West Looe (UK Parliament constituency)
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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
(MP) by the bloc vote
system of election. It was disenfranchised in the Reform Act 1832
.
enfranchised in the Tudor period
, and like almost all of them it was a rotten borough
from the start, with the size and importance of the community that comprised it quite inadequate to justify its representation. The borough consisted of the town of West Looe
in Cornwall
, connected by bridge across the River Looe
to East Looe
, which was also a parliamentary borough. From the reign of Edward VI
, West Looe and East Looe
were jointly a borough, returning two members of Parliament; however, under Queen Elizabeth
the two towns were separated, and each thereafter returned two members except between 1654 and 1658, when they were once again represented jointly, by one member of the First
and Second Protectorate Parliament
s. At this early period, West Looe was sometimes alternatively referred to as Portby or Portpigham.
". But this determination proved to be ambiguous. It was presumably intended to secure the vote to the inhabitants whether or not they were freemen, but it was quickly re-interpreted as restricting the vote to those who were both freemen and residents. This arrangement was eventually formalised into a franchise held by the Mayor
and members of the Corporation
, providing they lived in the town. This corporation, which seems to have been have been set up for the purpose, consisted of 12 "capital burgesses" and an indefinite number of "free burgesses". The free burgesses were appointed by the corporation and tended to be few in number; furthermore, a small number of prominent local families provided the majority of both the corporation and the free burgesses. There were just 12 registered electors in 1816, and 19 in 1831.
In practice, this meant that the power to choose the MPs was in the hands of the local landowner or "proprietor", making West Looe (like East Looe) one of the most notorious of the rotten borough
s. For many years at the time of the Reform Act, West Looe had been controlled by the Buller family (which also controlled East Looe and Saltash
), and many members of the family sat for the borough in the House of Commons; nevertheless, they generally assuaged local feelings by allowing the other families some influence over one of the two seats.
Their uncontested nature did not guarantee that elections ran smoothly. West Looe waited only until its second Parliament to have its first controversial election, choosing Dr Alexander Nowell
, a Prebendary
of Westminster
, as one of its members in the second Parliament of 1553. At this stage the eligibility or otherwise of clergy to sit in the Commons was not established, and a committee of six was appointed to consider the case on 12 October 1553. The following day it reported that, since his ecclesiastical rank entitled him to a vote in Convocation
, he could not sit in the House of Commons. A writ to elect a new member in his place was ordered, though there is no record that such an election was ever made. Nowell's case became established precedent as to the eligibility of similar candidates in future places. (The situation was not finally clarified until clergy were declared ineligible by statute early in the 19th century.)
Nearly two centuries later, West Looe was again found to have elected an ineligible candidate when it chose Edward Trelawny in 1734, who was a Commissioner of Customs at the time.
, its voters being absorbed into the new Eastern Cornwall
county division, which had its place of election at Bodmin
.
Notes
Rotten borough
A "rotten", "decayed" or pocket borough was a parliamentary borough or constituency in the United Kingdom that had a very small electorate and could be used by a patron to gain undue and unrepresentative influence within Parliament....
represented in the House of Commons of England
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
from 1535 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain
House of Commons of Great Britain
The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801. In 1707, as a result of the Acts of Union of that year, it replaced the House of Commons of England and the third estate of the Parliament of Scotland, as one of the most significant...
from 1797 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It 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,...
(MP) by the bloc vote
Plurality-at-large voting
Plurality-at-large voting is a non-proportional voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes similar to a plurality election...
system of election. It was disenfranchised in the Reform Act 1832
Reform Act 1832
The Representation of the People Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales...
.
History
West Looe was one of a number of Cornish boroughsCornish rotten boroughs
The Cornish rotten boroughs were one of the most striking anomalies of the Unreformed House of Commons in the Parliament that ruled Britain before the Reform Act of 1832...
enfranchised in the Tudor period
Tudor period
The Tudor period usually refers to the period between 1485 and 1603, specifically in relation to the history of England. This coincides with the rule of the Tudor dynasty in England whose first monarch was Henry VII...
, and like almost all of them it was a rotten borough
Rotten borough
A "rotten", "decayed" or pocket borough was a parliamentary borough or constituency in the United Kingdom that had a very small electorate and could be used by a patron to gain undue and unrepresentative influence within Parliament....
from the start, with the size and importance of the community that comprised it quite inadequate to justify its representation. The borough consisted of the town of West Looe
Looe
Looe is a small coastal town, fishing port and civil parish in the former Caradon district of south-east Cornwall, England, with a population of 5,280 . Looe is divided in two by the River Looe, East Looe and West Looe being connected by a bridge...
in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, connected by bridge across the River Looe
River Looe
The River Looe is a river in south-east Cornwall, which flows into the English Channel at Looe. It has two main branches, the East Looe River and the West Looe River....
to East Looe
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 ...
