List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1640 (April)
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This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the Short Parliament
in the reign of King Charles I
in 1640.
The Short Parliament
at Westminster began on 13 April 1640, and was held until 5 May. It sat for only 28 days, and was then dissolved. It was followed by the Long Parliament
which began sitting in November 1640. Because of the short duration, several electoral disputes were not resolved before it was dissolved so in some instances there is an extra representative recorded.
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
in the reign of King Charles I
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
in 1640.
The Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
at Westminster began on 13 April 1640, and was held until 5 May. It sat for only 28 days, and was then dissolved. It was followed by the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
which began sitting in November 1640. Because of the short duration, several electoral disputes were not resolved before it was dissolved so in some instances there is an extra representative recorded.
List of constituencies and members
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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:... |
The Lord Wentworth Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth, KB, PC was an English soldier and politician who supported King Charles I 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 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.... Samuel Luke Samuel Luke Sir Samuel Luke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1653 and in 1660.Luke was born in Southill, Bedfordshire, England to Sir Oliver Luke Member of Parliament and his wife Elizabeth Knightley... |
Double return - William Boteler William Boteler William Boteler was a Colonel of Horse in the New Model Army during the English Civil War. By the end of the war, Boteler had been appointed Major-General for Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Northamptonshire and Rutland during the Rule of the Major-Generals.... taken off |
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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... |
John Fettiplace John Fettiplace (politician died 1658) John Fettiplace was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1626 and 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... Henry Marten Henry Marten (regicide) Sir Henry Marten was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1640 and 1653... |
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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 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... Sir 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.... |
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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.... |
Edward Herbert Sir John Berkeley John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton was an English royalist soldier. From 1648 he was closely associated with James, Duke of York, and rose to prominence, fortune and fame.-First English Civil War:... |
Herbert chosen for Old Sarum and Berkeley chosen for Heytesbury Replaced by Sir Francis Knollys sen. Francis Knollys (admiral) Sir Francis Knollys was an English privateer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1575 and 1648.... and Sir Francis Knollys jun Francis Knollys (died 1643) Sir Francis Knollys was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1643.Knollys was the son of Sir Francis Knollys of Battle Manor at Reading in Berkshire and his wife, Lettice, daughter of John Barrett of Hanham in Gloucestershire. He matriculated at Queen's... |
| 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... |
Edmund Dunch Edmund Dunch, Baron Burnell of East Wittenham Edmund Dunch was an English Member of Parliament who supported the Parliamentary cause before and during the English Civil War. During the Interregnum he sat as an Member of Parliament. In 1659, after the Protectorate and before the Restoration, regaining his seat in the Rump he also sat in... Unton Croke Unton Croke Unton Croke was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1628 and 1640. He supported the Parliamentarian cause during the English Civil War.... |
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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... |
Sir George Stonhouse Bt Sir George Stonhouse, 3rd Baronet Sir George Stonhouse, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1644 and from 1660 to 1675. He supported the Royalists during the English Civil War.... |
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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... |
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)... 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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| 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 Peter Temple Sir Peter Temple, 2nd Baronet Sir Peter Temple, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1653. He was a Parliamentarian in the English Civil War.... Sir Alexander Denton Alexander Denton (Royalist) Sir Alexander Denton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1644. He supported the Royalists during the English Civil War.... |
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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.... |
Sir Edmund Verney Thomas Lane Thomas Lane (MP) Thomas Lane was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1648.-Career:Lane was a bencher of the Temple and lord of the manor of Greenford Parva.... |
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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 Pakington, Bt Sir John Pakington, 2nd Baronet Sir John Pakington, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1679. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... Ralph Verney |
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| Amersham Amersham (UK Parliament constituency) Amersham, often spelt as Agmondesham, was a constituency of the House of Commons of England until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
William Drake Sir William Drake, 1st Baronet Sir William Drake, 1st Baronet was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1648 and again from 1661 to 1669.... Edmund Waller Edmund Waller Edmund Waller, FRS was an English poet and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1679.- Early life :... |
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| Wendover Wendover (UK Parliament constituency) Wendover 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 1832... |
Robert Croke Robert Croke Sir Robert Croke was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1643.Croke was the son of Sir Henry Croke, of Hampton Poyle, Oxfordshire and his wife Bridget Hawtrey, daughter of Sir WIlliam Hawtrey of Chequers... Sir Walter Pye Walter Pye (junior) Sir Walter Pye was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1628 and 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
Pye chosen for Herefordshire - replaced by Benet Hoskins Sir Bennet Hoskyns, 1st Baronet Sir Bennet Hoskyns, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1659.Hoskyns was the son of Mr Serjeant Hoskyns and his wife Benedicta Moyle, daughter of Robert Moyle of Buckwell, Kent... |
| Marlow | John Borlase Sir John Borlase, 1st Baronet Sir John Borlase, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.-Background:... Sir William Hicks Sir William Hicks, 1st Baronet Sir William Hicks, 1st Baronet , of Beverston, in Gloucestershire, and of Ruckholt, in Essex, was an English Member of Parliament.-Life:... |
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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 Dudley North Dudley North, 4th Baron North Dudley North, 4th Baron North K.B. was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1660.-Life:... 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:... |
Thomas Eden Thomas Eden Thomas Eden was an English jurist, academic and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1645.-Life:Eden was the youngest son of Richard Eden of South Hanningfield, Essex and his wife Margaret Payton, daughter of Christopher Payton of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, and was born in the... Henry Lucas |
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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.... |
Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland.... 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, Bt Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet was an English writer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1659. He was a commander in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... Thomas Aston Sir Thomas Aston, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Aston, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.-Background:... |
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| City of Chester | Sir Thomas Smith Thomas Smith (Chester MP) Sir Thomas Smith was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1644.Smith was the son of Laurence Smith, of Hatherton, Cheshire and his wife Anne Mainwaring, daughter of Sir Randall Mainwaring of Over Peover. He was knighted on 21 July 1615... Robert Brerewood Robert Brerewood Sir Robert Brerewood was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Brerewood was the son of John Brerewood who had been Sheriff of Chester. The Brerewood family over several generations filled many public offices in Chester. In 1605 Brerewood was sent to Brasenose... |
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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... |
William Godolphin William Godolphin (Royalist) Sir William Godolphin was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... 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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| 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... |
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:... Ambrose Manaton Ambrose Manaton Ambrose Manaton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1624 and 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
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| 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 :... |
John Harris John Harris (Royalist) John Harris was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1644. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... George Kekewich |
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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:... |
Nicholas Kendall Nicholas Kendall (Royalist) Nicholas Kendall was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1625 and 1640. He was killed in action fighting on the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... Richard Arundell Richard Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Trerice Richard Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Trerice was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1664 when he was raised to the peerage... |
Browne Willis gives Nicholas Arundell instead of Richard |
| Truro | John Rolle Francis Rous Francis Rous Francis Rous or Rouse was an English politician and a prominent Puritan. He was also Provost of Eton, and wrote several theological and devotional works.-Early life:... |
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| 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... |
Richard Prideaux Sir Richard Wynn Bt 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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| 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 Godolphin William Godolphin (Royalist) Sir William Godolphin was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... Sidney Godolphin Sidney Godolphin (poet) Sidney Godolphin , was an English poet, courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1643. He died fighting in the Royalist army in the English Civil War.-Biography:... |
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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:... |
George Buller George Buller George Buller was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1646.Buller was the son of Sir Richard Buller, of Shillingham, Cornwall and his wife Alice Hayward, daughter of Sir Rowland Hayward... Francis Buller Francis Buller (Parliamentarian) Francis Buller was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
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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:... |
Piers Edgecumbe Piers Edgecumbe Piers Edgecumbe was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1644 and between 1662 and 1667... Edward Reade |
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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 Trevanion John Trevanion John Trevanion was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1643. He was a royalist officer who was killed in action in the English Civil War.... William Coryton William Coryton William Coryton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1641. He was expelled from parliament for falsyfying returns.... Warwick Mohun |
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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 ... |
William Scawen William Scawen William Scawen was a one of the pioneers in the revival of the Cornish Language in England. He was a politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... William Code |
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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... |
Anthony Mildmay Anthony Mildmay (courtier) Anthony Mildmay was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He waited on King Charles during his imprisonment and had care of two of his children after the King's execution.... George Potter |
