Weobley (UK Parliament constituency)
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Weobley was a parliamentary borough
in Herefordshire
, which elected two Members of Parliament
(MPs) to the House of Commons
in 1295 and from 1628 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.
Parliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
in Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
, which elected two Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MPs) to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
in 1295 and from 1628 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.
MPs 1628–1660
- 1628: William Walter; William TomkinsWilliam TomkinsWilliam 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....
- 1629–1640: No Parliaments summoned
- 1640 (Apr): William TomkinsWilliam TomkinsWilliam 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 TomkinsThomas 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..... - 1640 (Nov): Arthur Jones Lord RanelaghArthur Jones, 2nd Viscount RanelaghArthur Jones, 2nd Viscount Ranelagh was an Irish politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1643.Jones was the son of Roger Jones, 1st Viscount Ranelagh and his wife Frances Moore, daughter of Sir Garret Moore, eventual 1st Viscount Moore of Drogheda. He succeeded to the titles of...
; Thomas TomkinsThomas 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..... - 1645: Robert Andrews; William Crowther
- 1653, 1654 and 1656 Weobley not represented in Barebones or 1st and 2nd Protectorate parliaments
- 1659 Herbert PerrottHerbert Perrott (MP)Sir Herbert Perrott was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1679.Perrott was the son of Robert Perrott of Moreton. He was of Haroldston and Wellington, Herefordshire....
; Robert Andrews
MPs 1660–1832
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| 1660, April 13 | James Pytts | Richard Weston Richard Weston (died 1681) Richard Weston was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.Weston was the son of Edward Weston of Hackney. He matriculated at Corpus Christi, Cambridge in 1639, and migrated to Jesus College, Cambridge on 6 September 1641, but left without taking a degree... |
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| August 1660 | Thomas Tomkyns | Herbert Perrott Herbert Perrott (MP) Sir Herbert Perrott was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1679.Perrott was the son of Robert Perrott of Moreton. He was of Haroldston and Wellington, Herefordshire.... |
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| April 1661 | John Barneby | |||||
| 1675 | Sir Thomas Williams, Bt | |||||
| 1678 | William Gregory | |||||
| February 1679 | John Birch John Birch (soldier) Colonel John Birch was a soldier in the English civil war and later Member of parliament for Leominster and Weobley, Herefordshire.... |
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| September 1679 | John Booth | |||||
| 1685 | Henry Cornewall | Robert Price | ||||
| 1689 | John Birch John Birch (soldier) Colonel John Birch was a soldier in the English civil war and later Member of parliament for Leominster and Weobley, Herefordshire.... |
James Morgan James Morgan James Morgan may refer to:* James Morgan , British actor* James Morgan , American bobsledder who competed from mid 1970s to early 1980s* James Morgan , U.S. Representative from New Jersey... |
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| 1690 | Robert Price | |||||
| 1691 | Thomas Foley Thomas Foley (auditor of the imprests) Thomas Foley held the sinecure office of auditor of the imprests. He was the eldest son of Paul Foley, Speaker of the House of Commons and ironmaster, and succeeded to his estates around Stoke Edith, Herefordshire on his father's death in 1699.Thomas Foley was Member of Parliament for Hereford... |
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| January 1701 | Henry Cornewall | John Birch | ||||
| November 1701 | Robert Price | |||||
| 1702 | Henry Cornewall | |||||
| 1705 | John Birch | |||||
| May 1708 | Henry Thynne Henry Thynne (1675–1708) Henry Thynne was an English gentleman and Tory Member of Parliament.Thynne was the eldest of the three sons of Thomas Thynne, 1st Viscount Weymouth , of Longleat, a substantial landowner in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, by his marriage to Lady Frances Finch, a daughter of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl... |
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| December 1708 | Henry Gorges | |||||
| 1710 | Henry Cornewall | |||||
| 1713 | Uvedale Tomkyns Price | |||||
| February 1715 | Paul Foley Paul Foley (politician) Paul Foley was an English barrister and politician, the second son of Paul Foley, sometime Speaker of the House of Commons.Admitted to Lincoln's Inn, he was a member of Parliament for Aldborough from 1713 to 1715... |
Vice-Admiral Charles Cornewall | ||||
| June 1715 | John Birch | |||||
| 1718 | Nicholas Philpott | |||||
| 1727 | Uvedale Tomkyns Price | |||||
| 1732 | James Cornewall | |||||
| 1734 | John Birch | Sir John Buckworth, Bt | ||||
| October 1735 | Seat vacant pending resolution of disputed election | |||||
| 1737 | James Cornewall | |||||
| 1741 | Lieutenant-Colonel The Lord Carpenter George Carpenter, 2nd Baron Carpenter Lieutenant-Colonel George Carpenter, 2nd Baron Carpenter FRS was a British soldier and Member of Parliament.-Background:... |
The Viscount Palmerston Henry Temple, 1st Viscount Palmerston Henry Temple, 1st Viscount Palmerston was an Irish nobleman and British politician, the eldest son of Sir John Temple, Speaker of the Irish House of Commons.... |
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| July 1747 | Mansel Powell | Captain Savage Mostyn Savage Mostyn Savage Mostyn was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. He embarked on a political career, and was a Member of Parliament, Comptroller of the Navy, and one of the Lords of the Admiralty.Mostyn was born c. 1713 into a well... |
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| December 1747 | Viscount Perceval John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont PC, FRS was a British politician, political pamphleteer, and genealogist... |
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| 1754 | John Craster | |||||
