David Polhill
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David Polhill was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
variously between 1710 and 1754.
Polhill was the son of Thomas Polhill of Otford
and his wife Elizabeth Ireton, daughter of Henry Ireton
, and granddaughter of Oliver Cromwell
. He lived at Otford
where he had various attempts at rebuilding his house. He was one of the Kentish petitioners in the reign of William III.
In January 1710 Polhill was elected Member of Parliament
for Kent
until October 1710. He was elected MP for Bramber
in 1723 and held the seat to 1727.
In 1727 he was elected MP for Rochester
until 1741 and again from 1743 to 1754. He was also keeper of the records in the Tower of London.
Polhill died aged 79 and is commemorated by a carved memorial in Otford Church by Sir Henry Cheere, 1st Baronet
.
Polhill married three times. His first wife was Elizabeth Trevor, daughter of Thomas Trevor of Glynde
, Sussex and his second wife was Gertrude Holles, sister of Thomas Holles, Duke of Newcastle. There were no children from either of these marriages. His third wife Elizabeth Borret, daughter of John Borret of Shoreham, bore him four sons and one daughter of whom he left surviving Charles and Elizabeth.
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...
variously between 1710 and 1754.
Polhill was the son of Thomas Polhill of Otford
Otford
Otford is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent known for its classically British countryside. The village is located on the River Darent, flowing north down its valley from its source on the North Downs...
and his wife Elizabeth Ireton, daughter of Henry Ireton
Henry Ireton
Henry Ireton was an English general in the Parliamentary army during the English Civil War. He was the son-in-law of Oliver Cromwell.-Early life:...
, and granddaughter of Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
. He lived at Otford
Otford
Otford is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent known for its classically British countryside. The village is located on the River Darent, flowing north down its valley from its source on the North Downs...
where he had various attempts at rebuilding his house. He was one of the Kentish petitioners in the reign of William III.
In January 1710 Polhill was elected Member 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,...
for Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...
until October 1710. He was elected MP for Bramber
Bramber (UK Parliament constituency)
Bramber was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1472 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:The borough consisted of...
in 1723 and held the seat to 1727.
In 1727 he was elected MP for Rochester
Rochester (UK Parliament constituency)
Rochester was a parliamentary constituency in Kent. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801...
until 1741 and again from 1743 to 1754. He was also keeper of the records in the Tower of London.
Polhill died aged 79 and is commemorated by a carved memorial in Otford Church by Sir Henry Cheere, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Cheere, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Cheere, 1st Baronet was a renowned English sculptor and monumental mason of the eighteenth century, and older brother of John Cheere, also a notable sculptor.-Personal life and career:...
.
Polhill married three times. His first wife was Elizabeth Trevor, daughter of Thomas Trevor of Glynde
Glynde
Glynde is a village in the Lewes District of East Sussex, United Kingdom. It is located two miles east of Lewes.-Estate:The estate at Glynde has belonged to four interlinked families: the Waleys , Morleys, Trevors, and Brands...
, Sussex and his second wife was Gertrude Holles, sister of Thomas Holles, Duke of Newcastle. There were no children from either of these marriages. His third wife Elizabeth Borret, daughter of John Borret of Shoreham, bore him four sons and one daughter of whom he left surviving Charles and Elizabeth.