Boston (UK Parliament constituency)
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Boston was a parliamentary borough
in Lincolnshire
, which elected two Members of Parliament
(MPs) to the House of Commons
from 1547 until 1885, and then one member from 1885 until 1918, when the constituency was abolished.
. The borough consisted of most of the town of Boston
, a port and market town on the River Witham
which had overgrown its original boundaries as the river had been cleared of silt and its trade developed. In 1831, the population of the borough was 11,240, contained 2,631 houses.
The right to vote belonged to the Mayor
, aldermen
, members of the common council and all resident freemen
of the borough who paid scot and lot
. This gave Boston a relatively substantial electorate for the period, 927 votes being cast in 1826 and 565 in 1831. The freedom was generally obtained either by birth (being the son of an existing freemen) or servitude (completing an apprenticeship
in the town), but could also be conferred as an honorary status, and Boston charged a consistently escalating sum to its Parliamentary candidates who wanted to be admitted as freemen - set at £20 in 1700, it was raised to £50 in 1719, to £100 in 1790 and to £135 in 1800.
Major local landowners had some influence over election outcomes through deference of the voters - the Duke of Ancaster, for example, was generally allowed to choose one of the members up to the end of the 18th century - but in the last few years before the Reform Act at least one of the two members seems consistently to have been the free choice of the people of the town. However, bribery was rife in some of the early 19th-century elections, and the election of Thomas Fydell in 1802 was overturned when it was discovered that not only had he been paying electors five guineas for a vote, but that many of these were not qualified to vote anyway. (They were freemen not resident in the borough, whose names had been fraudulently entered as paying the poor rate at houses where they did not live, so as to appear eligible.)
Boston retained both its MPs under the Reform Act, but its boundaries were extended slightly, taking in more of the town and part of the neighbouring parish of Skirbeck
. This increased the population of the borough to 12,818, although only 869 of these were eligible to vote in the first election after Reform; this had grown to just over 1,000 by the time of the Second Reform Act
, when the widening of the franchise more than doubled it, over 2,500 electors being registered for the 1868 general election which followed. But by the 1870s, electoral corruption had again become a problem in Boston. The result of the 1874 election was overturned for bribery, and a Royal Commission
set up to investigate; when the next general election, in 1880, had to be declared void for the same reasons, Boston's representation was suspended for the remainder of the Parliament.
Boston had its right to vote restored for the 1885 election, but the boundary changes which came into effect at the same time slightly reduced the size of the borough and allowed it only one MP. The constituency at this period was mainly middle-class but non-conformists had a strong presence, enabling the Liberals
to be competitive where they might otherwise have struggled. The deciding factor which may have tilted the constituency towards the Conservatives
in its final years may have been the benefit that the local fisherman saw in Tariff Reform
.
The borough was abolished with effect from the general election of 1918, Boston being included in the new Holland with Boston
county division.
Notes
Parliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, 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...
from 1547 until 1885, and then one member from 1885 until 1918, when the constituency was abolished.
History
Boston first elected Members of Parliament in 1352-1353, but after that the right lapsed and was not revived again until the reign of Edward VIEdward 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...
. The borough consisted of most of the town of Boston
Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district and had a total population of 55,750 at the 2001 census...
, a port and market town on the River Witham
River Witham
The River Witham is a river, almost entirely in the county of Lincolnshire, in the east of England. It rises south of Grantham close to South Witham, at SK8818, passes Lincoln at SK9771 and at Boston, TF3244, flows into The Haven, a tidal arm of The Wash, near RSPB Frampton Marsh...
which had overgrown its original boundaries as the river had been cleared of silt and its trade developed. In 1831, the population of the borough was 11,240, contained 2,631 houses.
The right to vote belonged to 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....
, aldermen
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...
, members of the common council and all resident freemen
Freedom of the City
Freedom of the City is an honour bestowed by some municipalities in Australia, Canada, Ireland, France, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom, Gibraltar and Rhodesia to esteemed members of its community and to organisations to be honoured, often for service to the community;...
of the borough who paid scot and lot
Scot 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...
. This gave Boston a relatively substantial electorate for the period, 927 votes being cast in 1826 and 565 in 1831. The freedom was generally obtained either by birth (being the son of an existing freemen) or servitude (completing an apprenticeship
Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of practitioners of a skill. Apprentices or protégés build their careers from apprenticeships...
in the town), but could also be conferred as an honorary status, and Boston charged a consistently escalating sum to its Parliamentary candidates who wanted to be admitted as freemen - set at £20 in 1700, it was raised to £50 in 1719, to £100 in 1790 and to £135 in 1800.
