Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Hampshire was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
, which returned two Knights of the Shire
(Members of Parliament
) to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832. (Officially the name was The County of Southampton, and it was occasionally referred to as Southamptonshire.)
of Hampshire
, including the Isle of Wight
. (Although Hampshire contained a number of parliamentary borough
s, each of which elected two MPs in its own right, these were not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the borough could confer a vote at the county election. This was even the case for the town of Southampton
; although Southampton had the status of a county in its itself
after 1447, unlike most cities and towns with similar status its freeholders were not barred from voting at county elections.)
As in other county constituencies the franchise between 1430 and 1832 was defined by the Forty Shilling Freeholder Act
, which gave the right to vote to every man who possessed freehold property within the county valued at £2 or more per year for the purposes of land tax; it was not necessary for the freeholder to occupy his land, nor even in later years to be resident in the county at all. In the 18th century, the electorate amounted to around 5,000 voters.
Uniquely for a county constituency before the Reform Act, elections in Hampshire were held at two polling places, the poll being first opened at Winchester
and then, once all the mainland voters had been polled, adjourning to Newport
for the convenience of the Isle of Wight voters. This concession, however, only slightly mitigated the difficulties caused by voters having to travel to the county town to exercise their franchise.
Up to Elizabethan times, at least, the voters had to contend with these difficulties themselves: Neale quotes an allusion to Hampshire freeholders "fasting and far from home" at a by-election in 1566 as evidence that the practice of feeding the voters to encourage their attendance was not yet universal. But later it became normal for voters to expect the candidates for whom they voted to meet their expenses in travelling to the poll and to entertain them generously when they reached it, making the cost of a contested election almost prohibitive in a county as large as Hampshire. When the Prime Minister
Lord North
sent £2,000 of the King's money to assist the government candidates fighting an election in Hampshire in 1779, he wrote to the King that it "bore... a very small part of the expense" - yet it was insufficient to win the election, one of the government candidates being defeated.
Contested elections were therefore generally rare, potential candidates preferring to canvass support beforehand and usually not insisting on a vote being taken unless they were confident of winning; although there was a contest at each of the four general elections from 1705 to 1713, at all but 4 of the remaining 23 general elections before 1832 Hampshire's two MPs were elected unopposed.
Hampshire elections may have been less corrupt than most, and the 19th century chronicler of electoral abuses in the Unreformed Parliament, Thomas Oldfield, notes of the constituency that "We do not find a single petition [since 1640] complaining of an undue election in this county!!!" - complete with three exclamation marks! In the 18th and early 19th century Hampshire's voters were consistently of a High Tory persuasion, and throughout the 18th century the county's MPs were almost invariably nominees of the Crown. This influence arose in particular because of the number of government employees (in the dockyards at Portsmouth
and Gosport
, the forts of the Isle of Wight, and customs-houses all along the coast), as well as the Crown's tenants in the New Forest. Hampshire sentiments seem nevertheless to have been strongly in favour of reforming the House of Commons (views, no doubt, fuelled by the presence of several notorious rotten borough
s in the county), and on several occasions it submitted substantial petitions to Parliament in favour of the Reform Bill or of earlier unsuccessful proposals along the same lines.
According to the census of 1831, at around the time of the Great Reform Act Hampshire had a population of approximately 315,000. From 1832 the Reform Act split the constituency into three, giving the Isle of Wight
a single member of its own and dividing the remainder of the county into two two-member divisions, Northern Hampshire
and Southern Hampshire. (There were also minor changes to the parliamentary boundary between Hampshire and Sussex
.)
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...
, which returned two Knights of the Shire
Knights of the Shire
From the creation of the Parliament of England in mediaeval times until 1826 each county of England and Wales sent two Knights of the Shire as members of Parliament to represent the interests of the county, when the number of knights from Yorkshire was increased to four...
(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,...
) to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832. (Officially the name was The County of Southampton, and it was occasionally referred to as Southamptonshire.)
