Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)

Somerset was a parliamentary constituency

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:...

in Somerset

Somerset

The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...

, which returned two Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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(MPs), known traditionally as knights of the shire

Knights of the Shire

From the creation of the Parliament of England in mediaeval times until 1826 each county of England and Wales sent two Knights of the Shire as members of Parliament to represent the interests of the county, when the number of knights from Yorkshire was increased to four...

, to the House of Commons of England

House of Commons of England

The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...

until 1707

Acts of Union 1707

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, the House of Commons of Great Britain

House of Commons of Great Britain

The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801. In 1707, as a result of the Acts of Union of that year, it replaced the House of Commons of England and the third estate of the Parliament of Scotland, as one of the most significant...

from 1707 to 1800

Act of Union 1800

The Acts of Union 1800 describe two complementary Acts, namely:* the Union with Ireland Act 1800 , an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, and...

, and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.

Elections were held by the bloc vote

Plurality-at-large voting

Plurality-at-large voting is a non-proportional voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes similar to a plurality election...

system.

MPs 1290–1629

Constituency created (1290)

Parliament	First member	Second member
Parliament of 1373	Sir John Delamare John Delamare Sir John Delamare was a knight at the court of King Edward III of England and the builder of Nunney Castle in Somerset.He gained permission to turn his manor house at Nunney into Nunney Castle in 1373...
Parliament of 1377	Sir John Delamare John Delamare Sir John Delamare was a knight at the court of King Edward III of England and the builder of Nunney Castle in Somerset.He gained permission to turn his manor house at Nunney into Nunney Castle in 1373...	Sir Thomas Hungerford
Parliament of 1382	Sir John Delamare John Delamare Sir John Delamare was a knight at the court of King Edward III of England and the builder of Nunney Castle in Somerset.He gained permission to turn his manor house at Nunney into Nunney Castle in 1373...	Sir Thomas Hungerford
Parliament of 1386	Sir William Bonville	Sir Thomas Brooke
First Parliament of 1388	Sir William Bonville	Sir Thomas Brooke
Second Parliament of 1388	Sir Thomas Hungerford	Sir John Bunghersh
First Parliament of 1390	Sir Stephen Derby	Thomas Beaupine
Second Parliament of 1390	Sir John Berkeley	Sir Thomas Hungerford
Parliament of 1391	Sir John Rodney	Sir Thomas Brooke
Parliament of 1393	Sir Thomas Brooke	Sir William Bonville
Parliament of 1394	Sir Humphrey Stafford I	Sir John Berkeley
Parliament of 1395	Sir William Bonville	Sir Thomas Brooke
First Parliament of 1397	Sir Thomas Brooke	Sir Thomas Arthur
Second Parliament of 1397	Sir Ivo Fitzwaryn	Sir Thomas Brooke
Parliament of 1399	Sir Thomas Brooke	Sir William Bonville
Parliament of 1401	Sir Thomas Beauchamp	William Stourton William Stourton (speaker) William Stourton was a Speaker of the House of Commons of England from May 1413 to June 1413 when he represented the constituency of Dorset.He was born the son and heir of John Stourton of Stourton, Wiltshire....
Parliament of 1402	Sir Thomas Brooke	William Stourton William Stourton (speaker) William Stourton was a Speaker of the House of Commons of England from May 1413 to June 1413 when he represented the constituency of Dorset.He was born the son and heir of John Stourton of Stourton, Wiltshire....
First Parliament of 1404	Sir Thomas Brooke	William Stourton William Stourton (speaker) William Stourton was a Speaker of the House of Commons of England from May 1413 to June 1413 when he represented the constituency of Dorset.He was born the son and heir of John Stourton of Stourton, Wiltshire....
Second Parliament of 1404	Sir Hugh Lutrell	Sir Leonard Hakluyt
