Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Lincolnshire was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
, which returned two Members of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons
from 1290 until 1832.
of Lincolnshire
, excluding the city of Lincoln
which had the status of a county in itself
after 1409. (Although Lincolnshire contained four other boroughs, Boston
, Grantham
, Great Grimsby
and Stamford
, each of which elected two MPs in its own right for part of the period when Lincolnshire was a constituency, these were not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the borough could confer a vote at the county election. This was not the case, though, for Lincoln.)
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.
Except during the period of the Commonwealth, Lincolnshire has two MPs, traditionally referred to as Knights of the Shire
, elected by the bloc vote
method, under which each voter had two votes. In the nominated Barebones Parliament
, five members represented Lincolnshire. In the First
and Second Parliaments
of Oliver Cromwell
's Protectorate, however, there was a general redistribution of seats and Lincolnshire elected ten members, while each of the boroughs apart from Lincoln had their representation reduced to a single MP. The traditional arrangements were restored from 1659.
At the time of the Great Reform Act in 1832, Lincolnshire had a population of approximately 317,000, though only 5,391 electors voted at the last contested election, a by-election in 1823.
Elections were held at a single polling place, Lincoln, and voters from the rest of the county had to travel to the county town to exercise their franchise. It was normal for voters to expect the candidates for whom they voted to meet their expenses in travelling to the poll, making the cost of a contested election substantial. Contested elections were therefore rare, potential candidates preferring to canvass support beforehand and usually not insisting on a vote being taken unless they were confident of winning; at all but 4 of the 29 general elections between 1701 and 1832, Lincolnshire's two MPs were elected unopposed.
The constituency was abolished in 1832 by the Great Reform Act, being divided into two two-member county divisions, Northern Lincolnshire (or The Parts of Lindsey)
and Southern Lincolnshire (or The Parts of Kesteven and Holland)
.
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 Members of Parliament (MP) to 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...
from 1290 until 1832.
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 Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, excluding the city of Lincoln
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
which had the status of a county in 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 1409. (Although Lincolnshire contained four other boroughs, Boston
Boston (UK Parliament constituency)
Boston was a parliamentary borough in Lincolnshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1547 until 1885, and then one member from 1885 until 1918, when the constituency was abolished.-History:...
, Grantham
Grantham (UK Parliament constituency)
Grantham was a Parliamentary constituency in Lincolnshire, England.The constituency was created in 1468 as a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until the union with Scotland, and then to the Parliament of Great Britain...
, Great Grimsby
Great Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency)
Great Grimsby is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, consisting of the town of Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
and Stamford
Stamford (UK Parliament constituency)
Stamford was a constituency in the county of Lincolnshire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of England to 1706 then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918...
, each of which elected two MPs in its own right for part of the period when Lincolnshire was a constituency, these were not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the borough could confer a vote at the county election. This was not the case, though, for Lincoln.)
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.
Except during the period of the Commonwealth, Lincolnshire has two MPs, traditionally referred to as 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...
, elected by the bloc vote
Plurality-at-large voting
Plurality-at-large voting is a non-proportional voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes similar to a plurality election...
method, under which each voter had two votes. In the nominated 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...
, five members represented Lincolnshire. In 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 Parliaments
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...
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....
's Protectorate, however, there was a general redistribution of seats and Lincolnshire elected ten members, while each of the boroughs apart from Lincoln had their representation reduced to a single MP. The traditional arrangements were restored from 1659.
At the time of the Great Reform Act in 1832, Lincolnshire had a population of approximately 317,000, though only 5,391 electors voted at the last contested election, a by-election in 1823.
Elections were held at a single polling place, Lincoln, and voters from the rest of the county had to travel to the county town to exercise their franchise. It was normal for voters to expect the candidates for whom they voted to meet their expenses in travelling to the poll, making the cost of a contested election substantial. Contested elections were therefore rare, potential candidates preferring to canvass support beforehand and usually not insisting on a vote being taken unless they were confident of winning; at all but 4 of the 29 general elections between 1701 and 1832, Lincolnshire's two MPs were elected unopposed.
