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THE HOUSE OF COMMONS |
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CONSTITUENCIES BEGINNING WITH "R" |
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ROCHESTER (KENT) |
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| 12 Apr 1660 |
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Peter Pett |
6 Aug 1610 |
c 1672 |
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John Marsham,later [1663] 1st baronet |
23 Aug 1602 |
25 May 1685 |
82 |
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| 21 Mar 1661 |
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Sir Francis Clerke
(to Feb 1679) |
c 1624 |
25 Feb 1686 |
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Sir William Batten |
c 1601 |
5 Oct 1667 |
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| 2 Nov 1667 |
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Sir Richard Head,later [1676] 1st baronet |
c 1609 |
18 Sep 1689 |
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(to Aug 1679) |
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| 19 Feb 1679 |
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Sir John Banks,1st baronet (to 1690) |
19 Aug 1627 |
19 Oct 1699 |
72 |
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| 16 Aug 1679 |
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Francis Barrell |
c 1627 |
10 Sep 1679 |
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| 3 Feb 1681 |
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Sir Francis Clerke |
c 1624 |
25 Feb 1686 |
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| 8 Jan 1689 |
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Sir Roger Twisden,2nd baronet |
12 Oct 1640 |
28 Feb 1703 |
62 |
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| 18 Mar 1690 |
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Sir Joseph Williamson
(to 1701) |
25 Jul 1633 |
3 Oct 1701 |
68 |
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Francis Clerke |
c 1665 |
by Sep 1691 |
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| 27 Oct 1691 |
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Caleb Banks |
18 Sep 1659 |
13 Sep 1696 |
36 |
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| 23 Oct 1695 |
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Sir Clowdesley Shovell |
25 Nov 1650 |
22 Oct 1707 |
56 |
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| 24 Nov 1701 |
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Francis Barrell |
26 Jan 1663 |
11 Jun 1724 |
61 |
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William Bokenham |
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10 Nov 1702 |
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| 16 Jul 1702 |
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Edward Knatchbull,later [c 1712] 4th |
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c 1674 |
3 Apr 1730 |
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William Cage |
28 Mar 1666 |
21 Jan 1738 |
71 |
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| 8 May 1705 |
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Sir Clowdesley Shovell |
25 Nov 1650 |
22 Oct 1707 |
56 |
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Sir Stafford Fairborne
(to 1710) |
1666 |
11 Nov 1742 |
76 |
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| 3 Jan 1708 |
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Sir John Leake
(to 1715) |
4 Jul 1656 |
21 Aug 1720 |
64 |
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| 7 Oct 1710 |
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William Cage |
28 Mar 1666 |
21 Jan 1738 |
71 |
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| 22 Jan 1715 |
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Sir Thomas Palmer,4th baronet |
5 Jul 1682 |
8 Nov 1723 |
41 |
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Sir John Jennings
(to 1734) |
1664 |
23 Dec 1743 |
79 |
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| 16 Jan 1724 |
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Sir Thomas Colby |
c 1670 |
23 Sep 1729 |
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| 16 Aug 1727 |
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David Polhill (to
1741) |
1674 |
15 Jan 1754 |
79 |
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| 25 Apr 1734 |
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Nicholas Haddock
(to 1746) |
1686 |
26 Sep 1746 |
60 |
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| 6 May 1741 |
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Edward Vernon [he was also returned for |
12 Nov 1684 |
30 Oct 1757 |
72 |
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Ipswich,for which he chose to sit] |
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| 22 Feb 1743 |
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David Polhill
(to Jan 1754) |
1674 |
15 Jan 1754 |
79 |
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| 24 Nov 1746 |
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Sir Chaloner Ogle |
c 1680 |
11 Apr 1750 |
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| 23 Jan 1751 |
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John Byng (to
1757) |
29 Oct 1704 |
14 Mar 1757 |
52 |
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| 26 Jan 1754 |
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Nicholas Haddock
(to 1761) |
1723 |
19 Jul 1781 |
58 |
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| 28 Mar 1757 |
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Isaac Townsend
(to 1765) |
c 1685 |
21 Nov 1765 |
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| 25 Mar 1761 |
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Thomas Parker,Viscount Parker, |
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later Earl of Macclesfield |
12 Oct 1723 |
9 Feb 1795 |
71 |
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| 23 Mar 1764 |
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Sir Charles Hardy
(to 1768) |
c 1714 |
