Cockermouth (UK Parliament constituency)
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Cockermouth was the name of a constituency
of the House of Commons
of the Parliament of England
in 1295, and again from 1641, then of the Parliament of Great Britain
from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
from 1801 to 1918. It was a parliamentary borough
represented by two Members of Parliament
until 1868, and by one member from 1868 to 1885. The name was then transferred to a county constituency electing one MP from 1885 until 1918.
Notable MPs have included the regicide, Francis Allen.
in Cumberland
. It first returned members to the Model Parliament
of 1295, but its franchise then seems to have lapsed until 1641, when the Long Parliament
passed a resolution (15 February 1641) to restore its ancient privileges.
The right of election in Cockermouth was vested in the burgage
tenants of the borough, of whom there were about 300 in 1832. Cockermouth was considered a pocket borough, with the vast majority of the voters being under the influence of the Lowther
family.
At the time of the 1831 census, the borough included just over 1,000 houses and had a population of 4,536. The Reform Act expanded the boundaries to bring in the neighbouring parishes of Eaglesfield
, Brigham, Papcastle
and Bridekirk
, and part of Dovenby
, increasing the population to 6,022 and encompassing 1,325 houses. This made the borough big enough to retain both its members. However, in the next wave of reform, introduced at the 1868 general election, one of Cockermouth's two seats was withdrawn, and in 1885 the borough was abolished altogether, although the name was transferred to the surrounding county constituency.
. There was a significant Irish vote, and the Conservative victory in 1885 and subsequent Liberal gain of the seat in 1886 have been attributed to Parnell's
shift of support from the one party to the other.
The constituency was divided between the new Workington
and Penrith and Cockermouth
divisions of Cumberland from 1918.
Notes
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
of 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...
of the Parliament of England
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
in 1295, and again from 1641, then of the Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...
from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
from 1801 to 1918. It was a parliamentary borough
Parliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
represented by 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,...
until 1868, and by one member from 1868 to 1885. The name was then transferred to a county constituency electing one MP from 1885 until 1918.
Notable MPs have included the regicide, Francis Allen.
The borough constituency (until 1885)
Until the Great Reform Act of 1832, the constituency consisted solely of the market town of CockermouthCockermouth
-History:The Romans created a fort at Derventio, now the adjoining village of Papcastle, to protect the river crossing, which had become located on a major route for troops heading towards Hadrian's Wall....
in Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
. It first returned members to the Model Parliament
Model Parliament
The Model Parliament is the term, attributed to Frederic William Maitland, used for the 1295 Parliament of England of King Edward I. This assembly included members of the clergy and the aristocracy, as well as representatives from the various counties and boroughs. Each county returned two knights,...
of 1295, but its franchise then seems to have lapsed until 1641, when the Long Parliament
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...
passed a resolution (15 February 1641) to restore its ancient privileges.
The right of election in Cockermouth was vested in the burgage
Burgage
Burgage is a medieval land term used in England and Scotland, well established by the 13th century. A burgage was a town rental property , owned by a king or lord. The property usually, and distinctly, consisted of a house on a long and narrow plot of land, with the narrow end facing the street...
tenants of the borough, of whom there were about 300 in 1832. Cockermouth was considered a pocket borough, with the vast majority of the voters being under the influence of the Lowther
Earl of Lonsdale
Earl of Lonsdale is a title that has been created twice in British history, firstly in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1784 , and then in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1807, both times for members of the Lowther family....
family.
At the time of the 1831 census, the borough included just over 1,000 houses and had a population of 4,536. The Reform Act expanded the boundaries to bring in the neighbouring parishes of Eaglesfield
Eaglesfield, Cumbria
Eaglesfield is a small settlement in West Cumbria, England. It is near the A5086 road and is four kilometres southwest of the town of Cockermouth....