The constituency was abolished in 1832 by the Great Reform Act, being divided into two two-member county divisions, Northern Lincolnshire (or The Parts of Lindsey)
North Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Lincolnshire, formally known as the Northern Division of Lincolnshire or as Parts of Lindsey, was a county constituency in the Lindsey district of Lincolnshire...
and Southern Lincolnshire (or The Parts of Kesteven and Holland)
South Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South Lincolnshire, formally called the Southern Division of Lincolnshire or Parts of Kesteven and Holland, was a county constituency in Lincolnshire...
.
MPs 1290-1640
| Year | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1376 | John Welles | |
| 1379 | Ralph Rochford | |
| 1380 | William Spaigne | |
| 1382 | William Spaigne | Robert Leake |
| 1383 | Walter Tailboys | Sir John Bussy John Bussy Sir John Bussy of Hougham in Lincolnshire was a Member of Parliament representing Lincolnshire or Rutland eleven times from 1383 to 1398 as a Knight of the Shire and was also Speaker of the House of Commons at the three Parliaments between 1393 and 1398... |
| 1385 | William Airmine | |
| 1386 | Sir John Bozoun | Sir Walter Tailboys |
| 1388 (Feb) | Sir Philip Tilney | Sir Walter Tailboys |
| 1388 (Sep) | Sir Philip Tilney | Sir John Bussy John Bussy Sir John Bussy of Hougham in Lincolnshire was a Member of Parliament representing Lincolnshire or Rutland eleven times from 1383 to 1398 as a Knight of the Shire and was also Speaker of the House of Commons at the three Parliaments between 1393 and 1398... |
| 1390 (Jan) | Sir Philip Tilney | Sir John Bussy John Bussy Sir John Bussy of Hougham in Lincolnshire was a Member of Parliament representing Lincolnshire or Rutland eleven times from 1383 to 1398 as a Knight of the Shire and was also Speaker of the House of Commons at the three Parliaments between 1393 and 1398... |
| 1390 (Nov) | John Rochford (brother of Ralph, HS 1379) (1st term) | Sir John Bussy John Bussy Sir John Bussy of Hougham in Lincolnshire was a Member of Parliament representing Lincolnshire or Rutland eleven times from 1383 to 1398 as a Knight of the Shire and was also Speaker of the House of Commons at the three Parliaments between 1393 and 1398... |
| 1391 | Gerard Sothill | Sir John Bussy John Bussy Sir John Bussy of Hougham in Lincolnshire was a Member of Parliament representing Lincolnshire or Rutland eleven times from 1383 to 1398 as a Knight of the Shire and was also Speaker of the House of Commons at the three Parliaments between 1393 and 1398... |
| 1393 | Robert Cumberworth | Sir John Bussy John Bussy Sir John Bussy of Hougham in Lincolnshire was a Member of Parliament representing Lincolnshire or Rutland eleven times from 1383 to 1398 as a Knight of the Shire and was also Speaker of the House of Commons at the three Parliaments between 1393 and 1398... |
| 1394 | John Rochford (2nd term) | Sir John Bussy John Bussy Sir John Bussy of Hougham in Lincolnshire was a Member of Parliament representing Lincolnshire or Rutland eleven times from 1383 to 1398 as a Knight of the Shire and was also Speaker of the House of Commons at the three Parliaments between 1393 and 1398... |
| 1395 | Robert Cumberworth | Sir John Bussy John Bussy Sir John Bussy of Hougham in Lincolnshire was a Member of Parliament representing Lincolnshire or Rutland eleven times from 1383 to 1398 as a Knight of the Shire and was also Speaker of the House of Commons at the three Parliaments between 1393 and 1398... |
| 1397 (Jan) | Sir John Copledyke | Sir John Bussy John Bussy Sir John Bussy of Hougham in Lincolnshire was a Member of Parliament representing Lincolnshire or Rutland eleven times from 1383 to 1398 as a Knight of the Shire and was also Speaker of the House of Commons at the three Parliaments between 1393 and 1398... |
| 1397 (Sep) | John Rochford (3rd term) | Sir John Bussy John Bussy Sir John Bussy of Hougham in Lincolnshire was a Member of Parliament representing Lincolnshire or Rutland eleven times from 1383 to 1398 as a Knight of the Shire and was also Speaker of the House of Commons at the three Parliaments between 1393 and 1398... |
| 1397 | Philip Spencer | |
| 1399 | John Rochford | Sir Thomas Hawley |
