Bletchingley (UK Parliament constituency)
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Bletchingley was a parliamentary borough
in Surrey
. It returned two Members of Parliament
(MPs) to the House of Commons of England
from 1295 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain
from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act.
Elections were held using the bloc vote
system.
, and kept its status until the Reform Act. The borough consisted of the former market town of Bletchingley
in Surrey
, which by the 19th century had shrunk to a village. In 1831, the population of the borough was 513, and contained only 85 houses. It was a burgage
borough, the right to vote being exercised by the owners or resident tenants of the 130 "burgage tenements" - no doubt at some point in history these were simply the inhabited houses of the town, but it was already an artificial franchise by the time it was disputed before the House of Commons in 1624, when it was settled that Bletchingley's burgage holders should keep the vote as they had "time out of mind"; by the 19th century of course, with more burgages in the borough than houses, the notion of its being a residential franchise was no more than a legal fiction.
Like other burgage boroughs, Bletchingley quickly fell into the hands of a single landowner who thereby had the safest of pocket boroughs. It was once the property of Henry VIII's
rejected Queen, Anne of Cleves
. From her it passed to Sir Thomas Cawarden
, the Master of the Revels
and from his heir to Lord Howard of Effingham
, father of the future conqueror of the Spanish Armada
, in about 1560. It then remained in Howard hands for more than half a century, one of several boroughs controlled by that powerful family.
However, the 1624 dispute occurred when the voters daringly defied Lady Howard, and it may not have been entirely secure for any single "patron" for the rest of the century. By 1700, there were two rival influences, the Evelyns of Godstone
, who had succeeded in holding one of the seats for much of the preceding sixty years, and Sir Robert Clayton
, a London
banker who was said to be the wealthiest commoner in England, and who was now Lord of the Manor
. Neither held a majority of the burgages, and there were still a fair number of independent voters. For some years, Evelyn and Clayton had to be content with choosing one MP each, and even then had to face some tightly contested votes, but after the accession of George I
, Clayton's nephew and heir, William Clayton, managed to accumulate enough of the burgages in his own hands to squeeze out the Evelyn influence and eventually make his hold absolutely watertight. Since the importance of a man with the absolute power to nominate two Members of Parliament was not underestimated by 18th century governments, he quickly found himself dignified with a baronet
cy.
The Claytons retained Bletchingley until 1779. In that year, short of money and with talk of parliamentary reform in the air, Sir Robert Clayton decided to realise the asset while it still had a value, and sold the reversion
of his property at Bletchingley (which by now included all the burgages) to his cousin, John Kenrick, for £10,000. Once the prospect of parliamentary reform had receded, Clayton repented of his bargain and filed an action in Chancery
against Kenrick, claiming that he had been "imposed upon" and had been paid quite an inadequate amount; but the court sympathised with Kenrick, and dismissed the action with costs.
Kenrick's son later sold the rights to Matthew Russell for £60,000 (proving fairly convincingly that Kenrick had, indeed, received it from Clayton for below its true market price!) and he, by making seats available to some of the rising stars of the Whig party, ensured that after centuries of mediocrity Bletchingley was represented in its final years by some distinguished members, including two future Prime Ministers - Hon. William Lamb
(Prime Minister as Lord Melbourne) and Lord Palmerston.
Bletchingley was abolished as a separate constituency by the Reform Act, the town being included in the Eastern division of Surrey
thereafter.
Parliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
in Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
. It returned two Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MPs) 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...
from 1295 to 1707, to 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, and to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act.
Elections were held using 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.
History
Bletchingley was one of the original boroughs enfranchised in the Model ParliamentModel Parliament
The Model Parliament is the term, attributed to Frederic William Maitland, used for the 1295 Parliament of England of King Edward I. This assembly included members of the clergy and the aristocracy, as well as representatives from the various counties and boroughs. Each county returned two knights,...