, which was also a parliamentary borough. From the reign of Edward VI
Edward VI of England
Edward VI was the King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. He was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine. The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, Edward was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty and England's first monarch who was raised as a Protestant...
, West Looe and East Looe
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 ...
were jointly a borough, returning two members of Parliament; however, under Queen Elizabeth
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
the two towns were separated, and each thereafter returned two members except between 1654 and 1658, when they were once again represented jointly, by one member of the First
First Protectorate Parliament
The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House....
and Second Protectorate Parliament
Second Protectorate Parliament
The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons...
s. At this early period, West Looe was sometimes alternatively referred to as Portby or Portpigham.
Franchise
In 1660, the Commons had resolved that "the right of election is in the freemen and inhabitants paying scot and lotScot and lot
Scot and lot is a phrase common in the records of English medieval boroughs, applied to householders who were assessed for a tax paid to the borough for local or national purposes.They were usually members of a merchant guild.Before the Reform Act 1832, those who paid scot and bore...
". But this determination proved to be ambiguous. It was presumably intended to secure the vote to the inhabitants whether or not they were freemen, but it was quickly re-interpreted as restricting the vote to those who were both freemen and residents. This arrangement was eventually formalised into a franchise held by the Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
and members of the Corporation
Municipal corporation
A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which...
, providing they lived in the town. This corporation, which seems to have been have been set up for the purpose, consisted of 12 "capital burgesses" and an indefinite number of "free burgesses". The free burgesses were appointed by the corporation and tended to be few in number; furthermore, a small number of prominent local families provided the majority of both the corporation and the free burgesses. There were just 12 registered electors in 1816, and 19 in 1831.
In practice, this meant that the power to choose the MPs was in the hands of the local landowner or "proprietor", making West Looe (like East Looe) one of the most notorious of the rotten borough
Rotten borough
A "rotten", "decayed" or pocket borough was a parliamentary borough or constituency in the United Kingdom that had a very small electorate and could be used by a patron to gain undue and unrepresentative influence within Parliament....
s. For many years at the time of the Reform Act, West Looe had been controlled by the Buller family (which also controlled East Looe and 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:...
), and many members of the family sat for the borough in the House of Commons; nevertheless, they generally assuaged local feelings by allowing the other families some influence over one of the two seats.
Elections
Elections at West Looe were almost always uncontested. There was not one contest at a general election between 1700 and 1832, although a by-election in 1765 was fought out when an alliance of local families clearly felt they had enough sway on the corporation to challenge the Buller domination; the Buller candidate won.Their uncontested nature did not guarantee that elections ran smoothly. West Looe waited only until its second Parliament to have its first controversial election, choosing Dr Alexander Nowell
Alexander Nowell
Alexander Nowell was an English Puritan theologian and clergyman, who served as dean of St Paul's during much of Elizabeth I's reign.-Biography:...
, a Prebendary
Prebendary
A prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral...
of Westminster
Westminster Abbey
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...
, as one of its members in the second Parliament of 1553. At this stage the eligibility or otherwise of clergy to sit in the Commons was not established, and a committee of six was appointed to consider the case on 12 October 1553. The following day it reported that, since his ecclesiastical rank entitled him to a vote in Convocation
Convocation of the English Clergy
The Convocation of the English Clergy is a synodical assembly of the Church of England consisting of bishops and clergy.- Background and introduction :...
, he could not sit in the House of Commons. A writ to elect a new member in his place was ordered, though there is no record that such an election was ever made. Nowell's case became established precedent as to the eligibility of similar candidates in future places. (The situation was not finally clarified until clergy were declared ineligible by statute early in the 19th century.)
Nearly two centuries later, West Looe was again found to have elected an ineligible candidate when it chose Edward Trelawny in 1734, who was a Commissioner of Customs at the time.
Abolition
In 1831, when commissioners were collecting the statistics on which the Reform Act was founded, West Looe had a population of 593 and 126 houses; the borough and town were coterminous, giving no scope for expanding the boundaries to save it from disfranchisement. The borough was abolished by the Reform Act 1832Reform Act 1832
The Representation of the People Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales...
