molyns, daughter of Anthony Molyns. In... Samuel Dunch Samuel Dunch Samuel Dunch was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1621 and 1653.Dunch was the son of Edmund Dunch of Little Wittenham, Berkshire. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on 11 November 1608, aged 15 and was awarded BA on 23 January 1612. He was a student of Gray's Inn... |
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Abingdon Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency) Abingdon was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , electing one Member of Parliament from 1558 until 1983... |
Robert Hyde Robert Hyde (MP for Abingdon) Sir Robert Hyde was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1625.Hyde was of Berkshire, possibly of Charleton. He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford on 9 March 1610, aged 15. He was a gentleman pensioner to James I and was knighted on 23 July 1613. In 1621, Hyde... |
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Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency) Buckinghamshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.Its most prominent member was... |
Sir Francis Goodwin Francis Goodwin (MP) Sir Francis Goodwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1626.Goodwin was the son of Sir John Goodwin and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir William Spencer. In 1586, he was elected Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire. He was... Sir William Fleetwood William Fleetwood (died 1630) Sir William Fleetwood was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1584 and 1628.... |
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Buckingham Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency) Buckingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... |
Sir Thomas Denton Thomas Denton Thomas Denton was an English lawyer and politician, a Member of Parliament from 1536 until his death in 1558. He was elected, consecutively, by six parliamentary consituencies: Wallingford , Oxford , Berkshire , Banbury , Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire... Richard Oliver |
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Wycombe Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency) Wycombe is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It currently elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of elections.... |
Richard Lovelace Arthur Goodwin Arthur Goodwin Arthur Goodwin was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1643... |
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Aylesbury Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency) Aylesbury is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party has held the seat since 1924, and held it at the 2010 general election with a 52.2% share of the vote.-Boundaries:... |
Sir John Dormer John Dormer (of Dorton) Sir John Dormer was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1604 and 1622.Dormer was the son of William Dormer of Thame, Oxfordshire and grandson of Sir Michael Dormer who was Lord Mayor of London in 1541. Dormer of built a mansion at Dorton... Henry Borlase Henry Borlase Henry Borlase was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1624.Borlase was the son of William Borlase of Marlow and Bockmore Buckinghamshire. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on 22 June 1604, aged 13. He was a student of the Middle Temple in 1607. In 1621,... |
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Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency) Cambridgeshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by two Knights... |
Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Baronet Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Baronet Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Baronet was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629. He fought for the Parlliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... Sir John Cutts John Cutts (died 1646) Sir John Cutts was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1604 and 1640.Cutts was the son of Sir John Cutts of Childerley, who was keeper of the park at Somersham. Cutts was knighted at the Charterhouse on 11 May 1603In 1604 Cutts was elected Member of Parliament... |
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Cambridge University Cambridge University (UK Parliament constituency) Cambridge University was a university constituency electing two members to the British House of Commons, from 1603 to 1950.-Boundaries, Electorate and Election Systems:... |
Robert Naunton Robert Naunton Sir Robert Naunton was an English writer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1606 and 1626.-Life:... Barnaby Gough |
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Cambridge Cambridge (UK Parliament constituency) Cambridge is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system.... |
Richard Foxton Richard Foxton Richard Foxton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1621.Foxton was the son of William Foxton, alderman of Cambridge. He was admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge on 3 October 1590 and was admitted at the Middle Temple on 19 April 1597. He was mayor of Cambridge from... Thomas Meautys Thomas Meautys Sir Thomas Meautys was an English civil servant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1640.Meautys was the son of Henry Meautys of West Ham and his wife Elizabeth Coningsby, daughter of Sir Henry Coningsby of North Mims. He became the private secretary to Francis Bacon... |
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Cheshire Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency) Cheshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentiary constituency for the county of Cheshire. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.As a county... |
Sir William Brereton William Brereton, 1st Baron Brereton William Brereton, 1st Baron Brereton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1622. He was created a peer in the Peerage of Ireland in 1624 as Baron Brereton.... Sir Richard Grosvenor Sir Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629. He is an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster.... |
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City of Chester | Edward Whitby Edward Whitby Edward Whitby was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1629.Whitby was the son of Robert Whitby, who was mayor of Chester. He was of Dunham on the Hill Cheshire and was admitted to Inner Temple in November 1600. In 1606, he purchased Bache House at... John Ratcliffe John Ratcliffe (died 1633) John Ratcliffe was an English brewer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629.Ratcliffe was the son of John Ratcliffe who moved to Chester and became active in the government of the city, being mayor of Chester. Ratcliffe was a brewer and became an... |
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Cornwall Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency) Cornwall is a former county constituency covering the county of Cornwall, in the South West of England. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of England then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
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:... John Arundell John Arundell (born 1576) Sir John Arundell , nicknamed "Jack for the King", was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1640. He was Royalist governor of Pendennis Castle during the English Civil War.... |
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Launceston Launceston (UK Parliament constituency) 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... |
John Harris Thomas Bond |
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Liskeard Liskeard (UK Parliament constituency) Liskeard was a parliamentary borough in Cornwall, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.- History :... |
Sir Edward Coke Edward Coke Sir Edward Coke SL PC was an English barrister, judge and politician considered to be the greatest jurist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. Born into a middle class family, Coke was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge before leaving to study at the Inner Temple, where he was called to the... Nicholas Hele |
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Lostwithiel Lostwithiel (UK Parliament constituency) Lostwithiel was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1304 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Edward Salter Edward Salter Sir Edward Salter was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1610 and from 1621 to 1622.Salter was probably the son of Thomas Salter of Oswestry, Shropshire and was probably admitted to Gray's Inn in 1580. In 1610, he was elected Member of Parliament for Evesham. He was elected... George Chudleigh Sir George Chudleigh, 1st Baronet Sir George Chudleigh, 1st Baronet was an English politician.Chudleigh was MP for St. Michaels 1601, East Looe 1614, Lostwithiel 1621-1622 and 1625 and Tiverton 1624-1625.... |
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Truro | Barnaby Gough John Trefusis |
Gough/Gooch sat for Cambridge replaced by Sir John Catcher Browne Willis gives Samuel for John Trefusis |
Bodmin Bodmin (UK Parliament constituency) Bodmin was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall from 1295 until 1983. Initially, it was a parliamentary borough, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England and later the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1868 general... |
Sir John Trevor James Bagg |
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Helston Helston (UK Parliament constituency) Helston, sometimes known as Helleston, was a parliamentary borough centred on the small town of Helston in Cornwall.Using the bloc vote system of election, it returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and... |
William Noy William Noy William Noy was a noted British jurist.He was born on the family estate of Pendrea in St Buryan, Cornwall. He left Exeter College, Oxford without taking a degree, and entered Lincoln's Inn in 1594. From 1603 until his death he was elected, with one exception, to each parliament, sitting... Thomas Stafford Thomas Stafford (MP) Sir Thomas Stafford was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1625.... |
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Saltash Saltash (UK Parliament constituency) Saltash, sometimes called Essa, was a "rotten borough" in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1552 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Sir Thomas Trevor Sir Thomas Smith Thomas Smith (East India Company) Sir Thomas Smith or Smythe , was an English merchant and politician. He was the first governor of the East India Company.-Early life:... |
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Westlow West Looe (UK Parliament constituency) West Looe was a rotten borough represented in the House of Commons of England from 1535 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1797 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election... |
Heneage Finch Heneage Finch (Speaker) Sir Heneage Finch was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1607 and 1626. He was Speaker of the English House of Commons in 1626.... Christopher Harris Christopher Harris (died 1623) Christopher Harris was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621.Harris was the son of John Harris of Liskard, Cornwall. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 15 November 1605, aged 15 and was awarded BA on 7 July 1608 and MA on 2 July 1611. He was a student of... |
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Grampound Grampound (UK Parliament constituency) Grampound in Cornwall, was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1821. It was represented by two Members of Parliament.-History:Grampound's... |
John Hampden John Hampden John Hampden was an English politician, the eldest son of William Hampden, of Hampden House, Great Hampden in Buckinghamshire, John Hampden (ca. 15951643) was an English politician, the eldest son of William Hampden, of Hampden House, Great Hampden in Buckinghamshire, John Hampden (ca. 15951643)... Sir Robert Carey Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth was an English nobleman and courtier. He was the youngest son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and Anne Morgan, daughter of Sir Thomas Morgan and Anne Whitney.As a young man he accompanied several diplomatic missions abroad and took part in military expeditions... |
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Eastlow East Looe (UK Parliament constituency) East Looe was a parliamentary borough represented in the House of Commons of England from 1571 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1797 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until its abolition in 1832. It elected two Members of Parliament ... |
Sir John Walter John Walter (jurist) Sir John Walter was an English judge and Member of Parliament.Walter was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford and the Inner Temple. He was called to the bar in 1590 and became a bencher of his inn in 1605... Jerome Horsey Jerome Horsey Sir Jerome Horsey , of Great Kimble, Buckinghamshire, was an English explorer, diplomat and politician in the 16th and 17th centuries.... |
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Camelford Camelford (UK Parliament constituency) Camelford was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1552 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Sir Henry Carey Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth was an English nobleman and translator born in Bolton, Lancashire, England to Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth and Elizabeth Trevannion. On 6 November 1652 Henry married Martha Cranfield daughter of Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex and Elizabeth Shepard... Edward Carr |
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Penryn Penryn (UK Parliament constituency) Penryn was a parliamentary borough in Cornwall, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1553 until 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to until 1832... |
Robert Jermyn Sir Francis Crane Francis Crane Sir Francis Crane was the founder of Mortlake Tapestry Works at Mortlake on the south bank of the river Thames in South West London.-Life:... |
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Tregoney | William Hakewill William Hakewill -Life:Born in Exeter, Devon, son of John Hakewill and his wife Thomasine . Educated, according to Anthony Wood at Exeter College, Oxford , he later studied law at Lincoln's Inn.... Thomas Malet Thomas Malet Sir Thomas Malet was a judge, Solicitor general to Queen Henrietta Maria and a politician. His home was in Poyntington, but he inherited lands in Somerset known as St Audries. His wife was Susan Mills.... |
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St Ives St Ives (UK Parliament constituency) St. Ives is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:... |
John Lord Pawlet John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester , styled Lord John Paulet until 1621 and Lord St John from 1621 to 1628 was third but eldest surviving son of William Paulet and his successor as 5th Marquess of Winchester.... Robert Bacon Sir Robert Bacon, 3rd Baronet Sir Robert Bacon, 3rd Baronet was an English politician.He was a younger son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Baronet and his wife Anne Butts, daughter of Edmund Butts. In 1649, he succeeded his older brother Edmund as baronet... |
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Mitchel Mitchell (UK Parliament constituency) Mitchell, or St Michael was a rotten borough consisting of the town of Mitchell, Cornwall. From the first Parliament of Edward VI, in 1547, it elected two members to the Unreformed House of Commons.-History:The borough encompassed parts of two parishes, Newlyn East and St Enoder... |
Richard Carew Sir Richard Carew, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Carew, 1st Baronet , of Antony in Cornwall, was an English writer and Member of Parliament.Carew was the eldest son of the antiquary Richard Carew . He was educated at Oxford, probably at Merton, and studied law at the Middle Temple... Richard Thelwall |