| 1401 | Sir Henry de Retford Henry Redford Sir Henry Redford was a Knight of the Shire, Sheriff of Lincolnshire and the Speaker of the House of Commons.In 1384 he served on a number of royal commissions and was knighted.... |
Sir John Copildyke |
| 1402 | Sir Henry de Retford Henry Redford Sir Henry Redford was a Knight of the Shire, Sheriff of Lincolnshire and the Speaker of the House of Commons.In 1384 he served on a number of royal commissions and was knighted.... |
(Sir) Gerard Sothill |
| 1404 (Jan) | Sir Richard Hansard | Sir John Copildyke |
| 1404 (Oct) | Sir Henry de Retford Henry Redford Sir Henry Redford was a Knight of the Shire, Sheriff of Lincolnshire and the Speaker of the House of Commons.In 1384 he served on a number of royal commissions and was knighted.... |
Sir Thomas Hawley |
| 1406 | John Skipwith | Sir John Copildyke |
| 1407 | John Skipwith | John Meres |
| 1410 | ||
| 1411 | Sir Thomas Willoughby | John Pouger |
| 1413 (Feb) | ||
| 1413 (May) | Sir Richard Hansard | John Bell |
| 1414 (Apr) | John Skipwith | Thomas Cumberworth |
| 1414 (Nov) | Sir Richard Hansard | Sir Thomas Willoughby |
| 1415 | ||
| 1416 (Mar) | Sir Robert Hilton | William Tirwhit |
| 1416 | Geoffrey Paynel | |
| 1416 (Oct) | ||
| 1417 | ||
| 1419 | ||
| 1420 | Sir Robert Hakebeche | (Sir) Thomas Cumberworth |
| 1421 (May) | Sir Richard Hansard | Sir Godfrey Hilton |
| 1421 (Dec) | Richard Welby | (Sir) Thomas Cumberworth |
| 1431 | Hamond Sutton | |
| 1435 | Hamond Sutton | |
| 1432 | Geoffrey Paynel | |
| 1439 | Hamond Sutton | |
| 1445 | William Tailboys William Tailboys Sir William Tailboys, de jure 7th Baron Kyme was a wealthy Lincolnshire squire and adherent of the Lancastrian cause during the Wars of the Roses.He was born in Kyme, Lincolnshire the son of Sir Walter Tailboys and his first wife... |
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| 1488 | Sir Thomas Fitzwilliam Thomas Fitzwilliam Sir Thomas Fitzwilliam was Speaker of the House of Commons of England between 1489–1490.He was born into a Lincolnshire gentry family, the son of Thomas Fitzwilliam of Mablethorpe and educated at the Inner Temple.... |
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| 1510 | ||
| 1512 | ?Sir Robert Sheffield Robert Sheffield Robert Sheffield was an English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons between 1512-1513.-Life:He was son of Sir Robert Sheffield, by Genette, daughter and coheiress of Alexander Lownde of Butterwick, Lincolnshire. He was a commander at the battle of Stoke, and was knighted after... |
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| 1515 | ?Sir Robert Sheffield Robert Sheffield Robert Sheffield was an English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons between 1512-1513.-Life:He was son of Sir Robert Sheffield, by Genette, daughter and coheiress of Alexander Lownde of Butterwick, Lincolnshire. He was a commander at the battle of Stoke, and was knighted after... |
?John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford was Chief Butler of England from 1521 until his death... |
| 1523 | John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford was Chief Butler of England from 1521 until his death... |
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| 1529 | John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford was Chief Butler of England from 1521 until his death... |
Gilbert Tailboys |
| 1536 | ||
| 1539 | Sir William Skipwith | John Heneage |
| 1542 | ||
| 1545 | Sir Robert Tyrwhitt I | Sir William Willoughby William Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham William Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English nobleman and soldier who in 1547 was made an hereditary peer of the House of Lords.-Life:... |
| 1547 | Sir Edward Dymoke | Sir William Skipwith |
| 1553 (Mar) | ?Sir William Cecil William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley , KG was an English statesman, the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State and Lord High Treasurer from 1572... |
Sir Robert Tyrwhitt II |
| 1553 (Oct) | William Dalison | Thomas Hussey I |
| 1554 (Apr) | Sir Edward Dymoke | Sir Robert Tyrwhitt II |
| 1554 (Nov) | Sir John Copledyke | Philip Tyrwhitt |
| 1555 | Sir William Cecil William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley , KG was an English statesman, the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State and Lord High Treasurer from 1572... |
George St. Poll |