, its voters being absorbed into the new Eastern Cornwall
East Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)
East Cornwall was a county constituency 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.- Boundaries :...
county division, which had its place of election at Bodmin
Bodmin
Bodmin is a civil parish and major town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the centre of the county southwest of Bodmin Moor.The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character...
.
1553–1629
| Parliament | First member | Second member | |
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| First Parliament of 1553 | John Ashley John Astley (courtier) John Astley was an English courtier, Marian exile, and Master of the Jewel House. He was a Member of Parliament on many occasions.-Life:... |
William Morice | |
| Second Parliament of 1553 | Dr Alexander Nowell Alexander Nowell Alexander Nowell was an English Puritan theologian and clergyman, who served as dean of St Paul's during much of Elizabeth I's reign.-Biography:... |
Richard Cleu | |
| Parliament of 1554 | William Bendlowes (?) | Robert Monson Robert Monson Robert Monson was an English politician and judge. He was Member of Parliament for various constituencies from 1553 to 1572 and also became Justice of the Common Pleas.... (?) |
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| Parliament of 1554–1555 | Clement Higham Clement Higham Sir Clement Higham, Knight, of Barrow Hall, Suffolk, , was a Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons , Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and a Privy Councillor to Queen Mary... |
Ambrose Gilbert | |
| Parliament of 1555 | William St Aubyn | John St Clair | |
| Parliament of 1558 | John Carminowe | Oliver Becket | |
| Parliament of 1559 | ? | ||
| Parliament of 1563–1567 | John Fowler | John Young | |
| Parliament of 1571 | Clement Throckmorton Clement Throckmorton Clement Throckmorton was an English landowner and Member of Parliament in the middle years of the 16th century.A member of a distinguished Warwickshire family, son of Sir George Throckmorton and the brother of the influential diplomat Sir Nicholas Throckmorton and Robert Throckmorton and cousin of... |
John Fineux | |
| Parliament of 1572–1581 | John Awdeley John Awdeley John Awdeley was an English politician. In 1593, he was the Member of Parliament for Lancaster.-References:... |
William Hammond | |
| Parliament of 1584–1585 | Thomas Lancaster Thomas Lancaster Thomas Lancaster was an English Protestant clergyman, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh from 1568.-Life:He was perhaps a native of Cumberland, probably educated at Oxford. In July 1549 he was consecrated Bishop of Kildare by George Browne, Archbishop of Dublin... |
Geoffrey Gates | |
| Parliament of 1586–1587 | Richard Champernowne | John Hammond | |
| Parliament of 1588–1589 | Matthew Patteson | Robert Sanderson | |
| Parliament of 1593 | John Shelbury | Hugh Beeston Hugh Beeston Sir Hugh Beeston was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1614.Beeston was the second son of Sir George Beeston of Beeston and his first wife. Sir George baptised both his two eldest sons Hugh which leads to confusion. Hugh Beeston was awarded BA... |
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| Parliament of 1597–1598 | Robert Hitcham Robert Hitcham Sir Robert Hitcham was a Member of Parliament and Attorney General.Robert was born of lowly origin and educated at the Free School at Ipswich and later Pembroke College, Cambridge, studying law... |
Sir Henry Lennard Henry Lennard, 12th Baron Dacre Henry Lennard, 12th Baron Dacre was an English baron and politician. He was the son of Margaret Fiennes, 11th Baroness Dacre and Sampson Lennard.He was the Member of Parliament for West Looe and Baron Dacre.... |
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| Parliament of 1601 | John Hare | Richard Verney Richard Verney Sir Richard Verney was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1614.... |
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| Parliament of 1604–1611 | Sir George Harvey | Sir William Wade | |
| Addled Parliament (1614) Addled Parliament The Addled Parliament was the second Parliament of England of the reign of James I of England , which sat between 5 April and 7 June 1614... |
Sir Edward Lewkenor | John Harris | |
| Parliament of 1621–1622 | Heneage Finch Heneage Finch (Speaker) Sir Heneage Finch was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1607 and 1626. He was Speaker of the English House of Commons in 1626.... |
Christopher Harris Christopher Harris (died 1623) Christopher Harris was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621.Harris was the son of John Harris of Liskard, Cornwall. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 15 November 1605, aged 15 and was awarded BA on 7 July 1608 and MA on 2 July 1611. He was a student of... |
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| Happy Parliament (1624–1625) Happy Parliament The Happy Parliament was the fourth and last Parliament of England of the reign of King James I, sitting from 19 February 1624 to 24 May 1624 and then from 2 November 1624 to 16 February 1625... |
George Mynn | James Bagg | |
| Useless Parliament (1625) Useless Parliament The Useless Parliament was the first Parliament of England of the reign of King Charles I, sitting only from June until August 1625. It gained its name because it transacted no significant business, making it 'useless' from the king's point of view... |