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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... |
Joseph Hall Richard Vyvyan Sir Richard Vyvyan, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Vyvyan, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1665... |
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| Tregoney | John St Aubyn John St Aubyn (died 1684) John St Aubyn . was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1640. He served as a colonel in the parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... Sir 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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| 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:... |
Edward Herle Edward Herle Edward Herle was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1660. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... Anthony Nichols |
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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:... |
William Dell Sir Henry Marten Henry Marten (politician) Sir Henry Marten was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1640.-Life:... |
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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.... Edwin Rich Edwin Rich Sir Edwin Rich was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Rich was born at Thetford, Norfolk, the son of Sir Edwin Rich of Mulbarton, Norfolk and his wife Honora Worlick, daughter of Charles Worlick... |
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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:... |
William Scawen William Scawen William Scawen was a one of the pioneers in the revival of the Cornish Language in England. He was a politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... John Eliot John Eliot (died 1685) John Eliot was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and from 1660 to 1685..Eliot was the son of Sir John Eliot of Port Eliot. He was educated at Blundell's School in Tiverton and at Lincoln College, Oxford... |
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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... |
Peter Courtney Peter Courtney (MP) Sir Peter Courtney was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and in 1660. He fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... William Chadwell William Chadwell William Chadwell was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
Double return unresolved before the dissolution. Francis Basset and Samuel Cosworth also named, though Cosworth's name was later taken off. |
| 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... |
Nicholas Trefusis Nicholas Trefusis Nicholas Trefusis was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1628 and 1648.Nicholas Trefusis was the last of the line of a branch of the Trefusis family living at Lezant in Cornwall.... John Maynard John Maynard (MP) Sir John Maynard KS was an English lawyer and politician, prominent under the reigns of Charles I, the Commonwealth, Charles II, James II and William III.-Origins and education:... |
Maynard chosen for Totnes - replaced by Paul Speccot Paul Speccot Paul Speccot was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1626 and 1640.Speccot was the second son of Sir John Speccot of Penheale.... |
| 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... |
Dr George Parry George Parry (MP) Sir George Parry was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1644.Parry was probably the son of Henry Parry, Bishop of Worcester and matriculated at Merton College, Oxford on 14 March 1617 aged 16. He was admitted at the Inner Temple in 1616 and... James Lord Sheffield James Sheffield, Baron Sheffield James Sheffield, Baron Sheffield was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1640. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.Sheffield was the son of Edmund Sheffield and his wife Mariana Irwin... |
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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:... |
Sir Samuel Rolle Samuel Rolle Sir Samuel Rolle was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1640 and 1647. He supported the parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... Thomas Gardiner Thomas Gardiner (Royalist) Thomas Gardiner was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
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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 Patricius Curwen Patricius Curwen Sir Patricius Curwen, 1st Baronet was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1643 and from 1661 to 1664. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War... |
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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 William Dalston Bt Sir William Dalston, 1st Baronet Sir William Dalston, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1644. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... Richard Barwis Richard Barwis Richard Barwis was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1628 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian side during the English Civil War. He was known as "Great Richard" Barwis because of his remarkable strength.Barwis was the son of Anthony Barwis and his... |
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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... |
Sir John Curzon Bt Sir John Curzon, 1st Baronet Sir John Curzon, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1648... John Manners John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he inherited the peerage.... |
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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... |
William Allestry William Allestry William Allestry or Allestrie was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1643. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... Nathaniel Hallowes Nathaniel Hallowes Nathaniel Hallowes was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1653 and again in 1659. He was an active Parliamentarian during the English Civil War.-Biography:... |
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Edward Seymour Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Baronet Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Baronet , was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1688... Thomas Wise Thomas Wise (MP for Devon) Thomas Wise was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England at various times between 1625 and 1641.Wise was the son of Sir Thomas Wise and his wife Margaret Stafford, daughter of Robert Stafford of Stowford, Devon. His father had been an MP and had built houses at Mount... |
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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.... |
Robert Walker Robert Walker (MP) Robert Walker was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1643 and from 1661 to 1673. He was a strong Royalist during the English Civil War.... Jacob Tucker |
Tucker replaced by Simon Snow Simon Snow (MP) Simon Snow was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian side during the English Civil War... |
| 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.... |
Oliver St John Oliver St John Sir Oliver St John , was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1653. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.- Early life :... John Maynard John Maynard (MP) Sir John Maynard KS was an English lawyer and politician, prominent under the reigns of Charles I, the Commonwealth, Charles II, James II and William III.-Origins and education:... |
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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... |
Robert Trelawney Robert Trelawney Robert Trelawney was an English merchant and colonist who settled lands in Maine USA and a politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1642.... John Waddon John Waddon (Parliamentarian) John Waddon was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... |
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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... |
George Peard George Peard George Peard was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1645. He supported the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War.Peard was a member of the Middle Temple.... Thomas Matthew Thomas Matthew (Barnstaple MP) Thomas Matthew was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Matthew was a merchant of Barnstaple and became a burgess of the town. In April 1640, he was elected Member of Parliament for Barnstaple in the Short Parliament. He stood again for the Long parliament... |
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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 Richard Strode Richard Strode (died 1669) Sir Richard Strode was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1604 and 1640.... Sir Nicholas Slanning Nicholas Slanning Sir Nicholas Slanning was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He was a Royalist army officer active in the West of England, during the English Civil War.-Background:... Thomas Hele Bt Sir Thomas Hele, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Hele. 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1626 and 1670... |
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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... |
William Lord Russell William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford KG PC was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he inherited his Peerage and sat in the House of Lords... 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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| 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... |
John Upton John Upton (died 1641) John Upton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1641.... Andrew Voysey Andrew Voysey Andrew Voysey was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Voysey was the son of Simon Voysey and his wife Joan Elliot. He was merchant of Dartmouth, Devon and also mayor of Dartmouth in or before 1620... |
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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:... |
John Harris John Harris (Bere Alston MP) John Harris was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Harris was the son of Arthur Harris of Hayne, Devon and Kenegie, Gulval, Cornwall and his wife Margaret Davilles daughter of John Davilles of Marland... William Strode William Strode William Strode was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1624 and 1645. He was one of the five members impeached by King Charles and fought on the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.-Life:... |
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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... |
Peter Ball Peter Ball (MP) Sir Peter Ball was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1626 and 1640. He was attorney general to Queen Henrietta Maria.... Peter Sainthill Peter Sainthill Peter Sainthill was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1644. He was a strong supporter of the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
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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... |
Richard Rogers Richard Rogers (MP) Richard Rogers was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... George Lord Digby George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he was raised to the House of Lords... |
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| Poole | John Pyne John Pyne John Pyne was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1653. He supported the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War, but fell out with Oliver Cromwell during the Interregnum... William Constantine William Constantine Sir William Constantine was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1643. He suported the Royalist side in the English Civil War... |
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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.... |
Denzil Holles Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles PC was an English statesman and writer, best known as one of the five members of parliament whom King Charles I of England attempted to arrest in 1642.-Early life:... Denis Bond Denis Bond (President of the Council) Denis Bond , was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1640 and 1656. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War and served as president of the Council of State during the Commonwealth.... |
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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:... |
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... Edmund Prideaux Edmund Prideaux Sir Edmund Prideaux was an English lawyer and Member of Parliament, who supported the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War. He was briefly solicitor-general but chose to resign rather than participate in the regicide of Charles I and was afterwards attorney-general a position he held... Richard Rose Richard Rose (MP) Richard Rose was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648.Rose was the son of John Rose of Lyme Regis, Dorset and his wife Faith Ellesdon. He was a draper and became Lord of the Manor of Wootton Fitzpaine.In April 1640, Rose was elected Member of... |
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| Weymouth | 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... Thomas Gyard |
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| Melcombe 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... |
Giles Strangways Giles Strangways Giles Strangways was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1675. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War... Richard King Richard King (MP) Richard King was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1643. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.King was elected recorder of Melcombe Regis on 4 February 1628.... |