| 1558 | Sir Edward Dymoke | Sir Robert Tyrwhitt II |
| 1559 (Jan) | Sir William Cecil William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley , KG was an English statesman, the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State and Lord High Treasurer from 1572... |
Sir Richard Thymblely |
| 1562–1563 | Sir William Cecil | Richard Bertie |
| 1563 | Sir Thomas Heneage Thomas Heneage Sir Thomas Heneage PC was an English politician and a courtier at the court of Elizabeth I.-Early and personal life:... |
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| 1571 | Sir Henry Clinton Henry Clinton, 2nd Earl of Lincoln Henry Clinton or Fiennes, 2nd Earl of Lincoln, KB was an English peer, styled 10th Baron Clinton from 1572 to 1585.-Life:... |
Sir Thomas Heneage Thomas Heneage Sir Thomas Heneage PC was an English politician and a courtier at the court of Elizabeth I.-Early and personal life:... |
| 1572 | Sir Thomas Heneage Thomas Heneage Sir Thomas Heneage PC was an English politician and a courtier at the court of Elizabeth I.-Early and personal life:... |
Thomas St. Poll |
| 1584 (Nov) | Sir Thomas Cecil Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, KG , known as Lord Burghley from 1598 to 1605, was an English politician and soldier.-Life:... |
Sir Edward Dymoke |
| 1586 (Oct) | Sir Thomas Cecil Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, KG , known as Lord Burghley from 1598 to 1605, was an English politician and soldier.-Life:... |
Sir Edward Dymoke |
| 1588–1589 | Sir Edward Dymoke | George St. Poll Sir George St Paul, 1st Baronet Sir George St Paul, 1st Baronet was an English politician.He was born the son of Thomas St Paul of Snarford, Lincolnshire and educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He entered Lincoln's Inn in 1580... |
| 1593 | Sir Edward Dymoke | George St. Poll Sir George St Paul, 1st Baronet Sir George St Paul, 1st Baronet was an English politician.He was born the son of Thomas St Paul of Snarford, Lincolnshire and educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He entered Lincoln's Inn in 1580... |
| 1597 (Oct) | Thomas Monson | William Pelham |
| 1601 (Oct) | John Sheffield | William Wray Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth, Lincolnshire was an English politician. He represented the constituency of Grimsby from 1584 to 1585, Lincolnshire in 1601 and Grimsby again from 1604 to November 1611... |
| 1604 | John Sherfield | Lord Clinton and Saye Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln was an English peer, styled 11th Baron Clinton from 1585 to 1616.He was educated at Oxford University, from which he had his MA in 1588, and represented the constituencies of Lincolnshire in 1601 and Great Grimsby from 1604 to 1610... |
| 1614 | Sir George Manners George Manners, 7th Earl of Rutland George Manners, 7th Earl of Rutland was an English nobleman. He was the son of John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland and the younger brother of Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland and Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland. George Manners married Frances Cary, daughter of Sir Edward Cary and Katherine... |
Sir Peregrine Bertie |
| 1621 | Sir George Manners George Manners, 7th Earl of Rutland George Manners, 7th Earl of Rutland was an English nobleman. He was the son of John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland and the younger brother of Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland and Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland. George Manners married Frances Cary, daughter of Sir Edward Cary and Katherine... |
Sir Thomas Grantham Thomas Grantham (died 1630) Sir Thomas Grantham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1604 to 1629.Grantham was the son of Vincent Grantham of Goltho and St Katherines, Lincolnshire... |
| 1624 | Montagu Bertie Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey, 15th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, KG, PC was the eldest son of Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey and his wife Elizabeth Montagu, daughter of Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton.-Early life:... |
Sir Thomas Grantham Thomas Grantham (died 1630) Sir Thomas Grantham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1604 to 1629.Grantham was the son of Vincent Grantham of Goltho and St Katherines, Lincolnshire... |
