List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1628
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This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the third parliament in the reign of King Charles I
in 1628.
The third parliament began on 16 March 1628 and was held to 26 June 1628. The second session of this parliament began at Westminster on 20 January 1629 and was held to 2 March 1629 when it was adjourned to 10th March and then dissolved. Following dissolution of this parliament, Charles exercised eleven years of Personal Rule
without parliament until April 1640 when the Short Parliament
was convened.
and Weobley
were re-enfranchised after the Committee of Privileges investigated abuses where the right of boroughs to return buugesses had fallen into disuse.
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
in 1628.
The third parliament began on 16 March 1628 and was held to 26 June 1628. The second session of this parliament began at Westminster on 20 January 1629 and was held to 2 March 1629 when it was adjourned to 10th March and then dissolved. Following dissolution of this parliament, Charles exercised eleven years of Personal Rule
Personal Rule
The Personal Rule was the period from 1629 to 1640, when King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland ruled without recourse to Parliament...
without parliament until April 1640 when the Short Parliament
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....
was convened.
List of constituencies and members
In 1628 the constituencies of Milborne PortMilborne Port (UK Parliament constituency)
Milborne Port is a former parliamentary borough located in Somerset. It elected two members to the unreformed House of Commons between 1298 and 1307 and again from 1628, but was disenfranchised in the Reform Act 1832 as a rotten borough.- MPs 1640–1832 :...
and Weobley
Weobley (UK Parliament constituency)
Weobley was a parliamentary borough in Herefordshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1295 and from 1628 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.- MPs 1628–1660 :...
were re-enfranchised after the Committee of Privileges investigated abuses where the right of boroughs to return buugesses had fallen into disuse.
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Bedfordshire Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency) Bedfordshire was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency, which elected two Members of Parliament from 1295 until 1885, when it was divided into two constituencies under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.-History:... |
Oliver St John Oliver St John, 5th Baron St John of Bletso Oliver St John, 5th Baron St John of Bletso was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1624 to 1629 and in the House of Lords from 1639. He died fighting in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... Sir Oliver Luke Oliver Luke Oliver Luke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1614 to 1648.Luke was born at Cople Bedfordshire, the son of Sir Nicholas Luke and his wife Margaret St John.... |
Bedford Bedford (UK Parliament constituency) Bedford is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The seat was established in its current form in 1997, restoring a centuries old name. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election... |
Sir Beauchamp St John Beauchamp St John Sir Beauchamp St John was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1653. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... Richard Taylor Richard Taylor (died 1641) Richard Taylor was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1629.Taylor was the son of Thomas Taylor of Grimesbury-in-Bolnhurst, Bedfordshire. He matriculated from Christ's College, Cambridge in 1597 and was awarded BA in 1600. He was admitted at Lincoln's Inn... |
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Berkshire Berkshire (UK Parliament constituency) Berkshire was a parliamentary constituency in England, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885... |
John Fettiplace John Fettiplace (politician died 1658) John Fettiplace was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1626 and 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... Sir Richard Harrison |
Windsor Windsor (UK Parliament constituency) Windsor is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In its modern form, it elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.-Boundaries:... |
William Beecher Thomas Hewett |
Reading Reading (UK Parliament constituency) Reading was a parliamentary borough, and later a borough constituency, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It comprised the town of Reading in the county of Berkshire.... |
Sir Francis Knollys jun. Francis Knollys (died 1643) Sir Francis Knollys was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1643.Knollys was the son of Sir Francis Knollys of Battle Manor at Reading in Berkshire and his wife, Lettice, daughter of John Barrett of Hanham in Gloucestershire. He matriculated at Queen's... John Sanders |
Wallingford Wallingford (UK Parliament constituency) Wallingford was a constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was a parliamentary borough created in 1295, centred on the market town Wallingford in Berkshire . It used to return two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons; this was cut to one in 1832, and... |
Edmund Dunch Edmund Dunch, Baron Burnell of East Wittenham Edmund Dunch was an English Member of Parliament who supported the Parliamentary cause before and during the English Civil War. During the Interregnum he sat as an Member of Parliament. In 1659, after the Protectorate and before the Restoration, regaining his seat in the Rump he also sat in... Sir Robert Knollys Robert Knollys (MP) Sir Robert Knollys was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1629.Knollys was the son of Richard Knollys of Rotherfield Greys, Berkshire. He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford on 13 May 1603, aged 15. He was knighted on 12 January 1613. In 1614, he was elected... |
Abingdon Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency) Abingdon was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , electing one Member of Parliament from 1558 until 1983... |
Sir John Stonhouse Bt. |
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Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency) Buckinghamshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.Its most prominent member was... |
Sir Edward Coke Edward Coke Sir Edward Coke SL PC was an English barrister, judge and politician considered to be the greatest jurist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. Born into a middle class family, Coke was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge before leaving to study at the Inner Temple, where he was called to the... Sir William Fleetwood William Fleetwood (died 1630) Sir William Fleetwood was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1584 and 1628.... |
Buckingham Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency) Buckingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... |
Sir Thomas Denton Thomas Denton (MP) Sir Thomas Denton was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1604 and 1629.Denton was the eldest son of Alexander Denton of Hillesden and his wife Mary Martin, daughter of Sir Roger Martin, Lord Mayor of London. He succeeded his father in 1576. Following his... Richard Oliver |
Wycombe Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency) Wycombe is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It currently elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of elections.... |
Sir William Borlase William Borlase (died 1630) William Borlase was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and from 1628 to 1629..Borlase was the son of William Borlase of Marlow and Bockmore Buckinghamshire. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on 22 June 1604, aged 15. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament... Thomas Lane Thomas Lane (MP) Thomas Lane was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1648.-Career:Lane was a bencher of the Temple and lord of the manor of Greenford Parva.... |
Aylesbury Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency) Aylesbury is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party has held the seat since 1924, and held it at the 2010 general election with a 52.2% share of the vote.-Boundaries:... |
Sir Edmund Verney Clement Coke |
Amersham Amersham (UK Parliament constituency) Amersham, often spelt as Agmondesham, was a constituency of the House of Commons of England until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
William Hakewill William Hakewill -Life:Born in Exeter, Devon, son of John Hakewill and his wife Thomasine . Educated, according to Anthony Wood at Exeter College, Oxford , he later studied law at Lincoln's Inn.... Edmund Waller Edmund Waller Edmund Waller, FRS was an English poet and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1679.- Early life :... |
Wendover Wendover (UK Parliament constituency) Wendover was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
John Hampden John Hampden John Hampden was an English politician, the eldest son of William Hampden, of Hampden House, Great Hampden in Buckinghamshire, John Hampden (ca. 15951643) was an English politician, the eldest son of William Hampden, of Hampden House, Great Hampden in Buckinghamshire, John Hampden (ca. 15951643)... Ralph Hawtree |
Marlow | Sir John Backhouse John Backhouse Sir John Backhouse KB was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1625 to 1629. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... Miles Hobart |
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Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency) Cambridgeshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by two Knights... |
Sir Miles Sandys, 1st Baronet Sir Miles Sandys, 1st Baronet Sir Miles Sandys, 1st Baronet , of Wilberton in Cambridgeshire was an English Member of Parliament . The son of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York, he was knighted in 1603 and created a baronet on 25 November 1611. He served as MP for Cambridge University , Huntingdon and Cambridgeshire... Sir John Carleton, 1st Baronet Sir John Carleton, 1st Baronet Sir John Carleton, 1st Baronet was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629.... |
Cambridge University Cambridge University (UK Parliament constituency) Cambridge University was a university constituency electing two members to the British House of Commons, from 1603 to 1950.-Boundaries, Electorate and Election Systems:... |
Thomas Eden Thomas Eden Thomas Eden was an English jurist, academic and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1645.-Life:Eden was the youngest son of Richard Eden of South Hanningfield, Essex and his wife Margaret Payton, daughter of Christopher Payton of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, and was born in the... Sir John Coke John Coke Sir John Coke was an English politician.Coke, the son of Richard and Mary Coke of Trusley, Derbyshire, was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge... |
Cambridge Cambridge (UK Parliament constituency) Cambridge is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system.... |
Thomas Purchase Thomas Meautys Thomas Meautys Sir Thomas Meautys was an English civil servant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1640.Meautys was the son of Henry Meautys of West Ham and his wife Elizabeth Coningsby, daughter of Sir Henry Coningsby of North Mims. He became the private secretary to Francis Bacon... |
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Cheshire Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency) Cheshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentiary constituency for the county of Cheshire. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.As a county... |
Sir William Brereton, Bt Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet was an English writer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1659. He was a commander in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... Richard Grosvenor Sir Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629. He is an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster.... |
City of Chester | John Radcliff (Alderman) Edward Whitby Edward Whitby Edward Whitby was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1629.Whitby was the son of Robert Whitby, who was mayor of Chester. He was of Dunham on the Hill Cheshire and was admitted to Inner Temple in November 1600. In 1606, he purchased Bache House at... (Recorder) |
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Cornwall Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency) Cornwall is a former county constituency covering the county of Cornwall, in the South West of England. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of England then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
Sir John Eliot John Eliot (statesman) Sir John Eliot was an English statesman who was serially imprisoned in the Tower of London, where he eventually died, by King Charles I for advocating the rights and privileges of Parliament.-Family and early life:... William Coryton William Coryton William Coryton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1641. He was expelled from parliament for falsyfying returns.... |
Launceston Launceston (UK Parliament constituency) Launceston, also known at some periods as Dunheved, was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and one member from 1832 until 1918... |
Bevil Grenville Bevil Grenville Sir Bevil Grenville was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1621 and 1642. He was a Royalist soldier in the English Civil War and was killed in action at the Battle of Lansdowne.-Backgound:... Richard Scott |
Liskeard Liskeard (UK Parliament constituency) Liskeard was a parliamentary borough in Cornwall, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.- History :... |
John Harris John Harris (Royalist) John Harris was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1644. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... Sir Francis Steward |
Lostwithiel Lostwithiel (UK Parliament constituency) Lostwithiel was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1304 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Sir Thomas Barger Thomas Badger Thomas Badger was an artist in Boston, Massachusetts in the 19th-century. He specialized in portraits.-Biography:Thomas Badger trained with John Ritto Penniman.Portrait subjects included:* John Abbot* William Allen, of Bowdoin College... Sir John Chudleigh |
Truro | Richard Daniel Richard Daniel Richard Daniel was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or... Henry Rolle Henry Rolle Henry Rolle was an English judge and Chief Justice of the King’s Bench.-Early life and career:Henry Rolle, the second son of Robert Rolle of Heanton Sachville, Devon , by Joan, daughter of Thomas Hele of Fleet in the same county, was born about 1589. John Rolle was his brother... |
Bodmin Bodmin (UK Parliament constituency) Bodmin was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall from 1295 until 1983. Initially, it was a parliamentary borough, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England and later the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1868 general... |