, and kept its status until the Reform Act. The borough consisted of the former market town of Bletchingley
Bletchingley
Bletchingley is a village in Surrey, England. It is on the A25 road to the east of Redhill and to the west of Godstone.-History:The village lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred....
in Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, which by the 19th century had shrunk to a village. In 1831, the population of the borough was 513, and contained only 85 houses. It was a burgage
Burgage
Burgage is a medieval land term used in England and Scotland, well established by the 13th century. A burgage was a town rental property , owned by a king or lord. The property usually, and distinctly, consisted of a house on a long and narrow plot of land, with the narrow end facing the street...
borough, the right to vote being exercised by the owners or resident tenants of the 130 "burgage tenements" - no doubt at some point in history these were simply the inhabited houses of the town, but it was already an artificial franchise by the time it was disputed before the House of Commons in 1624, when it was settled that Bletchingley's burgage holders should keep the vote as they had "time out of mind"; by the 19th century of course, with more burgages in the borough than houses, the notion of its being a residential franchise was no more than a legal fiction.
Like other burgage boroughs, Bletchingley quickly fell into the hands of a single landowner who thereby had the safest of pocket boroughs. It was once the property of Henry VIII's
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
rejected Queen, Anne of Cleves
Anne of Cleves
Anne of Cleves was a German noblewoman and the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England and as such she was Queen of England from 6 January 1540 to 9 July 1540. The marriage was never consummated, and she was not crowned queen consort...
. From her it passed to Sir Thomas Cawarden
Thomas Cawarden
Thomas Cawarden of Bletchingley was Master of Revels to Henry VIII of England, Edward VI, and Mary.Thomas was the son of William Carden, a cloth-fuller and citizen of London...
, the Master of the Revels
Master of the Revels
The Master of the Revels was a position within the English, and later the British, royal household heading the "Revels Office" or "Office of the Revels" that originally had responsibilities for overseeing royal festivities, known as revels, and later also became responsible for stage censorship,...
and from his heir to Lord Howard of Effingham
William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham
William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham , was the eldest son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk by his second wife, Agnes Tilney...
, father of the future conqueror of the Spanish Armada
Spanish Armada
This article refers to the Battle of Gravelines, for the modern navy of Spain, see Spanish NavyThe Spanish Armada was the Spanish fleet that sailed against England under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1588, with the intention of overthrowing Elizabeth I of England to stop English...
, in about 1560. It then remained in Howard hands for more than half a century, one of several boroughs controlled by that powerful family.
However, the 1624 dispute occurred when the voters daringly defied Lady Howard, and it may not have been entirely secure for any single "patron" for the rest of the century. By 1700, there were two rival influences, the Evelyns of Godstone
Godstone
Godstone is a village in the county of Surrey, England. It is located approximately six miles east of Reigate at the junction of the A22 and A25 major roads, and near the M25 motorway.-History:...
, who had succeeded in holding one of the seats for much of the preceding sixty years, and Sir Robert Clayton
Robert Clayton
Sir Robert Clayton was a British merchant banker, politician and Lord Mayor of London.Robert Clayton was born in Northamptonshire, England. He became an apprentice to his uncle, a London scrivener, where he met a fellow apprentice, Alderman John Morris...
, a London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
banker who was said to be the wealthiest commoner in England, and who was now Lord of the Manor
Lord of the Manor
The Lordship of a Manor is recognised today in England and Wales as a form of property and one of three elements of a manor that may exist separately or be combined and may be held in moieties...
. Neither held a majority of the burgages, and there were still a fair number of independent voters. For some years, Evelyn and Clayton had to be content with choosing one MP each, and even then had to face some tightly contested votes, but after the accession of George I
George I of Great Britain
George I was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698....
, Clayton's nephew and heir, William Clayton, managed to accumulate enough of the burgages in his own hands to squeeze out the Evelyn influence and eventually make his hold absolutely watertight. Since the importance of a man with the absolute power to nominate two Members of Parliament was not underestimated by 18th century governments, he quickly found himself dignified with a baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
cy.