, Brigham, Papcastle
Papcastle
Papcastle is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in the English county of Cumbria. The village is now effectively a northern extension of Cockermouth, which lies to the south of the River Derwent. It has its own parish council and lies within Bridekirk Parish for Church of...
and Bridekirk
Bridekirk
Bridekirk is a village near Cockermouth in West Cumbria. It contains no shops but is does contain a small church.-Church: St. Bridgets:Bridekirk is named after its cruciform church, reconstructed in the late 1860s. Surviving are the remains of a ruined chancel with 16th-century east and south...
, and part of Dovenby
Dovenby
Dovenby is a small settlement in Cumbria, England. It is on the A594 road and is northwest of the town of Cockermouth....
, increasing the population to 6,022 and encompassing 1,325 houses. This made the borough big enough to retain both its members. However, in the next wave of reform, introduced at the 1868 general election, one of Cockermouth's two seats was withdrawn, and in 1885 the borough was abolished altogether, although the name was transferred to the surrounding county constituency.
The county constituency (1885-1918)
The Cockermouth constituency created in 1885, strictly speaking The Cockermouth Division of Cumberland, was a compact division stretching westwards from Cockermouth to the sea, and including the much larger town of WorkingtonWorkington
Workington is a town, civil parish and port on the west coast of Cumbria, England, at the mouth of the River Derwent. Lying within the Borough of Allerdale, Workington is southwest of Carlisle, west of Cockermouth, and southwest of Maryport...
. There was a significant Irish vote, and the Conservative victory in 1885 and subsequent Liberal gain of the seat in 1886 have been attributed to Parnell's
Charles Stewart Parnell
Charles Stewart Parnell was an Irish landowner, nationalist political leader, land reform agitator, and the founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party...
shift of support from the one party to the other.
The constituency was divided between the new Workington
Workington (UK Parliament constituency)
Workington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.-Boundaries:...
and Penrith and Cockermouth
Penrith and Cockermouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Penrith and Cockermouth was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Penrith and Cockermouth in Cumberland, England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:The...
divisions of Cumberland from 1918.
MPs 1641–1868
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| 1641 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 John Fenwick, Bt Sir John Fenwick, 1st Baronet Sir John Fenwick, 1st Baronet was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentary side in the Civil War.... |
Parliamentarian | Sir John Hippisley | Parliamentarian | ||
| 1642 | Seat vacant through double return | |||||
| 1645 | Francis Allen | |||||
| 1653 | Cockermouth 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... and 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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| 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... |
John Stapleton John Stapleton (MP) John Stapleton was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1852 and 1874.... |
Wilfrid Lawson Wilfrid Lawson (MP for Cockermouth) Wilfrid Lawson was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and 1660.Lawson was the son of Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 1st Baronet, of Isell and his wife Jane Musgrave, daughter of Sir Edward Musgrave, 1st Baronet of Hayton CastleIn 1659, Lawson was elected Member of Parliament for... |
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| 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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| 1660 | Richard Tolson Richard Tolson Richard Tolson was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1646 to 1648 and in 1660.Tolson was the son of Henry Tolson of Bridekirk in west Cumbria and his wife Margaret Savile, daughter of Henry Savile of Wath. He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford on 17 October... |
Sir Wilfrid Lawson Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 1st Baronet, of Isell Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 1st Baronet, of Isel was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1679.-Lawson Lineage:... |
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| 1661 | Hugh Potter Hugh Potter Hugh Potter was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1662.... |
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| 1662 | Robert Scawen Robert Scawen Robert Scawen was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1670. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
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| 1670 | John Clarke | |||||
| 1675 | Sir Richard Grahme Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston PC was an English politician and diplomat. He became a Jacobite conspirator, but his reputation in the Jacobite community suffered when he gave evidence against his co-conspirators in exchange for a pardon.-Origins and education:Graham was born at Netherby,... |
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| 1679 | Sir Orlando Gee | |||||
| 1685 | Sir Daniel Fleming | |||||
| 1689 | Sir Henry Capell Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Tewkesbury Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Tewkesbury KB, PC was a seventeenth century English politician.-Background:... |
Henry Fletcher Sir Henry Fletcher, 3rd Baronet, of Hutton le Forest Sir Henry Fletcher, 3rd Baronet was an English baronet and politician.He was the oldest son of Sir George Fletcher, 2nd Baronet and his first wife Alice Hare, daughter of Hugh Hare, 1st Baron Coleraine. In 1700, he succeeded his father as baronet. Fletcher was educated at The Queen's College,... |
