Thetford (UK Parliament constituency)

Thetford was a constituency

United Kingdom constituencies

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of the British House of Commons

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. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs)

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by the bloc vote

Plurality-at-large voting

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system of election

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until it was disenfranchised in 1868. Below are those MPs who held the seat from just prior to the Restoration

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onwards.

MPs 1529–1660

Year	First member	Second member
1529	Giles Heron	William Dauntesey
1536	?
1539	?
1542	?
1545	?
1547	John Brende	Richard Heydon
1553 (Mar)	Sir John Clere	Henry Northey
1553 (Oct)	William Hunston	Robert Drury
1554 (Apr)	Robert Drury	Nicholas Rookwood
1554 (Nov)	Robert Drury	Nicholas Rookwood
1555	Nicholas Rookwood	Robert Barker
1558	Edward Clere	Walter Haddon
1559	Edmund Gascoigne	Thomas Poley I
1562/3	Sir Richard Fulmerston	Edward Clere
1571	Phiop Appleyard	Thomas Hogan
1572	William Humberston, died and repl. Jan 1576 by Sir Valentine Browne	Thomas Colby
1584	Edward Eden	Robert Whitney
1586	Sir Roger Woodhouse	Thomas Poley II
1588/9	William Waad	Philip Gawdy
1593	Charles Chewte	Bassingbourne Gawdy
1597	John Crofts	Philip Gawdy
1601	Henry Warner	Thomas Knyvet, 1st Baron Knyvet Thomas Knyvet, 1st Baron Knyvet Thomas James Knyvet, 1st Baron Knyvet was the second son of Sir Henry Knyvet of Charlton, Wiltshire and Anne Pickering, daughter of Sir Christopher Pickering of Killington, Westmoreland. His half-sister Catherine Knyvet was married to Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk...
1604	Bassingbourne Gawdy died and repl. 1606 by Sir William Twysden, 1st Baronet Sir William Twysden, 1st Baronet Sir William Twysden, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1628....	Sir William Paddy
1614	Robert Spiller	Sir William Twysden, 1st Baronet Sir William Twysden, 1st Baronet Sir William Twysden, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1628....
1621	Robert Spiller	John Wilson
1624	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....	Drugo Drury
1625	Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington	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....
1626	Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet was an English politician and baronet.-Background:Born in Norwich, he was the eldest son of Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet and his wife Dorothy Bell, daughter of Sir Robert Bell. His younger brother was Miles Hobart...	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....
1628	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,...	Henry Spiller sat for Middlesex and repl.by Sir Henry Fane
1629–1640	No Parliaments summoned
Apr 1640	Sir Thomas Wodehouse, 2nd Baronet 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....
Nov 1640	Sir Thomas Wodehouse, 2nd Baronet 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.... secluded 1648
1648	Sir Thomas Wodehouse, 2nd Baronet 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...
1653–1658	Thetford not represented in Barebones and Protectorate Parliaments
1659	William Stene	Robert Steward