19 May 1780 |
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| 23 Dec 1765 |
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Grey Cooper |
c 1726 |
30 Jul 1801 |
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| 16 Mar 1768 |
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John Calcraft (to
1772) |
4 Sep 1726 |
23 Aug 1772 |
45 |
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William Gordon |
c 1735 |
29 Mar 1776 |
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| 9 Mar 1771 |
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Thomas Pye (to
1774) |
c 1713 |
26 Dec 1785 |
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| 18 Sep 1772 |
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George Finch-Hatton
(to 1784) |
30 Jun 1747 |
17 Feb 1823 |
75 |
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| 7 Oct 1774 |
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Robert Gregory |
c 1729 |
1 Sep 1810 |
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| 1 Apr 1784 |
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Sir Charles Middleton |
14 Oct 1726 |
17 Jun 1813 |
86 |
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Nathaniel Smith |
1730 |
6 May 1794 |
63 |
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| 19 Jun 1790 |
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George Best (to
1796) |
10 Nov 1759 |
8 Sep 1818 |
58 |
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Sir Richard Bickerton,1st baronet |
23 Jun 1727 |
25 Feb 1792 |
64 |
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| 7 Mar 1792 |
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Nathaniel Smith |
1730 |
6 May 1794 |
63 |
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| 12 May 1794 |
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Sir Richard King,1st baronet (to 1802) |
10 Aug 1730 |
27 Nov 1806 |
76 |
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| 27 May 1796 |
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Henry Tufton,later Earl of Thanet |
2 Jan 1775 |
12 Jun 1849 |
74 |
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| 5 Jul 1802 |
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Sir William Sidney Smith |
21 Jun 1764 |
26 May 1840 |
75 |
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James Hulkes |
1770 |
29 Jan 1821 |
50 |
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| 8 Nov 1806 |
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John Calcraft (to
1818) |
16 Oct 1765 |
11 Sep 1831 |
65 |
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James Barnett |
c 1760 |
1 Oct 1836 |
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| 8 May 1807 |
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Sir Thomas Boulden Thompson (to 1816) |
28 Feb 1766 |
3 Mar 1828 |
62 |
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| 27 Jun 1816 |
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James Barnett (to
1820) |
c 1760 |
1 Oct 1836 |
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At the subsequent by-election held on |
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| 20 Jun 1818 |
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Thomas Hamilton,styled Lord Binning,later |
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[1828] 9th Earl of Haddington (to 1826) |
21 Jun 1780 |
1 Dec 1858 |
78 |
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| 6 Mar 1820 |
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Ralph Bernal (to
1841) |
1784 |
26 Aug 1854 |
70 |
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| 17 Jun 1826 |
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Henry Dundas,later Viscount Melville |
25 Feb 1801 |
1 Feb 1876 |
74 |
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| 4 Aug 1830 |
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George Augustus Frederick Child-Villiers, |
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styled
Viscount Villiers,later [1859] 6th |
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Earl of Jersey |
4 Apr 1808 |
24 Oct 1859 |
51 |
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| 30 Apr 1831 |
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John Mills |
11 Aug 1779 |
28 Feb 1871 |
91 |
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| 10 Jan 1835 |
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Thomas Twisden Hodges |
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12 Mar 1865 |
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| 26 Jul 1837 |
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Thomas Benjamin Hobhouse |
19 Jun 1807 |
31 Dec 1876 |
69 |
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| 30 Jun 1841 |
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James Douglas Stoddart Douglas |
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William Henry Bodkin |
1791 |
26 Mar 1874 |
82 |
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| 31 Jul 1847 |
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Ralph Bernal |
1784 |
26 Aug 1854 |
70 |
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Thomas Twisden Hodges |
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12 Mar 1865 |
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| 9 Jul 1852 |
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Francis John Robert Villiers |
11 Oct 1819 |
8 May 1862 |
42 |
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Sir Thomas Herbert Maddock (to 1857) |
1792 |
15 Jan 1870 |
77 |
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| 8 Feb 1856 |
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Philip Wykeham Martin
(to 1878) |
18 Jan 1829 |
31 May 1878 |
49 |
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| 30 Mar 1857 |
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John Alexander Kinglake |
1805 |
9 Jul 1870 |
65 |
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| 19 Jul 1870 |
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Julian Goldsmid
(to 1880) |
8 Oct 1838 |
7 Jan 1896 |
57 |
