Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)
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Suffolk was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons
from 1290 until 1832, when it was split into two divisions.
of Suffolk
. (Although Suffolk contained a number of boroughs, each of which elected two MPs in its own right, these were not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the borough could confer a vote at the county election.)
As in other county constituencies the franchise between 1430 and 1832 was defined by the Forty Shilling Freeholder Act
, which gave the right to vote to every man who possessed freehold property within the county valued at £2 or more per year for the purposes of land tax; it was not necessary for the freeholder to occupy his land, nor even in later years to be resident in the county at all.
Except during the period of the Commonwealth, Suffolk had two MPs elected by the bloc vote
method, under which each voter had two votes. (In the nominated Barebones Parliament
, five members represented Suffolk; in the First
and Second Parliaments
of Oliver Cromwell
's Protectorate, there was a general redistribution of seats and Suffolk elected ten members. The traditional arrangements were restored from 1659.)
, and voters from the rest of the county had to travel to the county town to exercise their franchise, which made elections almost prohibitively expensive in a county as big as Suffolk. The inconvenience of holding the elections in Ipswich, situated in one corner of the county, is emphasised by the fact that for almost all other county purposes, including the Assizes, Suffolk was divided into two sections with proceedings held at Bury St Edmunds as well as Ipswich; the arrangement must certainly have worked to the benefit of candidates whose voting strength was in East Suffolk rather than West Suffolk. It was normal for voters to expect the candidates for whom they voted to meet their expenses in travelling to the poll, and to "entertain" them - in other words provide free food and alcoholic drink - when they arrived.
Peter Jupp includes in his collection of documents relating to elections round the turn of the 19th century a contemporary account of the Suffolk election of 1790, one of the rare contested elections, which well illustrates the arrangements for treating the voters on such occasions. A committee set up to support the candidacies of Sir Charles Bunbury
and Sir John Rous
, "for the better regulating of the expense of maintaining the freeholders upon the days of election" issued printed tickets with the names of public houses upon them, entitling the bearer to a fixed amount of provision and maintenance - black tickets worth five shillings for the day, and red tickets worth seven shillings and sixpence for a man and horse for the night. After the election, the innkeepers presented their bills for providing this hospitality, which amounted to £3,500 for a two-day election; and the Committee, much dissatisfied by the scale of these charges, declined to pay in full so that several of the publicans afterwards sued the two candidates.
Partly as a result of the expense, contested elections were rare in Suffolk (there were contests at four of the nine general elections between 1701 and 1727, but at only three of the twenty remaining before the Reform Act in 1832), and even when they took place were often only token contests. There was no dominant aristocratic interest in Suffolk, though it would probably have been impossible to defy the county's wealthier peers (such as the Duke of Grafton
, Marquess Cornwallis and the Earl of Bristol
) had they stood together, since no competing interest could hope to match them in an out-and-out spending contest.
In practice, the choice of members usually lay with the country squires, with matters generally settled more or less amicably by a test of strength at the county meeting with no need for the expense of a formal poll; when there was a contest, in 1784 (when three candidates stood for two seats), the weakest of the three quickly withdrew when it was clear after the first day of voting that he could not win. Nevertheless, the freeholders were not necessarily entirely deferential and manipulable by the gentry: Cannon cites the work of Professor J H Plumb, who showed in his study of Suffolk pollbooks from the reign of Queen Anne
that the voters could act independently in a seriously-contested election, while their humiliating rejection of their long-standing MP Thomas Sherlock Gooch in favour of a Reform Bill supporter at the tumultuous election of 1830 demonstrates similar intractability more than a century later.
. At the first election after Reform, with a somewhat extended franchise, the electorates of these two new divisions totalled about 7,500.
Notes
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
from 1290 until 1832, when it was split into two divisions.