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... |
Edward Thomas | |
| Parliament of 1625–1626 | John Rudhall | ||
| Parliament of 1628–1629 | John Parker | Edward Thomas | |
| No Parliament summoned 1629–1640 | |||
1640–1832
| Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | |||
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| April 1640 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.... |
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 | |||||
| November 1640 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... |
Henry Killigrew | Royalist Cavalier Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration... |
Thomas Arundell Thomas Arundell (of Duloe) Thomas Arundell was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648.Arundell was the son of John Arundell of Trerice, Cornwall, and his wife Gertrude Dennys, daughter of Sir Robert Dennys of Holcombe. He inherited property at Duloe from his father and extended it by... |
Parliamentarian Roundhead "Roundhead" was the nickname given to the supporters of the Parliament during the English Civil War. Also known as Parliamentarians, they fought against King Charles I and his supporters, the Cavaliers , who claimed absolute power and the divine right of kings... |
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| January 1644 | Killigrew disabled to sit - seat vacant | ||||||
| 1647 | John Arundell | ||||||
| November 1648 | Thomas Arundell died - seat left vacant | ||||||
| December 1648 | John Arundell excluded in Pride's Purge Pride's Purge Pride’s Purge is an event in December 1648, during the Second English Civil War, when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the Long Parliament all those who were not supporters of the Grandees in the New Model Army and the Independents... - seat vacant |
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| 1653 | West Looe was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament Barebones Parliament Barebone's Parliament, also known as the Little Parliament, the Nominated Assembly and the Parliament of Saints, came into being on 4 July 1653, and was the last attempt of the English Commonwealth to find a stable political form before the installation of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector... |
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| 1654 First Protectorate Parliament The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House.... |
John Blackmore John Blackmore John Blackmore was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654.Blackmore was the son of John Blackmore of Exeter, Devon. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 12 December 1634, aged 18... |
East Looe and West Looe jointly elected a single member to the First First Protectorate Parliament The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House.... and Second Second Protectorate Parliament The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons... Parliaments of the Protectorate |
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| 1656 Second Protectorate Parliament The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons... |
John Buller John Buller (died 1716) John Buller was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1656 and 1695.Buller was the son of Francis Buller of Shillingham Cornwall, and his wife Thomasine Honeywood... |
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| January 1659 Third Protectorate Parliament The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons... |
Dr William Petty William Petty Sir William Petty FRS was an English economist, scientist and philosopher. He first became prominent serving Oliver Cromwell and Commonwealth in Ireland. He developed efficient methods to survey the land that was to be confiscated and given to Cromwell's soldiers... |
William Whitelocke | |||||
| May 1659 Rump Parliament The Rump Parliament is the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason.... |
Not represented in the restored Rump Rump Parliament The Rump Parliament is the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason.... |
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| April 1660 | John Buller John Buller (died 1716) John Buller was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1656 and 1695.Buller was the son of Francis Buller of Shillingham Cornwall, and his wife Thomasine Honeywood... |
John Kendall John Kendall (MP) John Kendall was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1685.Kendall was the eldest surviving son of John Kendall of Treworgey and his wife Mary. He was baptised on 7 August 1631. In 1649, he entered Lincoln's Inn. He was a commissioner for poor... |
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| April 1661 | John Trelawny | John Nicholas | |||||
| June 1661 | Sir Henry Vernon Sir Henry Vernon, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Vernon, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1660 and 1676.Vernon was the son of Sir Robert Vernon of Hodnet and his wife Mary Needham, daughter of Sir Robert Needham, of Shavington.... |
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| 1677 | John Trelawny John Trelawny (d. 1680) Captain John Trelawny was an English army officer of Cornish descent, the eldest son of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet.... |