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| 14 Jun 1878 |
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Sir Arthur John Otway,3rd baronet (to 1885) |
8 Aug 1822 |
8 Jun 1912 |
89 |
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| 1 Apr 1880 |
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Roger Leigh |
1840 |
29 Feb 1924 |
83 |
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REPRESENTATION REDUCED |
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TO ONE MEMBER 1885 |
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| 24 Nov 1885 |
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Francis Charles Hughes-Hallett |
1838 |
1903 |
65 |
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| 16 Apr 1889 |
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Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen,later |
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Baron Brabourne |
5 Apr 1857 |
29 Dec 1909 |
52 |
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Horatio David Davies
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1842 |
18 Sep 1912 |
70 |
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| 8 Feb 1893 |
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James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, |
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Viscount Cranborne,later Marquess of |
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Salisbury |
23 Oct 1861 |
4 Apr 1947 |
85 |
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| 23 Sep 1903 |
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Charles Tuff |
1855 |
27 Jan 1929 |
73 |
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| 15 Jan 1906 |
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Ernest Henry Lamb,later Baron |
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Rochester |
4 Sep 1876 |
13 Jan 1955 |
78 |
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| 15 Jan 1910 |
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Samuel Forde Ridley |
1864 |
17 Nov 1944 |
80 |
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Sir Ernest Henry Lamb,later Baron |
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Rochester |
4 Sep 1876 |
13 Jan 1955 |
78 |
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SPLIT INTO 2 DIVISIONS 1918 |
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SEE "CHATHAM" AND "GILLINGHAM" |
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ROCHESTER &
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| 23 Feb 1950 |
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Arthur
George Bottomley,later Baron |
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Bottomley |
7 Feb 1907 |
3 Nov 1995 |
88 |
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| 8 Oct 1959 |
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Julian Michael Gordon Critchley |
8 Dec 1930 |
9 Sep 2000 |
69 |
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| 15 Oct 1964 |
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Anne Patricia Kerr |
24 Mar 1925 |
29 Jul 1973 |
48 |
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| 18 Jun 1970 |
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Peggy Edith Fenner |
22 Nov 1922 |
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| 10 Oct 1974 |
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Robert Ernest Bean |
5 Sep 1935 |
7 Dec 1987 |
52 |
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| 3 May 1979 |
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Peggy Edith Fenner |
22 Nov 1922 |
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CONSTITUENCY ABOLISHED 1983 |
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ROCHFORD (ESSEX) |
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| 9 Jun 1983 |
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Michael Clark |
8 Aug 1935 |
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NAME ALTERED TO "ROCHFORD AND |
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SOUTHEND EAST" 1997 |
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ROCHFORD AND SOUTHEND EAST (ESSEX) |
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| 1 May 1997 |
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Sir Edward Macmillan Taylor |
18 Apr 1937 |
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James Philip Duddridge |
26 Aug 1971 |
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ROMFORD (ESSEX) |
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John Westlake |
4 Feb 1828 |
14 Apr 1913 |
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| 10 Jul 1886 |
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James Theobald |
1829 |
10 Mar 1894 |
64 |
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Alfred Money Wigram |
1856 |
13 Oct 1899 |
43 |
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Louis Sinclair |
1861 |
4 Jan 1928 |
66 |
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Sir John Henry Bethell,later Baron |
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Bethell |
23 Sep 1861 |
27 May 1945 |
83 |
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| 14 Dec 1918 |
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Albert Edward Martin |
1875 |
25 Jul 1936 |
61 |
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Charles Arthur Uryan Rhys,later |
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Baron Dynevor |
21 Sep 1899 |
15 Dec 1962 |
63 |
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| 30 May 1929 |
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Henry Thomas Benjamin Muggeridge |
26 Jun 1864 |
25 Mar 1942 |
77 |
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| 27 Oct 1931 |
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William Gordon Douglas Hurchison |
26 Sep 1904 |
18 Jul 1975 |
70 |
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| 14 Nov 1935 |
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Herbert John Harvey Parker |
15 Jul 1906 |
24 Nov 1987 |
81 |