Parliament of 1406	Sir Walter Rodney	Sir Leonard Hakluyt
Parliament of 1407	Sir Thomas Brooke	Richard Cheddar
Parliament of 1410	Walter Hungerford Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford KG was an English knight, landowner, from 1400 to 1414 Member of the House of Commons, of which he became Speaker, then was an Admiral and peer....	Sir Thomas Brooke
Second Parliament of 1413	Sir Thomas Brooke	Richard Cheddar
First Parliament of 1414	Sir John Tiptoft John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft Sir John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft was a Knight of the Shire for Huntingdonshire and Somerset, Speaker of the House of Commons, Treasurer of the Household, Chief Butler of England, Treasurer of the Exchequer and Seneschal of Landes and Aquitaine.-Early life:This English nobleman was the eldest...	Sir Hugh Luttrell
Second Parliament of 1414	Sir Hugh Luttrell	Robert Hill
Parliament of 1415	Sir Hugh Luttrell	Robert Hill
First Parliament of 1416	Robert Hill	Richard Boyton
Parliament of 1417	Thomas Brooke	Richard Cheddar
Parliament of 1419	Robert Hill	John Stourton
Parliament of 1420	Sir Thomas Stawell	John Stourton
First Parliament of 1421	Sir William Bonville William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville, KG was an English nobleman, soldier, and administrator. He was a staunch Yorkist supporter during the Wars of the Roses, and he was executed following the Yorkist defeat at the Second Battle of St Albans, by the orders of Queen consort Margaret of Anjou...	Sir Thomas Brooke
Second Parliament of 1421	Richard Cheddar	John Stourton
Parliament of 1424	Giles Daubeney Giles Daubeney, 6th Baron Daubeney Sir Giles Daubeney was the 6th Baron Daubeney, an English knight, and a county sheriff. His effigy can be seen today in South Petherton, Somerset, England.-Life:...
Parliament of 1429	Giles Daubeney Giles Daubeney, 6th Baron Daubeney Sir Giles Daubeney was the 6th Baron Daubeney, an English knight, and a county sheriff. His effigy can be seen today in South Petherton, Somerset, England.-Life:...
Parliament of 1433	John Hody John Hody Sir John Hody was an English judge and Chief Justice of the King’s Bench-Origins:Hody was descended from a family of considerable antiquity, though of no great note, in Devon. Jordan de Hode held lands in Hode in the thirteenth century; Richard de Hody was the king's escheator of that county in...
Parliament of 1435	John Hody John Hody Sir John Hody was an English judge and Chief Justice of the King’s Bench-Origins:Hody was descended from a family of considerable antiquity, though of no great note, in Devon. Jordan de Hode held lands in Hode in the thirteenth century; Richard de Hody was the king's escheator of that county in...
Parliament of 1437	John Hody John Hody Sir John Hody was an English judge and Chief Justice of the King’s Bench-Origins:Hody was descended from a family of considerable antiquity, though of no great note, in Devon. Jordan de Hode held lands in Hode in the thirteenth century; Richard de Hody was the king's escheator of that county in...
Parliament of 1529	Sir Nicholas Wadham	Sir William Stourton
Parliament of 1539	Sir Hugh Paulet	Sir Thomas Speke
Parliament of 1545	Sir Thomas Speke	Sir John St Loe
Parliament of 1547	Sir Maurice Berkeley	Sir Henry Capell
First Parliament of 1553	Sir Ralph Hopton	Sir Edward Rogers Edward Rogers (comptroller) Sir Edward Rogers was an English gentleman who served as an Officer of State in various capacities during the Tudor period. He rose to become Comptroller and Vice-Chamberlain of the Household to Elizabeth I of England from 1560 to 1568.-Life:...
Second Parliament of 1553	Sir Edward Rogers Edward Rogers (comptroller) Sir Edward Rogers was an English gentleman who served as an Officer of State in various capacities during the Tudor period. He rose to become Comptroller and Vice-Chamberlain of the Household to Elizabeth I of England from 1560 to 1568.-Life:...	Sir Ralph Hopton
First Parliament of 1554	Sir Edward Walgrave	Sir John Sydenham
Second Parliament of 1554	Sir Edward Walgrave	Humphrey Colles
Parliament of 1555	?Sir Ralph Hopton	?Sir John St Loe