| 1625 | Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1648... |
Sir Nicholas Saunderson Bt Nicholas Saunderson, 1st Viscount Castleton Nicholas Saunderson, 1st Viscount Castleton was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in1593 and 1625.... |
| 1626 | John Monson Sir John Monson, 2nd Baronet Sir John Monson, 2nd Baronet was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1625 and 1626.Monson was born in the parish, of St Sepulchre's, London, the son of Sir Thomas Monson, 1st Baronet of South Carlton, Lincolnshire and his wife Margaret Anderson, the daughter of... |
Sir William Airmine Sir William Airmine, 1st Baronet Sir William Airmine, 1st Baronet , of Osgodby in Lincolnshire, was an English Member of Parliament, and a leading member of the Long Parliament during the English Civil War.-Biography:... |
| 1628-1629 | Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1648... |
Sir William Airmine Sir William Airmine, 1st Baronet Sir William Airmine, 1st Baronet , of Osgodby in Lincolnshire, was an English Member of Parliament, and a leading member of the Long Parliament during the English Civil War.-Biography:... |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | |
MPs 1640-1832
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| April 1640 Short Parliament The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks.... |
Sir John Wray Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1648... |
Parliamentarian | Sir Edward Hussey Sir Edward Hussey, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Hussey, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
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| November 1640 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 Edward Ayscough | Parliamentarian | ||||
| December 1648 | Wray and Ayscough excluded in Pride's Purge Pride's Purge Pride’s Purge is an event in December 1648, during the Second English Civil War, when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the Long Parliament all those who were not supporters of the Grandees in the New Model Army and the Independents... - both seats vacant |
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| 1653 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... |
Lincolnshire was represented by five MPs 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... : Sir William Brownlow Sir William Brownlow, 1st Baronet Sir William Brownlow, 1st Baronet was an English politician and barrister.He was the second son of Richard Brownlow and his wife Katharine Page, daughter of John Page. His older brother was Sir John Brownlow, 1st Baronet. He was educated at St Mary Hall, Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor... , Richard Cust Sir Richard Cust, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Cust, 1st Baronet was a British barrister and Member of Parliament.Cust was the son of Samuel Cust and Ann Burrell. He represented Lincolnshire in the House of Commons in 1653 and Stamford from 1679 to 1685... , Barnaby Bowtel, Humphrey Walcot, William Thompson |
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| 1654 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.... |
Lincolnshire was represented by ten MPs in the First Protectorate Parliament 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.... : Edward Rossiter Edward Rossiter Colonel Sir Edward Rossiter of Somerby by Bigby, Lincolnshire, England, was a soldier in the Parliamentarian army. He fought alongside Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Naseby in 1645... , Thomas Hall Thomas Hall (MP) Thomas Hall was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1654 and 1660.In 1654, Hall was elected Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire in the First Protectorate Parliament and was re-elected MP for Lincolnshire in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament... , Thomas Lister Thomas Lister (Regicide) Thomas Lister was colonel in the Parliamentary army during the English Civil War and an MP. He was appointed a judge at the trial of Charles I, but on the restoration escaped with a light punishment.-Early life:... , Charles Hall Charles Hall (MP for Lincolnshire) Charles Hall was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and 1656.Hall was probably the son of Thomas Hall of Barlow Lees, Derbyshire... , Captain Francis Fiennes, (Sir) John Wray Sir John Wray, 3rd Baronet Sir John Wray, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654.Wray was the son of Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet and his wife Grisella Bethell, daughter of Sir Hugh Bethell of Ellerton... , Colonel Thomas Hatcher Thomas Hatcher Thomas Hatcher was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1659. He fought on the Parliamentary side during the English Civil War.... , William Woolley, William Savile, William Welby |