Sir Robert Killigrew Robert Killigrew Sir Robert Killigrew was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1629. He served as Ambassador the the United Provinces.-Life:... Humphrey Nicholls |
Helston Helston (UK Parliament constituency) Helston, sometimes known as Helleston, was a parliamentary borough centred on the small town of Helston in Cornwall.Using the bloc vote system of election, it returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and... |
William Noy William Noy William Noy was a noted British jurist.He was born on the family estate of Pendrea in St Buryan, Cornwall. He left Exeter College, Oxford without taking a degree, and entered Lincoln's Inn in 1594. From 1603 until his death he was elected, with one exception, to each parliament, sitting... Sidney Godolphin Sidney Godolphin (poet) Sidney Godolphin , was an English poet, courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1643. He died fighting in the Royalist army in the English Civil War.-Biography:... |
Saltash Saltash (UK Parliament constituency) Saltash, sometimes called Essa, was a "rotten borough" in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1552 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Sir Richard Buller Richard Buller Sir Richard Buller was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1642. He was a Parliamentarian officer during the English Civil War.... Sir Francis Cottington |
Camelford Camelford (UK Parliament constituency) Camelford was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1552 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Francis Crossing Evan Edwards |
Grampound Grampound (UK Parliament constituency) Grampound in Cornwall, was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1821. It was represented by two Members of Parliament.-History:Grampound's... |
Lord Carey Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth was an English nobleman and translator born in Bolton, Lancashire, England to Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth and Elizabeth Trevannion. On 6 November 1652 Henry married Martha Cranfield daughter of Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex and Elizabeth Shepard... Sir Robert Pye Robert Pye (elder) Sir Robert Pye was an English courtier, administrator and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1629. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
Eastlow East Looe (UK Parliament constituency) East Looe was a parliamentary borough represented in the House of Commons of England from 1571 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1797 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until its abolition in 1832. It elected two Members of Parliament ... |
William Murray Paul Specot |
Westlow West Looe (UK Parliament constituency) West Looe was a rotten borough represented in the House of Commons of England from 1535 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1797 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election... |
John Parker Edward Thomas |
Penryn Penryn (UK Parliament constituency) Penryn was a parliamentary borough in Cornwall, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1553 until 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to until 1832... |
William Killigrew William Killigrew Sir William Killigrew was an English court official under Charles I and Charles II.He was the son of Sir Robert Killigrew and Mary Woodhouse, of Kimberley, Norfolk, his wife. He was the elder brother to Thomas Killigrew... Sir Thomas Edmondes Thomas Edmondes Sir Thomas Edmonds was a diplomat and politician.Edmonds was the fifth son of another Thomas Edmonds, who was the Customer of the ports of Plymouth and Fowey, and of Joan daughter of Anthony Delbere of Sherborne in Dorset... |
Tregoney | Francis Rous Francis Rous Francis Rous or Rouse was an English politician and a prominent Puritan. He was also Provost of Eton, and wrote several theological and devotional works.-Early life:... John Arundell John Arundell (born 1576) Sir John Arundell , nicknamed "Jack for the King", was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1640. He was Royalist governor of Pendennis Castle during the English Civil War.... |
Bossiney Bossiney (UK Parliament constituency) Bossiney was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall, one of a number of Cornish rotten boroughs, and returned two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1552 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Richard Edgcumbe Lord Lambart Charles Lambart, 1st Earl of Cavan Charles Lambart, 1st Earl of Cavan PC was an MP for the rotten borough of Bossiney and a military commander.-Politics:He held the office of Member of Parliament for Bossiney in 1626.... |
St Ives St Ives (UK Parliament constituency) St. Ives is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:... |
Francis Godolphin Francis Godolphin (died 1652) Francis Godolphin , of Treveneage in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament. The son of Sir William Godolphin of Treveneage, he represented St Ives in the Parliament of 1628-9 and again in the Long Parliament... John Payne |
Fowey Fowey (UK Parliament constituency) Fowey was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1571 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Robert Rashleigh Sir Richard Grenville Sir Richard Grenville, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Grenville, 1st Baronet was a Cornish Royalist leader during the English Civil War.He was the third son of Sir Bernard Grenville , and a grandson of the famous seaman, Sir Richard Grenville... |
St Germans St Germans (UK Parliament constituency) St Germans was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1562 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Thomas Cotton Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Baronet, of Connington was an English politician and heir to the Cottonian Library.-Life:He was the only surviving child of Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington and Elizabeth Brocas. He graduated B.A. at Broadgates Hall, Oxford in 1616... Benjamin Valentine Benjamin Valentine Benjamin Valentine , was an English parliamentarian.Valentine was probably a native of Cheshire. He was elected on 3 March 1627–1628 to represent the borough of St. Germans in the parliament of 1628–9. He was in the House of Commons on 2 March 1628–9 when Speaker Finch would have obeyed King... |
Mitchel Mitchell (UK Parliament constituency) Mitchell, or St Michael was a rotten borough consisting of the town of Mitchell, Cornwall. From the first Parliament of Edward VI, in 1547, it elected two members to the Unreformed House of Commons.-History:The borough encompassed parts of two parishes, Newlyn East and St Enoder... |
Francis Buller John Sparkel |
Newport Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency) Newport was a rotten borough situated in Cornwall. It is now within the town of Launceston, which was itself also a parliamentary borough at the same period... |
Piers Edgcumbe Nicholas Trefufis (In place of William Killigrew William Killigrew Sir William Killigrew was an English court official under Charles I and Charles II.He was the son of Sir Robert Killigrew and Mary Woodhouse, of Kimberley, Norfolk, his wife. He was the elder brother to Thomas Killigrew... , chosen for Penryn) |
St Mawes St Mawes (UK Parliament constituency) St Mawes was a rotten borough in Cornwall. It returned two Members of Parliament ) to the House of Commons of England from 1562 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until it was abolished by the Great Reform Act in... |
Thomas Carey Thomas Carey (died 1634) Thomas Carey was an English Member of Parliament.The second son of Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth, he represented Helston , Tregony and St Mawes . He lived at Sunninghill Park in Berkshire and died in 1634, and was buried in Westminster Abbey... Hannibal Vyvyan Hannibal Vyvyan Hannibal Vyvyan , of Trelowarren in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament ; his surname is sometimes spelt Vivian. The eldest son of John Vyvyan , also an MP, and head of one of Cornwall's leading families, he represented Plympton Erle in the Parliament of 1585, Helston in 1586-7 and 1601,... |
Callington Callington (UK Parliament constituency) Callington was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1585 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Reform Act 1832.-History:... |
John Rolle Sir Wiliam Constable |
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Cumberland Cumberland (UK Parliament constituency) Cumberland is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights of... |
Sir George Dalston George Dalston Sir George Dalston was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1621 and 1643. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... Sir Patricius Curwen Patricius Curwen Sir Patricius Curwen, 1st Baronet was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1643 and from 1661 to 1664. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War... |
Carlisle Carlisle (UK Parliament constituency) Carlisle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. It was a Labour seat from 1964 until 2010, although the Conservatives came close to victory in the elections in... |
Richard Graham Richard Barwis Richard Barwis Richard Barwis was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1628 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian side during the English Civil War. He was known as "Great Richard" Barwis because of his remarkable strength.Barwis was the son of Anthony Barwis and his... |
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Derbyshire Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency) Derbyshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
Sir Edward Leeke John Frescheville |
Derby Derby (UK Parliament constituency) Derby is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950. It was represented by two Members of... |
Philip Mainwaring Philip Mainwaring Sir Philip Mainwaring was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1661.Mainwaring was the son of Randall Mainwaring, of Peover, Cheshire. He was admitted at Gray's Inn on 14 March 1609, and matriculated at Cambridge from Brasenose College, Oxford on 29... Timothy Leeving |
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Devon Devon (UK Parliament constituency) Devon was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Devon in England. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire, in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from... |
John Bampfield John Bampfield John Bampfield was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629.... Sir Francis Drake, Bt Sir Francis Drake, 1st Baronet Sir Francis Drake, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in two parliaments between 1625 and 1629.... |
Exeter Exeter (UK Parliament constituency) Exeter is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
Ignatius Jordan John Lynn John Lynn John Lynn VC DCM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.... |
Totnes Totnes (UK Parliament constituency) Totnes is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament , using the first-past-the-post voting system.... |
Sir Edward Giles Edward Giles Sir Edward Giles was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1629.Giles was the son John Giles of Bowden, Devon and was baptised at Totnes on 21 July, 1566. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 1 February 1583, aged 17. He was a student of... Thomas Prestwood |
Plymouth Plymouth (UK Parliament constituency) Plymouth was a parliamentary borough in Devon, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1298 and again from 1442 until 1918, when the borough was merged with the neighbouring Devonport and the combined area divided into three single-member constituencies.-In the... |
Thomas Sherville John Granville John Granville John M. Granville was an American diplomat who worked in South Sudan. On January 1, 2008, he was assassinated in a shooting in Khartoum, Sudan at the age of 33.-Career:... |
Barnstaple Barnstaple (UK Parliament constituency) Barnstaple was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Barnstaple in Devon, in the South West of England. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member.The constituency... |
Sir Alexander St John Alexander St John Sir Alexander St John was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1629.St John was a son of Oliver St John, 3rd Baron St John of Bletso and his wife Dorothy Reid, daughter of Sir John Rede or Reid, of Odington, Gloucestershire... John Delbridge John Delbridge John Delbridge was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1629.Delbridge was the son of John Delbridge of Barnstaple, Devon. He was admitted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge on 3 July 1604. He was admitted at Middle Temple on 10 May 1606. He was a... (Merchant) |
Plympton Erle Plympton Erle (UK Parliament constituency) Plympton Erle, also spelt Plympton Earle, was a parliamentary borough in Devon. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-1295-1640:-1640-1832:... |
Thomas Hele Bt Sir Thomas Hele, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Hele. 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1626 and 1670... Sir James Bragge James Bragge James Bragge was a well known and respected photographer in New Zealand during the mid-to-late 19th century.-Biography:According to his death certificate, he was born in 1833, in South Shields, County Durham, England. His father was also called James, and he worked as an architect. His mother’s... |
Tavistock Tavistock (UK Parliament constituency) Tavistock was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Devon between 1330 and 1974. Until 1885 it was a parliamentary borough, consisting solely of the town of Tavistock; it returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, when its... |
Sir Francis Glanville John Pym John Pym John Pym was an English parliamentarian, leader of the Long Parliament and a prominent critic of James I and then Charles I.- Early life and education :... |
Clifton Dartmouth Hardness Dartmouth (UK Parliament constituency) Dartmouth, also at some times called Clifton, Dartmouth and Hardness, was a parliamentary borough in Devon which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1298 and to the Commons of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom from 1351 until 1832, and then one member from... |
John Upton John Upton (died 1641) John Upton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1641.... Roger Matthew (Merchant) |
Bere Alston Bere Alston (UK Parliament constituency) Bere Alston or Beeralston was a parliamentary borough in Devon, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1584 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act as a rotten borough.-History:... |
Thomas Wise Thomas Wise Sir Thomas Wise KB was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1621 and 1622.Wise was the son of Thomas Wise of Sydenham, Devon and his wife Mary Buller, daughter of Richard Buller of "Shillingham," Cornwall. He was created a knight of the Bath at the coronation... William Strode William Strode William Strode was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1624 and 1645. He was one of the five members impeached by King Charles and fought on the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.-Life:... |
