Radnorshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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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. It elected one knight of the shire (MP) by the first past the post system.
In 1918, having too small a population to continue electing an MP in its own right, Radnorshire was combined with the neighbouring seat of Breconshire
to form a new Brecon and Radnor
constituency.
Notes
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
of the House of Commons
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The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
of the Parliament of England
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
then of the Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...
from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
from 1801 to 1918. It elected one knight of the shire (MP) by the first past the post system.
In 1918, having too small a population to continue electing an MP in its own right, Radnorshire was combined with the neighbouring seat of Breconshire
Breconshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Breconshire or Brecknockshire was a constituency in Wales 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, between 1542 and 1918...
to form a new Brecon and Radnor
Brecon and Radnorshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Brecon and Radnorshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1918, it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election; until 1997 its name was simply Brecon and Radnor.The Brecon and Radnorshire Welsh...
constituency.
1542-1604
| Parliament | Member |
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| 1542 | John Baker, died 1544 and replaced by John Price |
| 1545 | John Knill |
| 1547 | Richard Blick |
| 1553 (Mar) | |
| 1553 (Oct) | Charles Vaughan |
| 1554 (Apr) | John Bradshaw |
| 1554 (Nov) | John Knill |
| 1555 | Stephen Price |
| 1558 | Ieuan Lewis |
| 1559 (Jan) | Thomas Lewis Thomas Lewis (of Harpton) Thomas Lewis was a British politician.The son of Hugh Lewis of Gladestry and Harpton, Thomas Lewis was appointed to the magistrates' bench in 1547 and also served as Sheriff of Radnorshire in 1551... |
| 1562–1563 | Thomas Lewis Thomas Lewis (of Harpton) Thomas Lewis was a British politician.The son of Hugh Lewis of Gladestry and Harpton, Thomas Lewis was appointed to the magistrates' bench in 1547 and also served as Sheriff of Radnorshire in 1551... |
| 1571 | Walter Price |
| 1572-1581 | Roger Vaughan |
| 1584-1585 | Thomas Lewis Thomas Lewis (of Harpton) Thomas Lewis was a British politician.The son of Hugh Lewis of Gladestry and Harpton, Thomas Lewis was appointed to the magistrates' bench in 1547 and also served as Sheriff of Radnorshire in 1551... |
| 1586 | Thomas Lewis Thomas Lewis (of Harpton) Thomas Lewis was a British politician.The son of Hugh Lewis of Gladestry and Harpton, Thomas Lewis was appointed to the magistrates' bench in 1547 and also served as Sheriff of Radnorshire in 1551... |
| 1588 (Oct) | Ieuan Lewis |
| 1593 | James Price James Price (of Monachty) James Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1593 and 1622.Price was the son of John Price of Monachty and his wife Elizabeth Whitney, daughter of Sir Robert Whitney of Whitney, Herefordshire. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 13 June 1589... |
| 1597-1598 | James Price James Price (of Monachty) James Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1593 and 1622.Price was the son of John Price of Monachty and his wife Elizabeth Whitney, daughter of Sir Robert Whitney of Whitney, Herefordshire. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 13 June 1589... |
| 1601 (Oct) | James Price James Price (of Monachty) James Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1593 and 1622.Price was the son of John Price of Monachty and his wife Elizabeth Whitney, daughter of Sir Robert Whitney of Whitney, Herefordshire. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 13 June 1589... |
1604-1918
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| 1604-1611 | James Price James Price (of Monachty) James Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1593 and 1622.Price was the son of John Price of Monachty and his wife Elizabeth Whitney, daughter of Sir Robert Whitney of Whitney, Herefordshire. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 13 June 1589... |
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| 1614 | James Price James Price (of Monachty) James Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1593 and 1622.Price was the son of John Price of Monachty and his wife Elizabeth Whitney, daughter of Sir Robert Whitney of Whitney, Herefordshire. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 13 June 1589... |
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| 1621-1622: | James Price James Price (of Monachty) James Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1593 and 1622.Price was the son of John Price of Monachty and his wife Elizabeth Whitney, daughter of Sir Robert Whitney of Whitney, Herefordshire. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 13 June 1589... |
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| 1624 | James Price James Price (of Pilleth) James Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1624 to 1626.Price was the son of John Price of Pileth. His father was an officer in the wars of Queen Elizabeth. Price was High Sheriff of Radnorshire in 1601 and 1613. In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament for... |
