Gloucestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
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The constituency of Gloucestershire was a UK Parliamentary constituency. After it was abolished under the 1832 Electoral Reform Act
, two new constituencies, West Gloucestershire and East Gloucestershire, were created.
Gloucestershire was a constituency
of the House of Commons
of the Parliament of England
, then of the Parliament of Great Britain
from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire
.
of Gloucestershire
, excluding the part of the city of Bristol
in the geographical county. Bristol had the status of a county of itself
after 1373. Although Gloucestershire contained a number of other parliamentary borough
s, each of which elected two MPs in its own right for part of the period when Gloucestershire was a constituency, these were not excluded from the county constituency. Owning property within such boroughs could confer a vote at the county election. This was not the case, though, for Bristol.
Notes:-
Reform Act 1832
The Representation of the People Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales...
, two new constituencies, West Gloucestershire and East Gloucestershire, were created.
Gloucestershire was a 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:...
of 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...
of the Parliament of England
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
, then of the Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...
from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two 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...
.
Boundaries
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 Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, excluding the part of the city of Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
in the geographical county. Bristol had the status of a county of itself
County corporate
A county corporate or corporate county was a type of subnational division used for local government in England, Ireland and Wales.Counties corporate were created during the Middle Ages, and were effectively small self-governing counties...
after 1373. Although Gloucestershire contained a number of other parliamentary borough
Parliamentary borough
Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...
s, each of which elected two MPs in its own right for part of the period when Gloucestershire was a constituency, these were not excluded from the county constituency. Owning property within such boroughs could confer a vote at the county election. This was not the case, though, for Bristol.
Members of Parliament
Roman numerals are used to differentiate MPs with the same name, who are not holders of a title with different succession numbers. It is not suggested that the people involved would have used roman numerals in this way.1290-1339
Constituency created (1290)1340–1385
1386-1421
(Source: Roskell, 1992)| Election | First Member | Second Member |
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| 1386 | Sir Thomas FitzNichol | William Hervy |
| 1388(Feb) | Sir John Berkeley | William Hayberer |
| 1388(Sept) | Sir John Berkeley | Sir Laurence Sebrooke |
| 1390(Jan) | Sir John Cheyne John Cheyne (Speaker of the House) Sir John Cheyne or Cheney was a Member of Parliament and briefly the initial Speaker of the House of Commons of England in the Parliament of October 1399, summoned by the newly-acclaimed Henry IV.... |
Sir Laurence Sebrooke |
| 1390(Nov) | Sir Gilbert Denys Gilbert Denys, knight Sir Gilbert Denys of Siston, Gloucestershire, was a soldier, and later an administrator. He was knighted by Jan 1385, and was twice knight of the shire for Gloucestershire constituency, in 1390 and 1395 and served as High Sheriff of Gloucestershire 1393-4... |
Thomas Berkeley |
| 1391 | Sir Maurice Berkeley | Robert Whittington |
| 1393 | Sir John Cheyne John Cheyne (Speaker of the House) Sir John Cheyne or Cheney was a Member of Parliament and briefly the initial Speaker of the House of Commons of England in the Parliament of October 1399, summoned by the newly-acclaimed Henry IV.... |
Sir Thomas FitzNichol |
| 1394 | Sir John Cheyne John Cheyne (Speaker of the House) Sir John Cheyne or Cheney was a Member of Parliament and briefly the initial Speaker of the House of Commons of England in the Parliament of October 1399, summoned by the newly-acclaimed Henry IV.... |
Sir Henry de la River |
| 1395 | Sir Thomas FitzNichol | Sir Gilbert Denys Gilbert Denys, knight Sir Gilbert Denys of Siston, Gloucestershire, was a soldier, and later an administrator. He was knighted by Jan 1385, and was twice knight of the shire for Gloucestershire constituency, in 1390 and 1395 and served as High Sheriff of Gloucestershire 1393-4... |
| 1397(Jan) | Sir Thomas Butler | Sir John Berkeley |
| 1397(Sept) | Hugh Mortimer | John Browning |
| 1399 | Sir John Cheyne John Cheyne (Speaker of the House) Sir John Cheyne or Cheney was a Member of Parliament and briefly the initial Speaker of the House of Commons of England in the Parliament of October 1399, summoned by the newly-acclaimed Henry IV.... |
Sir Thomas FitzNichol |
| 1401 | John Browning | Sir Thomas FitzNichol |