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| 1656 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... |
Lincolnshire was represented by ten MPs in the Second Protectorate Parliament 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... : Edward Rossiter Edward Rossiter Colonel Sir Edward Rossiter of Somerby by Bigby, Lincolnshire, England, was a soldier in the Parliamentarian army. He fought alongside Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Naseby in 1645... , Thomas Hall, Thomas Lister Thomas Lister (Regicide) Thomas Lister was colonel in the Parliamentary army during the English Civil War and an MP. He was appointed a judge at the trial of Charles I, but on the restoration escaped with a light punishment.-Early life:... , Charles Hall Charles Hall (MP for Lincolnshire) Charles Hall was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 and 1656.Hall was probably the son of Thomas Hall of Barlow Lees, Derbyshire... , Captain Francis Fiennes, Colonel Thomas Hatcher Thomas Hatcher Thomas Hatcher was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1659. He fought on the Parliamentary side during the English Civil War.... , William Woolley, William Savile, William Welby, Sir Charles Hussey Sir Charles Hussey, 1st Baronet Sir Charles Hussey was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1656 and 1664.Hussey was the son of Sir Edward Hussey, 1st Baronet of Honington and his wife Elizabeth Anton, daughter of George Anton of Lincoln. He was baptised on 30 October 1626... |
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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... |
Edward Rossiter Edward Rossiter Colonel Sir Edward Rossiter of Somerby by Bigby, Lincolnshire, England, was a soldier in the Parliamentarian army. He fought alongside Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Naseby in 1645... |
Colonel Thomas Hatcher Thomas Hatcher Thomas Hatcher was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1659. He fought on the Parliamentary side during the English Civil War.... |
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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 | Edward Rossiter Edward Rossiter Colonel Sir Edward Rossiter of Somerby by Bigby, Lincolnshire, England, was a soldier in the Parliamentarian army. He fought alongside Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Naseby in 1645... |
George Saunderson, Viscount Castleton George Saunderson, 5th Viscount Castleton George Saunderson, 5th Viscount Castleton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1698.... |
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| Apr 1661 | Sir Charles Hussey, 1st Bt. Sir Charles Hussey, 1st Baronet Sir Charles Hussey was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1656 and 1664.Hussey was the son of Sir Edward Hussey, 1st Baronet of Honington and his wife Elizabeth Anton, daughter of George Anton of Lincoln. He was baptised on 30 October 1626... |
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| Jan 1665 | Sir Robert Carr, 3rd Bt. | |||||
| Mar 1685 | Sir Thomas Hussey, 2nd Bt. | |||||
| Aug 1698 | Charles Dymoke | George Whichcot | ||||
| Jan 1701 | Sir John Thorold, 4th Bt. | |||||
| Feb 1703 | Lewis Dymoke | |||||
| May 1705 | George Whichcot | Albemarle Bertie | ||||
| May 1708 | Peregrine Bertie, Baron Willoughby de Eresby Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 2nd Marquess of Lindsey, 5th Earl of Lindsey, 18th Baron Willoughby de Eresby PC , also styled Hon... |
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| Oct 1710 | Lewis Dymoke | |||||
| Sep 1713 | Sir Willoughby Hickman, 3rd Bt. | |||||
| Feb 1715 | Sir John Brownlow John Brownlow, 1st Viscount Tyrconnel John Brownlow, 1st Viscount Tyrconnel KB , known as Sir John Brownlow, 5th Baronet, from 1701 to 1718, was a British Member of Parliament.... , Bt. |
