Lewis Oglethorpe
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Lewis Oglethorpe was an English Member of Parliament
and soldier.
Oglethorpe entered parliament in 1702 as member for Haslemere
, for which his father Sir Theophilus Oglethorpe
had previously been MP and which was later represented by his brothers Theophilus, junior
and James
.
He was wounded at the Battle of Schellenberg
in July 1704, and died as a result of his injuries three months later.
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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,...
and soldier.
Oglethorpe entered parliament in 1702 as member for Haslemere
Haslemere (UK Parliament constituency)
Haslemere was a parliamentary borough in Surrey, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1584 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-1584-1640:-1640-1832:Notes- References :...
, for which his father Sir Theophilus Oglethorpe
Theophilus Oglethorpe
Sir Theophilus Oglethorpe was an English soldier and MP.The son of Sutton Oglethorpe, he came of an old Yorkshire family from Bramham and he had loyally supported King Charles I against the Cromwellian forces, and in consequence suffered severely at the hands of the Puritans with his home and...
had previously been MP and which was later represented by his brothers Theophilus, junior
Theophilus Oglethorpe (born 1684)
Theophilus Oglethorpe, junior was an English Member of Parliament.Oglethorpe entered Parliament in 1708 as member for Haslemere, for which his father Sir Theophilus Oglethorpe and older brother Lewis had previously been MPs, and which was later represented by his younger brother James...
and James
James Oglethorpe
James Edward Oglethorpe was a British general, member of Parliament, philanthropist, and founder of the colony of Georgia...
.
He was wounded at the Battle of Schellenberg
Battle of Schellenberg
The Battle of Schellenberg, also known as the Battle of Donauwörth, was fought on 2 July 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession. The engagement was part of the Duke of Marlborough's campaign to save the Habsburg capital of Vienna from a threatened advance by King Louis XIV's Franco-Bavarian...
in July 1704, and died as a result of his injuries three months later.
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