MPs 1660–1868

Year		First member	First party	Second member	Second party
April 1660		Sir Philip Wodehouse Sir Philip Wodehouse, 3rd Baronet Sir Philip Wodehouse, 3rd Baronet was an English baronet and Member of Parliament.Wodehouse was the son of Sir Thomas Wodehouse, 2nd Baronet, and Blanche, daughter of John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon...		Robert Paston Robert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth Robert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth, FRS was an English politician, nobleman and scientist. The Paston family had a long history. His father William , was created a baronet in 1642, and on his death was succeeded in the title by Robert. Robert was subsequently created a Viscount and then became an...
March 1661		Sir Allen Apsley		William Gawdy
October 1669		Sir Allen Apsley		Sir Joseph Williamson Joseph Williamson (politician) Sir Joseph Williamson, FRS was an English civil servant, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1665 and 1701 and in the Irish House of Commons between 1692 and 1699....
February 1679		William Harbord William Harbord (politician) William Harbord , of Grafton Park, was an English politician and diplomat.-Life:Harbord was the second son of Sir Charles Harbord of Charing Cross, who had been surveyor-general to Charles I...
March 1685		Henry Heveningham		William de Grey
January 1689		Sir Henry Hobart Sir Henry Hobart, 4th Baronet Sir Henry Hobart, 4th Baronet was an English Whig politician and baronet.-Background:He was the oldest son of Sir John Hobart, 3rd Baronet and his first wife Mary Hampden, daughter of John Hampden...	Whig	William Harbord William Harbord (politician) William Harbord , of Grafton Park, was an English politician and diplomat.-Life:Harbord was the second son of Sir Charles Harbord of Charing Cross, who had been surveyor-general to Charles I...
February 1689		Sir Francis Guybon
June 1689				John Trenchard John Trenchard (Secretary of State) Sir John Trenchard was an English politician belonging to an old Dorset family. His father was Thomas Trenchard of Wolverton , and his grandfather was Sir Thomas Trenchard of Wolverton...	Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
February 1690				William Harbord William Harbord (politician) William Harbord , of Grafton Park, was an English politician and diplomat.-Life:Harbord was the second son of Sir Charles Harbord of Charing Cross, who had been surveyor-general to Charles I...
May 1690				Baptist May Baptist May Baptist May was a Royal courtier during the reign of Charles II of England. He is said to have been Charles's closest and most trusted servant, largely as a result of his knowledge that the king did not like to be approached on matters of business....
November 1695		Sir Joseph Williamson Joseph Williamson (politician) Sir Joseph Williamson, FRS was an English civil servant, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1665 and 1701 and in the Irish House of Commons between 1692 and 1699....		Sir John Wodehouse Sir John Wodehouse, 4th Baronet Sir John Wodehouse, 4th Baronet was a British Member of Parliament.A member of an old Norfolk family, Wodehouse succeeded his grandfather in the baronetcy 6 May 1681. In 1695 he was elected to the House of Commons for Thetford, a seat he held until 1698 and again from 1701 to 1702 and 1705 to...
January 1696		James Sloane
July 1698				Sir Joseph Williamson Joseph Williamson (politician) Sir Joseph Williamson, FRS was an English civil servant, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1665 and 1701 and in the Irish House of Commons between 1692 and 1699....
January 1699				Lord Paston
January 1701		Sir Joseph Williamson Joseph Williamson (politician) Sir Joseph Williamson, FRS was an English civil servant, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1665 and 1701 and in the Irish House of Commons between 1692 and 1699....		Edmund Soame Edmund Soame Edmund Soame was an English soldier and politician. He served in the English Army where he attained the rank of colonel, and was member of Parliament for Thetford from 1701 to 1705.-References:*...
March 1701		Sir Thomas Hanmer Thomas Hanmer (politician) Sir Thomas Hanmer, 4th Baronet was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1714 to 1715, discharging the duties of the office with conspicuous impartiality...
November 1701				Sir John Wodehouse Sir John Wodehouse, 4th Baronet Sir John Wodehouse, 4th Baronet was a British Member of Parliament.A member of an old Norfolk family, Wodehouse succeeded his grandfather in the baronetcy 6 May 1681. In 1695 he was elected to the House of Commons for Thetford, a seat he held until 1698 and again from 1701 to 1702 and 1705 to...
July 1702		Robert Benson Robert Benson, 1st Baron Bingley Robert Benson, 1st Baron Bingley, PC was an English politician of the 18th century.-Life:Robert Benson was born in Wakefield. He went to school in London before studying at Christ's College, Cambridge...		Edmund Soame Edmund Soame Edmund Soame was an English soldier and politician. He served in the English Army where he attained the rank of colonel, and was member of Parliament for Thetford from 1701 to 1705.-References:*...
May 1705		Sir Thomas Hanmer Thomas Hanmer (politician) Sir Thomas Hanmer, 4th Baronet was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1714 to 1715, discharging the duties of the office with conspicuous impartiality...		Sir John Wodehouse Sir John Wodehouse, 4th Baronet Sir John Wodehouse, 4th Baronet was a British Member of Parliament.A member of an old Norfolk family, Wodehouse succeeded his grandfather in the baronetcy 6 May 1681. In 1695 he was elected to the House of Commons for Thetford, a seat he held until 1698 and again from 1701 to 1702 and 1705 to...
May 1708		Robert Baylis		Thomas de Grey
October 1710		Sir Thomas Hanmer Thomas Hanmer (politician) Sir Thomas Hanmer, 4th Baronet was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1714 to 1715, discharging the duties of the office with conspicuous impartiality...		Dudley North
December 1710		Sir Edmund Bacon Sir Edmund Bacon, 6th Baronet Sir Edmund Bacon, 6th Baronet was a British politician.-Life:Edmund Bacon was the oldest son of Sir Robert Bacon, 5th Baronet and Elizabeth Chandler, daughter of Daniel Chandler. He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Bacon succeeded his father as baronet in 1704...