Parliament of 1558	Sir Edward Rogers Edward Rogers (comptroller) Sir Edward Rogers was an English gentleman who served as an Officer of State in various capacities during the Tudor period. He rose to become Comptroller and Vice-Chamberlain of the Household to Elizabeth I of England from 1560 to 1568.-Life:...	John Walshe
Parliament of 1559		Sir William St Loe
Parliament of 1562-1567		Sir Maurice Berkeley
Parliament of 1571	Amias Paulet Amias Paulet Sir Amias Paulet was an English diplomat, Governor of Jersey, and the gaoler for a period of Mary, Queen of Scots.-Life:...	George Rogers
Parliament of 1572-1581	Sir Hugh Paulet Hugh Paulet Sir Hugh Paulet or Poulet was an English military commander and governor of Jersey.-Life:Born after 1500, he was the eldest son of Sir Amias Paulet of Hinton St. George, Somerset, by his second wife. A younger brother, John, born about 1509, became in 1554 the last Roman Catholic dean of Jersey... died Sir George Speke	Sir Maurice Berkeley
Parliament of 1584-1585	Thomas Horner	(Sir) Henry Berkeley
Parliament of 1586-1587	Thomas Horner	(Sir) Henry Berkeley
Parliament of 1588-1589	(Sir) Francis Hastings Francis Hastings (died 1610) Sir Francis Hastings was an English Puritan politician.He was the fifth and youngest son of the 2nd Earl of Huntingdon. His older brothers were Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon....	Edward Dyer Edward Dyer Sir Edward Dyer was an English courtier and poet.-Life:The son of Sir Thomas Dyer, Kt., he was born at Sharpham Park, Glastonbury, Somerset. He was educated, according to Anthony Wood, either at Balliol College, Oxford or at Broadgates Hall , and left after taking a degree...
Parliament of 1593
Parliament of 1597-1598	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 Hugh Portman
Parliament of 1601	(Sir) Edward Phelips Edward Phelips Sir Edward Phelips was an English lawyer and politician, the Speaker of the English House of Commons from 1604 until 1611, and subsequently Master of the Rolls from 1611 until his death in 1614. He was an elected MP from 1584, and in 1588, following a successful career as a lawyer, he commissioned...	Sir Maurice Berkeley Maurice Berkeley (Somerset MP) Maurice Berkeley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1614.Berkeley was the son of Sir Henry Berkeley of Bruton and his wife Margaret Lygon, daughter of William Lygon of Madresfield, Worcestershire...
Parliament of 1604-1611		Sir Francis Hastings Francis Hastings (died 1610) Sir Francis Hastings was an English Puritan politician.He was the fifth and youngest son of the 2nd Earl of Huntingdon. His older brothers were Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon.... died 1610 In his place John Poulett John Poulett, 1st Baron Poulett John Poulett, 1st Baron Poulett, was an English sailor and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1610 and 1621 and was later raised to the peerage....
Addled Parliament (1614) Addled Parliament The Addled Parliament was the second Parliament of England of the reign of James I of England , which sat between 5 April and 7 June 1614...	Sir Maurice Berkeley Maurice Berkeley (Somerset MP) Maurice Berkeley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1614.Berkeley was the son of Sir Henry Berkeley of Bruton and his wife Margaret Lygon, daughter of William Lygon of Madresfield, Worcestershire...
Parliament of 1621-1622		Robert Hopton
Happy Parliament (1624-1625) Happy Parliament The Happy Parliament was the fourth and last Parliament of England of the reign of King James I, sitting from 19 February 1624 to 24 May 1624 and then from 2 November 1624 to 16 February 1625...	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...	John Simms
Useless Parliament (1625) Useless Parliament The Useless Parliament was the first Parliament of England of the reign of King Charles I, sitting only from June until August 1625. It gained its name because it transacted no significant business, making it 'useless' from the king's point of view...		John Stawell John Stawell Sir John Stawell or Stowell was an English Member of Parliament and Royalist governor of Taunton during the English Civil War....
Parliament of 1625-1626	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...	Sir John Horner
Parliament of 1628-1629	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...
No Parliament summoned 1629-1640