History
The constituency consisted of the historic countyHistoric counties of England
The historic counties of England are subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and shires...
of Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, including the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
. (Although Hampshire contained a number of parliamentary borough
Parliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
s, each of which elected two MPs in its own right, these were not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the borough could confer a vote at the county election. This was even the case for the town of Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
; although Southampton had the status of a county in its itself
County corporate
A county corporate or corporate county was a type of subnational division used for local government in England, Ireland and Wales.Counties corporate were created during the Middle Ages, and were effectively small self-governing counties...
after 1447, unlike most cities and towns with similar status its freeholders were not barred from voting at county elections.)
As in other county constituencies the franchise between 1430 and 1832 was defined by the Forty Shilling Freeholder Act
Forty Shilling Freeholders
Forty shilling freeholders were a group of landowners who had the Parliamentary franchise to vote in county constituencies in various parts of the British Isles. In England it was the only such qualification from 1430 until 1832...
, which gave the right to vote to every man who possessed freehold property within the county valued at £2 or more per year for the purposes of land tax; it was not necessary for the freeholder to occupy his land, nor even in later years to be resident in the county at all. In the 18th century, the electorate amounted to around 5,000 voters.
Uniquely for a county constituency before the Reform Act, elections in Hampshire were held at two polling places, the poll being first opened at Winchester
Winchester
Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
and then, once all the mainland voters had been polled, adjourning to Newport
Newport, Isle of Wight
Newport is a civil parish and a county town of the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England. Newport has a population of 23,957 according to the 2001 census...
for the convenience of the Isle of Wight voters. This concession, however, only slightly mitigated the difficulties caused by voters having to travel to the county town to exercise their franchise.
Up to Elizabethan times, at least, the voters had to contend with these difficulties themselves: Neale quotes an allusion to Hampshire freeholders "fasting and far from home" at a by-election in 1566 as evidence that the practice of feeding the voters to encourage their attendance was not yet universal. But later it became normal for voters to expect the candidates for whom they voted to meet their expenses in travelling to the poll and to entertain them generously when they reached it, making the cost of a contested election almost prohibitive in a county as large as Hampshire. When the Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
Lord North
Frederick North, Lord North
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, KG, PC , more often known by his courtesy title, Lord North, which he used from 1752 until 1790, was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782. He led Great Britain through most of the American War of Independence...
sent £2,000 of the King's money to assist the government candidates fighting an election in Hampshire in 1779, he wrote to the King that it "bore... a very small part of the expense" - yet it was insufficient to win the election, one of the government candidates being defeated.
Contested elections were therefore generally rare, potential candidates preferring to canvass support beforehand and usually not insisting on a vote being taken unless they were confident of winning; although there was a contest at each of the four general elections from 1705 to 1713, at all but 4 of the remaining 23 general elections before 1832 Hampshire's two MPs were elected unopposed.
Hampshire elections may have been less corrupt than most, and the 19th century chronicler of electoral abuses in the Unreformed Parliament, Thomas Oldfield, notes of the constituency that "We do not find a single petition [since 1640] complaining of an undue election in this county!!!" - complete with three exclamation marks! In the 18th and early 19th century Hampshire's voters were consistently of a High Tory persuasion, and throughout the 18th century the county's MPs were almost invariably nominees of the Crown. This influence arose in particular because of the number of government employees (in the dockyards at Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
and Gosport
Gosport
Gosport is a town, district and borough situated on the south coast of England, within the county of Hampshire. It has approximately 80,000 permanent residents with a further 5,000-10,000 during the summer months...
, the forts of the Isle of Wight, and customs-houses all along the coast), as well as the Crown's tenants in the New Forest. Hampshire sentiments seem nevertheless to have been strongly in favour of reforming the House of Commons (views, no doubt, fuelled by the presence of several notorious 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 in the county), and on several occasions it submitted substantial petitions to Parliament in favour of the Reform Bill or of earlier unsuccessful proposals along the same lines.
According to the census of 1831, at around the time of the Great Reform Act Hampshire had a population of approximately 315,000. From 1832 the Reform Act split the constituency into three, giving the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight (UK Parliament constituency)
Isle of Wight is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, it covers the whole of the Isle of Wight and elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system.-...
a single member of its own and dividing the remainder of the county into two two-member divisions, Northern Hampshire
North Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)
- Notes and references :...
and Southern Hampshire. (There were also minor changes to the parliamentary boundary between Hampshire and Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
.)