August 1713		Sir William Barker Sir William Barker, 5th Baronet Sir William Barker, 5th Baronet was a British politician.He was the son of Sir John Barker, 4th Baronet and Bridget Bacon, daughter of Sir Nicholas Bacon. In 1696, he succeeded his father as baronet. He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Barker entered the British House of Commons for...
January 1715		John Ward John Ward (politician) John Ward is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 12A, which includes portions of Crow Wing County, including the city of Brainerd, in the north central part of the state. A Democrat, he is also a retired teacher and coach.Ward was...
1722 British general election, 1722 The British general election of 1722 elected members to serve in the House of Commons of the 6th Parliament of Great Britain. This event took place following the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election was fiercely fought, with contests taking place...		Sir Edmund Bacon Sir Edmund Bacon, 5th Baronet Sir Edmund Bacon, 5th Baronet was a British politician.He was the oldest son of Sir Edmund Bacon, 4th Baronet and his first wife Philippa Bacon, daughter of Sir Edmund Bacon, 4th Baronet, of Redgrave. He attended school in Beccles and Bishop Stortford before studying at Caius College, Cambridge....		Robert Jacomb
1733 by-election				Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore was a British politician.Born Charles FitzRoy, he was the illegitimate son of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton. Fitzroy married Frances Scudamore after her divorce from Henry Scudamore, 3rd Duke of Beaufort in 1744...
1739 by-election		Lord Augustus FitzRoy
Dec. 1741 by-election		Lord Henry Beauclerk
1754 British general election, 1754 The British general election, 1754 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707....		Lord Henry Beauclerk		Herbert Westfaling Herbert Westfaling Herbert Westfaling , 1531/2–1602, was Anglican Bishop of Hereford and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford....
1761 British general election, 1761 The British general election, 1761 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707...		Henry Seymour Conway Henry Seymour Conway Field Marshal Henry Seymour Conway was a British general and statesman. A brother of the 1st Marquess of Hertford, and cousin of Horace Walpole, he began his military career in the War of the Austrian Succession and eventually rose to the rank of Field Marshal .-Family and education:Conway was...	Rockingham Whig	Hon. Aubrey Beauclerk Aubrey Beauclerk, 5th Duke of St Albans Aubrey Beauclerk, 5th Duke of St Albans was the son of Admiral the 1st Baron Vere and a grandson of the 1st Duke of St Albans...
1768 British general election, 1768 The British general election, 1768 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.-Summary of the Constituencies:...				John Drummond
Sept. 1774 by-election				Viscount Petersham Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington General Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington PC, PC , styled Viscount Petersham until 1779, was a British soldier. Stanhope is sometimes confused with an exact contemporary of his, the 3rd Earl Stanhope....
1774 British general election, 1774 The British general election, 1774 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.-Summary of the Constituencies:...		Hon. Charles FitzRoy Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton was a British statesman and soldier.The second son of Lord Augustus FitzRoy and a grandson of the 2nd Duke of Grafton, FitzRoy joined the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards as an ensign in 1752...		Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore was a British politician.Born Charles FitzRoy, he was the illegitimate son of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton. Fitzroy married Frances Scudamore after her divorce from Henry Scudamore, 3rd Duke of Beaufort in 1744...
1780 British general election, 1780 The British general election, 1780 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain to be held after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707...		Richard Hopkins
1782 by-election		Richard Hopkins		Earl of Euston George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton, KG was a British peer and Whig politician, known as Earl of Euston from birth until 1811....	Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
1784 British general election, 1784 The British general election of 1784 resulted in William Pitt the Younger securing an overall majority of about 120 in the House of Commons of Great Britain, having previously had to survive in a House which was dominated by his opponents.-Background:...		Sir Charles Kent, Bt		George Jennings George Jennings (MP) George Jennings was a British politician.He was elected as a Member of Parliament for the borough of Whitchurch in hampshire at a by-election in March 1757...
1790 British general election, 1790 The British general election, 1790 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.-Political Situation:...		Robert John Buxton Sir Robert Buxton, 1st Baronet Sir Robert John Buxton, 1st Baronet was a politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1790 and 1806.Buxton was born at Rushford, Norfolk, the son of John Buxton and his wife Elizabeth Jacob and grandson of John Buxton who designed and built Shadwell Lodge at Rushford...		Joseph Randyll Burch
May 1796		John Harrison		Joseph Randyll Burch
1802 United Kingdom general election, 1802 The United Kingdom general election, 1802 was the election to the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was the first to be held after the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...		John Harrison		Thomas Creevey Thomas Creevey Thomas Creevey was an English politician, son of William Creevey, a Liverpool merchant, and was born in that city....
1806 United Kingdom general election, 1806 The United Kingdom general election, 1806 was the election of members to the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom. This was the second general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland....		Lord William FitzRoy		James Mingay
February 1807		Lord William FitzRoy		Thomas Creevey Thomas Creevey Thomas Creevey was an English politician, son of William Creevey, a Liverpool merchant, and was born in that city....
