Robert Markland
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Robert Markland was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1659.
Markland was of a Wigan family which was long resident in borough and possessed of considerable local influence. He was a manufacturer or mercer.
In 1659, Markland was elected Member of Parliament
for Wigan
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
.
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...
in 1659.
Markland was of a Wigan family which was long resident in borough and possessed of considerable local influence. He was a manufacturer or mercer.
In 1659, Markland was elected Member 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,...
for Wigan
Wigan (UK Parliament constituency)
Wigan 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...
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
.