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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:... |
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... Sir John Meller John Meller Sir John Meller was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1628 and in 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
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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.... |
William Whitaker William Whitaker (MP) William Whitaker was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1646.He was the son of Henry Whitaker, the MP for Westbury in 1586.... Edward Hyde Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon was an English historian and statesman, and grandfather of two English monarchs, Mary II and Queen Anne.-Early life:... |
Hyde chose Wootton Basset - replaced by Samuel Turner |
| 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:... |
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... Gilbert Jones Gilbert Jones Gilbert Jones was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Jones was probably the son of Gilbert Jones of Poole, Montgomery and was a student of Gray's Inn in 1617. He attended All Souls' College, Oxford and was awarded BCL on 10 March, 1623 and DCL on 14 January... |
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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:... |
Henry Jermyn Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of Saint Albans KG was an English politician and courtier. He sat in the in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1643 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Jermyn... Thomas Jermyn Thomas Jermyn (died 1659) Thomas Jermyn was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
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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 Thomas Barrington Bt 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.... Harbottle Grimston (senior) Sir Harbottle Grimston, 1st Baronet Sir Harbottle Grimston, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... . |
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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:... |
Sir William Masham Bt Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1655.Masham was created baronet on 20 December 1621... Harbottle Grimston (junior) . |
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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... |
Sir 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.... John Porter John Porter (MP) John Porter was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Porter was the son of John Porter of Lamberhurst, Kent. He entered Lincoln's Inn in November 1621. He became recorder of Madon in Essex.... |
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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.... Sir John Jacob Sir John Jacob, 1st Baronet Sir John Jacob, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and 1641. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
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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 Robert Cooke Robert Cooke (Parliamentarian) Sir Robert Cooke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1643. He served in the Parliamentarian army 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... |
William Singleton William Singleton William Singleton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He fought briefly on the side of the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War.... Henry Brett Henry Brett (MP) Henry Brett was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1644. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
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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... |
Henry Poole Henry Poole (MP) Henry Poole was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1640.Poole was the son of Sir Henry Poole of Sapperton, Gloucestershire, former MP for Gloucestershire, and his wife Anne Wroughton, daughter of Sir William Wroughton of Broad Hinton, Wiltshire... John George John George (died 1677) John George was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.George was the son of Roger George. He entered Middle Temple on 1 July 1615 and was called to the bar on 23 May 1623. He was Lord of the Manor of Baunton and a J.P... |
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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 Anthony Ashley Cooper Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury PC , known as Anthony Ashley Cooper from 1621 to 1631, as Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, 2nd Baronet from 1631 to 1661, and as The Lord Ashley from 1661 to 1672, was a prominent English politician during the Interregnum and during the reign of King Charles... Sir Edward Alford |
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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 Richard Whitehead Richard Whitehead (Hampshire MP) Richard Whitehead was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1653. He fought for the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
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| Winchester | John Lisle John Lisle Sir John Lisle was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War and was one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England... Sir William Ogle William Ogle William Ogle, Viscount Ogle was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1643. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
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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 John Mill, 1st Baronet Sir John Mill, 1st Baronet Sir John Mill, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1640.Mill was the son of Lewknor Mill, of Camois Court and his wife Cicely Crook, daughter of John Crook of Southampton. He was created baronet of Camois Court on 3 December 1619... Thomas Levington |
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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 :... |
William Hamilton William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton KG was a Scottish nobleman who supported both Royalist and Presbyterian causes during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.... Hon. Henry Percy |
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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.... |
Sir William Lewis Sir William Lewis, 1st Baronet Sir William Lewis, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1677.... William Uvedale William Uvedale William Uvedale was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1645. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
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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... |
Viscount L'Isle Philip Sidney, 3rd Earl of Leicester Philip Sidney, 3rd Earl of Leicester was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1659 and inherited the peerage of Earl of Leicester in 1677. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War... William Oglander Sir William Oglander, 1st Baronet Sir William Oglander, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1640 and from 1660 to 1670. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... John Bulkeley John Bulkeley (MP) John Bulkeley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1662.... |
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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.... |
Lucius Viscount Falkland Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland was an English author and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642... Henry Worsley Sir Henry Worsley, 2nd Baronet Sir Henry Worsley, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1640 and from 1660 to 1666. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... |
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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... |
William Heveningham William Heveningham William Heveningham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1653. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War and was one of the Regicides of Charles I of England.... William Jephson |
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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... |
Nicholas Weston Nicholas Weston Nicholas Weston was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... Sir John Meux, 1st Baronet Sir John Meux, 1st Baronet Sir John Meux, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1643. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
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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 :... |
John Doddington John Doddington John Doddington was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Doddington was the son of Sir William Doddington of Breamore, Hampshire. He inherited the estates and Breamore House on the death of his father in 1638.... John Kempe John Kempe (MP) John Kempe was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1652. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War.... |
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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.... |
Arnold Herbert Henry Tulse Henry Tulse (died 1642) Henry Tulse was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1642.Tulse was the son of William Tulse who acquired three manors near Christchurch in 1603. In 1640, Tulse leased Christchurch Parsonage from the Dean and Chapter of Winchester.In April 1640, Tulse was elected... |
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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:... |
Sir 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.... Richard Jervoise Richard Jervoise Richard Jervoise was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1645.Jervoise was the son of Sir Thomas Jervoise of Britford and Herriard, and his wife Lucy Powlet, daughter of Sir Richard Powlet of Herriard.... |
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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,... |
Robert Wallop Robert Wallop Robert Wallop was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times from 1621 to 1660. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War and was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.... Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet 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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| 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 Robert Harley Sir Walter Pye Walter Pye (junior) Sir Walter Pye was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1628 and 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
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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.... |
Richard Weaver Richard Weaver (MP) Richard Weaver was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1642.Weaver was the son of Edmund Weaver of Stapleton, Llanandrad, Herefordshire and his wife Margery Burhope.... Richard Seaborne |
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| Weobley Weobley (UK Parliament constituency) Weobley was a parliamentary borough in Herefordshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1295 and from 1628 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.- MPs 1628–1660 :... |
William Tomkins William Tomkins William Tomkins was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1628 and in 1640.Tomkins was the son of James Tomkins of Monnington on Wye, Herefordshire, and of Garnestone south of Weobley.... Thomas Tomkins Thomas Tomkins (MP) Thomas Tomkins was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1674. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War..... |
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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... |
William Smallman William Smallman William Smallman was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Smallman was the son of Francis Smallman and his wife Susan Clarke, widow of John Clarke of London, and daughter of Fabian of Essex... Walter Kyrle Walter Kyrle Walter Kyrle was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1648.Kyle was the son of Robert Kyle of Walford, Herefordshire. He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford on 11 April, 1617, aged 17... |
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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 William Lytton William Lytton Sir William Lytton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.-Biography:... Arthur Capel Arthur Capel, 1st Baron Capel Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Capell... |
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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... |
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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... |
Viscount Cranborne Charles Cecil, Viscount Cranborne Charles Cecil, Viscount Cranborne was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648.Cranbourne was the son of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury and his wife Lady Catherine Howard, a daughter of the 1st Earl of Suffolk. He bore the courtesy title Viscount Cranbourne... Sir 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... |
Thomas Cotton Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet, of Connington was an English politician and heir to the Cottonian Library.-Life:He was the only surviving child of Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington and Elizabeth Brocas. He graduated B.A. at Broadgates Hall, Oxford in 1616... Sir Capel Bedel Sir Capell Bedell, 1st Baronet Sir Capell Bedell, 1st Baronet , was a British politician.Bedell was the son of Sir Thomas Bedell, of Hamerton, Huntingdonshire, by Winifred Capell, daughter of Sir Arthur Capell, Hadham, Hertfordshire. He was created a Baronet, of Hamerton in the County of Huntingdon, on 3 June 1622... |