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| 1680 | Jonathan Trelawny | ||||||
| 1685 | James Kendall James Kendall (politician) James Kendall was a soldier, politician and Governor of Barbados.He served in the Coldstream Guards until 1685 and became a Member of Parliament in 1685 for West Looe until 1690. He regained his seat in 1695, holding it until 1702... |
Henry Trelawny Henry Trelawny Brigadier-General Henry Trelawny was a British Army officer of Cornish descent, the seventh and youngest son of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet and Mary Seymour.He married Rebecca Hals , by whom he had children, including:... |
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| 1689 | Percy Kirke Percy Kirke Lieutenant General Percy Kirke , English soldier, was the son of George Kirke, a court official to Charles I and Charles II.In 1666 Kirke obtained his first commission in the Lord Admiral's regiment, and subsequently served in the Blues... |
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| 1690 | Edward Seymour Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Baronet Sir Edward Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy, 5th Baronet, MP was a British gentleman and politician.He was a son of Royalist and Tory politician Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet and first wife Margaret Wale.-Family:... |
Tory | Jonathan Trelawny | ||||
| 1695 | James Kendall James Kendall (politician) James Kendall was a soldier, politician and Governor of Barbados.He served in the Coldstream Guards until 1685 and became a Member of Parliament in 1685 for West Looe until 1690. He regained his seat in 1695, holding it until 1702... |
John Mountstephen | |||||
| 1701 | The Earl of Ranelagh Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh PC FRS , known as The Viscount Ranelagh between 1669 and 1677, was an Irish peer, politician both in the Parliaments of England and Ireland.-Background:... |
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| July 1702 | Sidney Godolphin | ||||||
| December 1702 | Richard Hele | ||||||
| 1703 | Charles Seymour | Henry Poley Henry Poley Henry Poley was an English Member of Parliament. He represented Eye between 1689 and 1695, West Looe between 1703 and 1705, and Ipswich from 1705 until his death in 1707.-References:... |
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| 1705 | Sir Charles Hedges Charles Hedges Sir Charles Hedges , of Compton Bassett, Wiltshire, an English lawyer and politician, was a judge in Admiralty Court who later served as one of Queen Anne's Secretaries of State.-Life:... |
Tory | John Mountstephen | ||||
| 1707 | Francis Palmes Francis Palmes Lieutenant-General Francis Palmes MP was a noted favorite general of the Duke of Marlborough.- Early life :Palmes was the second son of Francis Palmes of Carcraig and Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of Thomas Taylor of Ballyport, County Limerick... |
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| 1708 | John Conyers John Conyers (MP) John Conyers was an English politician.Conyers sat as Member of Parliament for East Grinstead from 1695 to 1708 and from 1710 to his death in 1725 and for West Looe from 1708 to 1710.... |
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| 1710 | Arthur Maynwaring | ||||||
| April 1713 | John Trelawny Sir John Trelawny, 4th Baronet Sir John Trelawny, 4th Baronet , of Trelawny in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament.He was the eldest son of Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet and Bishop of Bristol, Exeter and Chichester, and succeeded to the baronetcy on 19 July 1721.He entered Parliament in 1713 as member for West Looe,... |
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| September 1713 | Rear Admiral Sir Charles Wager Charles Wager Sir Charles Wager was a British Admiral and First Lord of the Admiralty between 1733 and 1742.Despite heroic active service and steadfast administration and diplomatic service, Wager's reputation has suffered from a profoundly mistaken idea that the navy was then at a low ebb... |
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| 1715 | Rear Admiral George Delaval George Delaval -Family:He was of a junior branch of the Delaval family, the son of George Delaval of North Dissington, Northumberland. His father left him a legacy of only £100 but he went on to make a large fortune from his naval and diplomatic career.-Naval career:... |
Thomas Maynard | |||||
| 1722 | Sir John Trelawny Sir John Trelawny, 4th Baronet Sir John Trelawny, 4th Baronet , of Trelawny in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament.He was the eldest son of Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet and Bishop of Bristol, Exeter and Chichester, and succeeded to the baronetcy on 19 July 1721.He entered Parliament in 1713 as member for West Looe,... |
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| 1724 | Edward Trelawny | ||||||
| 1727 | John Willes John Willes (judge) Sir John Willes was an English lawyer and judge who was the longest-serving Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas since the 15th century. He was also a Member of Parliament.... |
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| 1733 | Thomas Walker | ||||||
| 1734 | Edward Trelawny | ||||||
| 1735 | John Owen | ||||||