Tiverton Tiverton (UK Parliament constituency) Tiverton was a constituency located in east Devon, formerly represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1615 and first represented in 1621, it elected two Members of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... |
Peter Ball Peter Ball (MP) Sir Peter Ball was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1626 and 1640. He was attorney general to Queen Henrietta Maria.... John Bluett |
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Dorset Dorset (UK Parliament constituency) Dorset was a county constituency covering Dorset in southern England, which elected two Members of Parliament , traditionally known as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of England from 1290 until 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of... |
Sir George Hussey Sir John Strangways John Strangways (died 1666) Sir John Strangways was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1666. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War... |
Poole | John Pyne John Pyne John Pyne was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1653. He supported the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War, but fell out with Oliver Cromwell during the Interregnum... Sir John Cooper, Bt Sir John Cooper, 1st Baronet Sir John Cooper, 1st Baronet , was an English landowner in the counties of Dorset and Somerset. After earlier being knighted, he was created a Baronet in 1622.... |
Dorchester Dorchester (UK Parliament constituency) Dorchester was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Dorchester in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1295 to 1868, when its representation was reduced one member.... |
Denzil Holles Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles PC was an English statesman and writer, best known as one of the five members of parliament whom King Charles I of England attempted to arrest in 1642.-Early life:... John Hill |
Lyme Regis Lyme Regis (UK Parliament constituency) Lyme Regis was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1868, when the borough was abolished.-1295-1629:... |
Christopher Erle Thomas Paramour |
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (UK Parliament constituency) Weymouth and Melcombe Regis was a parliamentary borough in Dorset represented in the English House of Commons, later in that of Great Britain, and finally in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was formed by an Act of Parliament of 1570 which amalgamated the existing boroughs of Weymouth and... |
Hugh Pyne Lewis Dyve Lewis Dyve Sir Lewis Dyve was an English Member of Parliament and a Royalist adherent during the English Civil War. His surname is sometimes also spelt Dive or Dives.... Henry Waltham Thomas Gyard |
Bridport Bridport (UK Parliament constituency) Bridport was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.-History:... |
Thomas Pawlet Bampfield Chafin |
Shaftesbury Shaftesbury (UK Parliament constituency) Shaftesbury was a parliamentary constituency in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1295 until 1832 and one member until the constituency was abolished in 1885.... |
John Thoroughgood Sir John Croke |
Wareham Wareham (UK Parliament constituency) Wareham was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1302 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.-History:... |
Gerrard Napier Sir Gerrard Napier, 1st Baronet Sir Gerrard Napier, 1st Baronet , of Middle Marsh and Moor Crichel in Dorset, was an English Member of Parliament who supported the Royalists during the English Civil War.... Sir John Meller John Meller Sir John Meller was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1628 and in 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
Corfe Castle Corfe Castle (UK Parliament constituency) Corfe Castle was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1572 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Sir Francis Nethersale Giles Grocer |
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Essex Essex (UK Parliament constituency) Essex was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1290 until 1832. It elected two MPs, traditionally referred to as Knights of the Shire, to the House of Commons... |
Sir Francis Barrington Bt Sir Francis Barrington, 1st Baronet Sir Francis Barrington, 1st Baronet was an English politician, barrister and baronet.-Life:Francis Barrington was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Barrington of Barrington Hall, Hatfield Broadoak, Essex and as her second husband Winifred Pole , youngest daughter of the 1st Baron Montagu... Harbottle Grimston (senior) Sir Harbottle Grimston, 1st Baronet Sir Harbottle Grimston, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... . |
Colchester Colchester (UK Parliament constituency) Colchester is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:... |
Sir Thomas Cheek Thomas Cheek Sir Thomas Cheek or Cheke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in every parliament between 1604 and 1653.... Edward Alford, replaced on petition by Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1655.Masham was created baronet on 20 December 1621... |
Maldon Maldon (UK Parliament constituency) Maldon is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... |
Sir Henry Mildmay Henry Mildmay Sir Henry Mildmay was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War and was one of the Regicides of Charles I of England.... Sir Arthur Harris |
Harwich Harwich (UK Parliament constituency) Harwich was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Until its abolition for the 2010 general election it elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
Nathaniel Rich Christopher Harris |
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Gloucestershire Gloucestershire (UK Parliament constituency) The constituency of Gloucestershire was a UK Parliamentary constituency. After it was abolished under the 1832 Electoral Reform Act, two new constituencies, West Gloucestershire and East Gloucestershire, were created.... |
Robert Poyntz Nathaniel Stephens Nathaniel Stephens Nathaniel Stephens was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1653. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War.... |
Gloucester Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency) Gloucester is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was established in 1295 to return two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons but in 1885 representation was reduced to one member under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885... |
John Hanbury John Hanbury (MP) John Hanbury was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... John Browne John Browne (MP for Gloucester) John Browne was an English brewer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1629.Browne was a brewer at Gloucester. He was sheriff of Gloucester in 1603 and Mayor in 1610. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucester. He was mayor of Gloucester again in 1621... |
Cirencester Cirencester (UK Parliament constituency) Cirencester was a parliamentary constituency in Gloucestershire. From 1571 until 1885, it was a parliamentary borough, which returned two Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, and one member between 1868 and 1885... |
Sir Giles Estcourt, 1st Baronet John George John George (died 1677) John George was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.George was the son of Roger George. He entered Middle Temple on 1 July 1615 and was called to the bar on 23 May 1623. He was Lord of the Manor of Baunton and a J.P... |
Tewkesbury Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency) Tewkesbury is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
Sir Baptist Hicks Baptist Hicks, 1st Viscount Campden Baptist Hicks, 1st Viscount Campden was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1628 when he was raised to the peerage as Viscount Campden.... Thomas Colepeper Thomas Colepeper (Royalist) Sir Thomas Colepeper was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
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Hampshire Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency) Hampshire was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832... |
Sir Henry Wallop Daniel Norton |
Winchester | Richard Tichborne Robert Mason |
Southampton Southampton (UK Parliament constituency) Southampton was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. Centred on the town of Southampton, it returned two Members of Parliament from 1295 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.... |
John Major George Gallop George Gallop George Gallop or Gollop was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1650. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
Portsmouth Portsmouth (UK Parliament constituency) Portsmouth was a borough constituency based upon the borough of Portsmouth in Hampshire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.- History :... |
Owen Jennens William Towerson |
Petersfield Petersfield (UK Parliament constituency) Petersfield was an English Parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Petersfield in Hampshire. It existed for several hundred years until its abolition for the 1983 general election.... |
Benjamin Tichborne William Uvedale William Uvedale William Uvedale was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1645. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency) Yarmouth was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of England then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
Edward Dennis John Oglander |
Newport, Isle of Wight Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency) Newport was a parliamentary borough located in Newport , which was abolished in for the 1885 general election. It was occasionally referred to by the alternative name of Medina.... |
Christopher Yelverton Christopher Yelverton Sir Christopher Yelverton was an English judge and speaker of the House of Commons.-Early life:He was the third son of William Yelverton of Rougham, Norfolk... Philip Fleming |
Newtown, Isle of Wight Newtown (UK Parliament constituency) Newtown was a parliamentary borough located in Newtown on the Isle of Wight, which was represented in the House of Commons of England then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
Sir Thomas Barrington, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Barrington, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Barrington, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1644.... Robert Barrington |
Stockbridge Stockbridge (UK Parliament constituency) Stockbridge was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1563 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act... |
Sir Richard Gifford Sir 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... |
Lymington Lymington (UK Parliament constituency) Lymington was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1584 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.-1584-1640:- 1640-1868 :... |
Herbert Doddington 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.... |
Christchurch Christchurch (UK Parliament constituency) Christchurch is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Centred on the town of Christchurch in Dorset, it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
Nathaniel Tomkins Henry Croke |
Whitchurch Whitchurch (UK Parliament constituency) Whitchurch was a parliamentary borough in the English County of Hampshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1586 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Sir Thomas Jervoise Thomas Jervoise Sir Thomas Jervoise was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1653. He was a staunch supporter of the Parliamentary side during the English Civil War.... John Jephson |
Andover Andover (UK Parliament constituency) Andover was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1295 to 1307, and again from 1586, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire,... |
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.... Ralph Conway |
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Herefordshire Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency) The county constituency of Herefordshire, in the West Midlands of England bordering on Wales, was abolished when the county was divided for parliamentary purposes in 1885... |
Sir Giles Brydges, 1st Baronet Sir Giles Brydges, 1st Baronet Sir Giles Brydges, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629.... Sir Walter Pye Walter Pye Sir Walter Pye was an English courtier, administrator and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 and 1629.... |
Hereford Hereford (UK Parliament constituency) Hereford was, until 2010, a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1918, it had elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system.... |
Sir John Scudamore John Scudamore, 1st Viscount Scudamore John Scudamore, 1st Viscount Scudamore , diplomat and politician, was the eldest son of Sir James Scudamore of Holme Lacy, Herefordshire.... John Hoskins John Hoskins (poet) Serjeant John Hoskins was an English poet, scholar of Greek, and politician.-Life:He was the son of John and Margery Hoskins born in Mownton-upon-Wye, Llanwarne, Herefordshire. His father, impressed by his memory and mental abilities, arranged for him to be taught Greek at the age of ten. He... |
Leominster Leominster (UK Parliament constituency) Leominster was, until 2010, a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.From 1295 to 1868, it was a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election. Under the Reform Act 1867 its... |
James Tomkins James Tomkins (MP) James Tomkins was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1629.Tomkins was of Monnington on Wye, Herefordshire, but also owned Garnestone, a considerable domain south of Weobley.... Thomas Lyttelton (instead of Edward Littleton Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Lyttleton of Mounslow Edward, Baron Littleton , from Munslow in Shropshire, was a Chief Justice of North Wales. He was descended from the judge and legal scholar, Thomas de Littleton. His father, also Edward, had been Chief Justice of North Wales before him.-Education and career:He was educated at Oxford before... chosen for Carnarvon) |
Weobley Weobley (UK Parliament constituency) Weobley was a parliamentary borough in Herefordshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1295 and from 1628 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.- MPs 1628–1660 :... |
William Walter William Tomkins William Tomkins William Tomkins was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1628 and in 1640.Tomkins was the son of James Tomkins of Monnington on Wye, Herefordshire, and of Garnestone south of Weobley.... |
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Hertfordshire Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency) Hertfordshire was a county constituency covering the county of Hertfordshire in England. It returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... |
Sir William Lytton William Lytton Sir William Lytton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.-Biography:... Sir Thomas Dacres Thomas Dacres Sir Thomas Dacres was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1626 and 1660. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