| 1402 | Sir Maurice Russell Maurice Russell, knight Sir Maurice Russell of Kingston Russell, Dorset and Dyrham, Glos. was a prominent member of the Gloucestershire gentry, the 3rd son, but eventual heir of Ralph Russell and his wife Alice. He was knighted between June and December 1385 and served twice as Knight of the Shire for Gloucestershire in... |
Sir Thomas FitzNichol |
| 1404(Jan) | Sir Maurice Russell Maurice Russell, knight Sir Maurice Russell of Kingston Russell, Dorset and Dyrham, Glos. was a prominent member of the Gloucestershire gentry, the 3rd son, but eventual heir of Ralph Russell and his wife Alice. He was knighted between June and December 1385 and served twice as Knight of the Shire for Gloucestershire in... |
Robert Whittington |
| 1404(Oct) | Richard Mawarden | James Clifford |
| 1406 | Sir THomas FitzNichol | Robert Whittington |
| 1407 | Sir Thomas FitzNichol | Thomas Mille |
| 1410 | Sir John Drayton | unknown |
| 1411 | Thomas Mille | Robert Whittington |
| 1413(Feb) | unknown | unknown |
| 1413(May) | Sir Thomas FitzNichol | Sir John Pauncefoot |
| 1414(April) | Robert Whittington | John Greville |
| 1414(Nov) | Sir Thomas FitzNichol | John Browning |
| 1415 | Sir THomas FitzNichol | Robert Poyntz |
| 1416(Mar) | unknown | unknown |
| 1416(Oct) | unknown | unknown |
| 1417 | Robert Poyntz | Robert Greyndore |
| 1419 | John Greville | William Tracy |
| 1420 | Robert Greyndore | Guy Whittington |
| 1421(May) | John Greville | Guy Whittington |
| 1421(Dec) | (Sir) John Blaket | Sir John Pauncefoot |
1422-1508
1509-1558
(Source: Bindoff (1982))| Parliament of 1510-23 | No names known | No names known |
| Parliament of 1529 | Sir William Kingston | Sir John Brydges John Brydges, 1st Baron Chandos John Brydges, 1st Baron Chandos was an English Member of Parliament and later peer. His name is also sometimes spelt Bruges.... |
| Parliament of 1536 | Not known | Not known |
| Parliament of 1539 | Sir William Kingston | Anthony Kingston Anthony Kingston Sir Anthony Kingston was an English royal official, holder of various positions under several Tudor monarchs.-Life:He was son of Sir William Kingston of Blackfriars, London... |
| Parliament of 1542 | ?Sir Anthony Kingston Anthony Kingston Sir Anthony Kingston was an English royal official, holder of various positions under several Tudor monarchs.-Life:He was son of Sir William Kingston of Blackfriars, London... |
Not known |
| Parliament of 1545 | Sir Anthony Kingston Anthony Kingston Sir Anthony Kingston was an English royal official, holder of various positions under several Tudor monarchs.-Life:He was son of Sir William Kingston of Blackfriars, London... |
Nicholas Arnold Nicholas Arnold -Life:He was the son of John Arnold, Lord of the manor of Highnam and Over, and his wife Isabel Hawkins.In 1530 he entered the service of Thomas Cromwell and assisted him in the Dissolution of the Monasteries... |
| Parliament of 1547 | Sir Anthony Kingston Anthony Kingston Sir Anthony Kingston was an English royal official, holder of various positions under several Tudor monarchs.-Life:He was son of Sir William Kingston of Blackfriars, London... |
Sir Nicholas Poyntz |
| Parliament of 1553(Mar) | Sir Anthony Kingston Anthony Kingston Sir Anthony Kingston was an English royal official, holder of various positions under several Tudor monarchs.-Life:He was son of Sir William Kingston of Blackfriars, London... |
Sir Nicholas Arnold Nicholas Arnold -Life:He was the son of John Arnold, Lord of the manor of Highnam and Over, and his wife Isabel Hawkins.In 1530 he entered the service of Thomas Cromwell and assisted him in the Dissolution of the Monasteries... |
| Parliament of 1553(Oct) | Sir Edmund Brydges Edmund Brydges, 2nd Baron Chandos Edmund Brydges, 2nd Baron Chandos was an English peer and politician. He was a Knight of the Garter, Baron Chandos, Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire and Vice-Admiral of Gloucestershire.-Life:... |
Sir Anthony Hungerford |
| Parliament of 1554(Apr) | Sir Giles Poole | Nicholas Wykes |
| Parliament of 1554(Nov) | Arthur Porter | William Rede I |
| Parliament of 1555 | Sir Anthony Kingston Anthony Kingston Sir Anthony Kingston was an English royal official, holder of various positions under several Tudor monarchs.-Life:He was son of Sir William Kingston of Blackfriars, London... |
Sir Nicholas Arnold |
| Parliament of 1558 | Sir Henry Jerningham | Sir Walter Denys |
1559-1639
1640-1832
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| 1640, April 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 Robert Tracy Robert Tracy, 2nd Viscount Tracy Sir Robert Tracy, 2nd Viscount Tracy was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1620 and 1640. He fought for the Royalists 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... |
Sir Robert Cooke Robert Cooke (Parliamentarian) Sir Robert Cooke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1643. He served in the Parliamentarian army in the English Civil War.... |
Parliamentarian Roundhead "Roundhead" was the nickname given to the supporters of the Parliament during the English Civil War. Also known as Parliamentarians, they fought against King Charles I and his supporters, the Cavaliers , who claimed absolute power and the divine right of kings... |