1812 United Kingdom general election, 1812 The election to the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1812 was the fourth general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland....		Lord John FitzRoy
1818 United Kingdom general election, 1818 The 1818 general election of the United Kingdom saw the Whigs gain a few seats, but the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool retained a majority of around 90 seats...		Lord Charles FitzRoy Lord Charles FitzRoy (politician) Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Charles FitzRoy PC , was a British soldier and Whig politician. He fought at the Battle of Waterloo at an early age and later held political office as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between 1835 and 1838.-Background:Fitzroy was the second son of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke...		Nicholas Ridley-Colborne Nicholas Ridley-Colborne, 1st Baron Colborne Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne, 1st Baron Colborne was a British politician.-Background:Born Nicholas Ridley, he was the younger son of Sir Matthew White Ridley, 2nd Baronet, and Mary , daughter of Benjamin Colborne...
1826 United Kingdom general election, 1826 The 1826 United Kingdom general election saw the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool win a substantial and increased majority over the Whigs. In Ireland, Home Rule candidates, working with the Whigs, won large gains from Unionist candidates....				Bingham Baring
1830 United Kingdom general election, 1830 The 1830 United Kingdom general election, was triggered by the death of King George IV and produced the first parliament of the reign of his successor, William IV. Fought in the aftermath of the Swing Riots, it saw electoral reform become a major election issue...		Lord James FitzRoy	Whig	Francis Baring Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton was a British peer Whig and later Tory politician.He was elected at the 1830 general election as a Whig Member of Parliament for the borough of Thetford in Norfolk,...	Whig
1831 United Kingdom general election, 1831 The 1831 general election in the United Kingdom saw a landslide win by supporters of electoral reform, which was the major election issue. As a result it was the last unreformed election, as the Parliament which resulted ensured the passage of the Reform Act 1832. Polling was held from 28 April to...				Alexander Baring Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton PC was a British politician and financier.-Background:Baring was the second son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, and of Harriet, daughter of William Herring...	Tory
1832 United Kingdom general election, 1832 -Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807....				Francis Baring Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton was a British peer Whig and later Tory politician.He was elected at the 1830 general election as a Whig Member of Parliament for the borough of Thetford in Norfolk,...	Tory
1834 by-election		Henry FitzRoy, Earl of Euston Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton was the son of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton and Lady Charlotte Maria Waldegrave, daughter of James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave....	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...		Tory
1841 United Kingdom general election, 1841 -Seats summary:-Whig MPs who lost their seats:Viscount Morpeth - Chief Secretary for IrelandSir George Strickland, BtSir Henry Barron, 1st Baronet-References:F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987...				Hon. Bingham Baring	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
May 1842		Sir James Flower, Bt Sir James Flower, 2nd Baronet Sir James Flower, 2nd Baronet was a British Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1842 to 1846.Flower was High Sheriff of Norfolk from 1838 to 1839....	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1847 United Kingdom general election, 1847 -Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...		William FitzRoy, Earl of Euston William FitzRoy, 6th Duke of Grafton William Henry Fitzroy, 6th Duke of Grafton , known from 1847 to 1863 by his courtesy title Earl of Euston, was a British peer and Liberal Party politician....	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
1848 by-election				Francis Baring Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton was a British peer Whig and later Tory politician.He was elected at the 1830 general election as a Whig Member of Parliament for the borough of Thetford in Norfolk,...	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1857 by-election				Alexander Baring Alexander Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton Alexander Hugh Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton DL was a British landowner and Conservative Party politician.Baring was the son of Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton and his wife Hortense Eugenie Claire Maret de Bassano . He was educated at Harrow School and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating in...	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1863 by-election		Lord Frederick FitzRoy	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
1865 United Kingdom general election, 1865 The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same...		Robert Harvey Sir Robert Harvey, 1st Baronet, of Crown Point Sir Robert John Harvey, 1st Baronet was a British Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1868.Harvey was the eldest son of General Sir Robert John Harvey of Mousehold House in Norwich...	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1867 by-election				Edward Gordon Edward Gordon, Baron Gordon of Drumearn Edward Strathearn Gordon, Baron Gordon of Drumearn was a Scottish judge and politician.Educated at the University of Glasgow and Edinburgh University he was called to the Scottish bar in 1835. He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland from 1866 to 1867, and Lord Advocate from 1867 to 1868...	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1868 United Kingdom general election, 1868 The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom...	Constituency abolished