MPs 1640–1832

Election	\|2nd Member	2nd Party
April 1640 Short Parliament The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....		Sir 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...	Royalist Cavalier Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration...		Thomas Smith Thomas Smith (1609-1642) Thomas Smith or Smyth was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1642. He fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War....	Royalist Cavalier Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration...
November 1640 Long Parliament The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...		Sir John Poulett John Poulett, 2nd Baron Poulett John Poulett, 2nd Baron Poulett , of Hinton St George in Somerset, was an English peer and Member of Parliament who fought on the Royalist side during the English Civil War....	Royalist Cavalier Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration...		Sir John Stawell John Stawell Sir John Stawell or Stowell was an English Member of Parliament and Royalist governor of Taunton during the English Civil War....	Royalist Cavalier Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration...
August 1642	Poulett and Stawell disabled from sitting - both seats vacant
1645		George Horner George Horner (died 1677) Sir George Horner was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1645 and 1660....			John Harrington John Harrington (died 1654) John Harrington was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1645.Harrington was the son of Sir John Harrington, of Kelston, Somerset. He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford on 7 December 1604 aged 15 He migrated to Cambridge University where he was incorporated in 1607. ...
Election declared void and new writ issued
1646		George Horner George Horner (died 1677) Sir George Horner was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1645 and 1660....			John Harrington John Harrington (died 1654) John Harrington was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1645.Harrington was the son of Sir John Harrington, of Kelston, Somerset. He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford on 7 December 1604 aged 15 He migrated to Cambridge University where he was incorporated in 1607. ...
December 1648	Horner 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			Harrington did not sit after 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...
Somerset had four members 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...
1653	General-at-sea Robert Blake Robert Blake (admiral) Robert Blake was one of the most important military commanders of the Commonwealth of England and one of the most famous English admirals of the 17th century. Blake is recognised as the chief founder of England's naval supremacy, a dominance subsequently inherited by the British Royal Navy into... , John Pine John Pine John Pine was an English designer, engraver, and cartographer notable for his artistic contribution to the Augustan style and Newtonian scientific paradigm that flourished during the British Enlightenment.-Early life and apprenticeships:... , Dennis Hollister, Henry Henley Henry Henley Henry Henley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1653 and 1681. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War....
Somerset had eleven members in the First First Protectorate Parliament The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House.... and Second 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... Parliaments of the Protectorate
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....	Sir John Horner, John Buckland, General John Desborough John Desborough John Desborough was an English soldier and politician who supported the parliamentary cause during the English Civil War.-Life:He was the son of James Desborough of Eltisley, Cambridgeshire, and of Elizabeth Hatley of Over in the same county, was baptized on 13 November 1608. He was educated for... , John Preston, John Harrington John Harrington (Parliamentarian) John Harrington was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1654. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... , John Ashe John Ashe (of Freshford) John Ashe was an English clothier and politician who sat in the House of Commons ar various times between 1640 and 1656.Ashe was the son of James Ashe of Freshford, Somerset and his wife Grace Pitt, daughter of Richard Pitt of Melcombe Regis He entered the cloth trade and became on the "greatest... , Charles Steynings, Robert Long, Richard Jones, Thomas Hippisley, Samuel Perry
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...	John Buckland, General John Desborough John Desborough John Desborough was an English soldier and politician who supported the parliamentary cause during the English Civil War.-Life:He was the son of James Desborough of Eltisley, Cambridgeshire, and of Elizabeth Hatley of Over in the same county, was baptized on 13 November 1608. He was educated for... , John Harrington John Harrington (Parliamentarian) John Harrington was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1654. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... , John Ashe John Ashe (of Freshford) John Ashe was an English clothier and politician who sat in the House of Commons ar various times between 1640 and 1656.Ashe was the son of James Ashe of Freshford, Somerset and his wife Grace Pitt, daughter of Richard Pitt of Melcombe Regis He entered the cloth trade and became on the "greatest... , Robert Long, Alexander Popham Alexander Popham Alexander Popham, of Littlecote, Wiltshire was an English politician. He is now remembered for his role as patron of the philosopher John Locke.... , Colonel John Gorges, Francis Luttrell Francis Luttrell Francis Luttrell was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1656 and 1666.... , Sir Lislebone Long Lislebone Long Sir Lislebone Long , baptised Loveban, was born at Beckington, Somerset, the son of William Long of Stratton on the Fosse and Mary Lovibond... , William Wyndham Sir William Wyndham, 1st Baronet Sir William Wyndham, 1st Baronet , English politician, was Member of Parliament for Somerset 1656-1658 and for Taunton 1659 and 1660-1679.He was made a Baronet in 1661, of Orchard, Somerset.- References :*... , Francis Rolle Francis Rolle Francis Rolle was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1656 and 1685.Rolle was the only son of Henry Rolle of Shapwick who was Chief Justice of the King’s Bench and his wife Margaret Foote, daughter of Sir Henry Foote, merchant of London...