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| 26 Jul 1945 |
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Thomas Macpherson,later Baron Macpherson |
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of Drumochter |
9 Jul 1888 |
11 Jun 1965 |
76 |
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| 23 Feb 1950 |
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John Cutts Lockwood |
Dec 1890 |
18 Jan 1983 |
92 |
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| 26 May 1955 |
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Ronald Joseph Ledger |
7 Nov 1920 |
11 Dec 2004 |
84 |
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| 18 Jun 1970 |
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Richard Lawrence Leonard |
12 Dec 1930 |
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| 28 Feb 1974 |
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Sir Michael John Neubert |
3 Sep 1933 |
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| 1 May 1997 |
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Eileen Gordon |
22 Oct 1946 |
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Andrew Rosindell |
17 Mar 1966 |
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| 1 May 1997 |
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Michael Keith Beale Colvin |
27 Sep 1932 |
24 Feb 2000 |
67 |
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| 4 May 2000 |
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Sandra Julia Gidley |
26 Mar 1957 |
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ROMSEY & WATERSIDE (HAMPSHIRE) |
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| 9 Jun 1983 |
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Michael Keith Beale Colvin |
27 Sep 1932 |
24 Feb 2000 |
67 |
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NAME ALTERED TO "ROMSEY" 1997 |
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Arthur French (to
1821) |
c 1762 |
24 Nov 1820 |
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Thomas
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Hartland [I] |
2 Aug 1766 |
8 Dec 1835 |
69 |
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| 22 Jul 1802 |
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Edward King |
9 Jun 1774 |
Nov 1807 |
33 |
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| 17 Nov 1806 |
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Stephen Mahon (to
1826) |
6 Feb 1768 |
27 May 1828 |
60 |
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| 16 Jan 1821 |
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Arthur French,later Baron de Freyne |
1786 |
29 Sep 1856 |
70 |
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| 19 Jun 1826 |
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Robert King,later Earl of Kingston |
17 Jul 1804 |
16 Oct 1869 |
65 |
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| 9 Aug 1830 |
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Owen O'Conor |
1763 |
1831 |
68 |
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| 25 Jul 1831 |
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Denis O'Conor (to
1847) |
1794 |
1847 |
53 |
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| 7 Dec 1832 |
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Fitzstephen French
(to 1873) |
7 Dec 1801 |
4 Jun 1873 |
71 |
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| 9 Aug 1847 |
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Oliver Dowell John Grace |
1791 |
25 Jan 1871 |
79 |
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| 16 May 1859 |
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Thomas William Goff
[his election was |
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3 Jun 1876 |
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declared void 5 Mar 1860] |
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| 26 Mar 1860 |
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Charles Owen O'Conor
(to 1880) |
7 May 1838 |
30 Jun 1906 |
68 |
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| 24 Jun 1873 |
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Charles French |
21 Oct 1851 |
27 Oct 1925 |
74 |
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| Apr 1880 |
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Andrew Commins |
1832 |
7 Jan 1916 |
83 |
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James Joseph O'Kelly |
1845 |
22 Dec 1916 |
71 |
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COUNTY SPLIT INTO NORTH |
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& SOUTH DIVISIONS 1885 |
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ROSCOMMON NORTH |
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| Dec 1885 |
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James Joseph O'Kelly |
1845 |
22 Dec 1916 |
71 |
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| Jul 1892 |
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Matthias McDonnell Bodkin |
8 Oct 1850 |
7 Jun 1933 |
82 |
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| 25 Jul 1895 |
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James Joseph O'Kelly |
1845 |
22 Dec 1916 |
71 |
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| 3 Feb 1917 |
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George Noble Plunkett |
3 Dec 1851 |
12 Mar 1948 |
96 |
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CONSTITUENCY
ABOLISHED 1922 |
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ROSCOMMON SOUTH |
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| 5 Dec 1885 |
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Andrew Commins |
1832 |
7 Jan 1916 |
83 |
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| Jul 1892 |
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Luke Patrick Hayden |
1850 |
23 Jun 1897 |
46 |
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| 15 Jul 1897 |
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John Patrick Hayden |
25 Apr 1863 |
3 Jul 1954 |
91 |
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| 14 Dec 1918 |