MPs 1295–1640
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1336–1344 | John de Hampton | |
| 1362 | Thomas de Hampton | |
| 1364 | Sir Thomas Foxle | |
| 1369 | Sir Bernard Brocas | |
| 1371 | Sir Bernard Brocas | |
| 1372 | Sir Thomas Foxle | |
| 1373 | Sir Bernard Brocas | |
| 1380 (Jan) | Sir Bernard Brocas | |
| 1380 (Nov) | Sir Bernard Brocas | |
| 1384 | William Sturmy William Esturmy Sir William Esturmy or Sturmy was hereditary Warden of Savernake Forest, a Knight of the Shire and Speaker of the House of Commons.... |
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| 1386 | Sir Bernard Brocas | Sir John Sandys |
| 1388 (Feb) | Sir Thomas Worting | Henry Popham |
| 1388 (Sep) | Sir Thomas Worting | Henry Popham |
| 1390 (Jan) | Sir John Sandys | John Bettesthorne |
| 1390 (Nov) | Sir William Sturmy William Esturmy Sir William Esturmy or Sturmy was hereditary Warden of Savernake Forest, a Knight of the Shire and Speaker of the House of Commons.... |
Henry Popham |
| 1391 | Sir John Sandys | Robert Cholmley |
| 1393 | Sir Bernard Brocas | Sir John Sandys |
| 1394 | Henry Popham | John Hampton |
| 1395 | Sir Bernard Brocas | Robert Cholmley |
| 1397 (Jan) | Sir John Popham | Robert Cholmley |
| 1397 (Sep) | Robert More | Robert Cholmley |
| 1399 | Sir Thomas Skelton | Sir Nicholas Dabrichecourt |
| 1401 | Sir John Lisle | Robert Cholmley |
| 1402 | Sir John Popham | Edward Cowdray |
| 1404 (Jan) | Sir John Lisle | Sir John Popham |
| 1404 (Oct) | Henry Popham | |
| 1406 | Sir John Berkeley | Sir Thomas Skelton |
| 1407 | Sir John Popham | William Fauconer |
| 1410 | ||
| 1411 | John Uvedale | William Fauconer |
| 1413 (Feb) | ||
| 1413 (May) | John Uvedale | John Arnold |
| 1414 (Apr) | Sir Walter Sandys | William Brocas |
| 1414 (Nov) | Lewis John | Thomas Wallop |
| 1415 | William Brocas | John Harrois |
| 1416 (Mar) | Bernard Brocas of Bradley | John Uvedale |
| 1414 | William Brocas of The Vine and Sir Walter Sandys | |
| 1415 | William Brocas of The Vine and Sir Walter Sandys | |
| 1416 (Oct) | ||
| 1417 | Edward Cowdray | John Lisle |
| 1419 | John Uvedale | Thomas Wallop |
| 1420 | Sir Stephen Popham | John Kirkby |
| 1421 (May) | John Uvedale | Robert Dingley |
| 1421 (Dec) | William Brocas of The Vine | Richard Wallop |
| 1422 | William Brocas of the Vine | |
| 1432 | John Hampton | |
| 1449 | Sir John Popham John Popham (military commander) Sir John Popham , military commander and speaker-elect of the House of Commons; took part in Henry V's invasion of France in 1416 and in the French wars under the John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford; elected speaker of the House of Commons , 1449, but was permitted by Henry VI to decline the... |
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| 1510–1523 | No names known | |
| 1529 | Sir William Paulet William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester Sir William Paulet was an English Secretary of State and statesman who attained several peerages throughout his lifetime: Baron St John , Earl of Wiltshire , and Marquess of Winchester .-Family origins and early career in Hampshire:William Paulet was eldest son of Sir John Paulet of... |
Sir Richard Sandys |
| 1536 | ||
| 1539 | Thomas Wriothesley Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, KG , known as The Lord Wriothesley between 1544 and 1547, was a politician of the Tudor period born in London to William Wrythe and Agnes Drayton.... |
Richard Worsley |
| 1542 | Thomas Wriothesley Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, KG , known as The Lord Wriothesley between 1544 and 1547, was a politician of the Tudor period born in London to William Wrythe and Agnes Drayton.... |
Sir Thomas Lisle |
| 1545 | ||
| 1547 | Sir Henry Seymour | Thomas White |
| 1553 (Mar) | Sir Richard Cotton | ? |
| 1553 (Oct) | Sir Thomas White | Nicholas Tichborne |
| 1554 (Apr) | Sir Thomas White | Sir John Mason |
| 1554 (Nov) | Sir Thomas White | John Norton |
| 1555 | Sir Thomas White | John Norton |
| 1558 | Sir Thomas White | Sir John Mason |
| 1558/9 | Sir John Mason | Sir Thomas White |
| 1562 (Dec) | Sir John Mason, died and replaced 1566 by Sir John Berkeley |
William Uvedale |
| 1566 (Nov) | Sir Henry Wallop | |