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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.... |
Robert Bernard Sir Robert Bernard, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Bernard, 1st Baronet was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Bernard was born at Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, the son of Francis Bernard. He was admitted at the Middle Temple on 13 November 1615... William Montagu William Montagu (judge) Sir William Montagu was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1676.... |
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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... |
Sir Roger Twysden Sir Roger Twysden, 2nd Baronet Sir Roger Twysden, 2nd Baronet , of Roydon Hall in Kent, was an English historian and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1640.-Life:... Norton Knatchbul Sir Norton Knatchbull, 1st Baronet Sir Norton Knatchbull, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1679.... l |
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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.... |
Edward Master Edward Master Sir Edward Master was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and to 1679.Master was High Sheriff of Kent in 1639.... s John Nutt John Nutt (MP) John Nutt was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1653. He fought on the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.Nutt was an alderman of Canterbury and lived at Nackington House at Nackington.... |
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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 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.... John Clerke John Clerke John Clerke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Clerke was the son of Henry Clerke of Rochester, Kent and his wife Grace Morgan, daughter of George Morgan of Crow Lane House Rochester. His father was a lawyer and MP for Rochester... |
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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 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... 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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| 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... |
Sir Edward Hales Sir Edward Hales, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Hales, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... John Wolstenholme Sir John Wolstenholme, 1st Baronet Sir John Wolstenholme, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.Wolstenholme was the son of Sir John Wolstenholme and his wife Catherine Fanshaw... |
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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 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.... William Farrington William Farrington (Royalist) William Farrington was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
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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:... |
Richard Shuttleworth Richard Shuttleworth (MP) Richard Shuttleworth was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... Thomas Standish Thomas Standish Thomas Standish was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1642. Standish was a zealous Parliamentarian.... |
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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... |
Roger Kirkby Roger Kirkby (Royalist) Roger Kirkby was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.Kirkby was the son of Roger Kirkby of Kirkby Ireleth in Lonsdale... John Harrison John Harrison (died 1669) Sir John Harrison was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1669. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
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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 Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet 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.... William Sherman |
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.... sat for 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,... |
| 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... |
Orlando Bridgeman Alexander Rigby Alexander Rigby Alexander Rigby was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1650. He was a colonel in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.-Life:... |
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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 Ralph Assheton Ralph Assheton (Parliamentarian) Sir Ralph Assheton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1680.Assheton was the son of Sir Ralph Ashton, 1st Baronet of Lever, Lancashire. He matriculated from Magdalene College, Cambridge at Easter 1623... Richard Shuttleworth Richard Shuttleworth (younger) Richard Shuttleworth was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1648. He fought in the Parliamentarian army in the English Civil War.... |
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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... |
James Lord Cranfield James Cranfield, 2nd Earl of Middlesex James Cranfield, 2nd Earl of Middlesex , styled Lord Cranfield from 1622 until 1645, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and inherited his peerage in 1645.... John Holcroft John Holcroft John Holcroft was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1648. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
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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 Arthur Hesilrige Hon. Lord Grey of Ruthyn Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent , known as Lord Ruthin from 1639 to 1643, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and succeeded to the title Earl of Kent in 1643.... . |
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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:... |
Simon Every Sir Simon Every, 1st Baronet Sir Simon Every, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He was a supporter of the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... Thomas Coke Thomas Coke (MP for Leicester) Thomas Coke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1645. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
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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 John Wray Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1648... Sir Edward Hussey Sir Edward Hussey, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Hussey, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
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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.... |
John Farmery John Farmery John Farmery was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... Thomas Grantham Thomas Grantham (Parliamentarian) Thomas Grantham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1653. He fought on the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.Grantham was the son of Sir Thomas Grantham and his wife Frances Puckering... |
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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 Anthony Irby William Ellis |
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| Grimsby | 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:... Sir Gervase Holles Gervase Holles Gervase Holles was an English lawyer, antiquarian and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He fought in the Royalist army in the English Civil War.... |
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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... |
Thomas Hatton 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.... Thomas Hatcher Thomas Hatcher Thomas Hatcher was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1659. He fought on the Parliamentary side during the English Civil War.... |
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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 Edward Bashe Edward Bashe Sir Edward Bashe was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1640.Bashe was the son of Ralph Bashe, of Stanstead Abbots, Hertfordshire and his wife Frances Carey, daughter of Sir Edward Carey, Master of the Jewel Office. He matriculated at Peterhouse, Cambridge in... Henry Pelham Henry Pelham (Speaker) Henry Pelham was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1648. He was Speaker of the English House of Commons.Pelham was the son of Sir William Pelham , of Brocklesby, Lincolnshire... |
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| 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 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... Sir John Franklyn John Franklyn Sir John Franklyn was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1647.Franklyn was the son of Richard Franklyn and his wife Frances Roberts, daughter of Francis Roberts of Willesden. He was knighted on 2 October 1614.In 1625, Franklyn was elected... |
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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 John Glynne John Glynne (judge) Sir John Glynne KS was a Welsh lawyer of the Commonwealth and Restoration periods, who rose to become Lord Chief Justice of the Upper Bench, under Oliver Cromwell... William Bell William Bell (apothecary) William Bell was an English apothecary and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648.Bell was an apothecary of Westminster and an early member of the Society of Apothecaries... |
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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... |
Thomas Soame Thomas Soame Sir Thomas Soame was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648.Soame was the son of Sir Stephen Soame and his wife Anne Stone daughter of William Stone, haberdasher of London and his wife Mercy Gray daughter of John Gray of Barley, Hertfordshire. His father was Lord... Isaac Penington 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... Samuel Vassall Samuel Vassall Samuel Vassall was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648. He was active trading in and settling the American colonies of Massachusetts, Virginia and Carolina.-Early life:... |
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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... |
William Morgan William Morgan (of Rhymny) William Morgan was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Morgan was probably the son of Sir William Morgan of Tredegar, MP for Monmouthshire in 1624. He studied at the Middle Temple. In 1628 Morgan was elected Member of Parliament for Monmouth Boroughs and sat until 1629 when... Walter Rumsey Walter Rumsey Walter Rumsey was a Welsh judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He suffered for his support of the Royalist cause in the English Civil War... |
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| Monmouth Boroughs Monmouth Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency) Monmouth Boroughs was a parliamentary constituency consisting of several towns in Monmouthshire... |
Charles Jones Charles Jones (MP for Beaumaris) Charles Jones was a Welsh lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1640.Jones was the son of Sir William Jones and his wife Margaret Griffith, daughter of Griffith ap John Griffith of Kevenamulch, Carnarvonshire. His father was a judge and MP. Jones... |
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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 John Holland, Bt Sir John Holland, 1st Baronet Sir John Holland, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1679.... Sir Edmund Moundeford Edmund Moundeford Sir Edmund Moundeford was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1643.Moundeford was the son of Sir Edmund Moundeford of Mundford and Hockwold, Norfolk. He attended school at Wymondham, Norfolk under Mr Eston and was admitted at Caius College,... |
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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... |
Thomas Atkins Thomas Atkins (Lord Mayor) Thomas Atkins was Lord Mayor of London and an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and from 1647 to 1653 and was Lord Mayor of London in 1644. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... Thomas Tooley |
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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... |
William Doughty Thomas Gurling (Alderman). |
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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.... |
Miles Corbet Miles Corbet Miles Corbet was an English politician, recorder of Yarmouth and Regicide.-Life:He was the son of Sir Thomas Corbet of Sprowston, Norfolk and the younger brother of Sir John Corbet, 1st Baronet, MP for Great Yarmouth from 1625 to 1629... 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... |
Sir Thomas Wodehouse Sir Thomas Wodehouse, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Wodehouse, 2nd Baronet , was an English baronet and Member of Parliament.Wodehouse was the son of Sir Philip Wodehouse, 1st Baronet, of Kimberley, Norfolk, and Grizell, daughter of William Yelverton... 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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| 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... |
Thomas Talbot Nicholas Harman |
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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... |
John Crew John Crew, 1st Baron Crew John Crew, 1st Baron Crew of Stene was an English Puritan politician, who sided with the Parliamentary cause during the Civil War but was raised to a peerage by Charles II after the Restoration.-Career:... Sir Gilbert Pickering, Bt |