Major local landowners had some influence over election outcomes through deference of the voters - the Duke of Ancaster, for example, was generally allowed to choose one of the members up to the end of the 18th century - but in the last few years before the Reform Act at least one of the two members seems consistently to have been the free choice of the people of the town. However, bribery was rife in some of the early 19th-century elections, and the election of Thomas Fydell in 1802 was overturned when it was discovered that not only had he been paying electors five guineas for a vote, but that many of these were not qualified to vote anyway. (They were freemen not resident in the borough, whose names had been fraudulently entered as paying the poor rate at houses where they did not live, so as to appear eligible.)
Boston retained both its MPs under the Reform Act, but its boundaries were extended slightly, taking in more of the town and part of the neighbouring parish of Skirbeck
Skirbeck
Skirbeck is a suburb and former civil parish in the Borough of Boston in the county of Lincolnshire, England. Skirbeck is a long v-shaped formation wrapped around the south and east side of Boston parish. It has been incorporated into the Borough of Boston since 1932...
. This increased the population of the borough to 12,818, although only 869 of these were eligible to vote in the first election after Reform; this had grown to just over 1,000 by the time of the Second Reform Act
Reform Act 1867
The Representation of the People Act 1867, 30 & 31 Vict. c. 102 was a piece of British legislation that enfranchised the urban male working class in England and Wales....
, when the widening of the franchise more than doubled it, over 2,500 electors being registered for the 1868 general election which followed. But by the 1870s, electoral corruption had again become a problem in Boston. The result of the 1874 election was overturned for bribery, and a Royal Commission
Royal Commission
In Commonwealth realms and other monarchies a Royal Commission is a major ad-hoc formal public inquiry into a defined issue. They have been held in various countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia...
set up to investigate; when the next general election, in 1880, had to be declared void for the same reasons, Boston's representation was suspended for the remainder of the Parliament.
Boston had its right to vote restored for the 1885 election, but the boundary changes which came into effect at the same time slightly reduced the size of the borough and allowed it only one MP. The constituency at this period was mainly middle-class but non-conformists had a strong presence, enabling the Liberals
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...
to be competitive where they might otherwise have struggled. The deciding factor which may have tilted the constituency towards the Conservatives
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...
in its final years may have been the benefit that the local fisherman saw in Tariff Reform
Protectionism
Protectionism is the economic policy of restraining trade between states through methods such as tariffs on imported goods, restrictive quotas, and a variety of other government regulations designed to allow "fair competition" between imports and goods and services produced domestically.This...
.
The borough was abolished with effect from the general election of 1918, Boston being included in the new Holland with Boston
Holland with Boston (UK Parliament constituency)
Holland with Boston was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:...
county division.
1547-1640
| Year | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1547 | John Wendon | William Naunton |
| 1553 (Mar) | Leonard Irby | George Foster |
| 1553 (Oct) | Francis Allen | George Foster |
| 1554 (Apr) | Leonard Irby | George Foster |
| 1554 (Nov) | Leonard Irby | George Foster |
| 1555 | Leonard Irby | George Foster |
| 1558 | Leonard Irby | George Foster |
| 1559 (Jan) | Robert Carr | Leonard Irby |
| 1562/3 | Thomas Heneage Thomas Heneage Sir Thomas Heneage PC was an English politician and a courtier at the court of Elizabeth I.-Early and personal life:... ,sat for Lincolnshire repl. Jan 1563 by John Tamworth |
Leonard Irby |
| 1571 | Christopher Hatton, sat for Higham Ferrers repl. 1571 by Thomas Lyfield |
Leonard Irby |
| 1572 | Stephen Thymbleby | William Dodington |
| 1584 (Nov) | Nicholas Gorges | Vincent Skinner Vincent Skinner Sir Vincent Skinner was an English politician, who sat in parliament for numerous constituencies.The son of John Skinner of Thorpe-by-Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, he matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1557, graduating B.A. in 1561 and M.A. in 1564.He was a Member of Parliament for Truro in... |
| 1586 (Oct) | Vincent Skinner Vincent Skinner Sir Vincent Skinner was an English politician, who sat in parliament for numerous constituencies.The son of John Skinner of Thorpe-by-Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, he matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1557, graduating B.A. in 1561 and M.A. in 1564.He was a Member of Parliament for Truro in... |
Richard Stevenson |
| 1588/9 | Vincent Skinner Vincent Skinner Sir Vincent Skinner was an English politician, who sat in parliament for numerous constituencies.The son of John Skinner of Thorpe-by-Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, he matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1557, graduating B.A. in 1561 and M.A. in 1564.He was a Member of Parliament for Truro in... |
Anthony Irby |
| 1593 | Anthony Irby | Richard Stevenson |