Boundaries and franchise
The constituency consisted of the historic countyHistoric counties of England
The historic counties of England are subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and shires...
of Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
. (Although Suffolk contained a number of boroughs, each of which elected two MPs in its own right, these were not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the borough could confer a vote at the county election.)
As in other county constituencies the franchise between 1430 and 1832 was defined by the Forty Shilling Freeholder Act
Forty Shilling Freeholders
Forty shilling freeholders were a group of landowners who had the Parliamentary franchise to vote in county constituencies in various parts of the British Isles. In England it was the only such qualification from 1430 until 1832...
, which gave the right to vote to every man who possessed freehold property within the county valued at £2 or more per year for the purposes of land tax; it was not necessary for the freeholder to occupy his land, nor even in later years to be resident in the county at all.
Except during the period of the Commonwealth, Suffolk had two MPs elected by the bloc vote
Plurality-at-large voting
Plurality-at-large voting is a non-proportional voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes similar to a plurality election...
method, under which each voter had two votes. (In the nominated Barebones Parliament
Barebones Parliament
Barebone's Parliament, also known as the Little Parliament, the Nominated Assembly and the Parliament of Saints, came into being on 4 July 1653, and was the last attempt of the English Commonwealth to find a stable political form before the installation of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector...
, five members represented Suffolk; in the First
First Protectorate Parliament
The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House....
and Second Parliaments
Second Protectorate Parliament
The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons...
of Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
's Protectorate, there was a general redistribution of seats and Suffolk elected ten members. The traditional arrangements were restored from 1659.)
Political character
Elections were held at a single polling place, IpswichIpswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
, and voters from the rest of the county had to travel to the county town to exercise their franchise, which made elections almost prohibitively expensive in a county as big as Suffolk. The inconvenience of holding the elections in Ipswich, situated in one corner of the county, is emphasised by the fact that for almost all other county purposes, including the Assizes, Suffolk was divided into two sections with proceedings held at Bury St Edmunds as well as Ipswich; the arrangement must certainly have worked to the benefit of candidates whose voting strength was in East Suffolk rather than West Suffolk. It was normal for voters to expect the candidates for whom they voted to meet their expenses in travelling to the poll, and to "entertain" them - in other words provide free food and alcoholic drink - when they arrived.
Peter Jupp includes in his collection of documents relating to elections round the turn of the 19th century a contemporary account of the Suffolk election of 1790, one of the rare contested elections, which well illustrates the arrangements for treating the voters on such occasions. A committee set up to support the candidacies of Sir Charles Bunbury
Sir Charles Bunbury, 6th Baronet
Sir Thomas Charles Bunbury, 6th Baronet , was a British politician and the first husband of Lady Sarah Lennox.Bunbury was the eldest son of Reverend Sir William Bunbury, 5th Baronet, Vicar of Mildenhall, Suffolk, and his wife Eleanor, daughter of Vere Graham. The caricaturist Henry Bunbury was his...
and Sir John Rous
John Rous, 1st Earl of Stradbroke
John Rous, 1st Earl of Stradbroke , known as Sir John Rous, Bt, from 1771 to 1796 and as The Lord Rous from 1796 to 1821, was a British nobleman, race horse owner and Member of Parliament....
, "for the better regulating of the expense of maintaining the freeholders upon the days of election" issued printed tickets with the names of public houses upon them, entitling the bearer to a fixed amount of provision and maintenance - black tickets worth five shillings for the day, and red tickets worth seven shillings and sixpence for a man and horse for the night. After the election, the innkeepers presented their bills for providing this hospitality, which amounted to £3,500 for a two-day election; and the Committee, much dissatisfied by the scale of these charges, declined to pay in full so that several of the publicans afterwards sued the two candidates.