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Henry James [Harry] Boland |
27 Apr 1887 |
1 Aug 1922 |
35 |
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CONSTITUENCY
ABOLISHED 1922 |
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ROSS
(HEREFORDSHIRE) |
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| 28 Nov 1885 |
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Michael Biddulph,later Baron Biddulph |
17 Feb 1834 |
6 Apr 1923 |
89 |
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| 2 Oct 1900 |
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Percy Archer Clive |
1873 |
5 Apr 1918 |
44 |
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| 22 Jan 1906 |
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Alan Coulstoun Gardner |
1846 |
25 Dec 1907 |
61 |
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| 28 Jan 1908 |
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Percy Archer Clive |
1873 |
5 Apr 1918 |
44 |
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| 4 May 1918 |
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Charles Thornton Pulley |
24 Jul 1864 |
5 Apr 1947 |
82 |
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CONSTITUENCY ABOLISHED 1918 |
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ROSS-SHIRE |
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| 26 Jun 1708 |
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Hugh Rose [he was also returned for Nairnshire |
1684 |
May 1755 |
70 |
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at the general election in 1708 and appears to |
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have been permitted to sit for both seats |
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until his election for Ross-shire was declared |
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void on 28 Jan 1710] |
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| 3 Mar 1710 |
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Charles Rosse |
8 Feb 1667 |
5 Aug 1732 |
65 |
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| 28 Apr 1722 |
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Alexander Urquhart |
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1727 |
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| 13 Sep 1727 |
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Charles Rosse |
8 Feb 1667 |
5 Aug 1732 |
65 |
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| 15 Feb 1733 |
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John Munro |
c 1712 |
1749 |
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| 30 May 1734 |
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Hugh Rose |
1684 |
May 1755 |
70 |
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| 22 May 1741 |
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Charles Ross |
9 Feb 1721 |
30 Apr 1745 |
24 |
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| 11 Dec 1746 |
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Sir Harry Munro,7th baronet |
c 1720 |
12 Jun 1781 |
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| 27 Jul 1747 |
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Kenneth Mackenzie,Baron Fortrose |
Nov 1717 |
18 Oct 1761 |
43 |
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| 5 May 1761 |
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James Stuart-Mackenzie |
c 1719 |
6 Apr 1800 |
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| 12 Oct 1780 |
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John Mackenzie |
1727 |
2 Apr 1789 |
61 |
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| 22 Apr 1784 |
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Francis Humberston Mackenzie,later |
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Baron Seaforth |
9 Jun 1754 |
11 Jan 1815 |
60 |
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| 16 Jul 1790 |
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William Adam |
2 Aug 1751 |
17 Feb 1839 |
87 |
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| 1 May 1794 |
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Francis Humberston Mackenzie,later |
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Baron Seaforth |
9 Jun 1754 |
11 Jan 1815 |
60 |
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| 22 Jun 1796 |
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Sir Charles Lockhart-Ross,7th baronet |
15 Aug 1763 |
8 Feb 1814 |
50 |
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| 1 Dec 1806 |
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Alexander Mackenzie Fraser |
c 1758 |
13 Sep 1809 |
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| 28 Nov 1809 |
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Hugh Innes |
c 1764 |
16 Aug 1831 |
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| 3 Nov 1812 |
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William Frederick Mackenzie |
21 Jul 1791 |
25 Aug 1814 |
23 |
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| 25 Oct 1814 |
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Charles Mackenzie Fraser |
9 Jun 1792 |
7 Mar 1871 |
78 |
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| 7 Jul 1818 |
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Thomas Mackenzie |
28 May 1789 |
19 Oct 1822 |
33 |
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| 20 Dec 1822 |
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Sir James Wemyss Mackenzie,5th baronet |
10 Jun 1770 |
8 Mar 1843 |
72 |
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| 25 May 1831 |
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James Alexander Stewart Mackenzie |
23 Sep 1784 |
24 Sep 1843 |
59 |
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NAME ALTERED TO
" ROSS |
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& CROMARTYSHIRE" 1832 |
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ROSS &
CROMARTY |
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| 31 Dec 1832 |
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James Alexander Stewart Mackenzie |