The Claytons retained Bletchingley until 1779. In that year, short of money and with talk of parliamentary reform in the air, Sir Robert Clayton decided to realise the asset while it still had a value, and sold the reversion
Reversion
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of his property at Bletchingley (which by now included all the burgages) to his cousin, John Kenrick, for £10,000. Once the prospect of parliamentary reform had receded, Clayton repented of his bargain and filed an action in Chancery
Court of Chancery
The Court of Chancery was a court of equity in England and Wales that followed a set of loose rules to avoid the slow pace of change and possible harshness of the common law. The Chancery had jurisdiction over all matters of equity, including trusts, land law, the administration of the estates of...
against Kenrick, claiming that he had been "imposed upon" and had been paid quite an inadequate amount; but the court sympathised with Kenrick, and dismissed the action with costs.
Kenrick's son later sold the rights to Matthew Russell for £60,000 (proving fairly convincingly that Kenrick had, indeed, received it from Clayton for below its true market price!) and he, by making seats available to some of the rising stars of the Whig party, ensured that after centuries of mediocrity Bletchingley was represented in its final years by some distinguished members, including two future Prime Ministers - Hon. William Lamb
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, PC, FRS was a British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary and Prime Minister . He is best known for his intense and successful mentoring of Queen Victoria, at ages 18-21, in the ways of politics...
(Prime Minister as Lord Melbourne) and Lord Palmerston.
Bletchingley was abolished as a separate constituency by the Reform Act, the town being included in the Eastern division of Surrey
East Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)
East Surrey 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....
thereafter.
1295-1640
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1386 | William Bart | John atte Wyke |
| 1388 (Feb) | Robert Nafferton | William Nightingale |
| 1388 (Sep) | William Hart | Henry atte Stone I |
| 1390 (Jan) | John Deubeneye | William Nightingale |
| 1390 (Nov) | ||
| 1391 | ||
| 1393 | William Hart | Richard Turner |
| 1394 | ||
| 1395 | William Hart | William Tanner |
| 1397 (Jan) | William Hart | Richard Turner |
| 1397 (Sep) | John Deubeneye | Thomas atte Helde |
| 1399 | John Deubeneye | Thomas atte Helde |
| 1401 | ||
| 1402 | William Hart | John Modys |
| 1404 (Jan) | ||
| 1404 (Oct) | ||
| 1407 | ||
| 1410 | ||
| 1411 | ||
| 1413 (Feb) | ||
| 1413 (May) | ||
| 1414 (Apr) | ||
| 1414 (Nov) | William Hart | Roger Eylove II |
| 1415 | William Hart | John Modys |
| 1416 (Mar) | Roger Eylove II | John Modys |
| 1416 (Oct) | ||
| 1417 | William Hart | Robert Axi |
| 1419 | Roger -? | John -? |
| 1420 | ||
| 1421 (May) | Walter atte Berne | John Knoller |
| 1421 (Dec) | Henry Brampton | Henry atte Stone II |
| 1510-1523 | No names known | |
| 1529 | Nicholas Leigh | John St John |
| 1536 | ? | |
| 1539 | ? | |
| 1542 | Thomas Cawarden Thomas Cawarden Thomas Cawarden of Bletchingley was Master of Revels to Henry VIII of England, Edward VI, and Mary.Thomas was the son of William Carden, a cloth-fuller and citizen of London... |
William Sackville |
| 1545 | ? | |
| 1547 | Sir Thomas Cawarden Thomas Cawarden Thomas Cawarden of Bletchingley was Master of Revels to Henry VIII of England, Edward VI, and Mary.Thomas was the son of William Carden, a cloth-fuller and citizen of London... , sat for Surrey replaced by Jan 1552 by Henry Polsted |
John Cheke John Cheke Sir John Cheke was an English classical scholar and statesman, notable as the first Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge University.... |
| 1553 (Mar) | Sir John Cheke | Sir Maurice Berkeley |
| 1553 (Oct) | Henry Polsted | Matthew Colthurst |
| 1554 (Apr) | John Harman | Nicholas Saunders |
| 1554 (Nov) | Humphrey Cholmley | Robert Freeman |
| 1555 | John Vaughan | William Smethwick |
| 1558 | Bertram Calthorpe | Roger Alford |
| 1558/9 | John Brace | William Porter |
| 1562/3 | John Coker | John Elsedon |
| 1571 | Roeland Maynard | Richard Bostock |
| 1572 | Thomas Browne | Henry Kenrick, died and replaced Nov 1579 by Richard Bostock |
| 1584 | Richard Bostock | John Cox |
| 1586 | Sir Thomas Browne | John Cox |
| 1588 | Richard Bostock | John Cox |