Representation reverted to two members for the Third Protectorate Parliament 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...
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...		John Buckland,			Robert Hunt Robert Hunt (MP) Robert Hunt was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1641 and 1660...
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....
April 1660		George Horner George Horner (died 1677) Sir George Horner was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1645 and 1660....			Hugh Smith Sir Hugh Smith, 1st Baronet Sir Hugh Smith, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660 and 1679.Smith was the son of Thomas Smith of Long Ashton, Somerset and his wife Florence Poulett, daughter of John Poulett, 1st Baron Poulett of Hinton St George, Somerset.In 1660, Smith was elected...
1661		Sir John Stawell John Stawell Sir John Stawell or Stowell was an English Member of Parliament and Royalist governor of Taunton during the English Civil War....			Edward Phelips Edward Phelips (Royalist) Edward Phelips was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1679. He fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War....
1662		John Poulett
1665		Sir John Warre
1669		Sir John Sydenham
February 1679		Sir John Sydenham			Sir Hugh Smith Sir Hugh Smith, 1st Baronet Sir Hugh Smith, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660 and 1679.Smith was the son of Thomas Smith of Long Ashton, Somerset and his wife Florence Poulett, daughter of John Poulett, 1st Baron Poulett of Hinton St George, Somerset.In 1660, Smith was elected...
August 1679		Sir William Portman Sir William Portman, 6th Baronet Sir William Portman, 6th Baronet FRS was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1661 and 1690....			George Speke
1685		Sir John Smith John Smith (English statesman) John Smith was a Lord of the Treasury from 1694 to 1695....			George Horner George Horner (died 1707) George Horner was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1685 and 1689.Horner was the eldest surviving son of Sir George Horner of Mells, Somerset and his wife Anne Poole, daughter of Sir Neville Poole. He entered Lincoln's Inn in 1663. He was commissioner for assessment...
1689		Edward Gorges
1690		Sir Edward Phelips			Nathaniel Palmer
1695		Sir John Smith			Sir John Trevelyan, Bt Sir John Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet Sir John Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet was a British politician.The member of an ancient Cornwall family, Trevelyan sat as Member of Parliament for Somerset from 1695 to 1698 and in 1701 and for Minehead from 1708 to 1717 and 1717 to 1722...
1698		John Hunt			Edward Phelips
1699					Nathaniel Palmer
January 1701					Sir John Trevelyan, Bt Sir John Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet Sir John Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet was a British politician.The member of an ancient Cornwall family, Trevelyan sat as Member of Parliament for Somerset from 1695 to 1698 and in 1701 and for Minehead from 1708 to 1717 and 1717 to 1722...
December 1701		Sir Philip Sydenham			Nathaniel Palmer
1705		John Pigott			Nathaniel Palmer
1708		Henry Seymour Portman			John Prowse
April 1710		Henry Seymour Portman			Sir William Wyndham, Bt Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet , English politician, was the only son of Sir Edward Wyndham, Bart., a grandson of Sir William Wyndham and a great-great-grandson of Sir John Wyndham of Orchard Wyndham, Somerset, who was created a baronet in 1661.Educated at Eton and at Christ Church, Oxford, he...	Tory
October 1710		Sir Thomas Wroth
1713		Thomas Horner
1715		William Helyar William Helyar Reverend William Helyar D.D. was a chaplain to Queen Elizabeth I and Archdeacon of Barnstaple.-Family:...
1722		Edward Phelips
1727		Thomas Strangways Horner
1740		Thomas Strangways Horner			Thomas Prowse
1741		Henry William Portman Henry William Portman Henry William Portman was an 18th century housing developer, the ancestor of the Viscounts Portman.He was the son and heir of Henry William Berkeley Portman, by his wife Anne Fitch. He succeeded his father in the estates of Bryanston and Orchard Portman in 1761, and to the Berkeley estates at Pylle...
1747		Sir Charles Kemys Tynte
1767					Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Bt Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 7th Baronet Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 7th Baronet was the son of Sir Hugh Acland, 6th Baronet and Cicely Wrothe.-Succession:He succeeded his father as baronet on the latter's death on 29 July 1728...
1768					Richard Hippisley Coxe
1774		Edward Phelips
1780		Sir John Trevelyan, Bt Sir John Trevelyan, 4th Baronet Sir John Trevelyan, 4th Baronet , was a British politician.The member of an ancient Cornwall family, Trevelyan sat as Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne from 1777 to 1780 and for Somerset from 1780 to 1796. He died in April 1828, aged 93...
1784					Edward Phelips
1792					Henry Hippisley Coxe
1795					William Gore-Langton William Gore-Langton (1760–1847) Colonel William Gore-Langton , known as William Gore until 1783, was a British politician. He sat in the House of Commons for 45 years.-Background:...	Whig
1796		William Dickinson	Tory
June 1806		Thomas Lethbridge	Tory
November 1806		Thomas Lethbridge	Tory		William Dickinson	Tory
1812		William Gore-Langton William Gore-Langton (1760–1847) Colonel William Gore-Langton , known as William Gore until 1783, was a British politician. He sat in the House of Commons for 45 years.-Background:...	Whig
1826		Sir Thomas Lethbridge	Tory
1830		Edward Ayshford Sanford	Whig
1831		Edward Ayshford Sanford	Whig		William Gore-Langton William Gore-Langton (1760–1847) Colonel William Gore-Langton , known as William Gore until 1783, was a British politician. He sat in the House of Commons for 45 years.-Background:...	Whig
1832 United Kingdom general election, 1832 -Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807....	constituency divided into Eastern East Somerset (UK Parliament constituency) East Somerset was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Somerset, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1832 and 1918.... and Western West Somerset (UK Parliament constituency) West Somerset or Somerset Western was the name of a parliamentary constituency in the county of Somerset between 1832 and 1885... divisions

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Browne Willis
Browne Willis
Browne Willis was an antiquary, author, numismatist and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1705 to 1708.-Early life:...

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