| 1571 | Hon. Henry Radclyffe Henry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Sussex Henry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Sussex, KG was an English peer.-Life:He was born in England to Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex and Elizabeth Howard... |
Richard Norton |
| 1572 (Apr) | Edward Horsey | Richard Norton |
| 1584 (Nov) | George Carey George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon KG was the eldest son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and Anne Morgan. His father was first cousin to Elizabeth I of England.... |
Richard Kingsmill |
| 1593 | Benjamin Tichborne | |
| 1601 | Sir Henry Wallop | Sir Edward More |
| 1604 | Sir Robert Oxenbridge | William Jephson William Jephson (MP) William Jephson was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648. He was served in the Parliamentary army and was Cromwell's envoy to Sweden.... |
| 1614 | Richard Tichborne | Sir William Uvedale |
| 1621 | Sir Henry Wallop | Sir John Jephson |
| 1624 | Sir Daniel Norton | Sir Robert Oxenbridge |
| 1625 | Robert Wallop Robert Wallop Robert Wallop was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times from 1621 to 1660. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War and was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.... |
Henry Whitehead Henry Whitehead (MP) Sir Henry Whitehead was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1625 to 1629.Whitehead was the son of Richard Whitehead. He inherited the estates of Norman Court and Shirley Hampshire in 1593. In 1609 he was High Sheriff of Hampshire.In 1625, Whitehead was elected Member of... |
| 1626 | Sir Henry Wallop | Robert Wallop Robert Wallop Robert Wallop was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times from 1621 to 1660. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War and was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.... |
| 1628 | Sir Henry Wallop | Daniel Norton |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments convened | |
MPs 1640–1832
- 1653: Richard NortonRichard Norton of Southwick ParkRichard Norton of Southwick Park , was a colonel in the parliamentary army in the English Civil War and a member of several parliaments...
; Richard Major; John HildesleyJohn HildesleyJohn Hildesley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1653 and 1660.In 1653, Hildesley was nominated to represent Hampshire in the Barebones Parliament... - 1654: Richard Lord CromwellRichard CromwellAt the same time, the officers of the New Model Army became increasingly wary about the government's commitment to the military cause. The fact that Richard Cromwell lacked military credentials grated with men who had fought on the battlefields of the English Civil War to secure their nation's...
; Richard NortonRichard Norton of Southwick ParkRichard Norton of Southwick Park , was a colonel in the parliamentary army in the English Civil War and a member of several parliaments...
; Richard Major; John St Barbe; Robert WallopRobert WallopRobert Wallop was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times from 1621 to 1660. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War and was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England....
; Francis Rivet; Edward Hooper; John BulkeleyJohn Bulkeley (MP)John Bulkeley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1662.... - 1656: Richard Lord CromwellRichard CromwellAt the same time, the officers of the New Model Army became increasingly wary about the government's commitment to the military cause. The fact that Richard Cromwell lacked military credentials grated with men who had fought on the battlefields of the English Civil War to secure their nation's...
; William Goffe; Robert WallopRobert WallopRobert Wallop was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times from 1621 to 1660. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War and was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England....
; Richard NortonRichard Norton of Southwick ParkRichard Norton of Southwick Park , was a colonel in the parliamentary army in the English Civil War and a member of several parliaments...
; Thomas Cole ; John BulkeleyJohn Bulkeley (MP)John Bulkeley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1662....