| 1597 (Sep) | Anthony Irby | Richard Stevenson |
| 1601 (Oct) | Anthony Irby | Henry Capell |
| 1604 | Anthony Irby | Francis Bullingham |
| 1614 | Anthony Irby | ? |
| 1621 | Anthony Irby | Sir Thomas Cheeke |
| 1624 | Sir William Airmine Sir William Airmine, 1st Baronet Sir William Airmine, 1st Baronet , of Osgodby in Lincolnshire, was an English Member of Parliament, and a leading member of the Long Parliament during the English Civil War.-Biography:... |
Sir Clement Cotterel sat for Grantham repl. by William Boswell) |
| 1625 | Sir Edward Barkham | William Boswell |
| 1626 | Sir Edward Barkham | Richard Oakley |
| 1628 | Richard Bellingham Richard Bellingham Richard Bellingham was a colonial magistrate, lawyer, and several-time governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and the last surviving signatory of the colonial charter at his death... |
Richard Chelley |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | |
1640-1880
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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.... |
William Ellis | Parliamentarian | Sir Anthony Irby | |||
| 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... |
Sir Anthony Irby | Parliamentarian | ||||
| December 1648 | Irby 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 | Boston 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.... |
William Ellis | Boston had only one seat in 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... |
Sir Anthony Irby | |||||
| 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... |
Francis Mussenden | |||||
| 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.... |
William Ellis | One seat vacant in 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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| February 1660 | Sir Anthony Irby | |||||
| April 1660 | Thomas Hatcher Thomas Hatcher Thomas Hatcher was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1659. He fought on the Parliamentary side during the English Civil War.... |
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| 1661 | Lord Willoughby de Eresby Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey, 16th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, PC, FRS was a British Hereditary Peer. He was the son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey and Martha Cokayne. His mother died shortly after his birth about July 1641.From 1661 to 1666 he was Member of Parliament for Boston in... |
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| 1666 | Sir Philip Harcourt | |||||
| February 1679 | Sir William Ellis | |||||
| May 1679 | Sir William Yorke William Yorke William Yorke was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1654 and 1666.... |
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| 1685 | Lord Willoughby de Eresby | Peregrine Bertie Peregrine Bertie (junior) Peregrine Bertie DL was a British politician, the second son of Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey.Educated at the Middle Temple in 1679, Bertie first entered the House of Commons in 1685 in Boston, alongside his brother, Lord Willoughby de Eresby, and generally inclined towards the Tories... |
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| 1689 | Sir William Yorke William Yorke William Yorke was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1654 and 1666.... |
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| 1690 | Peregrine Bertie Peregrine Bertie (junior) Peregrine Bertie DL was a British politician, the second son of Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey.Educated at the Middle Temple in 1679, Bertie first entered the House of Commons in 1685 in Boston, alongside his brother, Lord Willoughby de Eresby, and generally inclined towards the Tories... |
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| 1698 | Richard Wynn | Edmund Boulter | ||||
| January 1701 | Sir William Yorke William Yorke William Yorke was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1654 and 1666.... |
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| December 1701 | Peregrine Bertie Peregrine Bertie (junior) Peregrine Bertie DL was a British politician, the second son of Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey.Educated at the Middle Temple in 1679, Bertie first entered the House of Commons in 1685 in Boston, alongside his brother, Lord Willoughby de Eresby, and generally inclined towards the Tories... |
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| 1702 | Sir Edward Irby Sir Edward Irby, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Irby, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1702 until 1708 when following the Act of Union 1707 it had become the House of Commons of Great Britain.... |
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| 1705 | Richard Wynn | |||||
| 1708 | Peregrine Bertie Peregrine Bertie (junior) Peregrine Bertie DL was a British politician, the second son of Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey.Educated at the Middle Temple in 1679, Bertie first entered the House of Commons in 1685 in Boston, alongside his brother, Lord Willoughby de Eresby, and generally inclined towards the Tories... |
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| 1711 | William Cotesworth | |||||
| 1713 | Henry Heron | |||||
| 1719 | Richard Ellys | |||||
| 1722 | Henry Pacey | |||||
| 1730 | The Lord Coleraine | |||||
| 1734 | Albemarle Bertie | Richard Fydell | ||||
| 1741 | Lord Vere Bertie | John Michell | ||||
| 1754 | Lord Robert Bertie | Charles Amcotts | ||||
| 1761 | John Michell | |||||
| 1766 | Charles Amcotts | |||||