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Bossiney Bossiney (UK Parliament constituency) Bossiney was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall, one of a number of Cornish rotten boroughs, and returned two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1552 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
John Wood Anthony Manaton |
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Fowey Fowey (UK Parliament constituency) Fowey was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1571 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Jonathan Rashleigh Jonathan Rashleigh Jonathan Rashleigh , was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1675. He supported the Royalist cause during the Civil War.... John Treffry |
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St Germans St Germans (UK Parliament constituency) St Germans was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1562 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Richard Tisdale Sir Richard Buller Richard Buller Sir Richard Buller was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1642. He was a Parliamentarian officer during the English Civil War.... |
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St Mawes St Mawes (UK Parliament constituency) St Mawes was a rotten borough in Cornwall. It returned two Members of Parliament ) to the House of Commons of England from 1562 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until it was abolished by the Great Reform Act in... |
Edward Wrightington John Hockmere |
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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... |
Sir Edward Barrett Edward Barrett, 1st Lord Barrett of Newburgh Edward Barrett, 1st Lord Barrett of Newburgh, PC was an English politician.Barrett was the son of Charles Barrett of Belhouse, Essex and his wife Christian Mildmay . He matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford on 17 March 1597 and entered Lincoln's Inn in 1600... Sir Robert Killigrew Robert Killigrew Sir Robert Killigrew was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1629. He served as Ambassador the the United Provinces.-Life:... |
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Callington Callington (UK Parliament constituency) Callington was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1585 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Reform Act 1832.-History:... |
Henry Rolle Henry Rolle Henry Rolle was an English judge and Chief Justice of the King’s Bench.-Early life and career:Henry Rolle, the second son of Robert Rolle of Heanton Sachville, Devon , by Joan, daughter of Thomas Hele of Fleet in the same county, was born about 1589. John Rolle was his brother... James Lord Wriothesley James Wriothesley, Lord Wriothesley James Wriothesley, Lord Wriothesley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622.... |
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Cumberland Cumberland (UK Parliament constituency) Cumberland is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights of... |
Sir George Dalston George Dalston Sir George Dalston was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1621 and 1643. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... Sir Henry Curwen Henry Curwen Sir Henry Curwen was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622.Curwen was the only son of Sir Nicholas Curwen of Workington, Cumberland and his first wife Ann Musgrave. He matriculated from Pembroke College, Cambridge in about 1595. He was High Sheriff of Cumberland... |
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Carlisle Carlisle (UK Parliament constituency) Carlisle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. It was a Labour seat from 1964 until 2010, although the Conservatives came close to victory in the elections in... |
Sir Henry Vane Henry Vane the Elder Sir Henry Vane, the elder was an English politician and secretary of state.-Origins and education:Vane was born on 18 February 1589, the eldest son of Henry Vane or Fane of Hadlow, Kent, by his second wife, Margaret, daughter of Roger Twysden of East Peckham, Kent... George Butler |
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Derbyshire Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency) Derbyshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
William Lord Cavendish William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1614 until 1626 when he succeeded to the peerage and sat in the House of Lords.-Life:... Sir Peter Fretchville Peter Fretchville Sir Peter Fretchville was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1601 and from 1621 to 1622.Fretchville was the son of Peter Fretchvile of Staveley and his second wife Margaret daughter of Arthur Kaye of Woodsome, Yorkshire. He matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge in 1587... |
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Derby Derby (UK Parliament constituency) Derby is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950. It was represented by two Members of... |
Sir Edward Leech (Master in Chancery) Timothy Leeving (Recorder) |
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Devon Devon (UK Parliament constituency) Devon was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Devon in England. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire, in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from... |
Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Baronet Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Baronet Sir Edward Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy, 2nd Baronet , MP, was a British gentleman and politician.He was the son of Sir Edward Seymour, 1st Baronet, and wife Elizabeth Champernowne and a descendant of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, in the senior line... John Drake John Drake (died 1628) John Drake was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1626.Drake was probably the eldest son of Barnard Drake, of Mount Drake, Devon. He matriculated at Hart Hall, Oxford in 1573, aged 17. He may have been a student of the Middle Temple in 1578. In... |
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Exeter Exeter (UK Parliament constituency) Exeter is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
John Prowse Ignatius Jordan |
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Totnes Totnes (UK Parliament constituency) Totnes is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament , using the first-past-the-post voting system.... |
Sir Edward Giles Edward Giles Sir Edward Giles was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1629.Giles was the son John Giles of Bowden, Devon and was baptised at Totnes on 21 July, 1566. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 1 February 1583, aged 17. He was a student of... Richard Rood (Merchant) |
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Barnstaple Barnstaple (UK Parliament constituency) Barnstaple was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Barnstaple in Devon, in the South West of England. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member.The constituency... |
John Delbridge John Delbridge John Delbridge was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1629.Delbridge was the son of John Delbridge of Barnstaple, Devon. He was admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge on 3 July 1604. He was admitted at Middle Temple on 10 May 1606. He was a... (Merchant) Pentecost Dodderidge |
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Plymouth Plymouth (UK Parliament constituency) Plymouth was a parliamentary borough in Devon, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1298 and again from 1442 until 1918, when the borough was merged with the neighbouring Devonport and the combined area divided into three single-member constituencies.-In the... |
John Glanville John Glanville Sir John Glanville the younger , of Broad Hinton in Wiltshire, was a Speaker of the English House of Commons during the Short Parliament.... Thomas Sherville (merchant) |
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Plympton Erle Plympton Erle (UK Parliament constituency) Plympton Erle, also spelt Plympton Earle, was a parliamentary borough in Devon. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-1295-1640:-1640-1832:... |
Sir William Strode William Strode (died 1637) Sir William Strode was an English landowner, military engineer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1597 and 1626.... Sir Warwick Hele Warwick Hele Sir Warwick Hele was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1625.... |
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Tavistock Tavistock (UK Parliament constituency) Tavistock was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Devon between 1330 and 1974. Until 1885 it was a parliamentary borough, consisting solely of the town of Tavistock; it returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, when its... |
Francis Glanville Sir Baptist Hicks Baptist Hicks, 1st Viscount Campden Baptist Hicks, 1st Viscount Campden was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1628 when he was raised to the peerage as Viscount Campden.... |
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Bere Alston Bere Alston (UK Parliament constituency) Bere Alston or Beeralston was a parliamentary borough in Devon, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1584 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act as a rotten borough.-History:... |
Thomas Wise Thomas Wise Sir Thomas Wise KB was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1621 and 1622.Wise was the son of Thomas Wise of Sydenham, Devon and his wife Mary Buller, daughter of Richard Buller of "Shillingham," Cornwall. He was created a knight of the Bath at the coronation... Thomas Keighley of London |
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Clifton Dartmouth Hardness Dartmouth (UK Parliament constituency) Dartmouth, also at some times called Clifton, Dartmouth and Hardness, was a parliamentary borough in Devon which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1298 and to the Commons of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom from 1351 until 1832, and then one member from... |
William Nyell (merchant) Roger Matthew (Merchant) |
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Tiverton Tiverton (UK Parliament constituency) Tiverton was a constituency located in east Devon, formerly represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1615 and first represented in 1621, it elected two Members of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... |
John Bampfield John Bampfield John Bampfield was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629.... John Davie Sir John Davie, 1st Baronet Sir John Davie, 1st Baronet was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622.Davie was the son of John Davie of Sandford and Kirton, Devon. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 22 February 1605, aged 16. In 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament... |
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Dorset Dorset (UK Parliament constituency) Dorset was a county constituency covering Dorset in southern England, which elected two Members of Parliament , traditionally known as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of England from 1290 until 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of... |
Sir John Strangways John Strangways (died 1666) Sir John Strangways was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1666. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War... Sir Thomas Trenchard Thomas Trenchard (Dorset MP) Sir Thomas Trenchard was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1648.Trenchard was the son of Sir George Trenchard of Warmwell and his wife Ann Speke daughter of Sir George Speke of Whitelackington. He was knighted at Theobalds on 15 December 1613... |
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Dorchester Dorchester (UK Parliament constituency) Dorchester was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Dorchester in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1295 to 1868, when its representation was reduced one member.... |
Sir Thomas Edmunds (Treasurer of the Household) John Parkins (Merchant) |
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Poole | Sir Walter Erle Walter Erle Sir Walter Erle or Earle was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1648... Sir George Hussey |
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Shaftesbury Shaftesbury (UK Parliament constituency) Shaftesbury was a parliamentary constituency in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1295 until 1832 and one member until the constituency was abolished in 1885.... |
Thomas Sheppard William Beecher |
Both expelled - replaced by Percy Herbert Percy Herbert, 2nd Baron Powis Percy Herbert, 2nd Baron Powis , known as Sir Percy Herbert, Bt, between 1622 and 1655, was a British nobleman, politician and writer. He was the son of William Herbert, 1st Baron Powis, and Lucy Eleanor . He was named after the surname of his maternal grandfather Henry Percy, 9th Earl of... and Ralph Hopton |
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (UK Parliament constituency) Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was a parliamentary borough in Dorset represented in the English House of Commons, later in that of Great Britain, and finally in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was formed by an Act of Parliament of 1570 which amalgamated the existing boroughs of Weymouth and... |
John Freke John Freke (MP) John Freke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1624.Freke was the son of Thomas Freke of Iwerne Courtney, Dorset. He matriculated at Hart Hall, Oxford on 31 October 1605, aged 14. He was a student of Middle Temple in 1600. In 1614, he was elected Member of... Walter Erle Walter Erle Sir Walter Erle or Earle was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1648... Matthew Pitt Giles Green Giles Green Giles Green of Allington in Dorset was a 17th-century English Member of Parliament .Green was a prominent citizen of Weymouth, and the town records show payments to him "towards a key and slipp which he hath built upon the town ground on the East side of his house in Hell Lane"; he was one of the... |
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Lyme Regis Lyme Regis (UK Parliament constituency) Lyme Regis was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1868, when the borough was abolished.-1295-1629:... |
John Poulett John Poulett, 1st Baron Poulett John Poulett, 1st Baron Poulett, was an English sailor and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1610 and 1621 and was later raised to the peerage.... Robert Hassard |
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Wareham Wareham (UK Parliament constituency) Wareham was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1302 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.-History:... |
Sir William Pitt John Trenchard John Trenchard (of Warmwell) John Trenchard was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1659.Trenchard was born in Charminster, Wareham, the son of Sir George Trenchard of Warmwell and his wife Ann Speke daughter of SIr George Speke of Whitelackington.In 1621, Trenchard was... |
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Bridport Bridport (UK Parliament constituency) Bridport was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.-History:... |
John Strode of Cartmell John Browne John Browne (Parliamentarian) John Browne was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1653. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
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Corfe Castle Corfe Castle (UK Parliament constituency) Corfe Castle was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1572 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Sir Thomas Hatton, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Hatton, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Hatton, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1621 and 1640.... Sir Thomas Hammond |