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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... |
David Cecil David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter was an English peer and member of the House of Lords.-Life:David Cecil was the son of Sir Richard Cecil of Wakerley, Northamptonshire. He was educated at Clare College, Cambridge, and admitted at Lincoln's Inn in 1627. In 1640, he sat for Peterborough in the Short... William FitzWilliam, 2nd Baron FitzWilliam William FitzWilliam, 2nd Baron FitzWilliam William Fitzwilliam, 2nd Baron Fitzwilliam was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1640 and 1653.... |
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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... |
Zouch Tate Zouch Tate Zouch Tate was an English Member of Parliament. He represented Northampton in the Long Parliament. In November 1644, he was appointed chairman of a committee to investigate Cromwell's accusations against the army, and on 9 December 1644 he moved the Self-denying Ordinance in the House of Commons,... Richard Knightley |
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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:... |
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... Sir Martin Lister Martin Lister (MP) Sir Martin Lister was an English farmer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648.Lister was a landowner of Radcliffe, Buckinghamshire, Thorpe Arnold, Leicestershire, and Burwell, Lincolnshire.... |
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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 John Fenwick Sir John Fenwick, 1st Baronet Sir John Fenwick, 1st Baronet was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentary side in the Civil War.... Sir William Widdrington William Widdrington, 1st Baron Widdrington Sir William Widdrington , of Widdrington, Northumberland, was created 1st Baron Widdrington of Blankney in the Peerage of England on 2 November 1643.He was the son and heir of Sir Henry Widdrington of Widdrington Sir William Widdrington (1610 – 3 September 1651), of Widdrington,... |
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| Newcastle | Sir Peter Riddel Peter Riddel Sir Peter Riddel was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1640.Riddel was Sheriff of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1604. He was knighted at Newcastle on 4 May 1617. In 1619 he was mayor of Newcastle. In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament for... Thomas Liddell Sir Thomas Liddell, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Liddell, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629 and in 1640.Liddell was the son of Thomas Liddell of Ravensworth Castle. He was Sheriff of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1609 and mayor of Newcastle in 1625... |
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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.... |
Sir Philip Mainwaring Philip Mainwaring Sir Philip Mainwaring was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1661.Mainwaring was the son of Randall Mainwaring, of Peover, Cheshire. He was admitted at Gray's Inn on 14 March 1609, and matriculated at Cambridge from Brasenose College, Oxford on 29... Thomas Witherings Thomas Witherings Thomas Witherings was an English merchant and postal administrator who established the Royal Mail public letter service. He was a politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.-Early life:... |
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| Berwick upon Tweed | Sir Thomas Widdrington Thomas Widdrington Sir Thomas Widdrington SL was an English politician and judge of the 17th century.He and his brother Ralph were of a junior branch of an ancient Northumbrian family and were distantly related to William Widdrington, 1st Baron Widdrington... Hugh Potter Hugh Potter Hugh Potter was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1662.... |
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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 Thomas Hutchinson Thomas Hutchinson (MP) Sir Thomas Hutchinson was an English MP.He was born at Owthorpe, Nottinghamshire, the family estate in Nottinghamshire, the son of Thomas Hutchinson of Cropwell Butler and Lady Jane Sacheverell. He became Lord of Radcliffe. He was educated at the University of Cambridge.He was elected MP for... Robert Sutton Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton was a Royalist MP in 1625 and 1640.-Family:He was the son of Sir William Sutton of Averham, Nottinghamshire,Lord Lexinton was thrice married.... |
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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.... |
Sir Charles Cavendish Charles Cavendish (Nottingham) Sir Charles Cavendish was an English aristocrat, Member of Parliament, and patron of philosophers and mathematicians.-Life:He was the younger brother of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and was knighted by James I in 1619. He was MP for Nottingham in 1624 and 1628, and sat in... Gilbert Boone Gilbert Boone Gilbert Boone was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Boone was the son of John Boone of Nottingham. He became a serjeant-at-law at Nottingham and lived at Hockerton. In April 1640, he was elected Member of Parliament for Nottingham in the Short Parliament. In... |
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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 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:... Francis Pierrepont Francis Pierrepont (Parliamentarian) Francis Pierrepont was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
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Hon. James Fiennes James Fiennes, 2nd Viscount Saye and Sele James Fiennes, 2nd Viscount Saye and Sele was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1660.... Sir Francis Wenman Francis Wenman Sir Francis Wenman was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1640.Wenman was the son of Francis Wenman of Caswell, Oxfordshire who died in Ireland. He matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge as "Wainman" in Autumn 1615 and was knighted as "Wayneman" on 8 June 1618... |
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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 Francis Windebanke Francis Windebank Sir Francis Windebank was an English politician who was Secretary of State under Charles I.The only son of Sir Thomas Windebank of Hougham, Lincolnshire, who owed his advancement to the Cecil family, Francis entered St John's College, Oxford, in 1599, coming there under the influence of the... John Danvers John Danvers Sir John Danvers was an English courtier and politician. He was one of the signatories of the death warrant of Charles I.-Life:Danvers was third and youngest son of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire, by Elizabeth Danvers... |
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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... |
Charles Lord Howard Viscount Andover Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Berkshire Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Berkshire KB was an English peer, styled Viscount Andover from 1626 to 1669, the son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire and his wife Lady Elizabeth Cecil.Howard was created a Knight of the Bath in 1626... Thomas Cooper Thomas Cooper (parliamentarian) Thomas Cooper was a colonel in the Parliamentary Army who fought in the English Civil War and aided in the Cromwellian occupation of Ireland... |
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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... |
William Lenthall William Lenthall William Lenthall was an English politician of the Civil War period. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons.-Early life:... William Fleetwood William Fleetwood (MP) Sir William Fleetwood was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and again from 1661 to 1674.... |
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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... |
Nathaniel Fiennes Nathaniel Fiennes Nathaniel Fiennes was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1659... |
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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... |
Hon. Baptist Noel Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden Sir Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden was an English politician. He was Lord Lieutenant of Rutland, Custos Rotulorum of Rutland and the Member of Parliament for Rutland.... 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.... |
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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... |
William Pierrepont Sir Vincent Corbet, 1st Baronet Sir Vincent Corbet, 1st Baronet Sir Vincent Corbet, 1st Baronet was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
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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... |
Francis Newport Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford PC , styled The Honourable between 1642 and 1651, was an English soldier, courtier and Whig politician.-Background:... Thomas Owen Thomas Owen (MP) Thomas Owen was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
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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) Thomas Whitmore Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Whitmore, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1640 and 1644. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.-Biography:... Edward Acton |
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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.... |
Charles Baldwin Charles Baldwin (MP) Charles Baldwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... Ralph Goodwin Ralph Goodwin Ralph Goodwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1644.Goodwin matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in Spring 1608. In 1611 he was a scholar and was awarded BA in 1612 and MA in 1615. He was incorporated at Oxford University in 1615... |
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| Wenlock | Sir Thomas Littleton, Bt Sir Thomas Littleton, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Littleton, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1681.... Richard Cresset |
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| Bishops Castle | Robert Howard Robert Howard (royalist) Sir Robert Howard was an English landowner, member of parliament, and Royalist soldier. He was involved with a scandal when his mistress Lady Purbeck was found guilty of adultery and was twice summoned to explain her pregnancies to the Star Chamber... Richard Moor |
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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... |
Sir Ralph Hopton Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton was a Royalist commander in the English Civil War.-Life:Hopton was the son of Robert Hopton of Witham Somerset. He was apparently educated at Lincoln College, Oxford and served in the army of Frederick V, Elector Palatine in the early campaigns of the Thirty... Thomas Smith |
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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 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.... Humphrey Hooke Humphrey Hooke Humphrey Hooke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
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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 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.... Alexander Popham Alexander Popham Alexander Popham, of Littlecote, Wiltshire was an English politician. He is now remembered for his role as patron of the philosopher John Locke.... |
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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... John Baber John Baber (MP) John Baber was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1640.Baber was the son of John Baber DD of Tormarton, Gloucestershire. He matriculated at Lincoln College, Oxford on 15 April 1608, aged 15 and was awarded BA on 22 May 1611. He was called to the bar... |
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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... |
Sir William Portman Sir William Portman, 5th Baronet Sir William Portman, 5th Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1644. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... Roger Hill Roger Hill (judge) Roger Hill , of Poundsford in Somerset, was an English judge and Member of Parliament.Hill was born at Colyton in Devon, the eldest son of William Hill of Poundisford Park, member of a family of Somerset squires who could trace their ancestry back to a Sir John Hill in the reign of Edward III... |
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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... |
Edmund Wyndham Edmund Wyndham Edmund Wyndham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1679. He fought for the Royalist army in the English Civil War.... General Robert Brooke Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke was an English Civil War Roundhead General.Greville was the cousin and adopted son of Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, and thus became 2nd Lord Brooke, and owner of Warwick Castle. He was born in 1607, and entered parliament for Warwickshire in 1628... |
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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 Wyndham Sir Francis Wyndham, 1st Baronet Sir Francis Wyndham, 1st Baronet was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1640... Alexander Popham Alexander Popham Alexander Popham, of Littlecote, Wiltshire was an English politician. He is now remembered for his role as patron of the philosopher John Locke.... |