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| 1640, November 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... |
Nathaniel Stephens Nathaniel Stephens Nathaniel Stephens was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1653. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War.... |
Parliamentarian Roundhead "Roundhead" was the nickname given to the supporters of the Parliament during the English Civil War. Also known as Parliamentarians, they fought against King Charles I and his supporters, the Cavaliers , who claimed absolute power and the divine right of kings... |
John Dutton John Dutton (Gloucestershire MP) John Dutton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1644. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.... 1 |
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... |
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| c. 1644 | Sir John Seymour John Seymour (Gloucestershire MP) Sir John Seymour was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1646 to 1648.Seymour was the son of Sir Thomas Seymour of Frampton Cotterell. He was knighted at Greenwich on 9 April 1605... 2 |
Parliamentarian Roundhead "Roundhead" was the nickname given to the supporters of the Parliament during the English Civil War. Also known as Parliamentarians, they fought against King Charles I and his supporters, the Cavaliers , who claimed absolute power and the divine right of kings... |
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| Gloucestershire's representation was increased to 3 nominated MPs in Barebones Parliament Barebones Parliament Barebone's Parliament, also known as the Little Parliament, the Nominated Assembly and the Parliament of Saints, came into being on 4 July 1653, and was the last attempt of the English Commonwealth to find a stable political form before the installation of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector... |
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| 1653 | John Crofts John Crofts John Crofts was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653 and in 1656. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... ; William Neast William Neast William Neast was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653 and in 1656.Neast was the son of William Neast of the Neast family of Chaceley, Worcestershire. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on 27 August 1638 aged 15 and entered Middle Temple in 1640... ; Robert Holmes Robert Holmes (Gloucestershire MP) Robert Holmes was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653.Holmes was a Justice of the Peace of Netherton, Gloucestershire in 1649. In 1653, he was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in the Barebones Parliament.... |
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| Gloucestershire's representation was increased to 5 elected MPs 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 |
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| 1654 First Protectorate Parliament The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House.... |
George Berkeley George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley PC FRS was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1654 until 1658 when he succeeded to the peerage.-Life:... ; Matthew Hale Matthew Hale (jurist) Sir Matthew Hale SL was an influential English barrister, judge and jurist most noted for his treatise Historia Placitorum Coronæ, or The History of the Pleas of the Crown. Born to a barrister and his wife, who had both died by the time he was 5, Hale was raised by his father's relative, a strict... ; John Howe Sir John Howe, 1st Baronet Sir John Howe, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1654 to 1656.Howe was the son of John Howe of Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset and his wife Jane Grobham daughter of Nicholas Grobham of Bishop's Lydiard. He was given the manor of Compton Abdale, and other... ; Christopher Guise Sir Christopher Guise, 1st Baronet Sir Christopher Guise, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654.Guise was the son of William Guise of Elmore and his wife Cecilia Dennis, daughter of John Dennis of Pucklechurch.... ; Sylvanus Wood Sylvanus Wood Sylvanus Wood was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654.Wood was the son of Richard Wood of Brockthorpe and his wife Anne Vaughan, daughter of Walter Vaughan of Hergest, Herefordshire. He became a student of Lincoln's Inn and was called to the bar on 7 December 1632... |
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| 1656 Second Protectorate Parliament The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons... |