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Essex Essex (UK Parliament constituency) Essex was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1290 until 1832. It elected two MPs, traditionally referred to as Knights of the Shire, to the House of Commons... |
Sir Francis Barrington Bt Sir Francis Barrington, 1st Baronet Sir Francis Barrington, 1st Baronet was an English politician, barrister and baronet.-Life:Francis Barrington was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Barrington of Barrington Hall, Hatfield Broadoak, Essex and as her second husband Winifred Pole , youngest daughter of the 1st Baron Montagu... Sir John Deane John Deane (MP) Sir John Deane was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622.Deane was probably the son of William Deane of Great Maplestead, Essex. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 24 October 1595, aged 12 and was dispensed towards BA on 8 November 1600. In 1600, he... |
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Colchester Colchester (UK Parliament constituency) Colchester is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:... |
William Towse William Towse William Towse was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1626.Towse was from Hingham, Norfolk. He was admitted at Inner Temple in 1571 and was called to the bar... Edward Alford |
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Maldon Maldon (UK Parliament constituency) Maldon is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... |
Julius Caesar Julius Caesar (judge) Sir Julius Caesar was an English judge and politician. He was born near Tottenham in Middlesex. His father was Giulio Cesare Adelmare, an Italian physician to Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, descended by the female line from the dukes of Cesarini.Caesar was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford,... Henry Mildmay Henry Mildmay Sir Henry Mildmay was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War and was one of the Regicides of Charles I of England.... |
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Harwich Harwich (UK Parliament constituency) Harwich was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Until its abolition for the 2010 general election it elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
Sir Thomas Cheek Thomas Cheek Sir Thomas Cheek or Cheke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in every parliament between 1604 and 1653.... Edward Grimston |
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Gloucestershire Gloucestershire (UK Parliament constituency) The constituency of Gloucestershire was a UK Parliamentary constituency. After it was abolished under the 1832 Electoral Reform Act, two new constituencies, West Gloucestershire and East Gloucestershire, were created.... |
Sir Robert Tracy Robert Tracy, 2nd Viscount Tracy Sir Robert Tracy, 2nd Viscount Tracy was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1620 and 1640. He fought for the Royalists in the English Civil War.... Sir Maurice Berkeley Maurice Berkeley (Gloucestershire MP) Sir Maurice Berkeley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1626. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
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Gloucester Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency) Gloucester is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was established in 1295 to return two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons but in 1885 representation was reduced to one member under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885... |
John Browne John Browne (MP for Gloucester) John Browne was an English brewer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1629.Browne was a brewer at Gloucester. He was sheriff of Gloucester in 1603 and Mayor in 1610. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucester. He was mayor of Gloucester again in 1621... Anthony Robinson Anthony Robinson (MP) Anthony Robinson was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1621 and 1624.Robinson was the son of Robert Robinson of Gloucester. He matriculated at St Alban Hall, Oxford on 14 October 1597 aged 15. In 1601 he entered Middle Temple He was sheriff of Gloucester in 1616. In 1621,... |
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Cirencester Cirencester (UK Parliament constituency) Cirencester was a parliamentary constituency in Gloucestershire. From 1571 until 1885, it was a parliamentary borough, which returned two Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, and one member between 1868 and 1885... |
Sir Thomas Roe Thomas Roe Sir Thomas Roe was an English diplomat of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. Roe was an accomplished scholar and a patron of learning.-Life:... Thomas Nicholas Thomas Nicholas (MP) Thomas Nicholas was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622.Nicholas was the eldest son of Reginald Nicholas of Prestbury. He was a J.P. for Gloucestershire. In 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament for Cirencester.... |
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Tewkesbury Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency) Tewkesbury is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
Sir Dudley Diggs Dudley Digges Sir Dudley Digges , of Chilham Castle, Kent , was a Member of Parliament, elected to the Parliament of 1614 and that of 1621, and also a "Virginia adventurer," an investor who ventured his capital in the Virginia Company of London... Giles Brydges Sir Giles Brydges, 1st Baronet Sir Giles Brydges, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629.... |
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Hampshire Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency) Hampshire was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832... |
Sir Henry Wallop Sir John Jephson |
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Winchester | Richard Tichborne William Savage |
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Southampton Southampton (UK Parliament constituency) Southampton was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. Centred on the town of Southampton, it returned two Members of Parliament from 1295 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.... |
Sir Thomas Fleming Thomas Fleming (judge) Sir Thomas Fleming was an English member of Parliament and judge, whose most famous case was the trial of Guy Fawkes in relation to the Gunpowder Plot... Henry Sherfield Henry Sherfield Henry Sherfield was an English lawyer, a Member of Parliament for Salisbury in 1623 and 1626. Of Puritan views, he was an iconoclast, and was taken through a celebrated court case.-Life:... |
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Portsmouth Portsmouth (UK Parliament constituency) Portsmouth was a borough constituency based upon the borough of Portsmouth in Hampshire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.- History :... |
Daniel Norton (of Southwich) Sir Benjamin Rudyerd Benjamin Rudyerd Sir Benjamin Rudyerd or Rudyard , of West Woodhay in Berkshire, was an English politician and poet, Member of Parliament for various constituencies between 1620 and 1648, and a colonial investor who was one of the incorporators of the Providence Company in 1630.Benjamin was the son of James Rudyerd... |
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Petersfield Petersfield (UK Parliament constituency) Petersfield was an English Parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Petersfield in Hampshire. It existed for several hundred years until its abolition for the 1983 general election.... |
Richard Norton Sir Richard Norton, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Norton, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... John Hippesley |
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Newtown Newtown (UK Parliament constituency) Newtown was a parliamentary borough located in Newtown on the Isle of Wight, which was represented in the House of Commons of England then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
John Ferrone Sir Thomas Barrington, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Barrington, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Barrington, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1644.... |
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Newport Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency) Newport was a parliamentary borough located in Newport , which was abolished in for the 1885 general election. It was occasionally referred to by the alternative name of Medina.... |
Sir Richard Worsley Sir William Uvedale |
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Yarmouth Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency) Yarmouth was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of England then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
Arthur Broomfield Thomas Risley Thomas Risley Reverend Thomas Risley was a Presbyterian minister who founded the Thomas Risley Chapel.- His early life :Thomas Risley was born on 27 August 1630, the second son of Thomas Risley and Thomasin Lathon Risley and christened at Newchurch, Kenyon, Lancashire on 2 September 1630... |
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Christchurch Christchurch (UK Parliament constituency) Christchurch is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Centred on the town of Christchurch in Dorset, it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
Sir George Hastings Nathaniel Tomkins |
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Stockbridge Stockbridge (UK Parliament constituency) Stockbridge was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1563 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act... |
Sir Richard Gifford Sir William Ayloffe, 1st Baronet Sir William Ayloffe, 1st Baronet Sir William Ayloffe of Braxtead Magna, in Essex, was knighted by James I in 1603, created a baronet in 1612 and sat as a member of parliament for Stockbridge from 1621 to 1622.-Biography:... |
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Whitchurch Whitchurch (UK Parliament constituency) Whitchurch was a parliamentary borough in the English County of Hampshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1586 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Thomas Jervoise Thomas Jervoise Sir Thomas Jervoise was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1653. He was a staunch supporter of the Parliamentary side during the English Civil War.... Sir Robert Oxenbridge |
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Lymington Lymington (UK Parliament constituency) Lymington was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1584 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.-1584-1640:- 1640-1868 :... |
Sir William Doddington Henry Campion Henry Campion Henry Campion was a British politician.Henry Campion may have been the son of William Campion of Combwell, Kent, who was educated at Enfield Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge, and admitted at Lincoln's Inn. He sat as Member of Parliament for East Grinstead 1708 to 1710, for Bossiney... |
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Andover Andover (UK Parliament constituency) Andover was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1295 to 1307, and again from 1586, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire,... |
John Sutor Richard Venables |
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Herefordshire Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency) The county constituency of Herefordshire, in the West Midlands of England bordering on Wales, was abolished when the county was divided for parliamentary purposes in 1885... |
Sir John Scudamore John Scudamore, 1st Viscount Scudamore John Scudamore, 1st Viscount Scudamore , diplomat and politician, was the eldest son of Sir James Scudamore of Holme Lacy, Herefordshire.... Fitzwilliam Conningsby |
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Hereford Hereford (UK Parliament constituency) Hereford was, until 2010, a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1918, it had elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system.... |
John Rodd Richard Weaver Richard Weaver Richard Weaver may refer to:*Richard Weaver English politician*Richard C. Weaver, better known as the "Handshake Man"*Richard M. Weaver , American scholar... |
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Leominster Leominster (UK Parliament constituency) Leominster was, until 2010, a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.From 1295 to 1868, it was a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election. Under the Reform Act 1867 its... |
Francis Smallman Francis Smallman Francis Smallman was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1621 and 1626.Smallman was the son of Francis Smallman and his wife Elizabeth Hopton. He was a lawyer and acquired Kinnersley Castle... William Beecher |
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Hertfordshire Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency) Hertfordshire was a county constituency covering the county of Hertfordshire in England. It returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... |
Sir Henry Cary Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland ; son of a Hertfordshire knight; said to have studied at Oxford; served abroad; gentleman of the bedchamber to King James I; K.B., 1608; controller of the household, 1617-21; created Viscount Falkland in the Scottish peerage, 1620; lord-deputy of Ireland, 1622;... Sir Charles Morrison, 1st Baronet Sir Charles Morrison, 1st Baronet Sir Charles Morrison, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1628.... |
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St Albans St Albans (UK Parliament constituency) St Albans is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Established in 1885, it is a county constituency in Hertfordshire, and elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.From 1554 to 1852 there was a... |
Thomas Richardson Thomas Richardson (judge) Sir Thomas Richardson was successively Speaker of the House of Commons, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and Chief Justice of the King’s Bench.-Origins and early career:... Robert Shute Robert Shute (died 1621) Robert Shute was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1621.Shute was the son of Robert Shute, Justice of the Queen's Bench and his wife Thomasine Burgoyne, daughter of Christopher Burgoyne, of Long Stanton, Cambridgeshire... |
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Hertford Hertford (UK Parliament constituency) Hertford was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Hertfordshire, which elected Members of Parliament from 1298 until 1974. It was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1298 to 1707, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of... |
William Ashton Thomas Fanshawe Thomas Fanshawe, 1st Viscount Fanshawe Thomas Fanshawe, 1st Viscount Fanshawe was an English politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Hertford in the 1620s, and as a royalist in 1640.-Life:He was eldest son of Sir Henry Fanshawe, and brother of Sir Richard Fanshawe... |
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Huntingdonshire Huntingdonshire (UK Parliament constituency) Huntingdonshire was a Parliamentary constituency covering the county of Huntingdonshire in England. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then in the House of Commons the Parliament of the United... |
Richard Beavill Sir Robert Payne |
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Huntingdon Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency) Huntingdon is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
Sir Henry St John Miles Sandys Miles Sandys Miles Sandys was an English courtier and Member of Parliament who sat in every Parliament from 1563 to 1597 yet never represented the same constituency twice. Sandys was the brother of the Archbishop of York, Edwin Sandys, and an influential crown official, working in the Court of Queen's Bench and... |
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Kent Kent (UK Parliament constituency) Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290... |