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| 1690 | Sir Orlando Gee | Sir Wilfrid Lawson Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 2nd Baronet, of Isell Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 2nd Baronet was an English politician.He was the son of William Lawson and inherited his title on the death in 1688 of his grandfather Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 1st Baronet, of Isell.... |
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| 1695 | Sir Charles Gerard | Goodwin Wharton Goodwin Wharton Goodwin Wharton was a Whig politician and autobiographer.-Early life:Goodwin Wharton was the third and youngest son out of the seven children of Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton and Jane Goodwin, daughter of Arthur Goodwin , of Upper Winchendon, Buckinghamshire... |
Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1698 | George Fletcher | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
William Seymour William Seymour (soldier) Lieutenant-General of the British Army William Seymour was a British soldier and politician. He was the second son of Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet, the prominent Tory.... |
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| 1701 | Goodwin Wharton Goodwin Wharton Goodwin Wharton was a Whig politician and autobiographer.-Early life:Goodwin Wharton was the third and youngest son out of the seven children of Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton and Jane Goodwin, daughter of Arthur Goodwin , of Upper Winchendon, Buckinghamshire... |
Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| February 1702 | Thomas Lamplugh | |||||
| July 1702 | James Stanhope James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope PC was a British statesman and soldier who effectively served as Chief Minister between 1717 and 1721. He is probably best remembered for his service during War of the Spanish Succession... |
Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1708 | Albemarle Bertie | |||||
| 1710 | Nicholas Lechmere Nicholas Lechmere, 1st Baron Lechmere Nicholas Lechmere, 1st Baron Lechmere was an English lawyer and politician who served as Attorney-General and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.... |
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| 1713 | Joseph Musgrave | |||||
| 1715 | James Stanhope James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope PC was a British statesman and soldier who effectively served as Chief Minister between 1717 and 1721. He is probably best remembered for his service during War of the Spanish Succession... |
Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| April 1717 | Sir Thomas Pengelly Thomas Pengelly (judge) Sir Thomas Pengelly was a British judge of the 18th century, one of two Members of Parliament for Cockermouth, serving from 1722 to 1727, and Chief Baron of the Exchequer in 1726.-Early years:... |
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| July 1717 | Lord Percy Seymour | |||||
| 1721 | Anthony Lowther | |||||
| 1722 | Sir Wilfrid Lawson Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 3rd Baronet, of Isell Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 3rd Baronet of Isell FRS , was a British politician. He was educated Queen's College, Oxford, graduating in 1713; and was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1715. He was Groom of the Bedchamber to George I from 1720 to 1725; and was elected as Fellow of the Royal Society in 1718... |
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| 1727 | William Finch | |||||
| 1738 | Eldred Curwen | |||||
| 1741 | Sir John Mordaunt | |||||
| July 1747 | Sir Charles Wyndham Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, PC and Catherine née Seymour, succeeded his uncle, Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset, as 2nd Earl of Egremont in 1750... |
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| December 1747 | William Finch | |||||
| 1754 | Percy Wyndham-O'Brien Percy Wyndham-O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond Percy Wyndham-O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond was a British Member of Parliament, Irish peer and the younger son of Tory statesman Sir William Wyndham and brother to Sir Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont.... |
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| 1761 | Charles Jenkinson Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool PC , known as the Lord Hawkesbury between 1786 and 1796, was a British statesman. He was the father of Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool.... |
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| 1767 | Captain John Elliot, RN | |||||
| March 1768 | Charles Jenkinson Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool PC , known as the Lord Hawkesbury between 1786 and 1796, was a British statesman. He was the father of Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool.... |
Sir George Macartney George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, KB was an Irish-born British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat. He is often remembered for his observation following Britain's success in the Seven Years War and subsequent territorial expansion at the Treaty of Paris that Britain now controlled... |
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| May 1768 | Captain George Johnstone, RN | Independent | ||||
| 1769 | Sir James Lowther James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale Sir James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale was the son of Robert Lowther and Catherine Pennington.He married Mary Crichton-Stuart, daughter of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute and Mary Wortley-Montagu, 1st Baroness Mount Stuart on 7 September 1761.On 9 June 1792 he fought a duel with a Captain Cuthbert... |