George Berkeley George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley PC FRS was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1654 until 1658 when he succeeded to the peerage.-Life:... ; John Howe Sir John Howe, 1st Baronet Sir John Howe, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1654 to 1656.Howe was the son of John Howe of Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset and his wife Jane Grobham daughter of Nicholas Grobham of Bishop's Lydiard. He was given the manor of Compton Abdale, and other... ; John Crofts John Crofts John Crofts was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653 and in 1656. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.... ; Baynham Throckmorton Sir Baynham Throckmorton, 3rd Baronet Sir Baynham Throckmorton, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1656 and 1679.Throckmorton was the son of Sir Baynham Throckmorton, 2nd Baronet Sir Baynham Throckmorton, 3rd Baronet (11 December 1629 – 31 July 1681) was an English... ; William Neast William Neast William Neast was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653 and in 1656.Neast was the son of William Neast of the Neast family of Chaceley, Worcestershire. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on 27 August 1638 aged 15 and entered Middle Temple in 1640... |
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| Gloucestershire's representation was decreased to 2 MPs in the Third 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... Parliament of the Protectorate and thereafter |
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| 1659, January 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 Grobham Howe I John Grobham Howe (died 1679) John Grobham Howe was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1679.Howe was the younger son of Sir John Howe, 1st Baronet and his wife Bridget Rich, daughter of Thomas Rich of North Cerney. In 1659, Howe was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in the... |
John Stephens John Stephens (politician) John Stephens was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1645 and 1660.Stephens was the second son of Thomas Stephens of Little Sodbury, Gloucestershire and was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford. In 1620 he entered the Middle Temple, where he was called... |
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| 1659, May 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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| 1660, April 18 | Edward Stephens Edward Stephens (MP) Sir Edward Stephens was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1660.... |
Matthew Hale Matthew Hale (jurist) Sir Matthew Hale SL was an influential English barrister, judge and jurist most noted for his treatise Historia Placitorum Coronæ, or The History of the Pleas of the Crown. Born to a barrister and his wife, who had both died by the time he was 5, Hale was raised by his father's relative, a strict... |
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| 1661, April 17 | John Grobham Howe I John Grobham Howe (died 1679) John Grobham Howe was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1679.Howe was the younger son of Sir John Howe, 1st Baronet and his wife Bridget Rich, daughter of Thomas Rich of North Cerney. In 1659, Howe was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in the... |
Sir Baynham Throckmorton, 2nd Bt Sir Baynham Throckmorton, 2nd Baronet Sir Baynham Throckmorton, 2nd Baronet of Clearwell, Gloucestershire, supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War and was a Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire from 1661 until his death on 28 May 1664.-Biography:... 3 |
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| 1664, December 21 | Sir Baynham Throckmorton, 3rd Bt Sir Baynham Throckmorton, 3rd Baronet Sir Baynham Throckmorton, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1656 and 1679.Throckmorton was the son of Sir Baynham Throckmorton, 2nd Baronet Sir Baynham Throckmorton, 3rd Baronet (11 December 1629 – 31 July 1681) was an English... |
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| 1679, February 26 | Sir John Guise, 2nd Bt | Sir Ralph Dutton, Bt | ||||
| 1685, March 18 | Marquess of Worcester Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester was the eldest son of a peer in the peerage of England and an MP.-Private Life:... |
Sir Robert Atkyns Robert Atkyns (topographer) Sir Robert Atkyns was a topographer, antiquary, and Member of Parliament. He is best known for his county history, the Ancient and Present State of Gloucestershire.-Life:... |
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| 1689, January 18 | Sir John Guise, 2nd Bt | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
Sir Ralph Dutton, Bt | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1695, December 11 | Thomas Stephens I | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1698, August 3 | John Grobham Howe II | Tory | Sir Richard Cocks, Bt | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1701, December 3 | Maynard Colchester | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1702, August 6 | John Grobham Howe II | Tory | ||||
| 1705, May 16 | Sir John Guise, 3rd Bt | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1708, May 12 | Matthew Ducie Moreton | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1710, October 25 | John Symes Berkeley | Tory | ||||
| 1713, September 23 | Thomas Stephens II | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1715, February 9 | Matthew Ducie Moreton | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1720, March 30 | Hon. Henry Berkeley | |||||