Robert Viscount Lisle Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester was an English aristocrat and diplomat.-Life:He was the son of Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, and his first wife, Barbara Gamage... Sir George Fane George Fane (of Burston) Sir George Fane was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1640Fane was the second son of Sir Thomas Fane of Badsell in Kent, by his second wife, Mary Neville daughter of Henry Nevill, 6th Baron Bergavenny and his wife, the former Lady Frances... |
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Canterbury Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency) Canterbury is a county constituency which has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1918. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
John Finch Sir Robert Newington |
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Rochester Rochester (UK Parliament constituency) Rochester was a parliamentary constituency in Kent. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801... |
Sir Thomas Walsingham (younger) Thomas Walsingham (MP) Sir Thomas Walsingham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1640. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... Henry Clerke Henry Clerke (MP) Henry Clerke was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1626.Clerke was recorder of Rochester. He was elected Member of Parliament for Rochester in 1621 until 1622 under the reign of King James I. He was re-elected MP for Rochester in 1625 for both... |
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Queenborough Queenborough (UK Parliament constituency) Queenborough was a rotten borough situated on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.From 1572 until it was abolished by the great reform act of 1832, it returned two Members of Parliament. The franchise was vested in the freemen of the town, of whom there were more than 300. Its electorate was therefore one... |
John Palmer William Friend |
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Maidstone Maidstone (UK Parliament constituency) Maidstone was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The parliamentary borough of Maidstone returned two Members of Parliament from 1552 until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member... |
Sir Francis Fane Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland, KB head of the Fane family, of Mereworth in Kent, and then of Apethorpe in Northamptonshire, was first a Member of Parliament and then an English peer... Sir Francis Barnham Francis Barnham Sir Francis Barnham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1604 and 1646. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.-Life:... |
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Lancashire Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency) Lancashire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1290, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
Sir John Ratcliffe John Ratcliffe (soldier) Sir John Ratcliffe was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1626. He was killed in action in France during the Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré.... Sir Gilbert Hoghton, 2nd Baronet Sir Gilbert Hoghton, 2nd Baronet Sir Gilbert Hoghton, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1640. He was a Royalist leader during the English Civil War.... |
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Lancaster Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency) Lancaster was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1867, centred on the historic city of Lancaster in north-west England... |
Sir Humphrey May Humphrey May Sir Humphrey May was an English politician. He was born the fourth son of Richard May, Merchant Taylor of London. He matriculated from St John's College, Oxford on 25th October 1588, graduated B.A. on 3rd March 1592 and became student of the Middle Temple in 1592... Sir Thomas Fanshawe Thomas Fanshawe Sir Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins and Barking Manor was an English politician and government official.... |
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Preston Preston (UK Parliament constituency) Preston is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... |
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Clitheroe Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency) Clitheroe was a parliamentary constituency in Lancashire.The town of Clitheroe was first enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1559, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and finally to the... |
Sir Thomas Walmsley William Fanshawe William Fanshawe William Fanshawe was an English politician, several times Member of Parliament for Lancaster.-Life:He was the second son of Thomas Fanshawe, of Ware Park, Hertfordshire , by his second wife Joan, the daughter of Thomas "Customer" Smythe, of Ostenhanger.Fanshawe was Auditor for the Duchy of... |
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Liverpool Liverpool (UK Parliament constituency) Liverpool was a Borough constituency in the county of Lancashire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of England to 1706 then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by two Members of Parliament... |
Thomas May William Johnson |
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Wigan Wigan (UK Parliament constituency) Wigan is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... |
Sir Thomas Gerard, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Gerard, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Gerard, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1621.Gerard was the son of Sir Thomas Gerard, of Bryn and his wife Elizabeth Port, daughter of Sir John Port, of Etwall, Derbyshire. He matriculated at Brasenose College,... Roger Downes |
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Newton Newton (UK Parliament constituency) Newton was a parliamentary borough in the county of Lancashire, in England. It was represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1559 to 1706 then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... |
Sir George Wright Richard Rippax |
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Leicestershire Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency) Leicestershire was a county constituency in Leicestershire, represented in the House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament , traditionally called Knights of the Shire, by the bloc vote system of election, to the Parliament of England until 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from... |
Sir George Hastings George Hastings (died 1641) Sir George Hastings was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1626.Hastings was the second son of Francis Hastings, Lord Hastings and his wife Sarah Harington, daughter of Sir James Harington and Lucy Sydney. He was admitted at Sidney Sussex... Sir Henry Hastings |
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Leicester Leicester (UK Parliament constituency) Leicester was a parliamentary borough in Leicestershire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1918, when it was split into three single-member divisions.-History:... |
Sir Richard Moryson Sir William Herrick |
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Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency) Lincolnshire was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832.-History:... |
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 Grantham |
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Lincoln Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency) Lincoln is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
Sir Lewis Watson, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Ayscough |
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Boston Boston (UK Parliament constituency) Boston was a parliamentary borough in Lincolnshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1547 until 1885, and then one member from 1885 until 1918, when the constituency was abolished.-History:... |
Sir Thomas Cheke Anthony Irby |
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Grimsby | Sir Christopher Wray Christopher Wray (MP) Sir Christopher Wray was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1646. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.-Life:... 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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Grantham Grantham (UK Parliament constituency) Grantham was a Parliamentary constituency in Lincolnshire, England.The constituency was created in 1468 as a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until the union with Scotland, and then to the Parliament of Great Britain... |
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:... Clement Cotterell |
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Stamford Stamford (UK Parliament constituency) Stamford was a constituency in the county of Lincolnshire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of England to 1706 then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918... |
Richard Cecil Richard Cecil (died 1633) Sir Richard Cecil was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1622.... John Wingfield |
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Middlesex Middlesex (UK Parliament constituency) Middlesex is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.... |
Sir Francis Darcy Sir Gilbert Gerard, Bt Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Harrow on the Hill Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Harrow on the Hill , was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1660... |
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Westminster Westminster (UK Parliament constituency) Westminster was a parliamentary constituency in the Parliament of England to 1707, the Parliament of Great Britain 1707-1800 and the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801. It returned two members to 1885 and one thereafter.... |
Sir Edward Villiers William Mann |
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City of London City of London (UK Parliament constituency) The City of London was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950.-Boundaries and boundary... |
Sir Thomas Lowe Thomas Lowe (Lord Mayor) Sir Thomas Lowe was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1606 and 1622. He was an alderman of the City of London and became Lord Mayor of London in 1604.... Robert Heath Robert Heath Sir Robert Heath was an English lawyer and judge.-Early life:He was educated at Tunbridge Wells grammar school, St John's College, Cambridge from age 14 and Clifford's Inn from age 17; and became a barrister of the Inner Temple in 1603. He was an MP for the City of London in 1620, and became... Robert Bateman Robert Bateman (MP) Robert Bateman was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1626.Bateman was the son of Richard Bateman of Hartington and his wife Ellen Topleyes daughter of William Topleyes of Tissington Derbyshire. He was baptised at Hartington on 8 September 1561... William Towerson |
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Monmouthshire Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency) Monmouthshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Parliament of England from 1536 until 1707, of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885... |
Sir Edmund Morgan Edmund Morgan (of Llandaff) Sir Edmund Morgan was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1601 and 1621.Morgan was the second son of Henry Morgan of Llandaff and Penllwyn-Sarth. He was a captain in the army and was knighted probably at Dublin on 5 August 1599.... Charles Williams Charles Williams (of Llangibby) Sir Charles Williams was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1621.Williams was the son of Sir Rowland Williams of Llangibby. He matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford on 16 June 1610 aged 19, He became a student of Inner Temple in November 1611.In 1621, Williams was elected... |
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Monmouth Boroughs Monmouth Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency) Monmouth Boroughs was a parliamentary constituency consisting of several towns in Monmouthshire... |
Thomas Ravenscroft Thomas Ravenscroft (MP) Thomas Ravenscroft was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622.Ravenscroft was probably the son of William Ravenscroft who was MP for Flintshire in 1586. In 1621, Ravenscroft was elected Member of Parliament for Monmouth Boroughs.In November 1643, as Colonel... |
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Norfolk Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency) Norfolk was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament... |
Sir Hamon le Strange Drugo Drury |
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Norwich Norwich (UK Parliament constituency) Norwich was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1298 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election... |
Sir Robert Rous William Denny |
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King's Lynn King's Lynn (UK Parliament constituency) King's Lynn was a constituency in Norfolk, known as Lynn or Bishop's Lynn prior to 1537, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885, and one member thereafter. Until 1918 it was a parliamentary borough, after which the name... |
Sir Matthew Clerke John Wallis |
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Yarmouth Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency) Great Yarmouth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
Benjamin Cooper Edward Owner Edward Owner Edward Owner was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
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Thetford Thetford (UK Parliament constituency) Thetford was a constituency of the British House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election until it was disenfranchised in 1868... |
John Wilson Robert Spiller |
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Castle Rising Castle Rising (UK Parliament constituency) Castle Rising was a parliamentary borough in Norfolk, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1558 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act... |
Sir Thomas Holland Framlingham Gawdy Framlingham Gawdy Framlingham Gawdy was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648. He was a passive Parliamentarian during the English Civil War.... |
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Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency) The county constituency of Northamptonshire, in the East Midlands of England was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832 and was represented in... |
Sir William Spencer William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton was an English peer.Spencer was the son of Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton and his wife, Margaret Willoughby, and was baptised on 4 January 1591 at Brington, Northamptonshire... Sir Edward Montagu Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton was an English politician. He was one of the key founders of what is known today as Guy Fawkes Night through his sponsorship, in Parliament, of the Observance of 5th November Act 1605. His support for King Charles I led to his arrest in August 1642... |
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Peterborough Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency) Peterborough is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, formally styled The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past... |
Mildmay Fane Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland was an English nobleman, politician, and writer.-Life:One of seven sons of Francis Fane by his wife Mary, granddaughter of Sir Walter Mildmay, Mildmay Fane was born in Kent and educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge . He became MP for Peterborough in 1620... Walter Fitzwilliam |
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Northampton Northampton (UK Parliament constituency) Northampton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Northampton which existed until 1974.It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was reduced to one member for the 1918 general election... |
Richard Spencer Thomas Crew |