| 1737 | John Strange John Strange (English politician) Sir John Strange KC PC was a British politician and judge. He was born to another John Strange and his second wife, Mary Plaistowe. He became a student at the Middle Temple on 11 July 1712 before starting a pupillage at the chambers of Charles Salkeld, who trained Lord Hardwicke. He was called to... |
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| 1741 | Benjamin Keene Benjamin Keene 200-px|thumb|right|Benjamin KeeneSir Benjamin Keene was a British diplomat known for his service as British Ambassador to Spain. He strove to maintain good relations between the two countries, although he was unable to prevent the War of Jenkins' Ear breaking out in 1739 he later successfully kept... |
Admiral Sir Charles Wager Charles Wager Sir Charles Wager was a British Admiral and First Lord of the Admiralty between 1733 and 1742.Despite heroic active service and steadfast administration and diplomatic service, Wager's reputation has suffered from a profoundly mistaken idea that the navy was then at a low ebb... |
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| 1743 | John Frederick | ||||||
| 1747 | William Noel | ||||||
| 1757 | William Trelawny Sir William Trelawny, 6th Baronet Sir William Trelawny, 6th Baronet , was a British politician and colonial administrator.Trelawny sat as Member of Parliament for West Looe from 1757 to 1767. The latter year he was appointed Governor of Jamaica, a post he held until his death in December 1772. Trelawny Parish, Jamaica was named... |
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| 1761 | Francis Buller | ||||||
| 1765 | John Sargent | ||||||
| 1767 | James Townsend | Whig | |||||
| 1768 | William Graves William Graves (MP) William Graves was MP for East Looe in Cornwall, until 24 November 1783 and again until 1787.A Chronological Register of Both Houses of the British Parliament describes him as "a Master in Chancery" and "a brother to Thomas Graves.... |
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| 1774 | Sir William James | Charles Ogilvie | |||||
| 1775 | John Rogers | ||||||
| 1780 | John Buller | ||||||
| 1782 | John Somers Cocks | ||||||
| January 1784 | John Buller | ||||||
| April 1784 | John Scott | John Lemon | |||||
| August 1784 | James Adams | ||||||
| 1790 | Sir John de la Pole Sir John de la Pole, 6th Baronet Sir John de la Pole, Bart was the 6th Baronet and Member of Parliament for the rotten borough of West Looe.Sir John de la Pole was educated at Blundell's School in Tiverton and represented the constituency of West Looe from 1790 to 1796... |
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| May 1796 | Sitwell Sitwell Sir Sitwell Sitwell, 1st Baronet Sir Sitwell Sitwell, 1st Baronet was a British politician and landowner.Sitwell was the son of Francis Hurt of Mount Pleasant, Sheffield, who changed his name to Sitwell in 1777, when he inherited the Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire estates of his mother's cousin, and who in 1793 inherited Barmoor... |
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| November 1796 | John Hookham Frere John Hookham Frere John Hookham Frere PC was an English diplomat and author.Frere was born in London. His father, John Frere, the member of a Suffolk family, had been educated at Caius College, Cambridge, and would have been senior wrangler in 1763 but for the competition of William Paley; his mother, Jane,... |
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| 1802 | James Buller | Thomas Smith | |||||
| 1803 | Quintin Dick | ||||||
| 1805 | Ralph Allen Daniell | ||||||
| 1806 | James Buller | ||||||
| January 1812 | Sir Joseph Yorke Joseph Sydney Yorke Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke KCB was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the American Revolutionary, the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Admiral.-Family and early life:... |
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| October 1812 | Charles Buller | Whig | Anthony Buller Anthony Buller Anthony Buller was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1660. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
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| 1816 | Sir Charles Hulse | Tory | Hon. Henry Fitzgerald-de Ros Henry FitzGerald-de Ros, 22nd Baron de Ros Henry William FitzGerald-de Ros, 22nd Baron de Ros was a British nobleman, the son of Lord Henry FitzGerald and his wife Charlotte FitzGerald-de Ros, 21st Baroness de Ros.... |
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| 1818 | Henry Goulburn Henry Goulburn Henry Goulburn PC FRS was an English Conservative statesman and a member of the Peelite faction after 1846.-Background and education:... |
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| 1826 | Charles Buller | Whig | John Buller | Whig | |||
| 1827 | Sir Charles Hulse | Tory | |||||
| 1830 | Charles Buller Charles Buller Charles Buller , was a British barrister, politician and reformer.-Background and education:Born in Calcutta, British India, Buller was the son of Charles Buller , a member of a well-known Cornish family, and Barbara Isabella Kirkpatrick, daughter of General William Kirkpatrick, considered an... |
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| 1831 | Sir Anthony Buller Anthony Buller Anthony Buller was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1660. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
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| 1832 | Constituency abolished | ||||||
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