St Albans St Albans (UK Parliament constituency) St Albans is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Established in 1885, it is a county constituency in Hertfordshire, and elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.From 1554 to 1852 there was a... |
Sir John Jennings Robert Kirkham |
Hertford Hertford (UK Parliament constituency) Hertford was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Hertfordshire, which elected Members of Parliament from 1298 until 1974. It was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1298 to 1707, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of... |
Sir Edward Howard Sir Thomas Fanshawe Thomas Fanshawe, 1st Viscount Fanshawe Thomas Fanshawe, 1st Viscount Fanshawe was an English politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Hertford in the 1620s, and as a royalist in 1640.-Life:He was eldest son of Sir Henry Fanshawe, and brother of Sir Richard Fanshawe... |
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Huntingdonshire Huntingdonshire (UK Parliament constituency) Huntingdonshire was a Parliamentary constituency covering the county of Huntingdonshire in England. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then in the House of Commons the Parliament of the United... |
Sir Robert Payne Sir Capell Bedell, 1st Baronet Sir Capell Bedell, 1st Baronet Sir Capell Bedell, 1st Baronet , was a British politician.Bedell was the son of Sir Thomas Bedell, of Hamerton, Huntingdonshire, by Winifred Capell, daughter of Sir Arthur Capell, Hadham, Hertfordshire. He was created a Baronet, of Hamerton in the County of Huntingdon, on 3 June 1622... |
Huntingdon Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency) Huntingdon is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
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.... James Montagu |
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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... |
Thomas Finch Thomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea Thomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea was an English peer and Member of Parliament.Finch was the son of Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Heneage, 1st Countess of Winchilsea... Sir Dudley Diggs Dudley Digges Sir Dudley Digges , of Chilham Castle, Kent , was a Member of Parliament, elected to the Parliament of 1614 and that of 1621, and also a "Virginia adventurer," an investor who ventured his capital in the Virginia Company of London... |
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.... |
Sir John Finch (Speaker) Thomas Scott |
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... |
Sir Thomas Walsingham Thomas Walsingham (MP) Sir Thomas Walsingham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1640. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... William Brooke William Brooke, 12th Baron Cobham William Brooke, 12th Baron Cobham KB was an English peer, soldier and politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Rochester, Kent.-Biography:... |
Maidstone Maidstone (UK Parliament constituency) Maidstone was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The parliamentary borough of Maidstone returned two Members of Parliament from 1552 until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member... |
Sir George Fane George Fane (of Burston) Sir George Fane was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1640Fane was the second son of Sir Thomas Fane of Badsell in Kent, by his second wife, Mary Neville daughter of Henry Nevill, 6th Baron Bergavenny and his wife, the former Lady Frances... Francis Barnham Francis Barnham Sir Francis Barnham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1604 and 1646. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.-Life:... |
Queenborough Queenborough (UK Parliament constituency) Queenborough was a rotten borough situated on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.From 1572 until it was abolished by the great reform act of 1832, it returned two Members of Parliament. The franchise was vested in the freemen of the town, of whom there were more than 300. Its electorate was therefore one... |
Roger Palmer Roger Palmer (MP) Sir Roger Palmer KB was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... Sir John Hales |
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Lancashire Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency) Lancashire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1290, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
Sir Richard Molyneux Richard Molyneux, 1st Viscount Molyneux Richard Molyneux, 1st Viscount Molyneux was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1628 when he was created a peer.... Sir Alexander Radcliff |
Preston Preston (UK Parliament constituency) Preston is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... |
Robert Carre George Gerard |
Lancaster Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency) Lancaster was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1867, centred on the historic city of Lancaster in north-west England... |
Francis Bindlosse Sir Thomas Fanshawe Thomas Fanshawe Sir Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins and Barking Manor was an English politician and government official.... |
Newton Newton (UK Parliament constituency) Newton was a parliamentary borough in the county of Lancashire, in England. It was represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1559 to 1706 then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... |
Sir Henry Holcroft Sir Francis Onslow |
Wigan Wigan (UK Parliament constituency) Wigan is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... |
Edward Bridgeman Sir Anthony St John Anthony St John Sir Anthony St John was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1624 and 1625. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
Clitheroe Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency) Clitheroe was a parliamentary constituency in Lancashire.The town of Clitheroe was first enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1559, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and finally to the... |
Thomas Jermyn Thomas Jermyn (died 1659) Thomas Jermyn was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... William Newell |
Liverpool Liverpool (UK Parliament constituency) Liverpool was a Borough constituency in the county of Lancashire 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 1885. It was represented by two Members of Parliament... |
Henry Jermyn Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of Saint Albans KG was an English politician and courtier. He sat in the in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1643 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Jermyn... John Newdigate |
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Leicestershire Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency) Leicestershire was a county constituency in Leicestershire, represented in the House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament , traditionally called Knights of the Shire, by the bloc vote system of election, to the Parliament of England until 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from... |
Sir Edward Hartopp Ferdinando, Lord Hastings Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon was the son of Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon and Lady Elizabeth Stanley, the daughter of Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby and Alice Spencer... |
Leicester Leicester (UK Parliament constituency) Leicester was a parliamentary borough in Leicestershire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1918, when it was split into three single-member divisions.-History:... |
Sir Humphrey May Humphrey May Sir Humphrey May was an English politician. He was born the fourth son of Richard May, Merchant Taylor of London. He matriculated from St John's College, Oxford on 25th October 1588, graduated B.A. on 3rd March 1592 and became student of the Middle Temple in 1592... Sir John Stanhope |
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Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency) Lincolnshire was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832.-History:... |
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... 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:... |
Lincoln Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency) Lincoln is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
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... Sir Edward Ayscough |
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:... |
Richard Bellingham Richard Bellingham Richard Bellingham was a colonial magistrate, lawyer, and several-time governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and the last surviving signatory of the colonial charter at his death... Richard Chelley |
Grimsby | Christopher Wray Christopher Wray (MP) Sir Christopher Wray was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1646. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.-Life:... Henry Pelham Henry Pelham (Speaker) Henry Pelham was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1648. He was Speaker of the English House of Commons.Pelham was the son of Sir William Pelham , of Brocklesby, Lincolnshire... |
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... |
Thomas Hatton Sir Thomas Hatton, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Hatton, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1621 and 1640.... Sir Edward Bashe Edward Bashe Sir Edward Bashe was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1640.Bashe was the son of Ralph Bashe, of Stanstead Abbots, Hertfordshire and his wife Frances Carey, daughter of Sir Edward Carey, Master of the Jewel Office. He matriculated at Peterhouse, Cambridge in... |
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... |
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.... Alexander Moor |
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Middlesex Middlesex (UK Parliament constituency) Middlesex is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.... |
Sir Francis Darcy Sir Henry Spiller |
Westminster Westminster (UK Parliament constituency) Westminster was a parliamentary constituency in the Parliament of England to 1707, the Parliament of Great Britain 1707-1800 and the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801. It returned two members to 1885 and one thereafter.... |
Joseph Bradshaw Thomas Morris |
City of London City of London (UK Parliament constituency) The City of London was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950.-Boundaries and boundary... |
Thomas Moulson Thomas Moulson Sir Thomas Moulson , an alderman and member of the Grocers' Company, was a Sheriff of London in 1624 and Lord Mayor of London in 1634.... Christopher Clitherow Christopher Clitherow Sir Christopher Clitherow was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1635.... Henry Waller James Bunce |
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Monmouthshire Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency) Monmouthshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Parliament of England from 1536 until 1707, of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885... |
Nicholas Kemeys Nicholas Arnold Nicholas Arnold (MP) Nicholas Arnold was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1626 and 1629.Arnold was the son of John Arnold of Llanthony. He matriculated at St Alban Hall, Oxford on 29 November 1616 aged 16.... |
Monmouth Boroughs Monmouth Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency) Monmouth Boroughs was a parliamentary constituency consisting of several towns in Monmouthshire... |
William Morgan William Morgan (of Rhymny) William Morgan was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Morgan was probably the son of Sir William Morgan of Tredegar, MP for Monmouthshire in 1624. He studied at the Middle Temple. In 1628 Morgan was elected Member of Parliament for Monmouth Boroughs and sat until 1629 when... |
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Norfolk Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency) Norfolk was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament... |
Sir Roger Townshend, Bt Sir Roger Townshend, 1st Baronet Sir Roger Townshend, 1st Baronet , was an English Member of Parliament.Townshend was the son of Sir John Townshend. In 1617 he was created a Baronet, of Rainham in the County of Norfolk. He later sat as Member of Parliament for Orford from 1621 to 1622 and for Norfolk from 1628 to 1629... John Heveningham |
Norwich Norwich (UK Parliament constituency) Norwich was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1298 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election... |
Sir Peter Gleane Robert Debenham |
King's Lynn King's Lynn (UK Parliament constituency) King's Lynn was a constituency in Norfolk, known as Lynn or Bishop's Lynn prior to 1537, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885, and one member thereafter. Until 1918 it was a parliamentary borough, after which the name... |
William Doughty Sir John Hare |
Yarmouth Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency) Great Yarmouth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
Sir John Corbet Sir John Corbet, 1st Baronet Sir John Corbet, 1st Baronet was MP for Norfolk between 1624 and 1625 and Yarmouth between 1625 and 1626.He was the son of Sir Thomas Corbet of Sprowston, Norfolk, High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1612 and the elder brother of the regicide, Miles Corbet.His spent nearly a year imprisoned in Westminster... Sir John Wentworth |
Thetford Thetford (UK Parliament constituency) Thetford was a constituency of the British House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election until it was disenfranchised in 1868... |
Edmund Moundeford Edmund Moundeford Sir Edmund Moundeford was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1643.Moundeford was the son of Sir Edmund Moundeford of Mundford and Hockwold, Norfolk. He attended school at Wymondham, Norfolk under Mr Eston and was admitted at Caius College,... Sir Henry Fane (in place of Henry Spiller chose for Middlesex |
Castle Rising Castle Rising (UK Parliament constituency) Castle Rising was a parliamentary borough in Norfolk, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1558 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act... |
Sir Robert Cullen Thomas Bancroft |
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Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency) The county constituency of Northamptonshire, in the East Midlands of England was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832 and was represented in... |
Richard Knightley Richard Knightley (died 1639) Richard Knightley was an English Member of Parliament .The grandson of Sir Richard Knightley, he was MP for Northamptonshire in the parliaments of 1621, 1624, 1625 and 1628, and also served as High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1626... Francis Nicolls |
Peterborough Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency) Peterborough is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, formally styled The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past... |