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Brackley Brackley (UK Parliament constituency) Brackley was a parliamentary borough in Northamptonshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1547 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Edward Spencer Sir Thomas Wenman Thomas Wenman, 2nd Viscount Wenman Thomas Wenman, 2nd Viscount Wenman , was an English landowner and politician.Wenman was the only son of Richard Wenman, 1st Viscount Wenman, by Agnes eldest surviving daughter of Sir George Fermor, of Easton Neston, Northamptonshire. He took part in the settlement of Ireland and was granted lands... |
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Higham Ferrers Higham Ferrers (UK Parliament constituency) Higham Ferrers was a parliamentary borough in Northamptonshire, which was represented in the House of Commons from 1558 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act... |
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Northumberland Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency) Northumberland, was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament.The constituency was split into two... |
Sir William Grey Sir Henry Widdrington Henry Widdrington Henry Widdrington was an English politician.He was a Member of Parliament for Morpeth from 1661 to his death in 1665.... |
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Newcastle | Sir Henry Anderson Henry Anderson (MP) Sir Henry Anderson was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1643. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... Sir Thomas Ridell |
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Morpeth Morpeth (UK Parliament constituency) Morpeth was a borough constituency centred on the town of Morpeth in Northumberland represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then the Parliament of the United Kingdom.... |
Robert Brandling John Robson de Morpeth clerk |
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Berwick upon Tweed | Sir John Selby Sir Robert Jackson |
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Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency) Nottinghamshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
Sir Gervase Clifton Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet , K.B. was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1666. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.-Political career:... Sir George Chaworth |
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Nottingham Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency) Nottingham was a parliamentary borough in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295. In 1885 the constituency was abolished and the city of Nottingham divided into three single-member constituencies.... |
Michael Purefoy John Lassels |
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East Retford East Retford (UK Parliament constituency) East Retford was a parliamentary constituency in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons for the first time in 1316, and continuously from 1571 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished... |
Sir Nathaniel Rich Edward Worseley |
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Oxfordshire Oxfordshire (UK Parliament constituency) Oxfordshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by two Members of Parliament. In 1832 this was increased to three... |
Sir Richard Wenman Richard Wenman, 1st Viscount Wenman Richard Wenman, 1st Viscount Wenman was an English soldier and Member of Parliament, with a title in the Peerage of Ireland.-Life:... Sir William Cope Sir William Cope, 2nd Baronet Sir William Cope, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1604 an 1625.Cope was the son of Sir Anthony Cope, 1st Baronet of Hanwell, Oxfordshire and his first wife Frances Lytton. He was knighted by King James I at the Charterhouse on 11 May... |
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Oxford University Oxford University (UK Parliament constituency) Oxford University was a university constituency electing two members to the British House of Commons, from 1603 to 1950.-Boundaries, Electorate and Electoral System:... |
Sir John Bennet John Bennet (judge) Sir John Bennet was a judge and politician, whose career ended in disgrace after he was found guilty of extorting bribes and excessive fees.-Life:... Sir Clement Edmondes Clement Edmondes Sir Clement Edmondes was an English government official and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1609 and 1622.-Background and education:... |
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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... |
Sir John Broke Thomas Wentworth Thomas Wentworth (Recorder of Oxford) Thomas Wentworth was an English lawyer and Member of Parliament who was a vocal if imprudent defender of the rights of the House of Commons.... |
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Woodstock Woodstock (UK Parliament constituency) Woodstock, sometimes called New Woodstock, was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. It comprised the town of Woodstock in the county of Oxfordshire and the surrounding countryside and villages, and elected two Members of Parliament from its re-enfranchisement in 1553 until 1832... |
Sir James Whitelocke James Whitelocke Sir James Whitelocke SL was an English judge.-Early life:He was the younger of posthumous twin sons of Richard Whitelocke, merchant, of London, by Joan Brockhurst, widow, daughter of John Colte of Little Munden, Hertfordshire. His twin-brother, William, served under Francis Drake, and fell at sea... Philip Cary |
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Banbury Banbury (UK Parliament constituency) Banbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a strongly Conservative seat.The constituency was created January 26, 1554 through the efforts of Henry Stafford and Thomas Denton... |
Sir William Cope Sir William Cope, 2nd Baronet Sir William Cope, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1604 an 1625.Cope was the son of Sir Anthony Cope, 1st Baronet of Hanwell, Oxfordshire and his first wife Frances Lytton. He was knighted by King James I at the Charterhouse on 11 May... |
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Rutland Rutland (UK Parliament constituency) Rutland was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Rutland. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1918, when it became part of the Rutland and Stamford constituency, along with Stamford in Lincolnshire... |
Sir Guy Palmes Guy Palmes Sir Guy Palmes was MP for Rutland, High Sheriff of Yorkshire and Justice of the Peace for Yorkshire.- Early life :Palmes lived at Lindley, now part of Huddersfield, and at Ashwell, Rutland and married Anne, the daughter of Sir Edward Stafford.... William Bulstrode |
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Shropshire Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency) Shropshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights... |
Sir Robert Vernon Sir Francis Kynaston Francis Kynaston Sir Francis Kynaston or Kinaston was an English courtier and poet, noted for his translation of Geoffrey Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde into Latin verse ; he also made a Latin translation of Henryson's The Testament of Cresseid.-Life:He was born at Oteley, near Ellesmere, Shropshire, eldest son... |
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Shrewsbury Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency) Shrewsbury was a parliamentary constituency in England, centred on the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.It was founded in 1290 as parliamentary borough, returning two members to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the... |
Sir Richard Newport Richard Newport, 1st Baron Newport Richard Newport, 1st Baron Newport was an English peer, politician and royalist.He was the son of Sir Francis Newport and his wife Beatrix Lacon, daughter of Rowland Lacon. Newport was educated in Brasenose College, Oxford from 1604 to 1607 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts... Francis Berkley |
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Bridgnorth Bridgnorth (UK Parliament constituency) Bridgnorth was a parliamentary borough in Shropshire which was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1295 until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until its abolition in 1885.It... |
Sir John Hayward William Whitmore |
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Ludlow Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency) Ludlow is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
Henry Spencer, Lord Compton Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton , styled Lord Compton from 1618 to 1630, was an English peer, soldier and politician.... Richard Tomlins |
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Wenlock | Sir Edward Lawley Thomas Woolrich |
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Bishops Castle | Francis Roberts Gilbert Cornwall |
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Somerset Somerset (UK Parliament constituency) Somerset was a parliamentary constituency in Somerset, which returned two Members of Parliament , known traditionally as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of England until 1707, the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from... |
Charles Berkley Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1668.... Robert Hopton |
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Bristol Bristol (UK Parliament constituency) Bristol was a two member constituency, used to elect members to the House of Commons in the Parliaments of England , Great Britain and the United Kingdom . The constituency existed until Bristol was divided into single member constituencies in 1885.-Boundaries:The historic port city of Bristol, is... |
John Whitson John Whitson John Whitson was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1605 and 1626.Whitson was a merchant and alderman of Bristol. He was Sheriff in 1589. In 1605, he was elected Member of Parliament for Bristol in a by-election to replace Sir George Snigge... John Guy |
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Bath Bath (UK Parliament constituency) Bath is a constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, previously of the House of Commons of England. It is an ancient constituency which has been constantly represented in Parliament since boroughs were first summoned to send members in the 13th century... |
Sir Robert Phelips Robert Phelips Sir Robert Phelips was an English politician. He was the son of Sir Edward Phelips, Speaker of the House of Commons and Master of the Rolls... Sir Robert Pye Robert Pye (elder) Sir Robert Pye was an English courtier, administrator and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1629. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
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Wells Wells (UK Parliament constituency) Wells is a county constituency centred on the city of Wells in Somerset. It elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, by the first past the post voting system... |
Sir Edward Rodney Edward Rodney Sir Edward Rodney was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1642.Rodney was the son of Sir John Rodney of Rodney Stoke Somerset, and his wife Jane Seymour, daughter of Sir Henry Seymour and niece of Queen Jane Seymour. He was educated at... Thomas Southwood |
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Taunton Taunton (UK Parliament constituency) Taunton was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors from 1295 to 2010, taking its name from the town of Taunton in Somerset... |
Thomas Brereton Lewis Hope |
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Bridgwater Bridgwater (UK Parliament constituency) Bridgwater was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, until 2010 when it was replaced by the Bridgwater and West Somerset constituency... |
Edward Popham Roger Warr |
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Minehead Minehead (UK Parliament constituency) Minehead was a parliamentary borough in Somerset, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1563 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.- MPs 1563–1629 :... |
Francis Pearce Sir Thomas Wentworth |
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Ilchester Ilchester (UK Parliament constituency) Ilchester was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832... |
Richard Wynn Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1649.... |
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Staffordshire Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency) Staffordshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
Sir William Bowyer William Bowyer (MP) Sir William Bowyer was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1641.Bowyer was the son of Sir John Bowyer of Knipersley Staffordshire.... Thomas Crompton |
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Lichfield Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency) Lichfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :... |
William Wingfield Richard Weston |
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Stafford Stafford (UK Parliament constituency) Stafford is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The sitting MP is the Conservative Jeremy Lefroy.... |
Matthew Cradock Matthew Cradock Matthew Cradock was a London merchant, politician, and the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company. Founded in 1628, it was an organization of Puritan businessmen that organized and established the Massachusetts Bay Colony... (Recorder) Sir Richard Dyott |
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Newcastle under Lyme | John Davies (Serj at law) Edward Kyrton Edward Kyrton Edward Kyrton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1642. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
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Tamworth Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency) Tamworth is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :... |
Sir Thomas Puckering Bt Thomas Puckering Sir Thomas Puckering was an English politician.Thomas was the son of Sir John Puckering, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, who died in May 1596. After 5 years in the household of Prince Henry, who was tutored by Thomas' brother-in-law, Adam Newton, in September 1610 he travelled to Paris, meeting the... John Ferrers (Merchant of London) |
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Suffolk Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency) Suffolk was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832, when it was split into two divisions.-Boundaries and franchise:... |
Sir Robert Crane, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Crane, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Crane, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1643.Crane was the son of Robert Crane of Suffolk.... Thomas Clinch |
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Ipswich Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency) Ipswich is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :... |
Robert Snelling William Gay |
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Dunwich Dunwich (UK Parliament constituency) Dunwich was a parliamentary borough in Suffolk, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1298 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act.... |
Clement Coke Thomas Bedingfield |
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Aldeburgh Aldeburgh (UK Parliament constituency) Aldeburgh was a parliamentary borough represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessor bodies.The town was enfranchised in 1571 as a borough constituency... |
Sir Henry Glemham Henry Glemham (died 1632) Sir Henry Glemham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1622.Glemham was the eldest son of Thomas Glemham of Glemham Hall, Suffolk and his wife Amy Parker, daughter of Henry Parker, 10th Baron Morley. He was a minor when he inherited the estate... Charles Glemham |
