John Hardres
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John Hardres was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England
and then the House of Commons of Great Britain
in two periods between 1705 and 1722.
Hardres was the son of Thomas Hardres of Canterbury. He was educated at Wadham College, Oxford
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Hardres was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for Canterbury
in 1705 and sat to 1708. He was elected again in 1710 and held the seat until 1722.
In 1711 Hardres required an act of parliament in order to "sell certain Lands, in the County of Kent, and for settling of others to the Uses therein mentioned".
Hardres political views were considered ambiguous. He voted against the government, except on the peerage bill which he supported and received money through Sunderland from the King's bounty in 1721. He also appeared to be a Jacobite
, and his name was among those sent to the Pretender in 1721 as a likely supporter in the event of a rising. However he retired in 1722 before he had to declare his views.
Hardres died aged 82 without issue.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
and then the House of Commons of Great Britain
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...
in two periods between 1705 and 1722.
Hardres was the son of Thomas Hardres of Canterbury. He was educated at Wadham College, Oxford
Wadham College, Oxford
Wadham College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, located at the southern end of Parks Road in central Oxford. It was founded by Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham, wealthy Somerset landowners, during the reign of King James I...
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Hardres 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,...
(MP) for Canterbury
Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Canterbury is a county constituency which has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1918. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
in 1705 and sat to 1708. He was elected again in 1710 and held the seat until 1722.
In 1711 Hardres required an act of parliament in order to "sell certain Lands, in the County of Kent, and for settling of others to the Uses therein mentioned".
Hardres political views were considered ambiguous. He voted against the government, except on the peerage bill which he supported and received money through Sunderland from the King's bounty in 1721. He also appeared to be a Jacobite
Jacobitism
Jacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
, and his name was among those sent to the Pretender in 1721 as a likely supporter in the event of a rising. However he retired in 1722 before he had to declare his views.
Hardres died aged 82 without issue.