Mildmay Lord D'Espencer Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland was an English nobleman, politician, and writer.-Life:One of seven sons of Francis Fane by his wife Mary, granddaughter of Sir Walter Mildmay, Mildmay Fane was born in Kent and educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge . He became MP for Peterborough in 1620... Laurence Whitacre |
Northampton Northampton (UK Parliament constituency) Northampton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Northampton which existed until 1974.It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was reduced to one member for the 1918 general election... |
Richard Spencer Christopher Sherland |
Brackley Brackley (UK Parliament constituency) Brackley was a parliamentary borough in Northamptonshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1547 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Sir Thomas Wenman Thomas Wenman, 2nd Viscount Wenman Thomas Wenman, 2nd Viscount Wenman , was an English landowner and politician.Wenman was the only son of Richard Wenman, 1st Viscount Wenman, by Agnes eldest surviving daughter of Sir George Fermor, of Easton Neston, Northamptonshire. He took part in the settlement of Ireland and was granted lands... John Curzon |
Higham Ferrers Higham Ferrers (UK Parliament constituency) Higham Ferrers was a parliamentary borough in Northamptonshire, which was represented in the House of Commons from 1558 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act... |
Sir George Sondes George Sondes, 1st Earl of Feversham George Sondes, 1st Earl of Feversham KB was an English peer and member of the House of Lords.-Life:He was born at Lees Court, in the parish of Sheldwich, near Feversham in Kent, the son of Sir Richard Sondes of Throwley, by his wife Susan, daughter of Sir Edward Montagu of Boughton... |
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Northumberland Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency) Northumberland, was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament.The constituency was split into two... |
Sir John Fenwick Sir John Fenwick, 1st Baronet Sir John Fenwick, 1st Baronet was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentary side in the Civil War.... Sir William Carnaby William Carnaby William Carnaby was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... |
Newcastle | Sir Peter Riddel Peter Riddel Sir Peter Riddel was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1640.Riddel was Sheriff of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1604. He was knighted at Newcastle on 4 May 1617. In 1619 he was mayor of Newcastle. In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament for... Thomas Liddel Sir Thomas Liddell, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Liddell, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629 and in 1640.Liddell was the son of Thomas Liddell of Ravensworth Castle. He was Sheriff of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1609 and mayor of Newcastle in 1625... |
Morpeth Morpeth (UK Parliament constituency) Morpeth was a borough constituency centred on the town of Morpeth in Northumberland represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then the Parliament of the United Kingdom.... |
Sir Thomas Reynel Sir John Banks |
Berwick upon Tweed | Sir Edward Sawyer Edward Liveley |
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Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency) Nottinghamshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
Sir Gervase Clifton Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet , K.B. was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1666. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.-Political career:... Sir John Byron John Byron Vice Admiral The Hon. John Byron, RN was a Royal Navy officer. He was known as Foul-weather Jack because of his frequent bad luck with weather.-Early career:... |
Nottingham Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency) Nottingham was a parliamentary borough in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295. In 1885 the constituency was abolished and the city of Nottingham divided into three single-member constituencies.... |
Sir Charles Cavendish Charles Cavendish (Nottingham) Sir Charles Cavendish was an English aristocrat, Member of Parliament, and patron of philosophers and mathematicians.-Life:He was the younger brother of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and was knighted by James I in 1619. He was MP for Nottingham in 1624 and 1628, and sat in... Henry Pierrepont Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester, PC, FRS was an English peer, the son of the Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull.-Career:... |
East Retford East Retford (UK Parliament constituency) East Retford was a parliamentary constituency in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons for the first time in 1316, and continuously from 1571 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished... |
Sir Edward Osborne Sir Edward Osborne, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Osborne, 1st Baronet, of Kiveton was an English politician, the son of Sir Hewett Osborne Sir Edward Osborne, 1st Baronet, of Kiveton (bap. 12 December 1596 – 9 September 1647) was an English politician, the son of Sir Hewett Osborne Sir Edward Osborne, 1st Baronet, of Kiveton... Henry Stanhope, Lord Stanhope Henry Stanhope, Lord Stanhope Henry Stanhope, Lord Stanhope KB , known as Sir Henry Stanhope until 1628, was an English noble and politician.He was the second and next surviving son of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield and his wife first Catherine, daughter of Francis Hastings, Lord Hastings, oldest son of George... |
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Oxfordshire Oxfordshire (UK Parliament constituency) Oxfordshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by two Members of Parliament. In 1832 this was increased to three... |
Hon. James Fiennes James Fiennes, 2nd Viscount Saye and Sele James Fiennes, 2nd Viscount Saye and Sele was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1660.... Sir Francis Wenman Francis Wenman Sir Francis Wenman was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1640.Wenman was the son of Francis Wenman of Caswell, Oxfordshire who died in Ireland. He matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge as "Wainman" in Autumn 1615 and was knighted as "Wayneman" on 8 June 1618... |
Oxford University Oxford University (UK Parliament constituency) Oxford University was a university constituency electing two members to the British House of Commons, from 1603 to 1950.-Boundaries, Electorate and Electoral System:... |
Sir Henry Marten Henry Marten (politician) Sir Henry Marten was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1640.-Life:... John Danvers John Danvers Sir John Danvers was an English courtier and politician. He was one of the signatories of the death warrant of Charles I.-Life:Danvers was third and youngest son of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire, by Elizabeth Danvers... |
Oxford Oxford (UK Parliament constituency) Oxford was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. It comprised the city of Oxford in the county of Oxfordshire, and elected two Members of Parliament from its creation in 1295 until 1881... |
John Whistler Thomas Wentworth Thomas Wentworth (Recorder of Oxford) Thomas Wentworth was an English lawyer and Member of Parliament who was a vocal if imprudent defender of the rights of the House of Commons.... |
Woodstock Woodstock (UK Parliament constituency) Woodstock, sometimes called New Woodstock, was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. It comprised the town of Woodstock in the county of Oxfordshire and the surrounding countryside and villages, and elected two Members of Parliament from its re-enfranchisement in 1553 until 1832... |
Edward Tavernor William Fleetwood |
Banbury Banbury (UK Parliament constituency) Banbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a strongly Conservative seat.The constituency was created January 26, 1554 through the efforts of Henry Stafford and Thomas Denton... |
John Crew |
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Rutland Rutland (UK Parliament constituency) Rutland was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Rutland. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1918, when it became part of the Rutland and Stamford constituency, along with Stamford in Lincolnshire... |
William Bulstrode Sir Guy Palmes Guy Palmes Sir Guy Palmes was MP for Rutland, High Sheriff of Yorkshire and Justice of the Peace for Yorkshire.- Early life :Palmes lived at Lindley, now part of Huddersfield, and at Ashwell, Rutland and married Anne, the daughter of Sir Edward Stafford.... |
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Shropshire Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency) Shropshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights... |
Sir Richard Newport Richard Newport, 1st Baron Newport Richard Newport, 1st Baron Newport was an English peer, politician and royalist.He was the son of Sir Francis Newport and his wife Beatrix Lacon, daughter of Rowland Lacon. Newport was educated in Brasenose College, Oxford from 1604 to 1607 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts... Sir Andrew Corbet |
Shrewsbury Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency) Shrewsbury was a parliamentary constituency in England, centred on the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.It was founded in 1290 as parliamentary borough, returning two members to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the... |
Sir William Owen Thomas Owen Thomas Owen (MP) Thomas Owen was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
Bridgnorth Bridgnorth (UK Parliament constituency) Bridgnorth was a parliamentary borough in Shropshire which was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1295 until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until its abolition in 1885.It... |
Sir Richard Shelton Sir George Paul |
Ludlow Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency) Ludlow is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
Richard Tomlins Ralph Goodwin Ralph Goodwin Ralph Goodwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1644.Goodwin matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in Spring 1608. In 1611 he was a scholar and was awarded BA in 1612 and MA in 1615. He was incorporated at Oxford University in 1615... |
Wenlock | Thomas Lawley Sir Thomas Lawley, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Lawley, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1625 and 1629.Lawley was the son of Francis Lawley of Spoonhill near Much Wenlock, Shropshire and his wife Elizabeth Newport, daughter of Sir Richard Newport. Lawley succeeded to estate at Spoonhill on... George Bridgmant |
Bishops Castle | Robert Howard Robert Howard (royalist) Sir Robert Howard was an English landowner, member of parliament, and Royalist soldier. He was involved with a scandal when his mistress Lady Purbeck was found guilty of adultery and was twice summoned to explain her pregnancies to the Star Chamber... Sir Edward Fox |
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Somerset Somerset (UK Parliament constituency) Somerset was a parliamentary constituency in Somerset, which returned two Members of Parliament , known traditionally as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of England until 1707, the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from... |
Sir Robert Phelips Robert Phelips Sir Robert Phelips was an English politician. He was the son of Sir Edward Phelips, Speaker of the House of Commons and Master of the Rolls... Sir Edward Rodney Edward Rodney Sir Edward Rodney was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1642.Rodney was the son of Sir John Rodney of Rodney Stoke Somerset, and his wife Jane Seymour, daughter of Sir Henry Seymour and niece of Queen Jane Seymour. He was educated at... |
Bristol Bristol (UK Parliament constituency) Bristol was a two member constituency, used to elect members to the House of Commons in the Parliaments of England , Great Britain and the United Kingdom . The constituency existed until Bristol was divided into single member constituencies in 1885.-Boundaries:The historic port city of Bristol, is... |
John Doughty John Doughty (MP) John Doughty was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1626 to 1629.Doughty was an alderman of Bristol and was sheriff in 1606 and mayor in 1620. In 1626, he was elected Member of Parliament for Bristol. He was re-elected MP for Bristol in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King... John Barker John Barker (Bristol MP) John Barker was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons twice between 1624 and 1628.Barker was a merchant of Bristol and an alderman. He was Sheriff in 1612. In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament for Bristol. He was Mayor of Bristol in 1625... |
Bath Bath (UK Parliament constituency) Bath is a constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, previously of the House of Commons of England. It is an ancient constituency which has been constantly represented in Parliament since boroughs were first summoned to send members in the 13th century... |
John Popham Walter Long Sir Walter Long, 1st Baronet Sir Walter Long, 1st Baronet of Whaddon was an English politician.The second son of Henry Long and Rebecca Bailey, Long was Educated at Lincoln's Inn... |
Wells Wells (UK Parliament constituency) Wells is a county constituency centred on the city of Wells in Somerset. It elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, by the first past the post voting system... |
Sir Ralph Hopton Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton was a Royalist commander in the English Civil War.-Life:Hopton was the son of Robert Hopton of Witham Somerset. He was apparently educated at Lincoln College, Oxford and served in the army of Frederick V, Elector Palatine in the early campaigns of the Thirty... John Baber John Baber (MP) John Baber was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1640.Baber was the son of John Baber DD of Tormarton, Gloucestershire. He matriculated at Lincoln College, Oxford on 15 April 1608, aged 15 and was awarded BA on 22 May 1611. He was called to the bar... |
Taunton Taunton (UK Parliament constituency) Taunton was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors from 1295 to 2010, taking its name from the town of Taunton in Somerset... |
Sir Hugh Portman Sir Hugh Portman, 4th Baronet Sir Hugh Portman, 4th Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in two parliaments between 1625 and 1629.Portman was the son of Sir John Portman, 1st Baronet and his wife Anne Gifford, daughter of Sir Henry Gifford... George Browne |
Bridgwater Bridgwater (UK Parliament constituency) Bridgwater was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, until 2010 when it was replaced by the Bridgwater and West Somerset constituency... |
Sir Thomas Wroth Thomas Smith |
Minehead Minehead (UK Parliament constituency) Minehead was a parliamentary borough in Somerset, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1563 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.- MPs 1563–1629 :... |
Thomas Horner Edward Wyndham |