23 Sep 1784 |
24 Sep 1843 |
59 |
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| 18 Apr 1837 |
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Thomas Mackenzie |
1793 |
9 Jun 1856 |
62 |
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| 10 Aug 1847 |
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Sir James Matheson |
17 Oct 1796 |
31 Dec 1878 |
82 |
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| 21 Nov 1868 |
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Sir Alexander Matheson,1st baronet |
16 Jan 1805 |
26 Jul 1886 |
81 |
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| 20 Aug 1884 |
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Ronald Crauford Munro-Ferguson,later |
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Viscount Novar |
6 Mar 1860 |
30 Mar 1934 |
74 |
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| 2 Dec 1885 |
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Roderick Macdonald |
1840 |
9 Mar 1894 |
53 |
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| Jul 1892 |
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James Galloway Weir |
1839 |
18 Apr 1911 |
71 |
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| 14 Jun 1911 |
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James Ian Macpherson,later Baron |
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Strathcarron |
14 May 1880 |
14 Aug 1937 |
57 |
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| 10 Feb 1936 |
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Malcolm John Macdonald |
17 Aug 1901 |
11 Jan 1981 |
79 |
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| 26 Jul 1945 |
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Sir John MacLeod |
23 Feb 1913 |
3 Jun 1984 |
71 |
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| 15 Oct 1964 |
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Alasdair Roderick Mackenzie |
3 Aug 1903 |
8 Nov 1970 |
67 |
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| 18 Jun 1970 |
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James Hector Northey Gray,later |
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Baron Gray of Contin |
28 Jun 1927 |
14 Mar 2006 |
78 |
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NAME ALTERED TO "ROSS,CROMARTY |
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& SKYE" 1983 |
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ROSS,CROMARTY & SKYE |
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| 9 Jun 1983 |
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Charles Peter Kennedy |
25 Nov 1959 |
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NAME ALTERED TO "ROSS,SKYE AND |
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INVERNESS WEST" 1997 |
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ROSS,SKYE AND INVERNESS WEST |
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| 1 May 1997 |
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Charles Peter Kennedy |
25 Nov 1959 |
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NAME ALTERED TO "ROSS,SKYE AND |
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LOCHABER" 2005 |
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ROSS,SKYE AND LOCHABER |
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| 5 May 2005 |
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Charles Peter Kennedy |
25 Nov 1959 |
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ROSSENDALE
(LANCASHIRE) |
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| 27 Nov 1885 |
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Spencer Compton Cavendish,Marquess of |
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Hartington,later Duke of Devonshire |
23 Jul 1833 |
24 Mar 1908 |
74 |
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| 23 Jan 1892 |
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John Henry Maden |
11 Sep 1862 |
18 Feb 1920 |
57 |
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| 13 Feb 1900 |
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Sir William Mather |
15 Jul 1838 |
18 Sep 1920 |
82 |
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| 15 Mar 1904 |
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Lewis Venables Vernon Harcourt, |
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later Viscount Harcourt |
1 Feb 1863 |
24 Feb 1922 |
59 |
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| 13 Feb 1917 |
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Sir John Henry Maden |
11 Sep 1862 |
18 Feb 1920 |
57 |
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| 14 Dec 1918 |
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Robert Waddington |
13 Dec 1868 |
25 Jun 1941 |
72 |
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| 15 Nov 1922 |
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David Halstead |
16 Mar 1861 |
10 Jul 1937 |
76 |
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| 6 Dec 1923 |
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Robert Waddington |
13 Dec 1868 |
25 Jun 1941 |
72 |
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| 30 May 1929 |
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Arthur Law |
4 Jan 1876 |
30 Jun 1933 |
57 |
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| 27 Oct 1931 |
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Sir Ronald Hibbert Cross,1st baronet |
9 May 1896 |
3 Jun 1968 |
72 |
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| 26 Jul 1945 |
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George Henry Walker |
1874 |
24 Jan 1954 |
79 |
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| 23 Feb 1950 |
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Arthur William James Greenwood,later |
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Baron Greenwood of Rossendale |
14 Sep 1911 |
12 Apr 1982 |
70 |
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| 18 Jun 1970 |
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Ronald William Thomas Bray |