; Edward Hooper; Richard Cobb
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| April 1640 | Sir Henry Wallop | Richard Whitehead Richard Whitehead (Hampshire MP) Richard Whitehead was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1653. He fought for the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... |
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| November 1640 | Sir Henry Wallop (died 1642) | |||||
| 1642 | Richard Norton Richard Norton of Southwick Park Richard Norton of Southwick Park , was a colonel in the parliamentary army in the English Civil War and a member of several parliaments... |
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| 1659 | Robert Wallop Robert Wallop Robert Wallop was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times from 1621 to 1660. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War and was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.... |
Richard Norton Richard Norton of Southwick Park Richard Norton of Southwick Park , was a colonel in the parliamentary army in the English Civil War and a member of several parliaments... |
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| 1660 | Richard Norton Richard Norton of Southwick Park Richard Norton of Southwick Park , was a colonel in the parliamentary army in the English Civil War and a member of several parliaments... |
John Bulkeley John Bulkeley (MP) John Bulkeley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1662.... |
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| 1661 | Lord St John Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, PC , son of John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester. He became the sixth Marquess of Winchester on his father's death in 1675, was Member of Parliament for Winchester and then for Hampshire from 1660 to 1675... |
Sir John Norton, Bt | ||||
| 1675 | Sir Francis Rolle Francis Rolle Francis Rolle was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1656 and 1685.Rolle was the only son of Henry Rolle of Shapwick who was Chief Justice of the King’s Bench and his wife Margaret Foote, daughter of Sir Henry Foote, merchant of London... |
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| February 1679 | Edward Noel Edward Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough Edward Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough was a British peer and member of the House of Lords, styled Hon. Edward Noel from 1660 to 1681.... |
Richard Norton Richard Norton of Southwick Park Richard Norton of Southwick Park , was a colonel in the parliamentary army in the English Civil War and a member of several parliaments... |
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| August 1679 | Lord Russell William Russell, Lord Russell William Russell, Lord Russell was an English politician. He was a leading member of the Country Party, forerunners of the Whigs, who opposed the succession of James II during the reign of Charles II, ultimately resulting in his execution for treason.-Early life and marriage:Russell was the third... |
Sir Francis Rolle Francis Rolle Francis Rolle was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1656 and 1685.Rolle was the only son of Henry Rolle of Shapwick who was Chief Justice of the King’s Bench and his wife Margaret Foote, daughter of Sir Henry Foote, merchant of London... |
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| 1680 | Thomas Jervoise Thomas Jervoise (1616-1693) Thomas Jervoise was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons on two occasions between 1680 and 1689.... |
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| 1681 | Earl of Wiltshire Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton KG PC was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Member of Parliament for Hampshire and a supporter of William III of Orange.... |
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| 1685 | Viscount Campden | |||||
| January 1689 | Lord William Powlett Lord William Powlett Lord William Powlett was the younger son of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton. He served as Member of Parliament for Winchester from 1689 until 1710, for Lymington from 1710 until 1715, and again for Winchester from 1715 until his death... |
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| February 1689 | Thomas Jervoise Thomas Jervoise (1616-1693) Thomas Jervoise was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons on two occasions between 1680 and 1689.... |
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| 1690 | Richard Norton | |||||
| 1691 | Sir Robert Henley | |||||
| 1693 | Richard Norton | |||||
| 1698 | Thomas Jervoise | |||||
| 1701 | Richard Chaundler | |||||
| 1702 | Richard Norton | George Pitt | ||||
| 1705 | Thomas Jervoise | Richard Chaundler | ||||
| 1708 | Marquess of Winchester Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton Lieutenant-General Charles Powlett , 3rd Duke of Bolton KG PC was a British nobleman and politician.... |
Viscount Woodstock William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, Baron Bentinck of Diepenheim and Schoonheten, KG, PC was a Dutch and English nobleman who became in an early stage the favourite of William, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder in the Netherlands, and future King of England. He was steady, sensible, modest... |