Ilchester Ilchester (UK Parliament constituency) Ilchester was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832... |
Sir Henry Berkeley Henry Berkeley (MP for Ilchester) Sir Henry Berkeley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1626 and 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War... Robert George |
Milborne Port Milborne Port (UK Parliament constituency) Milborne Port is a former parliamentary borough located in Somerset. It elected two members to the unreformed House of Commons between 1298 and 1307 and again from 1628, but was disenfranchised in the Reform Act 1832 as a rotten borough.- MPs 1640–1832 :... |
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Staffordshire Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency) Staffordshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
Sir Hervey Bagot Sir Hervey Bagot, 1st Baronet Sir Hervey Bagot, 1st Baronet was an English MP.He was born in Checkley, Staffordshire, the son of Walter Bagot and Elizabeth Cave. He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford University on November 18, 1608... Thomas Crompton |
Lichfield Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency) Lichfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :... |
Sir William Walter Sir Richard Dyott |
Stafford Stafford (UK Parliament constituency) Stafford is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The sitting MP is the Conservative Jeremy Lefroy.... |
Matthew Craddock William Wingfield |
Newcastle under Lyme | Sir George Grieisley Roland Cotton |
Tamworth Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency) Tamworth is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :... |
Sir Thomas Puckering Sir Walter Devereux Walter Devereux (died 1641) Sir Walter Devereux was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1641.Devereux was the son of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and his wife Frances Walsingham, daughter of Sir Francis Walsingham and widow of Sir Philip Sidney. He matriculated from... |
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Suffolk Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency) Suffolk was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832, when it was split into two divisions.-Boundaries and franchise:... |
Sir Nathaniel Barnardiston Nathaniel Barnardiston Sir Nathaniel Barnardiston was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1628 and 1648.Barnardiston was the son of Sir Thomas Barnardiston of Witham Essex and his wife Mary Knight, daughter of Sir RIchard Knight... Sir William Spring |
Ipswich Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency) Ipswich is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :... |
Edward Day William Cage William Cage (Parliamentarian) William Cage was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1626 and 1645. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.Cage was the son of Edward Cage of Ipswich... |
Dunwich Dunwich (UK Parliament constituency) Dunwich was a parliamentary borough in Suffolk, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1298 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act.... |
Sir Robert Brook Francis Winterton |
Orford Orford (UK Parliament constituency) Orford was a constituency of the House of Commons. Consisting of the town of Orford in Suffolk, it elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote version of the first past the post system of election until it was disenfranchised in 1832.-History:... |
Sir Charles Legross Charles le Grosse Sir Charles Le Grosse was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1653.Le Grosse was of Crostwick near Norwich and was knighted on 6 December 1616... Sir Lionel Tollemache Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Baronet Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629.... |
Eye Eye (UK Parliament constituency) Eye was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election... |
Francis Finch Sir Roger North Roger North (died 1651) Sir Roger North was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1648.... |
Aldeburgh Aldeburgh (UK Parliament constituency) Aldeburgh was a parliamentary borough represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessor bodies.The town was enfranchised in 1571 as a borough constituency... |
Sir Simeon Steward Marmaduke Rawden |
Sudbury Sudbury (UK Parliament constituency) Sudbury was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. A parliamentary borough consisting of the town of Sudbury in Suffolk, it returned two Members of Parliament from 1559 until it was disenfranchised for corruption in 1844... |
Sir Robert Crane, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Crane, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Crane, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1643.Crane was the son of Robert Crane of Suffolk.... Sir William Pooley |
Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency) Bury St Edmunds is a county constituency located in Suffolk and centred on the town of Bury St Edmunds. It elects one Member of Parliament to in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... |
Sir Thomas Jermyn Sir William Hervey |
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Surrey Surrey (UK Parliament constituency) Surrey was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832.... |
Sir Richard Onslow Richard Onslow (Parliamentarian) Sir Richard Onslow was an English Member of Parliament and fought on the Parliamentary side during the English Civil War. He was the grandson of one Speaker of the House of Commons and the grandfather of another, both also called Richard Onslow.Onslow was knighted on 2 June 1624... Sir Ambrose Browne Sir Ambrose Browne, 1st Baronet Sir Ambrose Browne, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1628 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
Southwark Southwark (UK Parliament constituency) Southwark was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Southwark district of South London. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the English Parliament from 1295 to 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the Parliament of the United Kingdom... |
Richard Yarward Richard Yarward Richard Yarward was an English politician. From 1621 to 1622, he was the Member of Parliament for Southwark, London. He is identified in the Dictionary of National Biography, under the name Yarwood or Yearwood, with the stepfather of John Harvard who was a Southwark grocer.... William Cox |
Bletchingly Bletchingley (UK Parliament constituency) Bletchingley was a parliamentary borough in Surrey. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until 1832, when the constituency was... |
Edward Bishopp John Evelyn John Evelyn, senior John Evelyn was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1660. He reluctantly supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
Reigate Reigate (UK Parliament constituency) Reigate is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... |
Charles Cockayne Sir Thomas Bludder Thomas Bludder Sir Thomas Bludder was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1640.Bludder was the son of Sir Thomas Bludder of Flanchford Reigate, a commissioner of the Victualling Office. He matriculated at Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1614 and graduated BA in 1617... |
Guildford Guildford (UK Parliament constituency) Guildford is a county constituency in Surrey which returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.... |
Robert Parkhurst Robert Parkhurst (died 1651) Sir Robert Parkhurst was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1625 and 1651. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... Poynings More Sir Poynings More, 1st Baronet Sir Poynings More, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1640.More was the son of Sir Robert More and his wife Frances Lennard, daughter of Sampson Lennard of Knole, Kent, and Hurstmonceux, Sussex.In 1624, More was elected Member... |
Gatton Gatton (UK Parliament constituency) Gatton was a parliamentary borough in Surrey, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1450 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act... |
Sir Samuel Owfield Samuel Owfield Sir Samuel Owfield was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1644.Owfield was the son of Roger Owfield, Fishmonger, of Billiter Lane, London and his wife Thomasine More, daughter of John More, merchant, of Ipswich. Owfield had acquired the manor... Sir Charles Howard |
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 :... |
George Grimes Sir Thomas Canon Thomas Canon Sir Thomas Canon was a Welsh antiquarian and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1625 to 1629.Canon was the son of John Canon of Kilgetty. He matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford on 5 February 1585, at the age of 17. He was sometime of Clifford's Inn and became a student of Lincoln's... |
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Sussex Sussex (UK Parliament constituency) Sussex was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
Sir William Goring, 1st Baronet Richard Lewknor Richard Lewknor Richard Lewknor was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1629.Lewknor was the son of Christopher Lewknor, recorder of Chichester, and his wife Mary May, daughter of John May of Rawmere, Sussex.... |
Chichester Chichester (UK Parliament constituency) Chichester is a county constituency in West Sussex, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
William Lawley Sir Henry Bellingham Sir Henry Bellingham, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Bellingham, 1st Baronet was an English politician and lawyer, cavalier and baronet.He was the son of Sir James Bellingham and Agnes Curwen, daughter of Sir Henry Curwen. Bellingham was educated at Queen's College, Cambridge in 1609, and admitted to the Middle Temple a year later... |
Horsham Horsham (UK Parliament constituency) Horsham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :... |
Dudley North Dudley North Sir Dudley North was an English merchant, politician and economist, a writer on free trade.-Life:He was the fourth son of Dudley North, 4th Baron North. In his early years he was carried off by Gypsies and recovered by his family... John Middleton . |
Midhurst Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency) Midhurst was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1311 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished... |
Christopher Lewknor Christopher Lewknor Christopher Lewknor was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1628 and 1641. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... Edward Savage |
Lewes Lewes (UK Parliament constituency) Lewes is a constituency located in East Sussex and centred on the town of Lewes. It is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a safe Conservative seat until 1997, but the Liberal Democrats have gained a strong foothold.-Boundaries:The constituency is... |
Sir Anthony Stapeley Anthony Stapley Anthony Stapley was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.Stapley was M.P. for New Shoreham , Lewes , Sussex . He was colonel and governor of Chichester and signed the death-warrant of Charles I... Sir George Goring George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich was an English soldier.He was the son of George Goring of Hurstpierpoint and Ovingdean, Sussex, and of Anne Denny, sister of Edward Denny, 1st Earl of Norwich. He matriculated from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1600, and may subsequently have spent some... |
New Shoreham New Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency) New Shoreham, sometimes simply called Shoreham, was a parliamentary borough centred on the town of Shoreham-by-Sea in what is now West Sussex... |
Robert Morley Robert Morley (MP for Bramber) Robert Morley was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629.Morley was a citizen of the City of London and a member of the Worshipful Company of Skinners.... William Marlott William Marlott William Marlott was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1625 and 1646. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... |
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... |
Sir Sackville Crowe Sir Thomas Bowyer Sir Thomas Bowyer, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Bowyer, 1st Baronet was an English politician.Baptised on 4 December 1586 in Mundham in Sussex, he was the son of Thomas Bowyer and Jane Birch. Bowyer was Member of Parliament for Midhurst in 1614 and for Bramber from 1621 to 1642. He was a High Sheriff of Surrey and High Sheriff of... |
Steyning Steyning (UK Parliament constituency) Steyning was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, England, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons sporadically from 1298 and continuously from 1467 until 1832... |
Edward Alford Sir Thomas Farnefold Thomas Farnefold Thomas Farnfold was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1643.In 1623 Farnfold was elected Member of Parliament for Steyning, and was re-elected in 1625. He was re-elected in 1628 and held the seat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without... |
East Grinstead East Grinstead (UK Parliament constituency) East Grinstead was a parliamentary constituency in the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. It first existed as a Parliamentary borough from 1307, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons elected by the bloc vote system... |
Sir Henry Compton Henry Compton (MP) Sir Henry Compton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1601 and 1640.Compton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton of Warwickwickshire and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Northamptonshire. He matriculated at... Robert Goodwin Robert Goodwin (Parliamentarian) Sir Robert Goodwin was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1626 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
Arundel Arundel (UK Parliament constituency) Arundel was twice a parliamentary constituency in the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. The first incarnation strictly comprised the town centre of Arundel and was a borough constituency first enfranchised in 1332 and disfranchised in 1868 under the Reform... |
John Alford John Alford (MP) John Alford was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1626 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War.... Henry Lord Maltravers Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel Henry Frederick Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel, PC was an English noble and the second son of Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel and Lady Alethea Talbot, later 13th Baroness Furnivall... |
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Warwickshire Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency) Warwickshire was a parliamentary constituency in the Warwickshire in England. It returned two Members of Parliament , traditionall known as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.-Boundaries and franchise:The... |
Sir Thomas Lucy Sir Thomas Leigh |
Coventry Coventry (UK Parliament constituency) Coventry was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England and its successors, the House of Commons of Great Britain and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.... |