5 Jan 1922 |
22 Apr 1984 |
62 |
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| 10 Oct 1974 |
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Michael Alfred Noble |
Mar 1935 |
12 Mar 1983 |
47 |
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| 3 May 1979 |
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David Austin Trippier |
15 May 1946 |
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NAME
ALTERED TO "ROSSENDALE & |
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DARWEN" 1983 |
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ROSSENDALE & DARWEN (LANCASHIRE) |
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| 9 Jun 1983 |
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David Austin Trippier |
15 May 1946 |
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| 9 Apr 1992 |
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Janet Anderson |
6 Dec 1949 |
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ROTHERHAM
(YORKSHIRE) |
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| 2 Dec 1885 |
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Arthur Herbert Dyke-Acland,later [1919] |
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13th baronet |
13 Oct 1847 |
9 Oct 1926 |
78 |
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| 23 Feb 1899 |
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Sir William Henry Holland,later |
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Baron Rotherham |
15 Dec 1849 |
26 Dec 1927 |
78 |
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| 1 Mar 1910 |
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Joseph Albert Pease,later Baron |
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Gainford |
17 Jan 1860 |
15 Feb 1943 |
83 |
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| 15 Feb 1917 |
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Arthur Richardson |
5 Feb 1860 |
27 Jun 1936 |
76 |
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| 14 Dec 1918 |
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Frederic Arthur Kelley |
6 May 1863 |
29 May 1926 |
63 |
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| 6 Dec 1923 |
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Fred William Lindley |
1878 |
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| 27 Oct 1931 |
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George Herbert |
23 Jan 1892 |
16 Jun 1982 |
90 |
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| 27 Feb 1933 |
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William Dobbie |
28 Oct 1878 |
19 Jan 1950 |
71 |
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| 23 Feb 1950 |
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John Henry Jones |
26 Oct 1894 |
31 Oct 1962 |
68 |
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| 28 Mar 1963 |
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Brian Kevin O'Malley |
22 Jan 1930 |
6 Apr 1976 |
46 |
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| 24 Jun 1976 |
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Joseph Stanley Crowther |
30 May 1925 |
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| 9 Apr 1992 |
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James Boyce |
6 Sep 1947 |
25 Jan 1994 |
46 |
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| 5 May 1994 |
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Denis MacShane |
21 May 1948 |
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ROTHERHITHE |
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| 26 Nov 1885 |
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Charles Edward Hamilton,later [1892] 1st |
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baronet |
28 May 1845 |
15 Nov 1928 |
83 |
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| Jul 1892 |
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John Cumming McDona |
1836 |
4 May 1907 |
70 |
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| 17 Jan 1906 |
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Hubert William Culling Carr-Gomm |
20 Jan 1877 |
21 Jan 1939 |
62 |
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| 14 Dec 1918 |
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John Rolleston Lort-Williams |
14 Sep 1881 |
9 Jun 1966 |
84 |
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| 6 Dec 1923 |
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Benjamin Smith |
29 Jan 1878 |
5 May 1964 |
86 |
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| 27 Oct 1931 |
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Norah Cecil Runge |
1884 |
6 Jun 1978 |
93 |
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| 14 Nov 1935 |
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Benjamin Smith |
29 Jan 1878 |
5 May 1964 |
86 |
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| 19 Nov 1946 |
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Robert Joseph Mellish,later Baron Mellish |
3 Mar 1913 |
9 May 1998 |
85 |
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CONSTITUENCY ABOLISHED 1950 |
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ROTHER VALLEY
(YORKSHIRE) |
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| 14 Dec 1918 |
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Thomas Walter Grundy |
1864 |
28 Jan 1942 |
77 |
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| 14 Nov 1935 |
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Edward Dunn |
21 Dec 1880 |
8 Apr 1945 |
64 |
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| 26 Jul 1945 |
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David Griffiths |
22 Mar 1896 |
13 Jan 1977 |
80 |
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| 18 Jun 1970 |
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Peter Hardy,later Baron Hardy of Wath |
16 Jul 1931 |
16 Dec 2003 |
72 |
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| 9 Jun 1983 |
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Kevin John Barron |
26 Oct 1946 |