Popham chosen for Bath - replaced by Dr Arthur Duck Arthur Duck Arthur Duck, LL.D., was an English lawyer and Member of Parliament.-Life:Born at Heavitree in Devon in 1580, the younger son of Richard Duck of Heavitree, by his wife, Joanna, and younger brother of Nicholas Duck, he was educated at Exeter College and Hart Hall, Oxford , and elected a fellow of... |
| 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... |
Sir Henry Berkeley Henry Berkeley (MP for Ilchester) Sir Henry Berkeley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1626 and 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War... Edward Phelips Edward Phelips (Royalist) Edward Phelips was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1679. He fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
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| Milborne Port Milborne Port (UK Parliament constituency) Milborne Port is a former parliamentary borough located in Somerset. It elected two members to the unreformed House of Commons between 1298 and 1307 and again from 1628, but was disenfranchised in the Reform Act 1832 as a rotten borough.- MPs 1640–1832 :... |
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.... Thomas Earl |
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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 Edward Littleton Sir Edward Littleton, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Littleton was a 17th century English Baronet and politician.He was the son of Sir Edward Littleton Kt. and Mary Fisher of Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire and representative of that notable family of Cavalier sympathies... 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.... |
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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 :... |
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.... Sir Richard Dyott |
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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.... |
Ralph Sneyd Ralph Sneyd Ralph Sneyd was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He was a colonel in the Royalist army in the English Civil War and was killed in action on the Isle of Man.... Richard Weston |
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| Newcastle under Lyme | Sir John Merrick John Merrick (MP) Sir John Merrick was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from1640 to 1648. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... Richard Lloyd Richard Lloyd (Royalist) Sir Richard Lloyd was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1676. He fought for the Royalist army 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 :... |
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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 Nathaniel Barnardiston Nathaniel Barnardiston Sir Nathaniel Barnardiston was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1628 and 1648.Barnardiston was the son of Sir Thomas Barnardiston of Witham Essex and his wife Mary Knight, daughter of Sir RIchard Knight... Sir Philip Parker Philip Parker (of Erwarton) Sir Philip Parker was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648.Parker was the son of Sir Calthorpe Parker of Groton, Suffolk and his wife Mercy Soame, daughter of Sir Stephen Soame. He was admitted at Queens College, Cambridge on 18 April 1618 and admitted at the... |
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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 :... |
John Gurdon William Cage William Cage (Parliamentarian) William Cage was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1626 and 1645. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.Cage was the son of Edward Cage of Ipswich... |
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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.... |
Henry Coke Henry Coke Henry Coke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1642.Coke was the son of Sir Edward Coke Lord Chief Justice, of Thorington, Suffolk. He was admitted at Queens' College, Cambridge on 18 August 1607.... Anthony Bedingfield Anthony Bedingfield Anthony Bedingfield was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648.Bedingfield was the son of Thomas Bedingfield of Ditchingfield Norfolk and his wife Dorothy Southwell... |
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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 Charles le Grosse Charles le Grosse Sir Charles Le Grosse was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1653.Le Grosse was of Crostwick near Norwich and was knighted on 6 December 1616... Sir Edward Duke Sir Edward Duke, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Duke, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Duke, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Duke, 1st Baronet ((c1604 - 1671) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1640.Duke was the son of Ambrose Duke of Benhall and his wife Elizabeth Calthrop, daughter of Bartholemew Calthrop of... |
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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 Frederick Cornwallis Frederick Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis Frederick Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis Bt Kt was an English peer, MP and Privy Councillor.He was the oldest surviving son of Sir William Cornwallis of Brome, Suffolk and his second wife Jane. He succeeded his half-brother Nicholas Bacon to the family estates in 1626.He was created a baronet in... 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.... |
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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... |
William Rainsborough William Rainsborough This article is about the English naval officer and ambassador to Morocco. For his son, the leveller, see William RainboroweSir William Rainsborough was an English Captain and Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy, English ambassador to Morocco and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to... Squire Bence Squire Bence Squire Bence was an English merchant, seafarer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1648.... |
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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... |
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.... Richard Pepys Richard Pepys Sir Richard Pepys was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and was Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. He was a cousin of the father of Samuel Pepys the diarist.... |
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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 Godbolt John Godbolt John Godbolt or Godbold was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He presided over witchcraft trials in East Anglia.... |
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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 Richard Onslow Richard Onslow (Parliamentarian) Sir Richard Onslow was an English Member of Parliament and fought on the Parliamentary side during the English Civil War. He was the grandson of one Speaker of the House of Commons and the grandfather of another, both also called Richard Onslow.Onslow was knighted on 2 June 1624... Sir Ambrose Browne Sir Ambrose Browne, 1st Baronet Sir Ambrose Browne, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1628 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
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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... |
Robert Holborne Robert Holborne Sir Robert Holborne was an English lawyer and politician, of Furnival's Inn and Lincoln's Inn . He acted as counsel for John Hampden in the ship-money case. He sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1642 and supported the Royalist[ cause in the English Civil War... Richard Tuffnell |
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| Bletchingley 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... |
Edward Bysshe Edward Bysshe Sir Edward Bysshe FRS was an English barrister, politician and officer of arms. He sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1679 and was Garter King of Arms during the Commonwealth period.-Life:... Edmund Hoskins |
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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:... |
Edward Thurland Edward Thurland Edward Thurland was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1673.... Sir Thomas Bludder Thomas Bludder Sir Thomas Bludder was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1640.Bludder was the son of Sir Thomas Bludder of Flanchford Reigate, a commissioner of the Victualling Office. He matriculated at Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1614 and graduated BA in 1617... |
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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 Parkhurst Robert Parkhurst (died 1651) Sir Robert Parkhurst was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1625 and 1651. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... George Abbotts George Abbotts George Abbotts or Abbot was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1645.Abbotts was born in Middlesex, the son of Sir Maurice Abbot. He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford on 15 October 1619, aged 17 and was awarded BA on 28 February 1622. In 1622 he became a... |
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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 Samuel Owfield Samuel Owfield Sir Samuel Owfield was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1644.Owfield was the son of Roger Owfield, Fishmonger, of Billiter Lane, London and his wife Thomasine More, daughter of John More, merchant, of Ipswich. Owfield had acquired the manor... Edward Sanders |
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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 John Jacques Sir John Jacques, 1st Baronet Sir John Jacques, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Jacques was the son of John Jacques and his wife Elizabeth Cowper daughter of John Cowper, alderman and sheriff of London... William Eliot William Eliot (MP) Sir William Eliot was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Eliot was the son of Lawrence Eliot of Busbridge, Surrey. He matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford on 15 October 1602 aged 15. He was a student of Middle Temple in 1605... |
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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 Thomas Pelham Bt 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.... Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.Stapley was M.P. for New Shoreham , Lewes , Sussex . He was colonel and governor of Chichester and signed the death-warrant of Charles I... |
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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.... |
Christopher Lewknor Christopher Lewknor Christopher Lewknor was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1628 and 1641. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... Edward Dowse Edward Dowse (MP) Edward Dowse was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648.Dowse matriculated at Hart Hall, Oxford aged 15 on 14 October 1597, and was awarded BA on 8 May 1601 and MA on 8 May 1604. He was incorporated at Cambridge University in 1616.In April 1640, Dowse was... |
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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 Middleton Thomas Middleton (Sussex) Thomas Middleton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1660. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.Middleton was the son of John Middleton of Hill's Place Horsham... Hall Ravenscroft Hall Ravenscroft Hall Ravenscroft was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1660.Ravenscroft was the son of John Ravenscroft of Horsham, Sussex and his wife Judith Ferne, daughter of George Ferne.... . |
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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... |
Thomas May Thomas May (Royalist) Thomas May was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... Robert Long Sir Robert Long, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Long, 1st Baronet was a courtier, administrator and politician in 17th century England.He was the son of Sir Walter Long of South Wraxall and Draycot in Wiltshire, and his wife Catherine Thynne of Longleat... |
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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... |
Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.Stapley was M.P. for New Shoreham , Lewes , Sussex . He was colonel and governor of Chichester and signed the death-warrant of Charles I... Jacob Rivers |
Stapley elected to sit for Sussex and was replaced by 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.... |
| 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... |
John Alford John Alford (MP) John Alford was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1626 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... William Marlott William Marlott William Marlott was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1625 and 1646. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... |
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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... |
Sir John Suckling John Suckling (poet) Sir John Suckling was an English poet and one prominent figure among those renowned for careless gaiety, wit, and all the accomplishments of a Cavalier poet; and also the inventor of the card game Cribbage... Sir 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... |
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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... |