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| Jan 1721 | Sir William Massingberd, 3rd Bt. | |||||
| Apr 1722 | Henry Heron | |||||
| Feb 1724 | Robert Vyner | |||||
| Aug 1727 | Sir Thomas Lumley Saunderson Thomas Lumley-Saunderson, 3rd Earl of Scarbrough Thomas Lumley-Saunderson, 3rd Earl of Scarbrough, KB was a British peer and diplomat.Born The Hon. Thomas Lumley, he was the third son of Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough and his wife, Frances... |
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| Feb 1740 | Thomas Whichcot | |||||
| Apr 1761 | Lord Brownlow Bertie Brownlow Bertie, 5th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven Brownlow Bertie, 5th and last Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 5th Marquess of Lindsey, 8th Earl of Lindsey... |
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| Oct 1774 | Charles Anderson-Pelham Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Baron Yarborough Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Baron Yarborough , was a British politician.Anderson-Pelham was the son of Francis Anderson and his wife Eleanor . Born Charles Anderson he assumed the additional surname of Pelham, which was the maiden name of his paternal grandmother... |
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| Dec 1779 | Sir John Thorold, 9th Bt. | |||||
| Sep 1794 | Robert Vyner | |||||
| Jun 1796 | Sir Gilbert Heathcote Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 4th Baronet Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 4th Baronet was a British Member of Parliament.Heathcote was the son of Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 3rd Baronet by his second wife Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Hudson... , Bt. |
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| Jul 1802 | Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin (elder) Charles Chaplin was an English Member of Parliament . A graduate of St John's College, Cambridge, Chaplin was the brother-in-law of Lord George Manners-Sutton, who married Chaplin's only sister Diana.... |
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| May 1807 | Charles Anderson-Pelham Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough , styled Hon. Charles Anderson-Pelham from 1794 to 1823, was the founder of the Royal Yacht Squadron... |
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| Oct 1816 | William Cust William Cust The Honourable William Cust , was a British barrister and Member of Parliament .Cust was a younger son of Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow, by Frances, daughter of Sir Henry Bankes, of Wimbledon. John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow, Peregrine Cust and Sir Edward Cust, 1st Baronet, were his brothers... |
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| Jun 1818 | Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin (younger) Charles Chaplin was an English Member of Parliament . He represented Stamford from 1809 to 1812 and Lincolnshire from 1818 to 1831.- References:**- External links :... |
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| Dec 1823 | Sir William Amcotts-Ingilby Sir William Amcotts-Ingilby, 2nd Baronet Sir William Amcotts-Ingilby, 2nd Baronet was a British politician.The son of Sir John Ingilby, 1st Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Amcotts, he entered the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for East Retford in 1807... , Bt. |
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| May 1831 | Charles Anderson Worsley Pelham Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough Charles Anderson Worsley Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough was a British nobleman who succeeded to the Earldom of Yarborough in 1846.... |
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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.... |
Great Reform Act Reform Act 1832 The Representation of the People Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales... : constituency abolished |
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Election results
June 1818- Hon. C. A. Pelham 3693 votes
- Sir Robert Heron 2623 votes
- Charles Chaplin Esq. 3069 votes
- Pelham and Chaplin elected. Total number of freeholders polled 5598.