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| 1774 | Fletcher Norton Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley PC was an English politician.He was the eldest son of Thomas Norton of Grantley, Yorkshire. He became a barrister in 1739, and, after a period of inactivity, built up a profitable practice, becoming a King's Counsel in 1754, and later attorney-general for the... |
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| 1775 | Ralph Gowland | James Adair James Adair (serjeant) James Adair, KS was an Irish serjeant-at-law.He was admitted to Peterhouse, Cambridge, and took a B.A. in 1764, and M.A. in 1767. He was educated in law and in due course called to the bar by the society of Lincoln's Inn... |
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| 1780 | John Baynes Garforth | Tory | John Lowther Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet, of Swillington Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet was an English landowner and Member of Parliament, the second son of Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet.... |
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| 1784 | James Clarke Satterthwaite | Tory | ||||
| 1786 | Humphrey Senhouse Humphrey Senhouse Humphrey Senhouse was a British Tory politician.His was the eldest son of Humphrey Senhouse , a landowner and High Sheriff who had founded the port of Maryport, and the heiress Mary, daughter of Sir George Fleming, Bt, Bishop of Carlisle.Humphrey junior was elected at a by-election in 1786 as a... |
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| 1790 | John Baynes Garforth | Tory | Sir John Anstruther, 1st and 4th Baronet | Tory | ||
| 1796 | Edward Burrow | Tory | ||||
| 1800 | Walter Spencer Stanhope | Tory | ||||
| 1802 | James Graham | Tory | Robert Plumer Ward Robert Plumer Ward Robert Ward or from 1828 Robert Plumer Ward , novelist and politician, born in London, educated at Oxford, and called to the Bar 1790, held various political offices, and wrote some books on the law of nations; also three novels, Tremaine, or the Man of Refinement, full of prolix discussions; De... |
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| 1805 | Viscount Garlies George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway Admiral George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway KT , styled Lord Garlies between 1773 and 1806, was a British naval commander and politician.-Background:... |
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| 1806 | John Lowther Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet, of Swillington Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet was an English landowner and Member of Parliament, the second son of Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet.... |
Tory | James Graham | Tory | ||
| January 1807 | Lord Binning Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington KT PC FRS , known as Lord Binning from 1794 to 1828, was a British Conservative politician and statesman.-Background and education:... |
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| May 1807 | John Lowther Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet, of Swillington Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet was an English landowner and Member of Parliament, the second son of Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet.... |
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| July 1807 | John Osborn | Tory | ||||
| 1808 | Viscount Lowther William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale PC, FRS , styled Viscount Lowther between 1807 and 1844, was a British Tory politician.-Background:... |
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| October 1812 | John Lowther Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet, of Swillington Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet was an English landowner and Member of Parliament, the second son of Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet.... |
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| December 1812 | Augustus John Foster | Tory | ||||
| 1813 | Thomas Wallace Thomas Wallace, 1st Baron Wallace Thomas Wallace, 1st Baron Wallace PC was an English politician.-Background:Wallace was the son of James Wallace , a barrister who served as Solicitor General for England and Wales and as Attorney General, by Elizabeth, only daughter and sole heiress of Thomas Simpson, Esquire, of Carleton Hall,... |
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| 1816 | John Henry Lowther | Tory | ||||
| 1818 | Sir John Beckett Sir John Beckett, 2nd Baronet Sir John Beckett, 2nd Baronet, FRS was a British lawyer and Tory politician.Beckett was the son of Sir John Beckett, 1st Baronet , and his wife Mary, daughter of Christopher Wilson... |
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| 1821 | William Wilson Carus Wilson | Tory | ||||
| 1826 | Viscount Garlies | Tory | ||||
| 1827 | Lawrence Peel | Tory | ||||
| 1830 | Philip Pleydell-Bouverie Philip Pleydell-Bouverie The Hon. Philip Pleydell-Bouverie , was a British Whig politician.-Background:Pleydell-Bouverie was a younger son of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor, by his wife the Hon. Anne, daughter of Anthony Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham... |
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| 1831 | John Henry Lowther | Tory | Sir James Scarlett James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger was an English lawyer, politician and judge.-Background and education:... |