| 1757 | George Venables-Vernon George Venables-Vernon, 2nd Baron Vernon George Venables-Vernon, 2nd Baron Vernon was the Second Lord Vernon, Baron of Kinderton. He acceded to the title in 1780 after the death of his father George Venables-Vernon, first Baron of Kinderton.... |
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| 1761 | Marquess of Titchfield William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, KG, PC was a British Whig and Tory statesman, Chancellor of the University of Oxford and Prime Minister. He was known before 1762 by the courtesy title Marquess of Titchfield. He held a title of every degree of British nobility—Duke,... |
Whig | Hon. Henry Thynne Henry Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret Henry Frederick Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret PC was a British politician, known as the Honourable Henry Thynne until 1776.-Biography:... |
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| 1762 | William Lynch William Lynch (diplomat) William Lynch was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1762 and 1774.Lynch was the eldest son of John Lynch, DD Dean of Canterbury and his wife Mary Wake, daughter of William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury.Lynch was elected Member of Parliament for Weobly in... |
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| 1768 | Simon Luttrell Simon Luttrell, 1st Earl of Carhampton Simon Luttrell, 1st Earl of Carhampton was a British politician and Irish nobleman.He was the second son of Col. Henry Luttrell, of Luttrellstown... |
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| 1770 | Bamber Gascoyne Bamber Gascoyne (senior) Bamber Gascoyne of Childwell Hall, Lancashire , was an 18th century English politician, a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain.... |
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| 1774 | Sir William Lynch William Lynch (diplomat) William Lynch was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1762 and 1774.Lynch was the eldest son of John Lynch, DD Dean of Canterbury and his wife Mary Wake, daughter of William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury.Lynch was elected Member of Parliament for Weobly in... |
John St Leger Douglas John St Leger Douglas John St. Leger Douglas was an 18th century politician, a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain.He was Member of Parliament for Hindon from 1769, at a time when bribery was the norm in this constituency, til 1774, and Member of Parliament for Weobley 1774 - 23 May 1783, when he died.A... |
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| 1780 | Andrew Bayntun-Rolt | |||||
| 1783 | (Sir) John Scott John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon PC KC FRS FSA was a British barrister and politician. He served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain between 1801 and 1806 and again between 1807 and 1827.- Background and education :... |
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| 1786 | Hon. Thomas Thynne Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath KG , styled Viscount Weymouth from 1789 until 1796, was a British peer.-Background and education:... |
Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| 1790 | Lord George Thynne George Thynne, 2nd Baron Carteret George Thynne, 2nd Baron Carteret PC , styled Lord George Thynne between 1789 and 1826, was a British Tory politician.-Background and education:... |
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| May 1796 | Lord John Thynne John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret PC , known as Lord John Thynne between 1789 and 1838, was a British peer and politician.-Background and education:... |
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| December 1796 | Inigo Freeman Thomas | |||||
| 1800 | Sir Charles Talbot, Bt Sir Charles Talbot, 2nd Baronet Sir Charles Talbot, 2nd Baronet was Member of Parliament for several constituencies in the British House of Commons. From 1800 to 1802, he represented Weobly; from 1803 to 1806 he represented Rye; and in 1812 he represented Bletchingley.... |
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| 1802 | Robert Steele | |||||
| 1807 | Lord Guernsey Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford was a British peer, the eldest son of Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford.He was styled Lord Guernsey until he succeeded his father in 1812.... |
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| January 1812 | Lord Apsley Henry Bathurst, 4th Earl Bathurst Henry George Bathurst, 4th Earl Bathurst , styled as Lord Apsley from 1794 to 1834, was a British peer and Tory politician.-Background and education:... |
Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| October 1812 | Viscount St Asaph George Ashburnham, Viscount St Asaph George Ashburnham, Viscount St Asaph , styled The Honourable George Ashburnham until 1812, was a British politician.-Background and education:... |
William Bathurst William Bathurst, 5th Earl Bathurst William Lennox Bathurst, 5th Earl Bathurst , known as the Honourable William Bathurst from 1794 to 1866, was a British peer, Tory Member of Parliament and civil servant.... |
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| 1813 | James Lenox William Naper | |||||
| 1816 | Lord Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck | |||||
| 1818 | Viscount Weymouth | |||||
| 1820 | Sir George Cockburn, Bt | Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| 1824 | Lord Henry Frederick Thynne Henry Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath Henry Frederick Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath , styled Lord Henry Thynne until January 1837 and Viscount Weymouth between January and March 1837, was a British naval commander and politician.... |
Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| 1826 | Lord William Thynne | |||||
| 1828 | Lord Henry Frederick Thynne Henry Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath Henry Frederick Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath , styled Lord Henry Thynne until January 1837 and Viscount Weymouth between January and March 1837, was a British naval commander and politician.... |
Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| 1831 | Lord Edward Thynne | |||||