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Orford Orford (UK Parliament constituency) Orford was a constituency of the House of Commons. Consisting of the town of Orford in Suffolk, it elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote version of the first past the post system of election until it was disenfranchised in 1832.-History:... |
Sir Lionel Tollemache Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Baronet Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629.... Sir Roger Townshend Sir Roger Townshend, 1st Baronet Sir Roger Townshend, 1st Baronet , was an English Member of Parliament.Townshend was the son of Sir John Townshend. In 1617 he was created a Baronet, of Rainham in the County of Norfolk. He later sat as Member of Parliament for Orford from 1621 to 1622 and for Norfolk from 1628 to 1629... |
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Eye Eye (UK Parliament constituency) Eye was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election... |
Sir Roger North Roger North (died 1651) Sir Roger North was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1648.... Sir John Crompton John Crompton (MP) Sir John Crompton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1614 to 1622.Crompton was possibly the son of Sir Thomas Crompton MP for Radnor. He was knighted at Newmarket on 25 March 1608. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Brecon. He was elected MP for Eye in... |
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Sudbury Sudbury (UK Parliament constituency) Sudbury was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. A parliamentary borough consisting of the town of Sudbury in Suffolk, it returned two Members of Parliament from 1559 until it was disenfranchised for corruption in 1844... |
Edward Osbourne Brampton Gurdon Brampton Gurdon (of Assington and Letton) Brampton Gurdon , of Assington in Suffolk and Letton in Norfolk, was an English country gentleman and Member of Parliament .He was the son of John Gurdon , MP for Sudbury and High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1585.... |
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Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency) Bury St Edmunds is a county constituency located in Suffolk and centred on the town of Bury St Edmunds. It elects one Member of Parliament to in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... |
Sir Thomas Jermyn John Woodford |
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Surrey Surrey (UK Parliament constituency) Surrey was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832.... |
Sir George More George More Sir George More was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1584 and 1625.More was the son of Sir William More of Loseley Park, Surrey... Sir Michael Carye al Throckmorton |
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Southwark Southwark (UK Parliament constituency) Southwark was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Southwark district of South London. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the English Parliament from 1295 to 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the Parliament of the United Kingdom... |
Richard Yarward Richard Yarward Richard Yarward was an English politician. From 1621 to 1622, he was the Member of Parliament for Southwark, London. He is identified in the Dictionary of National Biography, under the name Yarwood or Yearwood, with the stepfather of John Harvard who was a Southwark grocer.... Robert Bromfield Robert Bromfield Robert Bromfield was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Southwark, London in 1621 and 1624.Bromfield had leased a Southwark wharf since 1601. He appears, described as a woodmonger, in the diary of Philip Henslowe, and was one of the overseers of Henslowe's will in 1616... |
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Reigate Reigate (UK Parliament constituency) Reigate is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... |
Thomas Glemham Thomas Glemham Sir Thomas Glemham was a noted Royalist commander during the First and Second Civil Wars in England.-Early life and career:He was the son of Sir Henry Glemham of Glemham Hall, Little Glemham in Suffolk. After studying at Trinity College, Oxford, he served in armies in Europe from 1610 to 1617... Robert Lewis |
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Bletchingly Bletchingley (UK Parliament constituency) Bletchingley was a parliamentary borough in Surrey. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until 1832, when the constituency was... |
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Gatton Gatton (UK Parliament constituency) Gatton was a parliamentary borough in Surrey, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1450 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act... |
Sir Thomas Gresham Thomas Gresham (died 1630) Sir Thomas Gresham , of Titsey Place in Surrey, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.Born about 1547, the eldest son of William Gresham by his marriage to Beatrice Guybon, Gresham was the grandson of the City of London merchant Sir John Gresham, who was Lord Mayor in 1547.On his... William Bludder |
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Guildford Guildford (UK Parliament constituency) Guildford is a county constituency in Surrey which returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.... |
Sir Robert More Robert More Sir Robert More was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1601.More was the eldest son of Sir George More of Loseley and his first wife Anne Poynings, daughter of Sir Adrian Poynings. He enterd Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1595 and was awarded BA in 1598. In 1600 he... John Murrey |
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Haslemere Haslemere (UK Parliament constituency) Haslemere was a parliamentary borough in Surrey, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1584 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-1584-1640:-1640-1832:Notes- References :... |
Sir Thomas Grimes al Grahme Sir William Browne |
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Sussex Sussex (UK Parliament constituency) Sussex was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
Sir Edward Sackville Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset KG was the son of Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset and the brother and heir of Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset.-Life:... Christopher Neville |
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Chichester Chichester (UK Parliament constituency) Chichester is a county constituency in West Sussex, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
Sir Edward Cecil Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon was an English military and naval commander.-Life:The third son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter and grandson of Queen Elizabeth's great minister Lord Burghley, Cecil served with the English forces in the Netherlands between 1596 and 1610, becoming a captain... Thomas Whaleman |
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Horsham Horsham (UK Parliament constituency) Horsham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :... |
Thomas Cornwallis John Middleton |
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Midhurst Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency) Midhurst was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1311 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished... |
John Smith of Nibly, Gloucs Richard Lewknor Richard Lewknor Richard Lewknor was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1629.Lewknor was the son of Christopher Lewknor, recorder of Chichester, and his wife Mary May, daughter of John May of Rawmere, Sussex.... |
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Steyning Steyning (UK Parliament constituency) Steyning was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, England, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons sporadically from 1298 and continuously from 1467 until 1832... |
Thomas Shirley Thomas Shirley Sir Thomas Shirley was an English adventurer.The son of Sir Thomas Shirley and elder brother of Sir Anthony Shirley, he was educated at Hart Hall, Oxford. He served in the English forces in the Low Countries, and was knighted in 1589 while serving in Ireland under Sir William Fitz-William... Sir Edward Fraunceys Edward Fraunceys Edward Fraunceys was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1626.Fraunceys may be the Edward Francis who was at Shrewsbury School in 1577 and at St John's College, Cambridge in 1582. He was steward to Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland by 1594... |
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Lewes Lewes (UK Parliament constituency) Lewes is a constituency located in East Sussex and centred on the town of Lewes. It is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a safe Conservative seat until 1997, but the Liberal Democrats have gained a strong foothold.-Boundaries:The constituency is... |
Sir George Goring George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich was an English soldier.He was the son of George Goring of Hurstpierpoint and Ovingdean, Sussex, and of Anne Denny, sister of Edward Denny, 1st Earl of Norwich. He matriculated from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1600, and may subsequently have spent some... Richard Amhurst |
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New Shoreham New Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency) New Shoreham, sometimes simply called Shoreham, was a parliamentary borough centred on the town of Shoreham-by-Sea in what is now West Sussex... |
Sir John Morley Sir John Leeds |
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Bramber Bramber (UK Parliament constituency) Bramber was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1472 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:The borough consisted of... |
Thomas Bowyer Sir Thomas Bowyer, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Bowyer, 1st Baronet was an English politician.Baptised on 4 December 1586 in Mundham in Sussex, he was the son of Thomas Bowyer and Jane Birch. Bowyer was Member of Parliament for Midhurst in 1614 and for Bramber from 1621 to 1642. He was a High Sheriff of Surrey and High Sheriff of... Robert Morley Robert Morley (MP for Bramber) Robert Morley was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629.Morley was a citizen of the City of London and a member of the Worshipful Company of Skinners.... |
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Arundel Arundel (UK Parliament constituency) Arundel was twice a parliamentary constituency in the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. The first incarnation strictly comprised the town centre of Arundel and was a borough constituency first enfranchised in 1332 and disfranchised in 1868 under the Reform... |
Sir Lionel Cranfield Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex was a successful merchant in London, England.-Life:He was the second son of Thomas Cranfield, a mercer at London, and his wife Martha Randill, the daughter and heiress of Vincent Randill of Sutton-at-Hone, Kent. He was apprenticed in to Richard Sheppard, a... Sir Henry Spiller |
Cranfield created a peer, Sep 1622 and replaced Nov 1622 by Sir Richard Weston Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland, KG , was Chancellor of the Exchequer and later Lord Treasurer of England under James I and Charles I, being one of the most influential figures in the early years of Charles I's Personal Rule and the architect of many of the policies that enabled him to rule... |
East Grinstead East Grinstead (UK Parliament constituency) East Grinstead was a parliamentary constituency in the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. It first existed as a Parliamentary borough from 1307, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons elected by the bloc vote system... |
Sir Henry Compton Henry Compton (MP) Sir Henry Compton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1601 and 1640.Compton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton of Warwickwickshire and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Northamptonshire. He matriculated at... Thomas Pelham Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1621 and 1654. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... |
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Warwickshire Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency) Warwickshire was a parliamentary constituency in the Warwickshire in England. It returned two Members of Parliament , traditionall known as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.-Boundaries and franchise:The... |
Sir Fulke Greville Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, de jure 13th Baron Latimer and 5th Baron Willoughby de Broke , known before 1621 as Sir Fulke Greville, was an Elizabethan poet, dramatist, and statesman.... Sir Thomas Lucy |
Sir Francis Leigh Francis Leigh (died 1625) Sir Francis Leigh was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1597 and 1622.Leigh was the eldest of Sir William Leigh of Newnham Regis and his wife Frances Harrington, daughter of Sir James Harington of Exton, Rutland. He entered Middle Temple in 1597 and in the same year was... also given (HOPO) |
Coventry Coventry (UK Parliament constituency) Coventry was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England and its successors, the House of Commons of Great Britain and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.... |
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Warwick Warwick (UK Parliament constituency) Warwick was a parliamentary borough consisting of the town of Warwick, within the larger Warwickshire constituency of England. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then to the... |
Sir Greville Verney Sir John Coke John Coke Sir John Coke was an English politician.Coke, the son of Richard and Mary Coke of Trusley, Derbyshire, was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge... |
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Westmoreland Westmorland (UK Parliament constituency) Westmorland was a constituency covering the county of Westmorland in the North of England, which returned Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The constituency had two separate periods of existence.... |
Sir Henry Clifford Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland was a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of Skipton from 1310 to 1676. He was the son of Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland and Grisold Hughes. He married Frances Cecil , daughter of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Elizabeth Brooke... Sir Thomas Wharton Thomas Wharton -Life:Born in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Wharton attended the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary. He was a student of Rudy Wiebe and Greg Hollingshead. His first novel began as his M.A. thesis, under the supervision of Kristjana Gunnars. He worked on his PhD at Calgary with Aritha... |
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Appleby Appleby (UK Parliament constituency) Appleby was a parliamentary constituency in the former county of Westmorland in England. It existed for two separate periods: from 1295 to 1832, and from 1885 to 1918.... |
Sir Arthur Ingram Arthur Ingram Sir Arthur Ingram was an English investor, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1642. Responsible for the construction, purchase and sale of many manor houses and estates in Yorkshire, the Ingram family are most associated with Temple Newsam which became the... Thomas Hughes |
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Wiltshire Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency) Wiltshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of England from 1290 to 1707, of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament , elected by the bloc vote... |
Sir Francis Seymour Francis Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge Francis Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge was an English statesman, a Member of Parliament raised to the peerage by Charles I and a Royalist during the English Civil War.... Sir Edward Bayntun Edward Bayntun (died 1657) Sir Edward Bayntun was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1653.Bayntun was the son of Sir Henry Bayntun of Bromham, Wiltshire, and of his wife Lucy Danvers, a daughter of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire, and of the famous Elizabeth Neville. He... |