Partly as a result of the expense, contested elections were rare in Suffolk (there were contests at four of the nine general elections between 1701 and 1727, but at only three of the twenty remaining before the Reform Act in 1832), and even when they took place were often only token contests. There was no dominant aristocratic interest in Suffolk, though it would probably have been impossible to defy the county's wealthier peers (such as the Duke of Grafton
Duke of Grafton
Duke of Grafton is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1675 by Charles II of England for his 2nd illegitimate son by the Duchess of Cleveland, Henry FitzRoy...
, Marquess Cornwallis and the Earl of Bristol
Earl of Bristol
Earl of Bristol is a title that has been created twice in British history. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1622 in favour of the politician and diplomat John Digby who served for many years as Ambassador to Spain, and had already been created Baron Digby of Sherborne, in the...
) had they stood together, since no competing interest could hope to match them in an out-and-out spending contest.
In practice, the choice of members usually lay with the country squires, with matters generally settled more or less amicably by a test of strength at the county meeting with no need for the expense of a formal poll; when there was a contest, in 1784 (when three candidates stood for two seats), the weakest of the three quickly withdrew when it was clear after the first day of voting that he could not win. Nevertheless, the freeholders were not necessarily entirely deferential and manipulable by the gentry: Cannon cites the work of Professor J H Plumb, who showed in his study of Suffolk pollbooks from the reign of Queen Anne
Anne of Great Britain
Anne ascended the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702. On 1 May 1707, under the Act of Union, two of her realms, England and Scotland, were united as a single sovereign state, the Kingdom of Great Britain.Anne's Catholic father, James II and VII, was deposed during the...
that the voters could act independently in a seriously-contested election, while their humiliating rejection of their long-standing MP Thomas Sherlock Gooch in favour of a Reform Bill supporter at the tumultuous election of 1830 demonstrates similar intractability more than a century later.
Abolition
By the time of the Great Reform Act in 1832, Suffolk had a population of approximately 300,000, It was assumed to have around 5,000 qualified voters, but since no full-blooded contest had taken place in living memory this could only be an estimate. (Before the Reform Act there was no permanent register of voters). The Great Reform Act raised Suffolk's entitlement from two to four county MPs, while abolishing three of its seven boroughs. The single county constituency was abolished, being split into two divisions, East Suffolk and West SuffolkWest Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)
-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:- Notes and references :...
. At the first election after Reform, with a somewhat extended franchise, the electorates of these two new divisions totalled about 7,500.
1290-1640
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1376 | Sir Richard Waldegrave | |
| 1377 (Oct) | Sir Richard Waldegrave | |
| 1378 | Sir Richard Waldegrave | |
| 1381 | Sir Richard Waldegrave | |
| 1382 (May) | Sir Richard Waldegrave | |
| 1382 (Oct) | Sir Richard Waldegrave | |
| 1383 (Feb) | Sir Richard Waldegrave | |
| 1383 (Oct) | Sir Richard Waldegrave | |
| 1386 | Sir Richard Waldegrave | Sir William Wingfield |
| 1388 (Feb) | Sir Richard Waldegrave | Sir William Burgate |
| 1388 (Sep) | Sir Richard Waldegrave | Sir William Burgate |