John Leedes Sir Thomas Farnefold Thomas Farnefold Thomas Farnfold was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1643.In 1623 Farnfold was elected Member of Parliament for Steyning, and was re-elected in 1625. He was re-elected in 1628 and held the seat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without... |
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| 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... Robert Goodwin Robert Goodwin (Parliamentarian) Sir Robert Goodwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1626 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
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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... |
Henry Garton Henry Garton Henry Garton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1641.Garton was the son of Sir Peter Garton of Woolavington, Sussex. He matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford on 27 Octoner 1615, aged 15 and was awarded BA on 20 April 1618... Henry Goring |
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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 Thomas Lucy William Combe William Combe (MP) William Combe was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Combe was the son of Thomas Combe of Warwickshire and his wife Maria Savage. He was baptised at Stratford on 8 December 1586. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 8 July 1603 aged 15. The Combe family had... |
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| 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.... |
William Jesson William Jesson William Jesson was an English dyer and politician who was active in local government in Coventry and sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1648.... Simon Norton Simon Norton (MP) Simon Norton was an English dyer politician who was active in local government in Coventry and sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1641.... |
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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... |
William Purefoy William Purefoy William Purefoy was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1628 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War and was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.... Godfrey Bosvile Godfrey Bosvile Godfrey Bosvile was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1653. He fought on the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
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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 Philip Musgrave Sir Philip Musgrave, 2nd Baronet Sir Philip Musgrave, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1643 and from 1661 to 1678. He served in the Royalist army in the Civil War.... Sir Henry Bellingham Sir Henry Bellingham, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Bellingham, 1st Baronet was an English politician and lawyer, cavalier and baronet.He was the son of Sir James Bellingham and Agnes Curwen, daughter of Sir Henry Curwen. Bellingham was educated at Queen's College, Cambridge in 1609, and admitted to the Middle Temple a year later... |
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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.... |
Richard Viscount Dungarvon Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, 2nd Earl of Cork was Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and a cavalier.-Early years:... Richard Lowther Richard Lowther Richard Lowther , English landowner at Maulds Meaburn, was the second son of Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet and Mary Fletcher.He received the estate at Maulds Meaburn from his father, and was Member of Parliament for Appleby from 1689 to 1690.... |
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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... |
Philip Lord Herbert Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke, 2nd Earl of Montgomery , succeeded to the titles in 1649 on the death of his father, also called Philip Herbert.... 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.... |
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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.... |
Robert Hyde Robert Hyde Sir Robert Hyde was an English judge and Chief Justice of the King’s Bench.-Early career:Hyde, who was born at his father's house, Heale, near Salisbury, in 1595, was second son of Sir Lawrence Hyde, attorney-general to Anne, the consort of James I, by his wife, Barbara Castilion of Marsh Benham,... Michael Oldisworth Michael Oldisworth Michael Oldisworth was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1653. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
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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 Henry Vane (the elder) 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... 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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| 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 Edward Griffin Edward Griffin (MP) Sir Edward Griffin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1644.Griffin was the son of Sir Edward Griffin of Dingley and Gumley Ewing Northamptonshire. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 16 October 1601, aged 14. He was a student of Middle Temple in 1604... William Eyre William Eyre William Eyre was an English landscape painter. He exhibited at the Croydon Art Society for 20 years but travelled extensively. From early on it the 1970s he lived in North Wales and continued to paint and exhibit. Eyre was a most accomplished artist working in both oil and watercolour. His work is... |
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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 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... George Garrett George Garrett (MP) Sir George Garrett was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Garrett was secretary to Miles Fleetwood. In April 1640, he was elected Member of Parliament for Hindon in the Short Parliament.... |
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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 John Berkeley John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton was an English royalist soldier. From 1648 he was closely associated with James, Duke of York, and rose to prominence, fortune and fame.-First English Civil War:... Thomas Moore |
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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 Thomas Penyston, 1st Baronet John Ashe John Ashe (of Freshford) John Ashe was an English clothier and politician who sat in the House of Commons ar various times between 1640 and 1656.Ashe was the son of James Ashe of Freshford, Somerset and his wife Grace Pitt, daughter of Richard Pitt of Melcombe Regis He entered the cloth trade and became on the "greatest... |
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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:... |
William Maynard Walter Norborne Walter Norborne Walter Norborne was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.Norborne was the son of John Norborne of Hilmarton, Wiltshire.... |
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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.... |
Edward Bayntun Edward Bayntun (died 1679) Sir Edward Bayntun was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1679.Bayntun was the son of Sir Edward Bayntun of Bromham, Wiltshire and his wife Elizabeth Maynard, daughter of Sir Henry Maynard of Eaton, Essex. He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford... Henry Danvers |
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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... |
Sir Edward Baynton 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... Edward Hungerford |
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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 Neville Poole Neville Poole Sir Neville Poole was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... Sir Anthony Hungerford Anthony Hungerford (Royalist) Anthony Hungerford of Black Bourton , was an English Member of Parliament who supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War.-Biography:... . |
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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... |
Robert Jenner Robert Jenner (MP) Robert Jenner was an English merchant in the City of London and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1628 and 1648.... Thomas Hodges |
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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... |
Richard Hardinge Richard Hardinge Richard Hardinge was Groom to the Bedchamber to the then Prince of Wales .-Background:... Charles Seymour Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge was the son of Francis Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge, whom he succeeded in the barony in 1664.... |
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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 :... |
William Ashburnham William Ashburnham (royalist) -Biography:William Ashburnham was the younger brother of John Ashburnham.He was returned as MP for Ludgershall in both the parliaments held in 1640 but was expelled from the Long Parliament on 9 December 1641 for his part in the Army Plots of that year.... Sir John Evelyn John Evelyn (Parliamentarian) Sir John Evelyn was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1626 and 1660.Evelyn was the son of George Evelyn of West Dean, a clerk in Chancery, and his wife Elizabeth Rivers, daughter of Sir John Rivers of Chafford, Kent... |
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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... |
Edward Herbert Sir William Howard William Howard -United Kingdom:* William Howard , nobleman whose descendants become Sir John, 1st Duke of Norfolk from the Howard Family* William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham -United Kingdom:* William Howard (judge) (d. 1308), nobleman whose descendants become Sir John, 1st Duke of Norfolk from the... |
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| 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:... |
Thomas Windebanke Sir Thomas Windebanke, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Windebanke, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.Windebanke was the son of Sir Francis Windebanke Secretary of State to King Charles I... Edward Hyde Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon was an English historian and statesman, and grandfather of two English monarchs, Mary II and Queen Anne.-Early life:... |
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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:... |
Sir William Carnaby William Carnaby William Carnaby was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... Francis Baskerville Francis Baskerville Francis Baskerville was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Baskerville was the son of Thomas Baskerville of Richardston Wiltshire and his wife Joan Lor.... |
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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 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 John Pakington Sir John Pakington, 2nd Baronet Sir John Pakington, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1679. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
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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.... |
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... John Nash John Nash (MP) John Nash was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1648. He fought on the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
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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... |
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... Samuel Sandys |
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| 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... |
William Sandys William Sandys 'Waterworks Sandys' William Sandys of Fladbury was known as Waterworks Sandys to distinguish him from his cousin, the spendthrift 'Golden Sandys'... William Morton |
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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... |
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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... |
Henry Belasyse Henry Belasyse Henry Belasyse , also known as Henry Bellasis was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1625 and 1642.... Sir William Savile, 3rd Baronet Sir William Savile, 3rd Baronet Sir William Savile, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1642. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War and was killed in action.... |
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| York | Sir Edward Osborne, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Osborne, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Osborne, 1st Baronet, of Kiveton was an English politician, the son of Sir Hewett Osborne Sir Edward Osborne, 1st Baronet, of Kiveton (bap. 12 December 1596 – 9 September 1647) was an English politician, the son of Sir Hewett Osborne Sir Edward Osborne, 1st Baronet, of Kiveton... Sir Roger Jaques Roger Jaques Sir Roger Jaques was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Jaques was a merchant and chief magistrate of York and purchased an estate at Elvington. He became an alderman of the city in 1638 and was Mayor of York in1639... |
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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... |
Sir 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... Sir Henry Vane, junior Henry Vane the Younger Sir Henry Vane , son of Henry Vane the Elder , was an English politician, statesman, and colonial governor... |