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| 1709 | Thomas Jervoise | |||||
| 1710 | George Pitt | Sir Simeon Stuart, Bt | ||||
| 1713 | Thomas Lewis Thomas Lewis (died 1736) Thomas Lewis was a British politician.He was the Member of Parliament for Salisbury , Winchester , Buckingham , Southampton , Portsmouth , Whitchurch and Hampshire Thomas Lewis (c.1679 – 22 November 1736) was a British politician.He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Salisbury (19 August 1727... |
Sir Anthony Sturt | ||||
| 1715 | George Pitt | John Wallop John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth , known as John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington from 1720 to 1743, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.... |
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| 1720 | Lord Nassau Powlett Lord Nassau Powlett Lord Nassau Powlett KB was an English nobleman and politician, the only son of Charles Powlett, 2nd Duke of Bolton by his third wife Henrietta Crofts.In 1725, he became one of the founder knights of the Order of the Bath.... |
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| 1722 | Lord Harry Powlett Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton PC , known until 1754 as Lord Harry Powlett, was a British nobleman and Whig politician, the second son of Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton and Frances Ramsden... |
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| 1727 | Sir John Cope, Bt | |||||
| 1734 | Edward Lisle | |||||
| 1741 | Paulet St John | |||||
| 1747 | Francis Whithed | |||||
| 1751 | Alexander Thistlethwayte | |||||
| 1754 | Marquess of Winchester Charles Powlett, 5th Duke of Bolton Charles Powlett, 5th Duke of Bolton, KCB, PC , styled Marquess of Winchester from 1754 to 1759, was a British soldier, nobleman and Whig politician. He was the eldest son of Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton and Catherine Parry.Educated at Winchester, he joined the British Army and became a... |
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| 1759 | Henry Bilson-Legge | 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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| 1761 | Sir Simeon Stuart, Bt | |||||
| 1765 | Sir Richard Mill, Bt | |||||
| 1768 | Lord Henley Robert Henley, 2nd Earl of Northington Robert Henley, 2nd Earl of Northington was a British politician.He was elected a Member of Parliament for Hampshire on 30 March 1768, and sat until succeeding as Earl of Northington on 14 January 1772, when he moved to the House of Lords. He was made a Knight of the Thistle on 18 August 1773... |
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| 1772 | Sir Henry St John, Bt | Tory | ||||
| 1779 | Jervoise Clarke Jervoise Jervoise Clarke Jervoise (died 1808) Jervoise Clarke Jervoise, born Jervoise Clarke was an English Whig Member of Parliament who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain for most of the years from 1768 to 1808.... |
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| 1780 | Robert Thistlethwayte | |||||
| 1790 | Sir William Heathcote, Bt | William John Chute | ||||
| 1806 | Thomas Thistlethwayte | Hon. William Herbert | ||||
| 1807 | Sir Henry St John-Mildmay, Bt | William John Chute | ||||
| 1808 | Thomas Freeman-Heathcote | |||||
| 1820 | John Willis Fleming John Willis Fleming John Willis Fleming was an English landed proprietor and Conservative Member of Parliament.He was born at Bletchley in Buckinghamshire. He was educated at Eton College. He was the great grandson of the antiquary Browne Willis... |
Tory | George Purefoy-Jervoise | |||
| 1826 | Sir William Heathcote, Bt Sir William Heathcote, 5th Baronet Sir William Heathcote, 5th Baronet PC , was a British landowner and Conservative politician.-Background and education:... |
Tory | ||||
| 1830 | Ultra-Tory Ultra-Tories The Ultra-Tories were an Anglican faction of British and Irish politics that appeared in the 1820s in opposition to Catholic emancipation. They were later called the "extreme right wing" of British and Irish politics. They broke away from the governing party in 1829 after the passing of the... |
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| 1831 | Sir James Macdonald, Bt Sir James Macdonald, 2nd Baronet Sir James Macdonald, 2nd Baronet was a British politician. He sat in the House of Commons between 1805 and 1832.... |
Charles Shaw-Lefevre Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley GCB, PC , was a British Whig politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1839 to 1857... |
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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| 1832 | Sir Thomas Baring, Bt Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet , was a British banker and MP.He was the eldest son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, founder of Barings Bank. His grandfather John Baring had emigrated from Germany and established the family in England. Thomas became a partner in Baring Brothers & Co. in 1804,... |
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| 1832 United Kingdom general election, 1832 -Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807.... |
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