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Salisbury Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency) Salisbury is a county constituency centred on the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire. It elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, by the first past the post voting system.... |
Roger Gauntlett Thomas Hussey |
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Wilton Wilton (UK Parliament constituency) Wilton was the name of a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1295 to 1707, then in the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of the Parliament of the... |
Sir Thomas Tracy Thomas Morgan |
Henry Nevill Henry Nevill, 9th Baron Bergavenny Sir Henry Nevill, de facto 9th Baron Bergavenny was an English Peer and MP.The son of Edward Nevill, 8th Baron Bergavenny, he succeeded to the Barony upon the death of his father in 1622.... elected but ennobled in 1622. |
Downton Downton (UK Parliament constituency) Downton was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Sir Carew Raleigh Carew Raleigh Sir Carew Raleigh or Ralegh , elder brother of Sir Walter Raleigh, was an English naval commander who served on the expedition led by his half-brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, in 1578, and was on the list of sea-captains drawn up to meet the threat of a Spanish invasion in 1586; from 1591 to 1603 he... Thomas Hinton |
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Devizes Devizes (UK Parliament constituency) Devizes is a parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire, England, which is now represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and before 1707 in the House of Commons of England.... |
Sir Henry Lee John Kent |
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Great Bedwyn Great Bedwyn (UK Parliament constituency) Great Bedwyn was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-1295–1640:-1640–1832:Notes... |
Sir Francis Popham Francis Popham Sir Francis Popham was an English soldier and politician.Francis Popham was the only son of Sir John Popham and was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and the Middle Temple... Sir Giles Mompesson Giles Mompesson Giles Mompesson was an English malefactor and, officially, "notorious criminal" whose career was one based on speculation and graft. He has come to be regarded as a synonym for graft and official corruption due to his use of nepotism to gain positions of licensing businesses and pocketing the fees... |
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Malmesbury Malmesbury (UK Parliament constituency) Malmesbury was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1275 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.- MPs 1275–1508 :... |
Sir Henry Poole Henry Poole (died 1632) Sir Henry Poole was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1626.... Sir Edward Wardour |
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Ludgershall Ludgershall (UK Parliament constituency) Ludgershall was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.- 1295–1640 :- 1640–1832 :- Sources :... |
Alexander Choke William Sotwell |
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Chippenham Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency) Chippenham is a parliamentary constituency, abolished in 1983 but recreated in 2010, and represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... |
Edward Hungerford John Baily |
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Westbury Westbury (UK Parliament constituency) Westbury was a parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire from 1449 to 2010. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, and then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801... |
Sir James Ley James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough was Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench in Ireland and then in England; he was an English Member of Parliament and was Lord High Treasurer from 1624 to 1628. On 31 December 1624, James I created him Baron Ley, of Ley in the County of Devon, and on 5 February... Sir Miles Fleetwood Miles Fleetwood Sir 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... |
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Cricklade Cricklade (UK Parliament constituency) Cricklade was a parliamentary constituency named after the town of Cricklade in Wiltshire.From 1295 until 1885, Cricklade was a parliamentary borough, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, previously to the House of Commons of... |
Thomas Howard Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire was the second son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk and Catherine Knyvet.... Sir Carew Reynolds |
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Hindon Hindon (UK Parliament constituency) Hindon was a parliamentary borough consisting of the village of Hindon in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1448 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act... |
Sir Edmund Ludlow Edmund Ludlow (died 1624) Sir Edmund Ludlow was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1571 and 1622.Ludlow was born before 1548, the eldest son of George Ludlow of Hill Deverill and his wife Edith, daughter of Andrew Windsor, 1st Baron Windsorof Stanwell, Middlesex. In... John Davies |
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Old Sarum Old Sarum (UK Parliament constituency) Old Sarum was the most infamous of the so-called 'rotten boroughs', a parliamentary constituency of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland which was effectively controlled by a single person, until it was abolished under the Reform Act 1832. The constituency was the site of what had been... |
George Myne Thomas Brett |
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Calne Calne (UK Parliament constituency) Calne was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.-History:... |
John Ducket John Pym John Pym John Pym was an English parliamentarian, leader of the Long Parliament and a prominent critic of James I and then Charles I.- Early life and education :... |
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Heytesbury Heytesbury (UK Parliament constituency) Heytesbury was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire which elected two Members of Parliament. From 1449 until 1707 it was represented in the House of Commons of England, and then in the British House of Commons until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Reform Act 1832.-History:The borough... |
Sir Thomas Thynne Thomas Thynne (died 1639) Sir Thomas Thynne , of Longleat, Wiltshire, was an English landowner and member of parliament.Thynne was the son and heir of Sir John Thynne of Longleat, a knight of the shire, by his marriage to Joan Hayward, daughter of Sir Rowland Hayward, a Lord Mayor of London.Thynne first made his mark in May... Henry Ludlow |
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Marlborough Marlborough (UK Parliament constituency) Marlborough was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.e-1295-1640:-1640-1868:... |
William Seymour, Lord Beauchamp William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset Sir William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset, KG was an English nobleman and Royalist commander in the English Civil War.... Richard Diggs |
Seymour ennobled in 1621 and replaced by Sir Walter Devereux Walter Devereux, 5th Viscount Hereford Sir Walter Devereux was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1624 and became the 5th Viscount Hereford, a peer in the peerage of England.... |
Wootton Bassett Wootton Bassett (UK Parliament constituency) Wootton Bassett was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1447 until 1832, when the rotten borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Richard Harrison Richard Harrison (Royalist) Sir Richard Harrison was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... John Reynham |
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Worcestershire Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency) Worcestershire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented until 1832 by two Members of Parliament, traditionally referred... |
Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 1st Baronet was the eldest son of John Lyttelton and inherited the family estates in Frankley, Halesowen, Hagley, and Upper Arley from his mother, Meriel daughter of Sir Thomas Bromley, Lord Chancellor of England, to whom the estates had been restored by James I, after their... Sir Samuel Sandys Samuel Sandys (died 1623) Sir Samuel Sandys was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1622.... |
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Worcester Worcester (UK Parliament constituency) Worcester is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1885 it has elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election; from 1295 to 1885 it elected two MPs.... |
Sir Robert Berkley Robert Berkeley (judge) Robert Berkeley was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1624. He suffered considerably for giving a judgement in favour of Ship Money.... John Coucher John Coucher John Coucher was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1604 and 1648.Coucher was the son of John Coucher of Worcester. He was a citizen and weaver and was appointed first of the first assistants of the Clothier's Company on 23 September 1590... |
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Droitwich Droitwich (UK Parliament constituency) Droitwich was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of England in 1295, and again from 1554, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918... |
Sir Thomas Coventry Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry was a prominent English lawyer, politician and judge during the early 17th century.-Education and early legal career:... John Wilde John Wilde (jurist) John Wilde was an English lawyer and politician. As a serjeant-at-law he was referred to as Serjeant Wilde before he was appointed judge... |
Coventry replaced by Ralph Clare Ralph Clare Sir Ralph Clare was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1628.Clare was the eldest son of Sir Francis Clare of Caldwell, Worcestershire who died in 1608. He matriculated at Hart Hall, Oxford on 12 May 1597 aged 10 and was awarded BA... |
Evesham Evesham (UK Parliament constituency) Evesham was a parliamentary constituency in Worcestershire which was represented in the British House of Commons. Originally a parliamentary borough consisting of the town of Evesham, it was first represented in 1295... |
Sir Thomas Biggs, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Biggs, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Biggs, 1st Baronet , was an English politician.Biggs was the son of Sir Thomas Biggs, of Lenchwick, Worcestershire, by Ursula Throckmorton, daughter of Clement Throckmorton, of Haseley, Warwickshire. He was educated at Queen's College, Oxford. He represented Evesham in Parliament in 1614... Anthony Langston Anthony Langston Anthony Langston was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1626. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
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Bewdley Bewdley (UK Parliament constituency) Bewdley was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1605 until 1950. Until 1885 it was a parliamentary borough in Worcestershire, represented by one Member of Parliament; the name was then transferred to a county constituency from 1885 until... |
Sir Thomas Edmondes Thomas Edmondes Sir Thomas Edmonds was a diplomat and politician.Edmonds was the fifth son of another Thomas Edmonds, who was the Customer of the ports of Plymouth and Fowey, and of Joan daughter of Anthony Delbere of Sherborne in Dorset... |
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Yorkshire Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency) Yorkshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1290, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
Sir George Calvert George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore Sir George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, 8th Proprietary Governor of Newfoundland was an English politician and colonizer. He achieved domestic political success as a Member of Parliament and later Secretary of State under King James I... Sir Thomas Wentworth Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford was an English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He served in Parliament and was a supporter of King Charles I. From 1632 to 1639 he instituted a harsh rule as Lord Deputy of Ireland... |
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York | Sir Roger Askwith (Alderman) Christopher Broderick (Christopher Brooke Christopher Brooke Christopher Brooke was an English lawyer, politician and poet. He was Member of Parliament for York in six parliaments , and was also elected for Newport in 1624.-Life:... ?) |
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Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull (UK Parliament constituency) Kingston upon Hull, often simply referred to as Hull, was a parliamentary constituency in Yorkshire, electing two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1305 until 1885... |
John Lister John Lister (died 1640) John Lister was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1640.Lister was the son of John Lister, a lead merchant of Hull who was mayor and MP for the town. Lister succeeded his father and became mayor of Hull in 1618 and was elected Member of... Maurice Abbot Maurice Abbot Sir Maurice Abbot was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1626. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1638.... |
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Scarborough Scarborough (UK Parliament constituency) Scarborough was the name of a constituency in Yorkshire, electing Members of Parliament to the House of Commons, at two periods. From 1295 until 1918 it was a parliamentary borough consisting only of the town of Scarborough, electing two MPs until 1885 and one from 1885 until 1918... |
Sir Richard Cholmley William Conyers |
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Knaresborough Knaresborough (UK Parliament constituency) Knaresborough was a parliamentary constituency which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, and then one MP until its abolition in 1885.-Before the Great Reform Act:... |
Sir Henry Slingsby Sir Richard Hutton |
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Richmond | Sir Talbot Bowes Talbot Bowes Sir Talbot Bowes was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1629.Bowes was the son of Sir George Bowes and his second wife and was baptised on 25 November 1560. He was admitted at Gray's Inn in 1579. In 1593, he was elected Member of Parliament for... William Bowes |
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Beverley Beverley (UK Parliament constituency) Beverley has been the name of a parliamentary constituency in the East Riding of Yorkshire for three separate periods. From medieval times until 1869, it was a parliamentary borough, consisting solely of the market town of Beverley, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons... |
Sir Christopher Hilliard Christopher Hilliard (died 1634) Sir Christopher Hilliard was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1629.... Edmund Scot |
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Aldborough Aldborough (UK Parliament constituency) Aldborough was a parliamentary borough located in the West Riding of Yorkshire, abolished in the Great Reform Act of 1832. Aldborough returned two Members of Parliament from 1558 until 1832.... |
Christopher Wandesford Christopher Wandesford Christopher Wandesford , was an English politician administrator, Lord Deputy of Ireland at the end of his life.-Life:He was the son of Sir George Wandesford of Kirklington, Yorkshire, and was born on 24 September 1592.... John Carswill |