| 1390 (Jan) | Sir Richard Waldegrave | Sir William Wingfield |
| 1390 (Nov) | Sir William Wingfield | Sir William Burgate |
| 1391 | Sir Roger Drury | Sir William Bardwell |
| 1393 | Sir William Elmham | Sir William Argentine |
| 1394 | Sir William Elmham | Robert Bukton |
| 1395 | Sir William Argentine | Sir William Burgate |
| 1397 (Jan) | Sir William Elmham | Robert Bukton |
| 1397 (Sep) | Sir William Bardwell | Robert Bukton |
| 1399 | Sir William Argentine | Sir John Heveningham |
| 1401 | Sir Roger Drury | Robert Bukton |
| 1402 | Ralph Ramsey | Gilbert Debenham |
| 1404 (Jan) | Sir John Strange | Sir John Ingoldisthorpe |
| 1404 (Oct) | Sir Andrew Butler | Sir John Strange |
| 1406 | Sir John Strange | Sir William Bardwell |
| 1407 | Sir Roger Drury | John Lancaster |
| 1410 | Sir Andrew Butler | John Lancaster |
| 1411 | John Spencer | John Lancaster |
| 1413 (Feb) | ||
| 1413 (May) | John Spencer | John Lancaster |
| 1414 (Apr) | Sir William Phelip | Sir Robert Corbet |
| 1414 (Nov) | Sir William Phelip | Sir Robert Corbet |
| 1415 | ||
| 1416 (Mar) | ||
| 1416 (Oct) | ||
| 1417 | Sir John Braham | William Rookwood |
| 1419 | William Hanningfield | William Rookwood |
| 1420 | Richard Sterysacre | Thomas Hethe |
| 1421 (May) | Sir Andrew Butler | William Rookwood |
| 1421 (Dec) | James Ahdrew | William Rookwood |
| 1422 | John Wodehouse | |
| Nov 1450 | Sir Roger Chamberlain | Sir Edmund Mulsho |
| 1491 | Sir Robert Drury | |
| 1495 | Sir Robert Drury | |
| 1510 | Sir Robert Drury | ? |
| 1512 | ? | |
| 1515 | ? | |
| 1523 | ? | |
| 1529 | Sir Anthony Wingfield | Sir Thomas Wentworth I |
| 1536 | Sir Anthony Wingfield | |
| 1539 | Sir Anthony Wingfield | Sir Arthur Hopton |
| 1542 | ?Sir Anthony Wingfield | Sir Arthur Hopton |
| 1545 | Sir William Waldegrave | Anthony Rous |
| 1547 | Sir Anthony Wingfield | Thomas Wentworth , ennobled and repl. by 23 Jan 1552 by Sir Thomas Cornwallis |
| 1553 (Mar) | Sir William Drury | Sir Thomas Bedinfield |
| 1553 (Oct) | Sir William Drury | Sir Henry Jerningham Henry Jerningham Henry Jerningham KB was an English courtier during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household and Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard.-Biography:... |
| 1554 (Apr) | Sir William Drury | Sir Henry Jerningham Henry Jerningham Henry Jerningham KB was an English courtier during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household and Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard.-Biography:... |
| 1554 (Nov) | Sir William Drury | Sir Henry Jerningham Henry Jerningham Henry Jerningham KB was an English courtier during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household and Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard.-Biography:... |
| 1555 | Sir Henry Jerningham Henry Jerningham Henry Jerningham KB was an English courtier during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household and Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard.-Biography:... |
Sir William Drury |
| 1558 | Thomas Cornwallis | Sir William Cordell |
| 1558/9 | Sir Owen Hopton Owen Hopton Sir Owen Hopton was an English administrator and politician.He was born the son of Sir Arthur Hopton of Cockfield Hall, Yoxford and knighted in 1561.He was the Lieutenant of the Tower of London from 1570 to 1590... |
William Cavendish I |
| 1562/3 | Sir Robert Wingfield | William Walgrave |
| 1571 (Mar) | Sir Owen Hopton Owen Hopton Sir Owen Hopton was an English administrator and politician.He was born the son of Sir Arthur Hopton of Cockfield Hall, Yoxford and knighted in 1561.He was the Lieutenant of the Tower of London from 1570 to 1590... |