William Purefoy William Purefoy William Purefoy was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1628 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War and was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.... Richard Green |
Warwick Warwick (UK Parliament constituency) Warwick was a parliamentary borough consisting of the town of Warwick, within the larger Warwickshire constituency of England. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then to the... |
Francis Lucy Hon. Robert Greville Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke was an English Civil War Roundhead General.Greville was the cousin and adopted son of Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, and thus became 2nd Lord Brooke, and owner of Warwick Castle. He was born in 1607, and entered parliament for Warwickshire in 1628... (Election declared void – Greville replaced by Anthony Stoughton) |
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Westmoreland Westmorland (UK Parliament constituency) Westmorland was a constituency covering the county of Westmorland in the North of England, which returned Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The constituency had two separate periods of existence.... |
Sir John Lowther John Lowther Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet, of Lowther Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet was an English landowner, and politician who sat in the House of Commons for Westmorland in 1628 and in 1660. Member of an old Northern family, he took no great part in the English Civil Wars.... |
Appleby Appleby (UK Parliament constituency) Appleby was a parliamentary constituency in the former county of Westmorland in England. It existed for two separate periods: from 1295 to 1832, and from 1885 to 1918.... |
William Ashby Richard Lowther |
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Wiltshire Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency) Wiltshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of England from 1290 to 1707, of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament , elected by the bloc vote... |
Sir William Button Sir William Button, 1st Baronet Sir William Button, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... Sir Francis Seymour Francis Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge Francis Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge was an English statesman, a Member of Parliament raised to the peerage by Charles I and a Royalist during the English Civil War.... |
Salisbury Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency) Salisbury is a county constituency centred on the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire. It elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, by the first past the post voting system.... |
Henry Sherfield Henry Sherfield Henry Sherfield was an English lawyer, a Member of Parliament for Salisbury in 1623 and 1626. Of Puritan views, he was an iconoclast, and was taken through a celebrated court case.-Life:... Bartholemew Tookey |
Wilton Wilton (UK Parliament constituency) Wilton was the name of a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1295 to 1707, then in the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of the Parliament of the... |
John Pooley Sir Thomas Morgan |
Downton Downton (UK Parliament constituency) Downton was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Sir Benjamin Rudyerd Benjamin Rudyerd Sir Benjamin Rudyerd or Rudyard , of West Woodhay in Berkshire, was an English politician and poet, Member of Parliament for various constituencies between 1620 and 1648, and a colonial investor who was one of the incorporators of the Providence Company in 1630.Benjamin was the son of James Rudyerd... Edward Herbert |
Hindon Hindon (UK Parliament constituency) Hindon was a parliamentary borough consisting of the village of Hindon in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1448 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act... |
Sir Thomas Thynne Thomas Thynne (died 1639) Sir Thomas Thynne , of Longleat, Wiltshire, was an English landowner and member of parliament.Thynne was the son and heir of Sir John Thynne of Longleat, a knight of the shire, by his marriage to Joan Hayward, daughter of Sir Rowland Hayward, a Lord Mayor of London.Thynne first made his mark in May... Lawrence Hyde Lawrence Hyde (MP for Hindon) Lawrence Hyde was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in two parliaments between 1624 and 1629.Hyde was the son of Sir Lawrence Hyde, of Heale, near Salisbury, Wiltshire. He was a student of Middle Temple in 1608 and matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford on 9 March... |
Heytesbury Heytesbury (UK Parliament constituency) Heytesbury was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire which elected two Members of Parliament. From 1449 until 1707 it was represented in the House of Commons of England, and then in the British House of Commons until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Reform Act 1832.-History:The borough... |
Sir Charles Berkeley Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1668.... William Rolfe |
Westbury Westbury (UK Parliament constituency) Westbury was a parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire from 1449 to 2010. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, and then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801... |
Maximillian Petty Charles Thynne |
Calne Calne (UK Parliament constituency) Calne was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.-History:... |
Sir John Maynard George Lowe |
Devizes Devizes (UK Parliament constituency) Devizes is a parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire, England, which is now represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and before 1707 in the House of Commons of England.... |
Robert Long Thomas Kent |
Chippenham Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency) Chippenham is a parliamentary constituency, abolished in 1983 but recreated in 2010, and represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... |
Sir Francis Popham Francis Popham Sir Francis Popham was an English soldier and politician.Francis Popham was the only son of Sir John Popham and was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and the Middle Temple... Sir John Eyres |
Malmesbury Malmesbury (UK Parliament constituency) Malmesbury was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1275 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.- MPs 1275–1508 :... |
Sir William Crofts Sir Henry Moody |
Cricklade Cricklade (UK Parliament constituency) Cricklade was a parliamentary constituency named after the town of Cricklade in Wiltshire.From 1295 until 1885, Cricklade was a parliamentary borough, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, previously to the House of Commons of... |
Robert Jenner Robert Jenner (MP) Robert Jenner was an English merchant in the City of London and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1628 and 1648.... Sir Edward Hungerford |
Great Bedwyn Great Bedwyn (UK Parliament constituency) Great Bedwyn was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-1295–1640:-1640–1832:Notes... |
Edward Kyrton Edward Kyrton Edward Kyrton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1642. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... John Trevor |
Ludgershall Ludgershall (UK Parliament constituency) Ludgershall was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.- 1295–1640 :- 1640–1832 :- Sources :... |
John Selden John Selden John Selden was an English jurist and a scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution and scholar of Jewish law... Sir Thomas Lay |
Old Sarum Old Sarum (UK Parliament constituency) Old Sarum was the most infamous of the so-called 'rotten boroughs', a parliamentary constituency of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland which was effectively controlled by a single person, until it was abolished under the Reform Act 1832. The constituency was the site of what had been... |
Michael Oldisworth Michael Oldisworth Michael Oldisworth was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1653. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... Christopher Keightley |
Wootton Bassett Wootton Bassett (UK Parliament constituency) Wootton Bassett was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1447 until 1832, when the rotten borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:... |
Sir John Francklyn John Francklyn John Francklyn was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1644.Francklyn was of Wiltshire. He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford on 18 May 1582, aged 18.... Anthony Rowse |
Marlborough Marlborough (UK Parliament constituency) Marlborough was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.e-1295-1640:-1640-1868:... |
Richard Diggs Henry Piercy |
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Worcestershire Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency) Worcestershire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented until 1832 by two Members of Parliament, traditionally referred... |
Thomas Coventry Thomas Coventry, 2nd Baron Coventry Thomas Coventry, 2nd Baron Coventry was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1626 and 1629 and was subsequently a member of the House of Lords. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... Sir Thomas Bromley Thomas Bromley (died 1641) Sir Thomas Bromley was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629.... |
Worcester Worcester (UK Parliament constituency) Worcester is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1885 it has elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election; from 1295 to 1885 it elected two MPs.... |
John Coucher John Coucher John Coucher was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1604 and 1648.Coucher was the son of John Coucher of Worcester. He was a citizen and weaver and was appointed first of the first assistants of the Clothier's Company on 23 September 1590... John Haselock John Haselock John Haselock was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1626 to 1629.Haselock was one of the two Chamberlains of Worcester in 1621 and Mayor of Worcester in 1623. In 1626, Haselock was elected Member of Parliament for Worcester. He was re-elected MP for Worcester in 1628 and... |
Droitwich Droitwich (UK Parliament constituency) Droitwich was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of England in 1295, and again from 1554, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918... |
John Wilde John Wilde (jurist) John Wilde was an English lawyer and politician. As a serjeant-at-law he was referred to as Serjeant Wilde before he was appointed judge... George Wylde George Wylde George Wylde was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1650.... |
Evesham Evesham (UK Parliament constituency) Evesham was a parliamentary constituency in Worcestershire which was represented in the British House of Commons. Originally a parliamentary borough consisting of the town of Evesham, it was first represented in 1295... |
Sir Robert Harley Richard Cresheld Richard Cresheld Richard Cresheld was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1648.-Biography:Cresheld was the son of Edward Cresheld of Mattishall Norfolk. He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn on 18 June 1608 and called to the bar on 17 October 1615... |
Bewdley Bewdley (UK Parliament constituency) Bewdley was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1605 until 1950. Until 1885 it was a parliamentary borough in Worcestershire, represented by one Member of Parliament; the name was then transferred to a county constituency from 1885 until... |
Ralph Clare Ralph Clare Sir Ralph Clare was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1628.Clare was the eldest son of Sir Francis Clare of Caldwell, Worcestershire who died in 1608. He matriculated at Hart Hall, Oxford on 12 May 1597 aged 10 and was awarded BA... |
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Yorkshire Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency) Yorkshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1290, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832... |
Henry Belasyse Henry Belasyse Henry Belasyse , also known as Henry Bellasis was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1625 and 1642.... Sir Thomas Wentworth, Bt Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford was an English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He served in Parliament and was a supporter of King Charles I. From 1632 to 1639 he instituted a harsh rule as Lord Deputy of Ireland... |
York | Sir Arthur Ingram Arthur Ingram Sir Arthur Ingram was an English investor, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1642. Responsible for the construction, purchase and sale of many manor houses and estates in Yorkshire, the Ingram family are most associated with Temple Newsam which became the... Thomas Hoyle |
Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull (UK Parliament constituency) Kingston upon Hull, often simply referred to as Hull, was a parliamentary constituency in Yorkshire, electing two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1305 until 1885... |
John Lister John Lister (died 1640) John Lister was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1640.Lister was the son of John Lister, a lead merchant of Hull who was mayor and MP for the town. Lister succeeded his father and became mayor of Hull in 1618 and was elected Member of... James Watkinson |
Knaresborough Knaresborough (UK Parliament constituency) Knaresborough was a parliamentary constituency which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, and then one MP until its abolition in 1885.-Before the Great Reform Act:... |
Sir Richard Hutton Sir Richard Hutton, the younger Sir Richard Hutton, the younger was a Yorkshire landowner and Member of Parliament for Knaresborough who lost his life in the English Civil War.... Henry Benson Henry Benson (MP) Henry Benson was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1626 and 1641.Benson was Deputy Steward of Knaresborough. In 1626 he was elected Member of Parliament for Knaresborough. He was re-elected in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without... |
Scarborough Scarborough (UK Parliament constituency) Scarborough was the name of a constituency in Yorkshire, electing Members of Parliament to the House of Commons, at two periods. From 1295 until 1918 it was a parliamentary borough consisting only of the town of Scarborough, electing two MPs until 1885 and one from 1885 until 1918... |
Sir William Constable John Harrison |
Ripon Ripon (UK Parliament constituency) Ripon was a constituency sending members to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1983, centred on the city of Ripon in North Yorkshire.-History:... |
William Mallory William Mallory William Mallory was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1642. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... Sir Thomas Posthumous Hoby Thomas Posthumous Hoby Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby , also sometimes spelt Hobie, Hobbie and Hobby, Posthumous and Postumus, was an English gentleman, Member of Parliament, and Justice of the Peace.... |
