List of Stewards of the Manor of Old Shoreham
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This is a list of the Members of Parliament appointed as Steward of the Manor of Old Shoreham
, a notional 'office of profit
under the crown' which was formerly used to resign from the House of Commons
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Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
, a notional 'office of profit
Office of profit
An office of profit is a term used in a number of national constitutions to refer to executive appointments. A number of countries forbid members of the legislature from accepting an office of profit under the executive as a means to secure the independence of the legislature and preserve the...
under the crown' which was formerly used to resign from 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...
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- December 1756: Thomas Ryder (TivertonTiverton (UK Parliament constituency)Tiverton was a constituency located in east Devon, formerly represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1615 and first represented in 1621, it elected two Members of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
) - 4 July 1757: James Hayes (DowntonDownton (UK Parliament constituency)Downton was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
) - March 1760: George Gray (WinchelseaWinchelsea (UK Parliament constituency)Winchelsea was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-Boundaries:...
) - 20 February 1762: John HamiltonJohn Hamilton (MP)John Hamilton was a Scottish MP in the British Parliament. He was the younger son of John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair and changed his name to Hamilton in 1736 when he inherited the estate of Bargeny on the death of the 4th Lord Bargeny.He represented Wigtown Burghs 1754-1761 and 1762-1768...
(WigtownshireWigtownshire (UK Parliament constituency)Wigtownshire, was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was represented by one Member of Parliament....
) - 13 March 1762: Hon. Keith StewartKeith StewartKeith Stewart of Glasserton was a ScottishAdmiral and MP in the British Parliament. He was the second surviving son of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway.-Naval career:...
(Wigtown Burghs) - 27 April 1762: William Fitzherbert (BramberBramber (UK Parliament constituency)Bramber was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1472 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:The borough consisted of...
) - 10 February 1763: Hon. Augustus John HerveyAugustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of BristolAugustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, PC was a British admiral and politician.-Naval career:As a young man, he entered the Navy, where his promotion was rapid...
(Bury St EdmundsBury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency)Bury St Edmunds is a county constituency located in Suffolk and centred on the town of Bury St Edmunds. It elects one Member of Parliament to in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
) on appointment as commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean. - March 1763: Browse Trist (TotnesTotnes (UK Parliament constituency)Totnes is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament , using the first-past-the-post voting system....
) - 12 November 1763: Thomas MorganThomas Morgan (of Rhiwpera)Thomas Morgan was a Welsh politician, of the family of Morgan of Tredegar. He was the eldest son of Thomas Morgan and his wife Jane Colchester.Morgan represented Brecon in the House of Commons from 1754 until 1763...
(Brecon boroughBrecon (UK Parliament constituency)Brecon was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors, from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1885 general election.-Boundaries:...
) To contest MonmouthshireMonmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)Monmouthshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Parliament of England from 1536 until 1707, of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885... - 30 May 1765: Philip Stanhope (St GermansSt Germans (UK Parliament constituency)St Germans was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1562 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
) Sold his seat to the government. - 11 July 1799: Sir William Grant (BanffshireBanffshire (UK Parliament constituency)Banffshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800, and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1983...
) On appointment as Solicitor General for England and WalesSolicitor General for England and WalesHer Majesty's Solicitor General for England and Wales, often known as the Solicitor General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Attorney General, whose duty is to advise the Crown and Cabinet on the law...
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