Thomas Seckford Thomas Seckford Thomas Seckford was an official at the court of Queen Queen Elizabeth I.Born near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, Seckford was educated at Cambridge, and in 1540 entered Gray's Inn, Thomas became one of Queen Elizabeth I’s two Masters in Ordinary of the Court of Requests which dealt with poor men’s... |
| 1572 | (Sir) Nicholas Bacon Sir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Baronet, of Redgrave Sir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Baronet , of Redgrave in Suffolk, English Member of Parliament, and in 1611 was the first man to be created a baronet, making his successors Premier Baronets of England.... |
Sir Robert Wingfield |
| 1584 | Sir William Drury | Sir Robert Jermyn Robert Jermyn Sir Robert Jermyn was an English politician.He was the eldest surviving son of Sir Ambrose Jermyn and was admitted to the Middle Temple in 1560–61. In 1577 he succeeded to his father's Suffolk estates and seat at Rushbrooke, Suffolk's largest and finest moated Tudor mansion. Around this time he... |
| 1586 (Oct) | Sir Robert Jermyn Robert Jermyn Sir Robert Jermyn was an English politician.He was the eldest surviving son of Sir Ambrose Jermyn and was admitted to the Middle Temple in 1560–61. In 1577 he succeeded to his father's Suffolk estates and seat at Rushbrooke, Suffolk's largest and finest moated Tudor mansion. Around this time he... |
Sir John Heigham |
| 1588/9 | Sir Robert Wingfield | Arthur Hopton |
| 1593 | Edward Bacon | Sir Clement Heigham |
| 1597 (Sep) | Sir Thomas Waldegrave | Henry Warner |
| 1601 | Sir Henry Glemham Henry Glemham (died 1632) Sir Henry Glemham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1622.Glemham was the eldest son of Thomas Glemham of Glemham Hall, Suffolk and his wife Amy Parker, daughter of Henry Parker, 10th Baron Morley. He was a minor when he inherited the estate... |
Calthrop Parker |
| 1604-1611 | Sir John Heigham | Sir Robert Drury |
| 1614 | Sir Henry Bedingfeld | Sir Robert Drury |
| 1621-1622 | Robert Crane 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.... and Thomas Clenche |
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| 1624 | Sir William Spring of Pakenham William Spring of Pakenham Sir William Spring of Pakenham or Ridenhall was a wealthly Suffolk politician.He was the son of John Spring and grandson of Sir William Spring of Lavenham.... |
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.... |
| 1625 | Sir Edmund Bacon, 2nd Baronet Sir Edmund Bacon, 2nd Baronet Sir Edmund Bacon, 2nd Baronet was an English baronet and politician.He was the oldest son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Baronet of Redgrave, Suffolk and his wife Anne Butts, only daughter of Edmund Butts. His younger brother was Sir Butts Bacon, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Corpus Christi College,... |
Thomas Cornwallis |
| 1626 | Robert Naunton Robert Naunton Sir Robert Naunton was an English writer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1606 and 1626.-Life:... |
Sir Robert Crane 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.... |
| 1628 | Sir William Spring of Pakenham William Spring of Pakenham Sir William Spring of Pakenham or Ridenhall was a wealthly Suffolk politician.He was the son of John Spring and grandson of Sir William Spring of Lavenham.... |
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... |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliament convened | |
- 1570: ?Sir William Spring of Lavenham
- 1598-1604: ?Sir William Spring of PakenhamWilliam Spring of PakenhamSir William Spring of Pakenham or Ridenhall was a wealthly Suffolk politician.He was the son of John Spring and grandson of Sir William Spring of Lavenham....