Richmond | Sir Talbot Bowes Talbot Bowes Sir Talbot Bowes was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1629.Bowes was the son of Sir George Bowes and his second wife and was baptised on 25 November 1560. He was admitted at Gray's Inn in 1579. In 1593, he was elected Member of Parliament for... James Howell |
Hedon Hedon (UK Parliament constituency) Hedon, sometimes spelt Heydon, was a parliamentary borough in the East Riding of Yorkshire, represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1547 to 1832.-History:... |
Sir Christopher Hilliard Christopher Hilliard (died 1634) Sir Christopher Hilliard was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1629.... Thomas Alured |
Boroughbridge Boroughbridge (UK Parliament constituency) Boroughbridge was a parliamentary borough in Yorkshire from 1553 until 1832, when it was abolished under the Great Reform Act. Throughout its existence it was represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons.... |
Ferdinando, Lord Fairfax Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron , English parliamentary general.-Early life:He was born in Yorkshire the eldest son of Thomas Fairfax, whom Charles I in 1627 created Lord Fairfax of Cameron in the Peerage of Scotland and received a military education in the Netherlands. Two of his... Francis Neville |
Thirsk Thirsk (UK Parliament constituency) Thirsk was a parliamentary borough in Yorkshire, represented in the English and later British House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1547. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832, and by one member from 1832 to 1885, when the constituency was abolished and absorbed into the new... |
Christopher Wandesford Christopher Wandesford Christopher Wandesford , was an English politician administrator, Lord Deputy of Ireland at the end of his life.-Life:He was the son of Sir George Wandesford of Kirklington, Yorkshire, and was born on 24 September 1592.... William Frankland |
Aldborough Aldborough (UK Parliament constituency) Aldborough was a parliamentary borough located in the West Riding of Yorkshire, abolished in the Great Reform Act of 1832. Aldborough returned two Members of Parliament from 1558 until 1832.... |
Henry Darley Robert Stapleton |
Beverley Beverley (UK Parliament constituency) Beverley has been the name of a parliamentary constituency in the East Riding of Yorkshire for three separate periods. From medieval times until 1869, it was a parliamentary borough, consisting solely of the market town of Beverley, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons... |
Sir John Hotham Bt John Hotham Sir John Hotham, 1st Baronet, of Scorborough , English parliamentarian, belonged to a Yorkshire family, and fought on the continent of Europe during the early part of the Thirty Years' War.... Sir William Alford |
Pontefract Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency) Pontefract was an English parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1621 until 1885, and one member from 1885 to 1974.-In the unreformed... |
Sir John Ramsden John Ramsden (died 1646) Sir John Ramsden was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1628 and 1640. He fought for the Royalist army in the English Civil War and was killed in action at the Siege of Newark.... Sir John Jackson |
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Hastings Hastings (UK Parliament constituency) Hastings was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1885 general election, when its representation was reduced to one member.... |
John Ashburnham Nicholas Eversfield |
Romney New Romney (UK Parliament constituency) New Romney was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1371 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.... |
Thomas Godfrey Thomas Brett |
Hythe Hythe (UK Parliament constituency) Hythe was a constituency centred on the town of Hythe in Kent. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons until 1832, when its representation was reduced to one member... |
Sir Peter Heyman Peter Heyman Sir Peter Heyman was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1640.-Life:Heyman was born on 13 May 1580, the son of Henry Heyman of Sellinge, Kent and his wife Rebecca Horne, daughter the Right Rev. Robert Horne, Bishop of Winchester. He was admitted to... Edward Scott |
Dover Dover (UK Parliament constituency) Dover is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... |
John Hippesley Edward Nicholas Edward Nicholas Sir Edward Nicholas was an English statesman.-Life:He was the eldest son of John Nicholas, a member of an old Wiltshire family.He was educated at Salisbury grammar school, Winchester College and Queen's College, Oxford... |
Sandwich Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency) Sandwich was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1885, when it was disfranchised for corruption.-History:... |
John Philpot Peter Peake |
Rye Rye (UK Parliament constituency) Rye was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Rye in East Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was halved under the Reform Act 1832.... |
Richard Tufton Thomas Fotherby |
Winchelsea Winchelsea (UK Parliament constituency) Winchelsea was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-Boundaries:... |
William Twysden Sir William Twysden, 1st Baronet Sir William Twysden, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1628.... Sir Ralph Freeman |
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Anglesey | Richard Bulkeley Richard Bulkeley (died 1640) Richard Bulkeley was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1626 and 1629.Bulkeley was the eldest son of Sir Richard Bulkeley. In 1626, Bulkeley was elected Member of Parliament for Anglesey. He was admitted to Gray's Inn on 23 October 1616... |
Beaumaris Beaumaris (UK Parliament constituency) Beaumaris was a parliamentary borough in Anglesey, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1553, then to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and to the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885, when the constituency... |
Charles Jones Charles Jones (MP for Beaumaris) Charles Jones was a Welsh lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1640.Jones was the son of Sir William Jones and his wife Margaret Griffith, daughter of Griffith ap John Griffith of Kevenamulch, Carnarvonshire. His father was a judge and MP. Jones... |
Brecknockshire | Sir Henry Williams Sir Henry Williams, 2nd Baronet Sir Henry Williams, 2nd Baronet was a British politician.He was one of the Williams Baronets. He was a Member of Parliament and represented the constituencies of Brecon and Breconshire .-References:... |
Brecknock | Walter Pye Walter Pye (junior) Sir Walter Pye was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1628 and 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.... |
Cardiganshire | James Lewis James Lewis (MP for Cardiganshire) James Lewis was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1656. He supported the Royalist and then the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
Cardigan Cardigan (UK Parliament constituency) The Cardigan District of Boroughs was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors, from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1885 general election... |
John Vaughan John Vaughan (judge) Sir John Vaughan SL , of Trawsgoed, was a British justice.-Life:He was born in Ceredigion, Wales, the eldest of eight children of Edward Vaughan and his wife Letitia Stedman of Strata Florida, and was educated initially at The King's School, Worcester between 1613 and 1618, when he was admitted to... |
Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire (UK Parliament constituency) Carmarthenshire was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was increased to two members for the 1832 general election.... |
(Sir) Richard Vaughan Richard Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Carbery Richard Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Carbery KB, PC , styled The Honourable from 1621 until 1628 and then Lord Vaughan until 1634, was a Welsh soldier, peer and politician... |
Carmarthen Carmarthen (UK Parliament constituency) Carmarthen was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997... |
Henry Vaughan |
Carnarvonshire | John Griffith John Griffith (MP for Beaumaris) John Griffith was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1642.Griffith was the son of John Griffith , Llyn... |
Carnarvon | Edward Littleton Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Lyttleton of Mounslow Edward, Baron Littleton , from Munslow in Shropshire, was a Chief Justice of North Wales. He was descended from the judge and legal scholar, Thomas de Littleton. His father, also Edward, had been Chief Justice of North Wales before him.-Education and career:He was educated at Oxford before... |
Denbighshire Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency) Denbighshire was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in north Wales, from 1542 to 1885.- History :From 1542, it returned one Member of Parliament , traditionally known as the knight of the shire, to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then to the Parliament of Great... |
Sir Eubule Thelwall Eubule Thelwall Sir Eubule Thelwall a Welsh lawyer, academic and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1629. He was principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1621 to 1630.-Life:... |
Denbigh Boroughs Denbigh Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency) Denbigh District of Boroughs was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Denbigh in Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons.The constituency first returned an MP in 1542, to the English Parliament... |
Hugh Myddleton Hugh Myddleton Sir Hugh Myddelton , 1st Baronet was a Welsh goldsmith, clothmaker, banker, entrepreneur, mine-owner and self-taught engineer... |
Flintshire Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency) Flintshire was a parliamentary constituency in North-East Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.- Boundaries :... |
Robert Jones Robert Jones (of Castell-March) Robert Jones was a Welsh landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1625 and 1629.Jones was the son of Sir William Jones and his wife Margaret Griffith, daughter of Griffith ap John Griffith of Kevenamulch, Carnarvonshire. His father was a judge and MP... |
Flint | William Ravenscroft William Ravenscroft William Ravenscroft was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1628.Ravenscroft was the son of George Ravenscroft. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1578, aged 17 and was awarded BA in 1580. He entered Lincoln's Inn in 1580. In 1586,... |
Glamorgan | Sir Robert Mansell Robert Mansell Sir Robert Mansel was an admiral of the English Royal Navy and a Member of Parliament , mostly for Welsh constituencies. His name was sometimes given as Sir Robert Mansfield and Sir Robert Maunsell.... |
Cardiff Cardiff (UK Parliament constituency) Cardiff was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Cardiff in South Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1918 general election.- MPs 1542-1645 :- MPs 1645–1832 :... |
Lewis Morgan Lewis Morgan (MP) Lewis Morgan was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629.Morgan was the son of Sir Thomas Morgan, of Ruperra. In 1628, he was elected Member of Parliament for Cardiff and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years... |
Merioneth Merioneth (UK Parliament constituency) Merioneth, sometimes called Merionethshire, was a constituency in North Wales established in 1542, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the English Parliament, and later to the Parliament of Great Britain and of the United Kingdom... |
Richard Vaughan Richard Vaughan (of Corsygedol) Robert Vaughan was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629.Vaughan was the son of William Vaughan of Plas-hen and his wife Ann who was heiress of Corsygedol. In 1628, he was elected Member of Parliament for Merioneth and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule... |
Montgomeryshire Montgomeryshire (UK Parliament constituency) Montgomeryshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1542, it elects one Member of Parliament , traditionally known as the knight of the shire, by the first-past-the-post system of election.The Montgomeryshire Welsh Assembly... |
William Herbert William Herbert, 1st Baron Powis William Herbert, 1st Baron Powis was a British nobleman.He was born in Powis Castle, the son of Sir Edward Herbert and Mary Stanley, daughter of Sir Thomas Stanley, Under-Treasurer of the Royal Mint... |
Montgomery Montgomery (UK Parliament constituency) Montgomery was a constituency represented until 1707 in the House of Commons of England and later in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... |
Sir Richard Lloyd Richard Lloyd (Royalist) Sir Richard Lloyd was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1676. He fought for the Royalist army in the English Civil War.... |
Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency) Pembrokeshire was a parliamentary constituency based on the county of Pembrokeshire in Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.- History :... |
John Wogan John Wogan Sir John Wogan was a Welsh politician.Wogan was the son of Sir William Wogan and his wife Sybil, and studied at Jesus College, Oxford. He was Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire in 1614, 1620–22, 1625, 1626, 1628–29, 1640 and 1640–1644. He was also High Sheriff of... |
Pembroke Pembroke (UK Parliament constituency) Pembroke was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pembroke in West Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:For the creation and early history of the seat, see... |
Hugh Owen Sir Hugh Owen, 1st Baronet Sir Hugh Owen, 1st Baronet was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1626 and 1660. He sided originally with the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War, but the strength of his allegiance was in doubt.Owen was the son of John Owen and his wife Dorothy... |
Haverford West Haverfordwest (UK Parliament constituency) Haverfordwest was a parliamentary constituency. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.- History :... |
Sir James Perrot James Perrot Sir James Perrot was a Welsh writer and Member of Parliament .He was the illegitimate son of Sir John Perrot, who was himself rumoured to be an illegitiamte son of Henry VIII. He matriculated from Jesus College, Oxford in 1586. He became a member of Middle Temple in 1590... |
Radnorshire Radnorshire (UK Parliament constituency) Radnorshire was created in 1542 as a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918... |
Richard Jones Richard Jones (MP for Radnor) Richard Jones was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.Jones was the grandson of Griffith Jones of Trewern... |
Radnor Radnor (UK Parliament constituency) Radnor or New Radnor was a constituency in Wales between 1542 and 1885; it elected one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliaments of England , Great Britain and the United Kingdom , by the first past the post electoral... |
Charles Price Charles Price (Royalist) Charles Price was a Welsh soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1642. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War and is believed to have been killed in a duel.... |