| 1777 | Humphrey Sibthorp Humphrey Sibthorp (1744–1815) Humphrey Sibthorp was a British Tory politician.He was elected as a Member of Parliament for Boston at a by-election in April 1777, after the death of Charles Amcotts MP... |
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| 1782 | Sir Peter Burrell Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr PC featured in English politics at the end of the 18th century but he was best known for his involvement in cricket, particularly his part in the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club in 1787... |
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| 1784 | Dalhousie Watherston | |||||
| 1790 | Thomas Fydell 1 | |||||
| 1796 | Viscount Milsington | |||||
| 1802 | William Alexander Madocks | |||||
| 1803 | Thomas Fydell 2 | |||||
| 1806 | Thomas Fydell 1 | |||||
| 1812 | Peter Drummond-Burrell Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby Peter Robert Drummond-Burrell, 2nd Baron Gwydyr, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby PC was a British nobleman. He was the son of Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr and Priscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby .From 1812 until 1820, he was Member of Parliament for Boston in Lincolnshire... |
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| 1820 | Gilbert John Heathcote | Whig | Henry Ellis | |||
| 1821 | William Augustus Johnson William Augustus Johnson Lieutenant-General William Augustus Johnson was an English soldier and Member of Parliament.... |
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| 1826 | Neil Malcolm | |||||
| 1830 | John Wilks John Wilks (MP) John Wilks was an English Whig and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1830 to 1837.Wilks was the son of Matthew Wilks, minister of the Whitefield's Tabernacle, Moorfields. He was for many years the vestry clerk and chief manager of the parochial affairs of St Luke's Old Street... |
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| 1831 | Gilbert John Heathcote | Whig | ||||
| 1832 | Benjamin Handley Benjamin Handley Benjamin Handley was an English soldier and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1832 to 1835. His family were prominent in Lincolnshire during the 18th and 19th Centuries.-Biography:... |
Whig | ||||
| 1835 | John Studholme Brownrigg | 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... |
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| 1837 | Sir James Duke Sir James Duke, 1st Baronet Sir James Duke, 1st Baronet was a British Liberal Party politician. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1848–49, and sat in the House of Commons from 1837 to 1865.... |
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| 1847 | Benjamin Bond Cabbell Benjamin Bond Cabbell Benjamin Bond Cabbell FRS DL , British politician and philanthropist, was educated at Westminster School, and went up to Oriel College, Oxford, in June 1800, but left the university in 1803 without a degree. He was called to the bar of the Middle Temple in 1816 and practised on the western circuit... |
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... |
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| 1849 | Hon. Dudley Pelham Dudley Pelham Captain The Honourable Dudley Worsley Anderson-Pelham , was a British naval commander and Whig politician.-Background:... |
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| 1851 | James William Freshfield James William Freshfield James William Freshfield was an English lawyer and founder of the international law firm of Freshfields. He was also a Conservative politician and Member of Parliament, representing the seats of Penryn and Boston.-Early life:... |
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... |
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| 1852 | Gilbert Henry Heathcote Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster Sir Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 6th Baronet, 1st Earl of Ancaster PC , known as 2nd Baron Aveland from 1867 to 1888 and as 25th Baron Willoughby de Eresby from 1888 to 1892, was a British Liberal politician and court official.Born Gilbert Henry Heathcote, he was the son of Gilbert... |
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| 1856 | Herbert Ingram Herbert Ingram Herbert Ingram was considered the father of pictorial journalism through his founding of The Illustrated London News. He was a Liberal politician who favoured social reform and represented Boston for four years until his early death in a shipping accident.-Early life:Ingram was born at Paddock... |
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| 1857 | William Henry Adams William Henry Adams William Henry Adams was a British politician Conservative Party politician. He was elected unopposed at the 1857 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament for Boston in Lincolnshire, having contested the seat unsuccessfully at the 1852 general election and at a by-election in 1856... |
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... |
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| 1859 | Meaburn Staniland | 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... |
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| 1860 | John Wingfield Malcolm John Malcolm, 1st Baron Malcolm Lieutenant-Colonel John Wingfield Malcolm, 1st Baron Malcolm CB, VD was a British soldier and Conservative politician.-Background and education:... |
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... |
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| 1865 | Thomas Parry Thomas Parry (Boston MP) Thomas Parry was a British Liberal Party politician from Sleaford in Lincolnshire. He sat in the House of Commons for three short periods between 1865 and 1874.... |
