Ambrose Phillipps
Encyclopedia
Ambrose Phillipps was an English politician. He was elected as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for Leicestershire
at a by-election in February 1734, and held the seat until his death in 1737.
He was an early member of the Society of Dilettanti.
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 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...
at a by-election in February 1734, and held the seat until his death in 1737.
He was an early member of the Society of Dilettanti.