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| 1625 | James Price James Price (of Pilleth) James Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1624 to 1626.Price was the son of John Price of Pileth. His father was an officer in the wars of Queen Elizabeth. Price was High Sheriff of Radnorshire in 1601 and 1613. In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament for... |
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| 1626 | James Price James Price (of Pilleth) James Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1624 to 1626.Price was the son of John Price of Pileth. His father was an officer in the wars of Queen Elizabeth. Price was High Sheriff of Radnorshire in 1601 and 1613. In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament for... |
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| 1628 | 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... |
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| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | ||
| November 1640 Long Parliament The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and... |
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.... |
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| October 1642 | Price disabled to sit - seat vacant | ||
| 1647 | Arthur Annesley Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey PC was an Anglo-Irish royalist statesman. After short periods as President of the Council of State and Treasurer of the Navy, he served as Lord Privy Seal between 1673 and 1682 for Charles II... |
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| December 1648 | Annesley excluded in Pride's Purge Pride's Purge Pride’s Purge is an event in December 1648, during the Second English Civil War, when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the Long Parliament all those who were not supporters of the Grandees in the New Model Army and the Independents... - seat vacant |
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| 1653 | Radnorshire was not separately represented in the Barebones Parliament Barebones Parliament Barebone's Parliament, also known as the Little Parliament, the Nominated Assembly and the Parliament of Saints, came into being on 4 July 1653, and was the last attempt of the English Commonwealth to find a stable political form before the installation of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector... |
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| 1654 First Protectorate Parliament The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House.... |
George Gwynne George Gwynne George Gwynne was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1660.Gwynne was the son of David Gwynne and his wife Joan Morgan daughter of George Morgan of Itton, Monmouthshire. He inherited Pencoyd Castle Monmouthshire from his uncle Christopher Morgan... and Henry Williams Henry Williams (MP for Radnorshire) Henry Williams was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1659.Williams was the son of Robert Williams of Caehalfa and probably the grandson of Sir David Williams of Gwernyfed... |
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| 1656 Second Protectorate Parliament The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons... |
George Gwynne George Gwynne George Gwynne was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1660.Gwynne was the son of David Gwynne and his wife Joan Morgan daughter of George Morgan of Itton, Monmouthshire. He inherited Pencoyd Castle Monmouthshire from his uncle Christopher Morgan... and Henry Williams Henry Williams (MP for Radnorshire) Henry Williams was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1659.Williams was the son of Robert Williams of Caehalfa and probably the grandson of Sir David Williams of Gwernyfed... |
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| January 1659 Third Protectorate Parliament The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons... |
Henry Williams Henry Williams (MP for Radnorshire) Henry Williams was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1659.Williams was the son of Robert Williams of Caehalfa and probably the grandson of Sir David Williams of Gwernyfed... |
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| May 1659 Rump Parliament The Rump Parliament is the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason.... |
Not represented in the restored Rump Rump Parliament The Rump Parliament is the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason.... |
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| April 1660 | George Gwynne George Gwynne George Gwynne was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1660.Gwynne was the son of David Gwynne and his wife Joan Morgan daughter of George Morgan of Itton, Monmouthshire. He inherited Pencoyd Castle Monmouthshire from his uncle Christopher Morgan... |
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| 1661 | 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.... |
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| 1677 | Richard Williams | ||
| 1679 | Rowland Gwynne | ||
| 1685 | Richard Williams | ||
| 1689 | Rowland Gwynne | ||
| 1690 | Richard Williams | ||
| 1692 | John Jeffreys | ||
| 1698 | Thomas Harley Thomas Harley (of Kinsham) Thomas Harley was a British politician, an ally of his cousin Robert Harley.He was the eldest surviving son of Thomas Harley, of Kinsham Court, and his wife Abigail Saltonstall Thomas Harley (c.1667 – 1738) was a British politician, an ally of his cousin Robert Harley.He was the eldest surviving... |
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| 1715 British general election, 1715 The British general election of 1715 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 5th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707... |