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Thirsk Thirsk (UK Parliament constituency) Thirsk was a parliamentary borough in Yorkshire, represented in the English and later British House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1547. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832, and by one member from 1832 to 1885, when the constituency was abolished and absorbed into the new... |
Thomas Belasyse John Belasyse |
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Hedon Hedon (UK Parliament constituency) Hedon, sometimes spelt Heydon, was a parliamentary borough in the East Riding of Yorkshire, represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1547 to 1832.-History:... |
Sir Matthew Boynton Sir Thomas Fairfax of Walton |
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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:... |
Sir Thomas Posthumous Hoby Thomas Posthumous Hoby Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby , also sometimes spelt Hobie, Hobbie and Hobby, Posthumous and Postumus, was an English gentleman, Member of Parliament, and Justice of the Peace.... William Mallory William Mallory William Mallory was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1642. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
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Pontefract Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency) Pontefract was an English parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1621 until 1885, and one member from 1885 to 1974.-In the unreformed... |
George Skillet Edwin Sandys Edwin Sandys (died 1623) Sir Edwin Sandys was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1622.Sandy was the eldest son of Sir Samuel Sandys. He matrriculated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford on 13 November 1609 aged 18. He entered Middle Temple in 1610. In 1614, Sandys was elected Member of... |
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Boroughbridge Boroughbridge (UK Parliament constituency) Boroughbridge was a parliamentary borough in Yorkshire from 1553 until 1832, when it was abolished under the Great Reform Act. Throughout its existence it was represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons.... |
Sir Ferdinando Fairfax Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron , English parliamentary general.-Early life:He was born in Yorkshire the eldest son of Thomas Fairfax, whom Charles I in 1627 created Lord Fairfax of Cameron in the Peerage of Scotland and received a military education in the Netherlands. Two of his... George Withered |
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Hastings Hastings (UK Parliament constituency) Hastings was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1885 general election, when its representation was reduced to one member.... |
Samuel Moor James Lasher |
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Dover Dover (UK Parliament constituency) Dover is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... |
Sir Henry Mainwaring Henry Mainwaring Sir Henry Mainwaring , was an English pirate, naval officer with the Royal Navy, and author.- Early life :Henry Mainwaring was born in Ightfield in Shropshire, second son of Sir George Mainwaring and his wife Ann, the daughter of Sir William More of Loseley Park in Surrey. His maternal grandfather... Sir Richard Younge |
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Sandwich Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency) Sandwich was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1885, when it was disfranchised for corruption.-History:... |
Sir Edwin Sandys Edwin Sandys (American colonist) Sir Edwin Sandys was an English politician, a leading figure in the parliaments of James I of England. He was also one of the founders of the proprietary Virginia Company of London, which in 1607 established the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States in the colony of... Sir Robert Hatton |
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Romney New Romney (UK Parliament constituency) New Romney was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1371 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.... |
Francis Fetherston Sir Peter Manwood Peter Manwood Sir Peter Manwood was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1621.Manwood was the eldest son of Sir Roger Manwood of Hackington and his first wife Dorothy Theobald, daughter of John Theobald of Seal. He was admitted at Inner Temple in November... |
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Hythe Hythe (UK Parliament constituency) Hythe was a constituency centred on the town of Hythe in Kent. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons until 1832, when its representation was reduced to one member... |
Sir Peter Heyman Peter Heyman Sir Peter Heyman was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1640.-Life:Heyman was born on 13 May 1580, the son of Henry Heyman of Sellinge, Kent and his wife Rebecca Horne, daughter the Right Rev. Robert Horne, Bishop of Winchester. He was admitted to... Richard Zouche LLD |
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Rye Rye (UK Parliament constituency) Rye was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Rye in East Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was halved under the Reform Act 1832.... |
Emanuel Gifford John Angell |
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Winchelsea Winchelsea (UK Parliament constituency) Winchelsea was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-Boundaries:... |
Sir Thomas Finch Thomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea Thomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea was an English peer and Member of Parliament.Finch was the son of Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Heneage, 1st Countess of Winchilsea... Edward Nicholas Edward Nicholas Sir Edward Nicholas was an English statesman.-Life:He was the eldest son of John Nicholas, a member of an old Wiltshire family.He was educated at Salisbury grammar school, Winchester College and Queen's College, Oxford... |
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Anglesey | Richard Williams Richard Williams (of Rhosygeido) Richard Williams was a Welsh landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622.Williams was the elder son of William ap Shon ap John ap Gruffydd of Rhosygeido. He was admitted a member of Gray's Inn on 6 February 1593. In 1617, he was High Sheriff of Anglesey... |
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Beaumaris Beaumaris (UK Parliament constituency) Beaumaris was a parliamentary borough in Anglesey, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1553, then to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and to the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885, when the constituency... |
Sampson Eure Sampson Eure Sir Sampson Eure was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1643. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.Eure was the son of Sir Francis Eure, whose second wife was Ellin Clennenau... |
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Brecknockshire | Sir Henry Williams Henry Williams (died 1636) Sir Henry Williams was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1624.Williams was the eldest son of David Williams, the judge, of Gwernyfed and his first wife. He was probably educated at Shrewsbury School in 1589 and was admitted at St John's... |
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Brecknock | Walter Pye Walter Pye Sir Walter Pye was an English courtier, administrator and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 and 1629.... |
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Cardiganshire | Richard Pryse Richard Pryse (of Gogerddan) Sir Richard Pryse was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1584.Pryse was the eldest son of John Pryse of Gogerddan. He became a student of the Inner Temple in November 1583. In 1584, he was elected Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire. He was High Sheriff of Cardiganshire... |
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Cardigan Cardigan (UK Parliament constituency) The Cardigan District of Boroughs was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors, from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1885 general election... |
Walter Overbury Walter Overbury Walter Overbury was an English politician who sat in the House of Commonsat various times between 1621 and 1626.Overbury was the son of Sir Nicholas Overbury of Bourton-on-Hill, Gloucestershire and his wife Mary Palmer... |
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Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire (UK Parliament constituency) Carmarthenshire was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was increased to two members for the 1832 general election.... |
Sir John Vaughan John Vaughan, 1st Earl of Carbery John Vaughan, 1st Earl of Carbery was a Welsh courtier and politician. He served Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and later Prince Charles, heir to the throne of King James I... |
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Carmarthen Carmarthen (UK Parliament constituency) Carmarthen was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997... |
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Carnarvonshire | John Griffith John Griffith (MP for Beaumaris) John Griffith was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1642.Griffith was the son of John Griffith , Llyn... |
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Denbighshire Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency) Denbighshire was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in north Wales, from 1542 to 1885.- History :From 1542, it returned one Member of Parliament , traditionally known as the knight of the shire, to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then to the Parliament of Great... |
Sir John Trevor | |
Denbigh Boroughs Denbigh Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency) Denbigh District of Boroughs was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Denbigh in Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons.The constituency first returned an MP in 1542, to the English Parliament... |
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Flintshire Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency) Flintshire was a parliamentary constituency in North-East Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.- Boundaries :... |
Sir Roger Mostyn Roger Mostyn Sir Roger Mostyn was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622.Mostyn was the eldest surviving son of Sir Thomas Mostyn of Mostyn. His father was MP for Flintshire in 1577. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 8 May 1584 aged 16, and was admitted at... |
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Flint | William Ravenscroft William Ravenscroft William Ravenscroft was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1628.Ravenscroft was the son of George Ravenscroft. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1578, aged 17 and was awarded BA in 1580. He entered Lincoln's Inn in 1580. In 1586,... |
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Glamorgan | William Price William Price (of Briton Ferry) William Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1626.Price was the eldest son of Lleisan Price of Briton Ferry, who had been MP for Cardiff, and his wife Maud Evans daughter of D Evans of Gnoll. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Old Sarum... |
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Cardiff Cardiff (UK Parliament constituency) Cardiff was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Cardiff in South Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1918 general election.- MPs 1542-1645 :- MPs 1645–1832 :... |
William Herbert William Herbert (MP for Cardiff) William Herbert was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1621.Herbert was the elder son of Richard Herbert of Wernllwynwhith. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 17 October 1600, aged 17. He sold the estate of Wernllwynwhith and bought the manor of Rhymney and White Friars,... |
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Merioneth Merioneth (UK Parliament constituency) Merioneth, sometimes called Merionethshire, was a constituency in North Wales established in 1542, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the English Parliament, and later to the Parliament of Great Britain and of the United Kingdom... |
William Salisbury William Salisbury (of Rhug) William Salisbury was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
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Montgomeryshire Montgomeryshire (UK Parliament constituency) Montgomeryshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1542, it elects one Member of Parliament , traditionally known as the knight of the shire, by the first-past-the-post system of election.The Montgomeryshire Welsh Assembly... |
Sir William Herbert William Herbert, 1st Baron Powis William Herbert, 1st Baron Powis was a British nobleman.He was born in Powis Castle, the son of Sir Edward Herbert and Mary Stanley, daughter of Sir Thomas Stanley, Under-Treasurer of the Royal Mint... |
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Montgomery Montgomery (UK Parliament constituency) Montgomery was a constituency represented until 1707 in the House of Commons of England and later in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... |
Edward Herbert | |
Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency) Pembrokeshire was a parliamentary constituency based on the county of Pembrokeshire in Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.- History :... |
John Wogan John Wogan Sir John Wogan was a Welsh politician.Wogan was the son of Sir William Wogan and his wife Sybil, and studied at Jesus College, Oxford. He was Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire in 1614, 1620–22, 1625, 1626, 1628–29, 1640 and 1640–1644. He was also High Sheriff of... |
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Pembroke Pembroke (UK Parliament constituency) Pembroke was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pembroke in West Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:For the creation and early history of the seat, see... |
Lewis Powell Lewis Powell (MP) Lewis Powell was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1625.Powell was the son of Morgan Powell of Pembroke. He matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford on 23 October 1590 at the age of 14. He became a student of the Middle Temple in 1595. In 1621, he was elected Member... |
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Haverford West Haverfordwest (UK Parliament constituency) Haverfordwest was a parliamentary constituency. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.- History :... |
Sir James Perrot James Perrot Sir James Perrot was a Welsh writer and Member of Parliament .He was the illegitimate son of Sir John Perrot, who was himself rumoured to be an illegitiamte son of Henry VIII. He matriculated from Jesus College, Oxford in 1586. He became a member of Middle Temple in 1590... |
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Radnorshire Radnorshire (UK Parliament constituency) Radnorshire was created in 1542 as a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918... |
James Price James Price (of Monachty) James Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1593 and 1622.Price was the son of John Price of Monachty and his wife Elizabeth Whitney, daughter of Sir Robert Whitney of Whitney, Herefordshire. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 13 June 1589... |
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Radnor Radnor (UK Parliament constituency) Radnor or New Radnor was a constituency in Wales between 1542 and 1885; it elected one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliaments of England , Great Britain and the United Kingdom , by the first past the post electoral... |
Charles Price Charles Price (Royalist) Charles Price was a Welsh soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1642. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War and is believed to have been killed in a duel.... |