| 1593 | Julius Caesar Julius Caesar (judge) Sir Julius Caesar was an English judge and politician. He was born near Tottenham in Middlesex. His father was Giulio Cesare Adelmare, an Italian physician to Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, descended by the female line from the dukes of Cesarini.Caesar was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford,... |
Stephen Riddlesden |
| 1597 | Lord Howard of Effingham Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Nottingham Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Nottingham was the son of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham. His mother was the former Katherine Carey. From 1596 to 1624 he was styled Lord Howard of Effingham.... , sat for Surrey replaced by Sir Richard Trevor Richard Trevor (politician) Sir Richard Trevor was a Welsh landowner, soldier and politician.He was the eldest son of John Trevor of Trevalyn Hall, Denbighshire. He was the elder brother of Sir John Trevor, Sir Thomas Trevor and Sir Sackville Trevor... |
John Trevor |
| 1601 | John Turner | Bostock Fuller |
| 1604 | Sir John Trevor John Trevor (1563-1630) Sir John Trevor was a Welsh politician.He was the second son of John Trevor of Trevalyn, Denbighshire, and the younger brother of Richard Trevor and older brother of Thomas Trevor and Sackville Trevor.He served Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, as did his brothers Richard and... |
Richard Bellingham Richard Bellingham Richard Bellingham was a colonial magistrate, lawyer, and several-time governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and the last surviving signatory of the colonial charter at his death... |
| 1614 | Sir John Trevor John Trevor (1563-1630) Sir John Trevor was a Welsh politician.He was the second son of John Trevor of Trevalyn, Denbighshire, and the younger brother of Richard Trevor and older brother of Thomas Trevor and Sackville Trevor.He served Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, as did his brothers Richard and... |
Sir Charles Howard |
| 1621-1622 | John Hayward | Henry Lovell |
| 1624 | Edward Bysshe (elder) | John Hayward |
| 1625 | Edward Bysshe (elder) | Thomas Gresham |
| 1626 | Edward Bysshe (elder) | Henry Lovell |
| 1628 | Sir Edward Bishopp, 2nd Baronet | John Evelyn, senior John Evelyn, senior John Evelyn was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1660. He reluctantly supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned |
1640-1832
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| 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.... |
Edmiund Hoskins | Edward Bysshe Edward Bysshe Sir Edward Bysshe FRS was an English barrister, politician and officer of arms. He sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1679 and was Garter King of Arms during the Commonwealth period.-Life:... |
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| 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... |
John Evelyn, senior John Evelyn, senior John Evelyn was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1660. He reluctantly supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
Parliamentarian | Edward Bysshe Edward Bysshe Sir Edward Bysshe FRS was an English barrister, politician and officer of arms. He sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1679 and was Garter King of Arms during the Commonwealth period.-Life:... |
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| December 1648 | Evelyn and Bysshe 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... - both seats vacant |
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| 1653 | Bletchingley was unrepresented 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... and 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 |
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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... |
John Goodwin John Goodwin (Parliamentarian) John Goodwin was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various time between 1641 and 1660. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
Edmund Hoskins | ||||
| 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 | John Evelyn, senior John Evelyn, senior John Evelyn was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1660. He reluctantly supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War.... |
John Goodwin John Goodwin (Parliamentarian) John Goodwin was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various time between 1641 and 1660. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.... |