1640-1832
| Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second 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 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... |
Parliamentarian | Sir Philip Parker Philip Parker (of Erwarton) Sir Philip Parker was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648.Parker was the son of Sir Calthorpe Parker of Groton, Suffolk and his wife Mercy Soame, daughter of Sir Stephen Soame. He was admitted at Queens College, Cambridge on 18 April 1618 and admitted at the... |
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| December 1648 | Barnardiston not recorded as sitting 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... |
Parker 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 | 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... (5 nominated members): Jacob Caley, Francis Brewster Francis Brewster (MP) Francis Brewster was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653 and 1656.Brewster was the son of Robert Brewster of Wrentham, Suffolk. He matriculated from St Catherine's College, Cambridge at Easter 1642 and was admitted at Gray's Inn on 26 May 1646. In 1653, he was nominated... , Robert Dunkon, John Clarke John Clarke (died 1681) John Clarke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1653 and 1660.Clarke was the son of John Clarke of Bocking, Essex. He was an alderman of Bury St. Edmunds by 1648 and remained until 1662. In 1648 he was collector of assessments for Suffolk and commissioner for... , Edward Plumstead |
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| 1654 | First Protectorate Parliament First Protectorate Parliament The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House.... (10 members): Sir William Spring, Bt Sir William Spring, 1st Baronet Sir William Spring, 1st Baronet was a British politician and a member of the wealthy and prominent Spring family of Pakenham, Suffolk.-Life:... , Sir Thomas Barnardiston, Bt Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1659. He fought on the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... , Sir T Bedingfield, William Bloys, John Gurdon, William Gibbes William Gibbes William Gibbes was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1656.Gibbes was a London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. He was elected alderman of the CIty of London for Farringdon Without ward on 26 August 1642... , John Brandling, Alexander Bence Alexander Bence Alexander Bence was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1648 and in 1654... , John Sicklemore John Sicklemore John Sicklemore was an English politician.Sicklemore was M.P. for Ipswich, between 1661 and his death in 1670. He served with William Blois.... , Thomas Bacon Thomas Bacon (politician) Thomas Bacon was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1654 and 1655 and between 1660 and 1661.... |
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| 1656 | Second Protectorate Parliament Second Protectorate Parliament The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons... (10 members): Sir Thomas Barnardiston, Bt Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1659. He fought on the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... , Henry Felton Sir Henry Felton, 2nd Baronet Sir Henry Felton, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1656 and 1679.... , Henry North Sir Henry North, 1st Baronet Sir Henry North, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1656 and 1671.... , Edmund Harvey Edmund Harvey Edmund Harvey or Hervey was an English soldier and member of Parliament during the English Civil War, who sat as a commissioner at the Trial of King Charles I and helped to draw up the final charge... , Edward Le Neve, John Sicklemore John Sicklemore John Sicklemore was an English politician.Sicklemore was M.P. for Ipswich, between 1661 and his death in 1670. He served with William Blois.... , William Bloys, William Gibbes William Gibbes William Gibbes was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1656.Gibbes was a London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. He was elected alderman of the CIty of London for Farringdon Without ward on 26 August 1642... , Robert Brewster Robert Brewster Robert Brewster is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played for Ball State as they achieved a national ranking in 2008 for the first time in school history... , Daniel Wall |
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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 Felton Sir Henry Felton, 2nd Baronet Sir Henry Felton, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1656 and 1679.... |
Sir Thomas Barnardiston, Bt Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Barnardiston, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1659. He fought on the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
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| May 1659 Rump Parliament The Rump Parliament is the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason.... |
Not represented in the restored Rump Rump Parliament The Rump Parliament is the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason.... |
