Samuel Stephens was a politician in Cornwall

Cornwall

Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...

. He sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in two periods between 1806 at 1820.

He served as High Sheriff of Cornwall

High Sheriff of Cornwall

High Sheriffs of Cornwall: a chronological list:Note: The right to choose High Sheriffs each year is vested in the Duchy of Cornwall, rather than the Privy Council, chaired by the Sovereign, which chooses the Sheriffs of all other English counties, other than those in the Duchy of...

 for 1805 and then at the 1806 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1806

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 was elected as a Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for 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:...

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where he was re-elected in 1807

United Kingdom general election, 1807

The election to the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1807 was the third general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland....

and held the seat until the 1812 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1812

The election to the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1812 was the fourth general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland....

, when he did not contest St Ives.

He was re-elected for St Ives at the 1818 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1818

The 1818 general election of the United Kingdom saw the Whigs gain a few seats, but the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool retained a majority of around 90 seats...

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and held the seat until the next election, in 1820

United Kingdom general election, 1820

The 1820 UK general election, held shortly after the Radical War in Scotland and the Cato Street Conspiracy. In this atmosphere, the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool were able to win a substantial majority over the Whigs....

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He was the son of a previous MP for St Ives, Samuel Stephens

Samuel Stephens (senior)

Samuel Stephens was a politician and MP for St. Ives between 1752 and 1754. He was responsible for the building of Tregenna Castle....

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He married (on 29 November 1796), Betty Wallis, the daughter of Samuel Wallis

Samuel Wallis

Samuel Wallis was a Cornish navigator who circumnavigated the world.Wallis was born near Camelford, Cornwall. In 1766 he was given the command of HMS Dolphin to circumnavigate the world, accompanied by the Swallow under the command of Philip Carteret...

 and his wife Betty, daughter of John Hearle of Penryn

Penryn, Cornwall

Penryn is a civil parish and town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the Penryn River about one mile northwest of Falmouth...

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They had five children:

1. Samuel Wallis, his heir.
2. John Augustus.
3. Francis Hearle, a cavalry officer.
4. Henry Lewis, of Oriel College, Oxford.
5. Ferdinand Thomas.
6. Sarah-Maria (5 October 1800 - 16 June 1878). She married (6 March 1827) the Reverend Charles William Davy.

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