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| 1661 | Sir William Hawarde | Edward Bysshe Edward Bysshe Sir Edward Bysshe FRS was an English barrister, politician and officer of arms. He sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1679 and was Garter King of Arms during the Commonwealth period.-Life:... |
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| February 1679 | George Evelyn George Evelyn George Evelyn was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1689.... |
Edward Harvey | ||||
| October 1679 | John Morris | |||||
| 1681 | Sir William Goulston | |||||
| 1685 | Ambrose Browne Ambrose Browne Ambrose Browne was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1685 to 1688.Browne was the son of Sir Adam Browne, 2nd Baronet of Betchworth Castle, Surrey and his wife Philippa Cooper, daughter of Sir John Cooper, Bt of Winbourn St Giles, Dorset. His father was MP for Surrey... |
Sir Marmaduke Gresham Sir Marmaduke Gresham, 1st Baronet Sir Marmaduke Gresham, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660 and from 1685 to 1689.... |
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| January 1689 | Thomas Howard Thomas Howard (1651-1701) Thomas Howard was the only surviving son of Sir Robert Howard of Ashtead, Surrey.He served as a Teller of the Exchequer from 1689 until his death, a post that provided him with a house at Westminster. He was Member of Parliament for Castle Rising from 1685 to 1689 and from 1698 until his death,... |
John Glyd | ||||
| December 1689 | Jeffrey Amherst | |||||
| 1690 | Sir Robert Clayton Robert Clayton Sir Robert Clayton was a British merchant banker, politician and Lord Mayor of London.Robert Clayton was born in Northamptonshire, England. He became an apprentice to his uncle, a London scrivener, where he met a fellow apprentice, Alderman John Morris... |
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| 1695 | Maurice Thompson | |||||
| 1698 | Hugh Hare | Sir Robert Clayton Robert Clayton Sir Robert Clayton was a British merchant banker, politician and Lord Mayor of London.Robert Clayton was born in Northamptonshire, England. He became an apprentice to his uncle, a London scrivener, where he met a fellow apprentice, Alderman John Morris... |
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| 1701 | Sir Edward Gresham | John Ward | ||||
| July 1702 | John Evelyn | |||||
| December 1702 | Sir Robert Clayton Robert Clayton Sir Robert Clayton was a British merchant banker, politician and Lord Mayor of London.Robert Clayton was born in Northamptonshire, England. He became an apprentice to his uncle, a London scrivener, where he met a fellow apprentice, Alderman John Morris... |
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| 1705 | George Evelyn George Evelyn George Evelyn was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1689.... |
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| 1708 | Thomas Onslow Thomas Onslow, 2nd Baron Onslow Thomas Onslow, 2nd Baron Onslow commissioned the building of Clandon Park in the 1730s.He became 2nd Baron Onslow on the death of his father, Richard Onslow, in 1717... |
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| 1715 | (Sir) William Clayton | |||||
| 1724 | Henry Herbert Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis Henry Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis PC , known as Henry Herbert until 1743 and as The Lord Herbert of Chirbury between 1743 and 1748, was a British peer and politician.-Background:... |
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| 1727 | Sir Orlando Bridgeman Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baronet Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baronet was a British baronet and Whig politician.-Background:He was the oldest son of Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary Cave, daughter of Sir Thomas Cave, 1st Baronet. His sister Penelope was married to Thomas Newport, 1st Baron Torrington... |
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| 1734 | (Sir) Kenrick Clayton | |||||
| 1745 | William Clayton | |||||
| 1761 | (Sir) Charles Whitworth Charles Whitworth (MP) Sir Charles Whitworth was a British Member of Parliament, known for his expertise in statistics and finance.He represented the constituencies of Minehead from 1747 until 1761, and Bletchingley until 1768, in which year he was knighted... |
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| 1768 | (Sir) Robert Clayton | |||||
| 1769 | Frederick Standert | |||||
| 1780 | John Kenrick | |||||
| 1783 | John Nicholls | |||||
| 1787 | (Sir) Robert Clayton | |||||