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| April 1660 | Henry Felton Sir Henry Felton, 2nd Baronet Sir Henry Felton, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1656 and 1679.... |
Sir Henry North, Bt Sir Henry North, 1st Baronet Sir Henry North, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1656 and 1671.... |
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| 1673 | Sir Samuel Barnardiston, Bt Sir Samuel Barnardiston, 1st Baronet Sir Samuel Barnardiston, 1st Baronet was an English Whig Member of Parliament and deputy governor of the East India Company, defendant in some high-profile legal cases and involved in a highly contentious parliamentary election.-Life:... |
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| February 1679 | Sir Gervase Elwes, Bt | ||||||
| September 1679 | Sir William Spring, Bt Sir William Spring, 2nd Baronet Sir William Spring, 2nd Baronet , a British politician, member of the wealthy and prominent Spring family and MP for Suffolk 1679-1684.... |
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| 1685 | Sir Robert Broke, Bt | Sir Henry North, Bt | |||||
| 1689 | Sir John Cordell, Bt | Sir John Rous, Bt | |||||
| 1690 | Sir Gervase Elwes, Bt | Sir Samuel Barnardiston, Bt Sir Samuel Barnardiston, 1st Baronet Sir Samuel Barnardiston, 1st Baronet was an English Whig Member of Parliament and deputy governor of the East India Company, defendant in some high-profile legal cases and involved in a highly contentious parliamentary election.-Life:... |
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| 1698 | The Earl of Dysart Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of Dysart Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of Dysart , styled Lord Huntingtower from 1651 to 1698, was a British Tory Member of Parliament and nobleman.... |
Tory Tory Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada... |
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| 1702 | Sir Dudley Cullum, Bt | ||||||
| 1705 | Sir Robert Davers, Bt | ||||||
| 1707 | Leicester Martin | ||||||
| 1708 | Sir Thomas Hanmer, Bt | ||||||
| 1722 | Sir William Barker, Bt Sir William Barker, 5th Baronet Sir William Barker, 5th Baronet was a British politician.He was the son of Sir John Barker, 4th Baronet and Bridget Bacon, daughter of Sir Nicholas Bacon. In 1696, he succeeded his father as baronet. He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Barker entered the British House of Commons for... |
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| 1727 | Sir Jermyn Davers, Bt | ||||||
| 1732 | Sir Robert Kemp, Bt | ||||||
| 1735 | Sir Cordell Firebrace, Bt | Tory | |||||
| 1743 | John Affleck John Affleck John Affleck was a British Tory politician.He was the second and oldest surviving son of Gilbert Affleck and his wife Anna Dolben, daughter of John Dolben. His younger brother was Sir Edmund Affleck, 1st Baronet. In 1743, he entered the British House of Commons for Suffolk representing the... |
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| 1759 | Rowland Holt | Tory | |||||
| 1761 | Sir Charles Bunbury, Bt Sir Charles Bunbury, 6th Baronet Sir Thomas Charles Bunbury, 6th Baronet , was a British politician and the first husband of Lady Sarah Lennox.Bunbury was the eldest son of Reverend Sir William Bunbury, 5th Baronet, Vicar of Mildenhall, Suffolk, and his wife Eleanor, daughter of Vere Graham. The caricaturist Henry Bunbury was his... |
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| 1768 | Sir John Rous, Bt | ||||||
| 1771 | Rowland Holt | ||||||
| 1780 | Sir John Rous, Bt John Rous, 1st Earl of Stradbroke John Rous, 1st Earl of Stradbroke , known as Sir John Rous, Bt, from 1771 to 1796 and as The Lord Rous from 1796 to 1821, was a British nobleman, race horse owner and Member of Parliament.... |
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| 1784 | Joshua Grigby | ||||||
| 1790 | Sir Charles Bunbury, Bt Sir Charles Bunbury, 6th Baronet Sir Thomas Charles Bunbury, 6th Baronet , was a British politician and the first husband of Lady Sarah Lennox.Bunbury was the eldest son of Reverend Sir William Bunbury, 5th Baronet, Vicar of Mildenhall, Suffolk, and his wife Eleanor, daughter of Vere Graham. The caricaturist Henry Bunbury was his... |
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| 1796 | Viscount Brome Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis , styled Viscount Brome until 1805, was a British Tory politician.... |
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| 1806 | Thomas Gooch | ||||||
| 1812 | Sir William Rowley, Bt | ||||||
| 1830 | Sir Henry Bunbury, Bt | Charles Tyrrell Charles Tyrrell Charles Tyrrell was a British Tory politician.He was elected to the House of Commons at the 1830 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament for Suffolk, and re-elected in 1831. When that constituency was divided by the Reform Act for the 1832 general election, Tyrrell was returned... |
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| 1832 United Kingdom general election, 1832 -Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807.... |
Suffolk split into two divisions: see East Suffolk and West Suffolk West Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency) -Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:- Notes and references :... |
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