Richard Fowler | ||
| 1722 British general election, 1722 The British general election of 1722 elected members to serve in the House of Commons of the 6th Parliament of Great Britain. This event took place following the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election was fiercely fought, with contests taking place... |
Sir Humphrey Howorth | ||
| 1755 | Howell Gwynne | ||
| 1761 British general election, 1761 The British general election, 1761 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707... |
Marquess of Carnarvon James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos PC , styled Marquess of Carnarvon from 1744 to 1771, was a British peer and politician.-Background:... |
Whig | |
| 1768 British general election, 1768 The British general election, 1768 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.-Summary of the Constituencies:... |
Chase Price Chase Price Chase Price was an 18th century British lawyer and politician.He was an ancestor of two British Prime Ministers, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury and Arthur Balfour.-Life:... |
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| 1777 | Thomas Johnes | ||
| 1780 British general election, 1780 The British general election, 1780 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain to be held after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707... |
Thomas Johnes | ||
| 1784 British general election, 1784 The British general election of 1784 resulted in William Pitt the Younger securing an overall majority of about 120 in the House of Commons of Great Britain, having previously had to survive in a House which was dominated by his opponents.-Background:... |
Thomas Johnes | ||
| 1790 British general election, 1790 The British general election, 1790 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.-Political Situation:... |
Thomas Johnes | ||
| 1796 British general election, 1796 The British general election, 1796 returned members to serve in the 18th and last House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain to be held before the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 January 1801... |
Walter Wilkins | ||
| 1828 | Thomas Frankland Lewis | Tory | |
| 1835 United Kingdom general election, 1835 The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of the 1832 election, but the Whigs maintained a large... |
Walter Wilkins | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1840 | Sir John Walsh John Walsh, 1st Baron Ormathwaite John Benn Walsh, 1st Baron Ormathwaite , known as Sir John Walsh, Bt, between 1825 and 1868, was a British politician.-Early life:... |
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| 1868 United Kingdom general election, 1868 The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom... |
Hon. Arthur Walsh Arthur Walsh, 2nd Baron Ormathwaite Arthur Walsh, 2nd Baron Ormathwaite was a British politician, the son of John Walsh, 1st Baron Ormathwaite.He was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Leominster in 1865, resigning in 1868 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead... |
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| 1880 United Kingdom general election, 1880 -Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *... |
Sir Richard Green-Price Sir Richard Green-Price, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Green-Price, 1st Baronet , was a Welsh Liberal politician.Born Richard Green, he assumed the additional surname of Price as heir to his maternal uncle Richard Price of Norton Manor, Radnorshire. He was returned to Parliament for Radnor in 1863, a seat he held until 1869, and later... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 -Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:... |
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| 1892 United Kingdom general election, 1892 The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 July to 26 July 1892. It saw the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, win the greatest number of seats, but not enough for an overall majority as William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals won many more seats than in the 1886 general election... |
Frank Edwards | Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| 1895 United Kingdom general election, 1895 The United Kingdom general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery... |
Powlett Milbank Sir Powlett Milbank, 2nd Baronet Sir Powlett Charles John Milbank, 2nd Baronet , was a British Conservative Member of Parliament.Milbank was returned to Parliament for Radnorshire in 1895, a seat he held until 1900. In 1898 he succeeded as second Baronet, of Well and Hart. He died in January 1918, aged 65.-References:*Kidd,... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 1900 United Kingdom general election, 1900 -Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**... |
Frank Edwards | Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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| January 1910 | Sir Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewellyn Sir Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewellyn, 2nd Baronet Sir Charles Leyshon Dillwyn-Venables-Llewellyn, 2nd Baronet was a Welsh Conservative Member of Parliament who briefly represented Radnorshire in the House of Commons and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Radnorshire.... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| December 1910 | Sir Frank Edwards | Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
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Notes
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