Robert Wroth (Guildford MP)
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General Robert Wroth was the Member of Parliament
(MP) for the borough of Guildford
in Surrey for three separate terms. He held the seat from 1705 to 1708, and from October 1710 until his election was overturned on petition
in February 1711. He was reelected unopposed at a by-election in 1717, and held the seat until his death in 1720.
He owned the manor of Worplesdon
, three miles (5 km) north of Guildford.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for the borough of 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....
in Surrey for three separate terms. He held the seat from 1705 to 1708, and from October 1710 until his election was overturned on petition
Election petition
An election petition refers to the procedure for challenging the result of a Parliamentary election or local government election in the United Kingdom and in Hong Kong.- Outcomes :...
in February 1711. He was reelected unopposed at a by-election in 1717, and held the seat until his death in 1720.
He owned the manor of Worplesdon
Worplesdon
Worplesdon is a village in Surrey, England, located three miles north of Guildford. Worplesdon is also the name of the parish that also includes the settlements of Fairlands, Jacobs Well, Perry Hill, and Wood Street Village. Nearby villages include Pirbright and Deepcut, with significant military...
, three miles (5 km) north of Guildford.