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... |
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| 1866 | Meaburn Staniland | 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... |
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| 1867 | Thomas Parry Thomas Parry (Boston MP) Thomas Parry was a British Liberal Party politician from Sleaford in Lincolnshire. He sat in the House of Commons for three short periods between 1865 and 1874.... |
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| 1868 | Thomas Collins Thomas Collins (UK politician) Thomas Collins was a Conservative Party politician in England.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Knaresborough at a by-election in 1851 following the death of William Lascelles, but was defeated at the 1852 general election... |
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... |
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| 1874 | William James Ingram Sir William Ingram, 1st Baronet Sir William James Ingram, 1st Baronet was Managing Director of The Illustrated London News and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in three periods between 1878 and 1895.... |
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... |
Thomas Parry Thomas Parry (Boston MP) Thomas Parry was a British Liberal Party politician from Sleaford in Lincolnshire. He sat in the House of Commons for three short periods between 1865 and 1874.... |
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... |
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| 1874 | John Wingfield Malcolm John Malcolm, 1st Baron Malcolm Lieutenant-Colonel John Wingfield Malcolm, 1st Baron Malcolm CB, VD was a British soldier and Conservative politician.-Background and education:... |
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... |
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| 1878 | Thomas Garfit Thomas Garfit Thomas Garfit was a British Conservative Party politician.He was elected as a Member of Parliament for the borough of Boston in Lincolnshire at an unopposed by-election in August 1878, after the resignation of the Conservative MP John Wingfield Malcolm... |
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| 1880 | Representation suspended | |||||
1885-1918
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| 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 -Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:... |
Representation restored and reduced to one Member | ||
| 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 -Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:... |
William James Ingram Sir William Ingram, 1st Baronet Sir William James Ingram, 1st Baronet was Managing Director of The Illustrated London News and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in three periods between 1878 and 1895.... |
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... |
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| 1886 United Kingdom general election, 1886 -Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the UK general election, 1886*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**... |
Henry John Farmer-Atkinson Henry John Farmer-Atkinson Henry John Atkinson, JP, MP, was an English Conservative Party politician and shipowner.Atkinson was Mayor of Hull twice, in 1864 and 1865... |
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... |
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| 1892 United Kingdom general election, 1892 The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 July to 26 July 1892. It saw the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, win the greatest number of seats, but not enough for an overall majority as William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals won many more seats than in the 1886 general election... |
Sir William Ingram Sir William Ingram, 1st Baronet Sir William James Ingram, 1st Baronet was Managing Director of The Illustrated London News and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in three periods between 1878 and 1895.... |
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... |
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| 1895 United Kingdom general election, 1895 The United Kingdom general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery... |
William Garfit William Garfit William Garfit was an English banker and Conservative Party politician from the town of Boston in Lincolnshire. He held several local offices in Lincolnshire, and sat in the House of Commons from 1895 to 1906.- Early life :... |
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... |
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| 1906 United Kingdom general election, 1906 -Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**... |
George Henry Faber George Henry Faber George Henry Faber was a British insurance underwriter and a Liberal Party politician.Faber was born in Camberwell, and became a member of Willis, Faber and Company, of Cornhill, underwriters specialising in marine insurance... |
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... |
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| Jan. 1910 | Charles Harvey Dixon Charles Harvey Dixon Charles Harvey Dixon , was a British Conservative Party politician.Born at Watlington, Oxfordshire, he was the son of Dr Henry Dixon, coroner for South Oxfordshire.... |
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... |
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| 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did... |
constituency abolished | ||
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