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| 1832 | Henry Aglionby Aglionby Henry Aglionby Aglionby Henry Aglionby Aglionby was a British barrister and Whig politician.Born Henry Aglionby Bateman, he was the son of Rev. Samuel Bateman and Anne Aglionby. Anne became one of the co-heirs of the Aglionby family when her brother Christopher died without issue in 1785; Henry adopted the name of... |
Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
Fretchville Lawson Ballantine Dykes | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1836 | Edward Horsman Edward Horsman Edward Horsman PC, PC , was a British politician.-Background and education:Horsman was the son of William Horsman, a well-to-do gentleman of Stirling, Scotland, who died 22 March 1845, aged 86. His mother was Jane, third daughter of Sir John Dalrymple, 4th Baronet, and sister of the seventh and... |
Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1852 | Henry Wyndham | 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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| 1854 | John Steel | 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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| 1857 | Lord Naas Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo KP, GMSI, PC , styled Lord Naas between 1842 and 1867, was a statesman and prominent member of the British Conservative Party from Dublin, Ireland.... |
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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| April 1868 | Green Thompson | 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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| 1868 United Kingdom general election, 1868 The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom... |
Representation reduced to one member | |||||
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MPs 1868–1885
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| 1868 United Kingdom general election, 1868 The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom... |
Isaac Fletcher | 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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| 1879 by-election | William Fletcher | 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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| 1880 United Kingdom general election, 1880 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *... |
Edward Waugh Edward Waugh Edward Waugh was an English solicitor and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.Waugh was the son of John Lamb Waugh of Seat Hill, Irthington, Cumberland and his wife Catherine Miles, daughter of Richard Miles of Pates Hill, Irthington... |
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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| 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:... |
Borough abolished; name transferred to county division | ||
MPs 1885–1918
Cockermouth Division of Cumberland| Election | Member | Party | |
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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:... |
Charles James Valentine Charles James Valentine Charles James Valentine was an English ironmaster and a Conservative politician.Valentine was born at Mossley, Lancashire, the son of James Valentine, of Stockport and his wife Mary Bradbury. He was educated privately and became an ironmaster in Cumberland... |
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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| 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**... |
Sir Wilfrid Lawson | 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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| 1900 United Kingdom general election, 1900 -Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**... |
Sir John Scurrah Randles John Scurrah Randles Sir John Scurrah Randles was a British businessman and Conservative politician.He was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, son of a Wesleyan minister. An industrialist in the coal and steel business, he was elected Member of Parliament for Cockermouth in the 1900 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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| January 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**... |
Sir Wilfrid Lawson | 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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| August 1906 by-election Cockermouth by-election, 1906 The Cockermouth by-election, 1906 was a by-election held on 3 August 1906 for the British House of Commons constituency of Cockermouth.The by-election was triggered by the death of the town's Liberal Member of Parliament Sir Wilfrid Lawson.... |
Sir John Scurrah Randles John Scurrah Randles Sir John Scurrah Randles was a British businessman and Conservative politician.He was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, son of a Wesleyan minister. An industrialist in the coal and steel business, he was elected Member of Parliament for Cockermouth in the 1900 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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| December 1910 | Sir Wilfrid Lawson Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 3rd Baronet, of Brayton Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 3rd Baronet, of Brayton was English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1910 to 1916.... |
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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| 1916 by-election | Joseph Bliss Joseph Bliss Joseph Bliss was a British Liberal Party politician.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Cockermouth at an unopposed by-election in March 1916, following the resignation of the Liberal MP Sir Wilfrid Lawson... |
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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| 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... |
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