| 1720, June 22 | Edmund Bray | |||||
| 1722, March 28 | Kinard de la Bere | |||||
| 1727, September 6 | Sir John Dutton, Bt | |||||
| 1734, May 8 | Thomas Chester | Benjamin Bathurst | ||||
| 1741, May 12 | Norborne Berkeley Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt , was a courtier, member of parliament, and royal governor of the colony of Virginia from 1768 until his death in 1770.-Life:... |
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| 1763, April 27 | Thomas Tracy | |||||
| 1763, November 23 | Edward Southwell Edward Southwell, 20th Baron de Clifford Edward Southwell, 20th Baron de Clifford was a British politician.He was the son of Edward Southwell by his wife Katherine, daughter of Edward Watson, Viscount Sondes.... |
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| 1770, August 6 | Sir William Guise, Bt | |||||
| 1776, May 6 | William Bromley-Chester | Tory 4 | ||||
| 1781, January 24 | James Dutton James Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne James Naper Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne , was a British peer.-Background:Sherborne was the son of James Lenox Dutton , of Sherborne, Gloucestershire, by his second wife Jane, daughter of Christopher Bond.-Political career:Sherborne was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in 1780, a... |
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| 1783, April 28 | Hon. George Cranfield Berkeley George Cranfield-Berkeley Admiral Sir George Cranfield Berkeley GCB , often known as George Berkeley, was a highly experienced, popular, yet controversial naval officer and politician in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Britain... |
Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... 5 |
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| 1784, April 12 | Thomas Master Thomas Master Thomas Master was an English poet and divine. He also assisted Edward Herbert, baron Herbert of Cherbury, in his writing of the Life of Henry VIII. He translated Herbert's work into Latin.-References:... |
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| 1796, June 2 | Marquess of Worcester | Tory | ||||
| 1803, November 14 | Lord Edward Somerset Lord Edward Somerset General Lord Robert Edward Henry Somerset GCB was a British soldier.He was the third son of the 5th duke of Beaufort, and elder brother of Lord Raglan.... |
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| 1810, May 18 | Viscount Dursley William Berkeley, 1st Earl FitzHardinge William FitzHardinge Berkeley, 1st Earl FitzHardinge , known as The Lord Segrave between 1831 and 1841, was a British landowner and politician.-Background:... |
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| 1811, February 7 | Sir Berkeley Guise, Bt | Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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| 1831, May 10 United Kingdom general election, 1831 The 1831 general election in the United Kingdom saw a landslide win by supporters of electoral reform, which was the major election issue. As a result it was the last unreformed election, as the Parliament which resulted ensured the passage of the Reform Act 1832. Polling was held from 28 April to... |
Hon. Henry George Francis Moreton Henry Reynolds-Moreton, 2nd Earl of Ducie Henry George Francis Reynolds-Moreton, 2nd Earl of Ducie , styled the Hon. Henry Reynolds-Moreton from 1808 to 1837 and the Lord Moreton from 1837 to 1840, was a British Whig politician, agriculturalist and cattle breeder.Ducie was the son of Thomas Reynolds-Moreton, 1st Earl of Ducie, and his wife... |
Whig British Whig Party The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule... |
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Notes:-
- 1 Dutton was disabled from sitting for adhering to the King and joining the King's Oxford ParliamentOxford Parliament (1644)The Oxford Parliament was the Parliament assembled by King Charles I for the first time 22 January 1644 and adjourned for the last time on 10 March 1645, with the purpose of instrumenting the Royalist war campaign.Charles was advised by Edward Hyde and others not to dissolve the Long Parliament as...
, c. 1644. - 2 Seymour was excluded from Parliament by the Army, c. 1648.
- 3 Father of the Baynham Throckmorton elected in 1656 and 1664.
- 4 Stooks Smith classifies Bromley-Chester as Tory in the 1776 by-election, but gives no label in subsequent elections.
- 5 Stooks Smith classifies Berkeley as Whig in the 1776 by-election (which he lost), but gives no label in subsequent elections before the general election of 1790. Both Berkeley and Master are classified by party from 1790.
See also
- List of former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies
- Unreformed House of CommonsUnreformed House of CommonsThe unreformed House of Commons is the name generally given to the British House of Commons as it existed before the Reform Act 1832.Until the Act of Union of 1707 joining the Kingdoms of Scotland and England , Scotland had its own Parliament, and the term refers to the House of Commons of England...
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