| 1790 | Philip Francis Philip Francis (English politician) Sir Philip Francis was an Irish-born British politician and pamphleteer, the possible author of the Letters of Junius, and the chief antagonist of Warren Hastings. His accusations against the latter led to the Impeachment of Warren Hastings by Parliament.-Early life:Born in Dublin, he was the only... |
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| 1796 | Sir Lionel Copley | John Stein | ||||
| 1797 | Benjamin Hobhouse | |||||
| 1802 | James Milnes | John Benn Walsh Sir John Walsh, 1st Baronet Sir John Benn Walsh, 1st Baronet was an English landowner and MP.He was born in Cumberland as John Benn, the only son of William Benn of Moor Row, Whitehaven, Cumberland and his wife Mary, daughter of Timothy Nicholson. In 1787 he married Margaret, daughter of Joseph Fowke of Kent... |
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| 1805 | Nicholas Ridley-Colborne Nicholas Ridley-Colborne, 1st Baron Colborne Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne, 1st Baron Colborne was a British politician.-Background:Born Nicholas Ridley, he was the younger son of Sir Matthew White Ridley, 2nd Baronet, and Mary , daughter of Benjamin Colborne... |
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| 1806 | Josias du Pre Porcher | William Kenrick | ||||
| January 1807 | John Alexander Bannerman John Alexander Bannerman Colonel John Alexander Bannerman was appointed Governor of Prince of Wales' Island and Province Wellesley in 1817 and also Treasurer from 1818.... |
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| May 1807 | Thomas Freeman-Heathcote | |||||
| 1809 | Charles Cockerell | |||||
| October 1812 | Sir Charles Talbot Sir Charles Talbot, 2nd Baronet Sir Charles Talbot, 2nd Baronet was Member of Parliament for several constituencies in the British House of Commons. From 1800 to 1802, he represented Weobly; from 1803 to 1806 he represented Rye; and in 1812 he represented Bletchingley.... |
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| December 1812 | Robert William Newman | |||||
| 1814 | John Bolland | |||||
| 1818 | Matthew Russell | Whig | George Tennyson | Whig | ||
| February 1819 | Sir William Curtis | Tory | ||||
| February 1819 | Marquess of Titchfield William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield , was a British Member of Parliament .Titchfield was the eldest son of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, and his wife Henrietta . Prime Minister William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland was his grandfather... |
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| 1820 | Edward Henry Edwardes | |||||
| 1822 | Lord Francis Leveson-Gower | Tory | ||||
| 1826 | William Russell William Russell (1798–1850) William Russell of Brancepeth Castle in County Durham was a British Whig politician. He sat in the House of Commons between 1822 and 1832.... |
Whig | Charles Tennyson Charles Tennyson d'Eyncourt Charles Tennyson d'Eyncourt , born Charles Tennyson, was a British politician, landowner and Member of Parliament for Stamford from 1831 to 1832 and for Lambeth from 1832 to 1852... |
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| 1827 | Hon. William Lamb William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, PC, FRS was a British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary and Prime Minister . He is best known for his intense and successful mentoring of Queen Victoria, at ages 18-21, in the ways of politics... |
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| 1828 | William Ewart | Whig | ||||
| 1830 | Robert William Mills | Whig | ||||
| February 1831 | Sir William Horne William Horne (Liberal politician) Sir William Horne was a British barrister and Liberal politician.-Background and education:The son of the Reverend Thomas Horne of Chiswick, Horne studied law at Lincoln's Inn, being called to the Bar in 1798.... |
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| April 1831 | Hon. John Ponsonby John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough John George Brabazon Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough PC , styled Viscount Duncannon from 1844 until 1847, was a British cricketer, courtier and Liberal politician.-Background:... |
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| July 1831 | The Viscount Palmerston | Whig | Thomas Hyde Villiers Thomas Hyde Villiers Thomas Hyde Villiers was a British politician.The second son of the Hon. George Villiers , he was educated at St John's College, Cambridge... |
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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.... |
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