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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 Henry Slingsby, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Slingsby was a Yorkshire landowner and Member of Parliament who was executed for his adherence to the Royalist cause during the English Civil War.... Henry Benson Henry Benson (MP) Henry Benson was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1626 and 1641.Benson was Deputy Steward of Knaresborough. In 1626 he was elected Member of Parliament for Knaresborough. He was re-elected in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without... |
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| 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 Hugh Cholmeley Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 1st Baronet Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 1st Baronet was a Member of Parliament and Royalist leader during the English Civil War. His name is sometimes spelled Cholmley.... John Hotham John Hotham the younger Sir John Hotham the younger was the eldest son of John Hotham and an English Member of Parliament during the civil war.... |
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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:... |
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.... Sir Paul Neille |
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| Richmond | Sir William Pennyman, 1st Baronet Sir William Pennyman, 1st Baronet Sir William Pennyman was an English landowner, soldier and politician.He was the illegitimate son of William Pennyman a Clerk in Chancery and was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford and Inner Temple. His father purchased a third of the Manor of Marske, Yorkshire, in present day Redcar and... Maulger Norton Maulger Norton Maulger Norton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Norton was the son of Robert Norton of Swinton, Yorkshire and his wife, Catherine Stavely, daughter of John Stavely, of Swinton who left his etates to his daughter.In April 1640, Norton was elected Member of... |
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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 Philip Stapleton Philip Stapleton Sir Philip Stapleton , of Warter-on-the Wolds in Yorkshire, was an English Member of Parliament, a supporter of the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War. His surname is also sometimes spelt Stapylton or Stapilton.-Life:... John Alured John Alured John Alured was an army officer who fought for the parliamentary cause in the English Civil War and was one of the regicides of King Charles I in 1649.... |
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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.... |
Ferdinando, Lord 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... Francis Neville |
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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... |
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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.... |
Richard Aldborough Richard Aldborough Richard Aldborough was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... Brian Palmes Brian Palmes Sir Bryan Palmes was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1626 and 1640. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
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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 John Hotham Bt John Hotham Sir John Hotham, 1st Baronet, of Scorborough , English parliamentarian, belonged to a Yorkshire family, and fought on the continent of Europe during the early part of the Thirty Years' War.... Michael Warton Michael Warton (died 1645) Michael Warton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1644. He fought and died on 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... |
Sir John Ramsden John Ramsden (died 1646) Sir John Ramsden was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1628 and 1640. He fought for the Royalist army in the English Civil War and was killed in action at the Siege of Newark.... Sir George Wentworth of Woolley George Wentworth (of Woolley) Sir George Wentworth was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He fought for the Royalist army in the English Civil War.... |
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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.... |
Sir John Baker Sir John Baker, 2nd Baronet Sir John Baker, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... Robert Reed |
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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.... |
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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... |
Henry Heyman Sir Henry Heyman, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Heyman, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1653. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... John Wandesford John Wandesford John Wandesford was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Wandesford was the son of Sir Georges Wandesford of Kirklington, Yorkshire and his wife Catherine Hansby of Beverley... |
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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 Edward Boys 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... |
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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 John Manwood John Manwood (MP) Sir John Manwood was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Manwood was the son of Sir Peter Manwood and a grandson of Roger Manwood. In November 1609, he was admitted at Inner Temple . He was knighted on 3 April 1618. He inherited the estates at St Stephens and in 1637... Nathaniel Finch Nathaniel Finch Nathaniel Finch was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Finch was related to John Finch, 1st Baron Finch of Fordwich, and bore the same arms as the Finch family of Eastwell. He attended Gray's Inn and became a successful London barrister... |
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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.... |
Sir John Colepepper John Colepeper, 1st Baron Colepeper John Colepeper of Bedgebery, 1st Baron Culpeper of Thoresway was an English politician.-Life:He was the only son of Thomas Culpeper of Wigsell and Anne Slaney , daughter of Sir Stephan Slaney, Lord Mayor of London... John White |
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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:... |
Nicholas Crisp John Finch John Finch (MP for Winchelsea) John Finch was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1642.Finch was probably the son of Thomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea and his wife Cecile Wentworth.... |
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| Anglesey | John Bodvel John Bodvel John Bodvel was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1644. He was a colonel in the Royalist army in the English Civil War.... |
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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... |
Charles Jones Charles Jones (MP for Beaumaris) Charles Jones was a Welsh lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1640.Jones was the son of Sir William Jones and his wife Margaret Griffith, daughter of Griffith ap John Griffith of Kevenamulch, Carnarvonshire. His father was a judge and MP. Jones... |
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| Brecknockshire | William Morgan William Morgan (of Dderw) William Morgan was a Welsh lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1649.Morgan was the son of Llewellyn Morgan of Ystradfellte. He was called to the bar. He purchased the estate of Dderw in Llyswen... |
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| Brecknock | Herbert Price Herbert Price Herbert Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1678. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War... |
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| Cardiganshire | James Lewis James Lewis (MP for Cardiganshire) James Lewis was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1656. He supported the Royalist and then the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
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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... |
John Vaughan John Vaughan (judge) Sir John Vaughan SL , of Trawsgoed, was a British justice.-Life:He was born in Ceredigion, Wales, the eldest of eight children of Edward Vaughan and his wife Letitia Stedman of Strata Florida, and was educated initially at The King's School, Worcester between 1613 and 1618, when he was admitted to... |
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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.... |
Henry Vaughan | |
| 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... |
Francis Lloyd Francis Lloyd (Royalist) Sir Francis Lloyd was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1644. He fought in the Royalist army in the English Civil War.... |
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| Carnarvonshire | Thomas Glynn Thomas Glynn Thomas Glynn was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1640. He suppported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
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| Carnarvon | John Glynn John Glynne (judge) Sir John Glynne KS was a Welsh lawyer of the Commonwealth and Restoration periods, who rose to become Lord Chief Justice of the Upper Bench, under Oliver Cromwell... |
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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 Thomas Salusbury, 2nd Baronet | |
| 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... |
John Salusbury John Salusbury (MP) John Salusbury was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1626 and 1643. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
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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 :... |
John Mostyn John Mostyn (MP for Flintshire) John Mostyn was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1640.Mostyn was the son of Sir Roger Mostyn of Mostyn. In 1624 he was elected Member of Parliament for Anglesey. He was entered at Middle Temple in November 1637.In April 1640, Mostyn was elected... |
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| Flint | Sir Thomas Hanmer, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Hanmer, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Hanmer, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and from 1669 to 1678. He was a Royalist during the English Civil War and raised troops for Charles I. In his personal life he was a keen horticulturists... |
Browne Willis gives Sir John Hanmer |
| Glamorgan | Sir Edward Stradling Sir Edward Stradling, 2nd Baronet Sir Edward Stradling, 2nd Baronet was an English politician at the time of the Civil War.Stradling was the son of Sir John Stradling, 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Gage. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford... |
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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 (Royalist) William Herbert was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He was killed fighting in the Royalist army in the English Civil War.... |
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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... |
Henry Wynn Henry Wynn (MP for Merioneth) Henry Wynn was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1671.Wynn was the son of Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet of Gwydir . He was admitted to Inner Temple in November 1618. In 1624 he was elected Member of Parliament for Merioneth and was re-elected in 1625... |
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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... |
Richard Herbert Richard Herbert, 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury Richard Herbert, 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury was an Anglo-Welsh Member of Parliament, a Royalist who fought with the rank of Colonel in the English Civil War, and a peer whose membership of the House of Lords was curtailed by its abolition in 1649.-Life:Herbert, born about 1604, was the elder... |
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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... |
Sir Edward Lloyd Edward Lloyd (MP) Sir Edward Lloyd was a Welsh lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
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| 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... |
Sir John Stepney, 3rd Baronet Sir John Stepney, 3rd Baronet Sir John Stepney, 3rd Baronet was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1643. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
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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 :... |
Hugh Owen Sir Hugh Owen, 1st Baronet Sir Hugh Owen, 1st Baronet was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1626 and 1660. He sided originally with the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War, but the strength of his allegiance was in doubt.Owen was the son of John Owen and his wife Dorothy... |
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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... |
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.... |
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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... |
Richard Jones Richard Jones (MP for Radnor) Richard Jones was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.Jones was the grandson of Griffith Jones of Trewern... |
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