FitzRoy family

Due to the town's close proximity to Euston Hall

Euston Hall

Euston Hall is a country house, with park by William Kent and Capability Brown located in Euston, small village located just south of Thetford in Suffolk, England. It is the family home of the Dukes of Grafton....

(the main residence of the FitzRoy family), the seat for Thetford has been held by various members of the family:

1733-54 & 1774-82: Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore
Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore
Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore was a British politician.Born Charles FitzRoy, he was the illegitimate son of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton. Fitzroy married Frances Scudamore after her divorce from Henry Scudamore, 3rd Duke of Beaufort in 1744...
1739-41: Lord Augustus FitzRoy
1774-80: Hon. Charles FitzRoy
Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton
Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton was a British statesman and soldier.The second son of Lord Augustus FitzRoy and a grandson of the 2nd Duke of Grafton, FitzRoy joined the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards as an ensign in 1752...
1782-84: George FitzRoy, Earl of Euston
George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton
George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton, KG was a British peer and Whig politician, known as Earl of Euston from birth until 1811....
1806-12: Lord William FitzRoy
1812-18: Lord John FitzRoy
1818-30: Lord Charles FitzRoy
Lord Charles FitzRoy (politician)
Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Charles FitzRoy PC , was a British soldier and Whig politician. He fought at the Battle of Waterloo at an early age and later held political office as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between 1835 and 1838.-Background:Fitzroy was the second son of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke...
1830-34: Lord James FitzRoy
1847-63: William FitzRoy, Earl of Euston
William FitzRoy, 6th Duke of Grafton
William Henry Fitzroy, 6th Duke of Grafton , known from 1847 to 1863 by his courtesy title Earl of Euston, was a British peer and Liberal Party politician....
1863-65: Lord Frederick FitzRoy

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