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ROTHWELL
(YORKSHIRE) |
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| 14 Dec 1918 |
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William Lunn |
1 Nov 1872 |
17 May 1942 |
69 |
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| 7 Aug 1942 |
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Thomas Judson Brooks |
7 Jul 1880 |
15 Feb 1958 |
77 |
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CONSTITUENCY ABOLISHED 1950 |
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ROWLEY REGIS
& TIPTON |
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| 23 Feb 1950 |
|
Arthur Henderson,later Baron Rowley |
27 Aug 1893 |
28 Aug 1968 |
75 |
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| 31 Mar 1966 |
|
Peter
Kingsley Archer,later [1992] Baron |
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Archer of Sandwell [L] |
20 Nov 1926 |
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CONSTITUENCY ABOLISHED FEB 1974 |
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ROXBURGH & BERWICKSHIRE |
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| 9 Jun 1983 |
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Sir Archibald Johnstone Kirkwood,later Baron |
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Kirkwood of Kirkhope |
22 Apr 1946 |
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NAME ALTERED TO
"BERWICKSHIRE, |
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ROXBURGH & SELKIRK" 2005 |
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ROXBURGH &
SELKIRK |
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| 14 Dec 1918 |
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Robert Munro,later Baron Alness |
28 May 1868 |
6 Oct 1955 |
87 |
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| 15 Nov 1922 |
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Sir Thomas Henderson |
15 Jul 1874 |
3 May 1951 |
76 |
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| 6 Dec 1923 |
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Walter John Montagu-Douglas-Scott, |
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Earl of
Dalkeith,later Duke of |
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Buccleuch & Queensberry |
30 Dec 1894 |
4 Oct 1973 |
78 |
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| 14 Nov 1935 |
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Lord William Walter Montagu- |
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Douglas-Scott |
17 Jan 1896 |
30 Jan 1958 |
62 |
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| 23 Feb 1950 |
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Archibald James Florence Macdonald |
2 May 1904 |
20 Apr 1983 |
78 |
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| 25 Oct 1951 |
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Charles Edward McArthur Donaldson |
15 Mar 1903 |
11 Dec 1964 |
61 |
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NAME ALTERED TO "ROXBURGH,SELKIRK |
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& PEEBLES" 1955 |
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ROXBURGH,SELKIRK
& PEEBLES |
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| 26 May 1955 |
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Charles Edward McArthur Donaldson |
15 Mar 1903 |
11 Dec 1964 |
61 |
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| 24 Mar 1965 |
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David Martin Scott Steel,later Baron |
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Steel of Aikwood |
31 Mar 1938 |
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NAME
ALTERED TO "ROXBURGH & |
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BERWICKSHIRE" 1983 |
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ROXBURGHSHIRE |
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| 28 May 1708 |
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Sir Gilbert Eliott,3rd baronet [of Stobs] |
c 1680 |
27 May 1764 |
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| 4 Mar 1715 |
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William Douglas |
c 1688 |
Jan 1748 |
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| 18 Apr 1722 |
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Sir Gilbert Elliot,2nd baronet [of Minto] |
c 1693 |
16 Apr 1766 |
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| 6 Jul 1726 |
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Sir Gilbert Eliott,3rd baronet [of Stobs] |
c 1680 |
27 May 1764 |
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| 15 Sep 1727 |
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William Douglas |
c 1688 |
Jan 1748 |
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| 30 May 1734 |
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John Rutherfurd |
12 Jun 1712 |
8 Jul 1758 |
46 |
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| 18 Feb 1742 |
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William Douglas |
c 1688 |
Jan 1748 |
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| 14 Jul 1747 |
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Walter Scott |
31 Dec 1724 |
25 Jan 1793 |
68 |
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| 20 Jun 1765 |
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Sir Gilbert Elliot,3rd baronet [of Minto] |
Sep 1722 |
11 Jan 1777 |
54 |
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| 27 Feb 1777 |
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Sir
Gilbert Elliot [Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound |
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from
1797], 4th baronet, later [1813] 1st |
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Earl of Minto |
23 Apr 1751 |
21 Jun 1814 |
63 |
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| 15 Apr 1784 |
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Sir George Douglas,2nd baronet |
1 Mar 1754 |
4 Jun 1821 |
67 |
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| 21 Nov 1806 |
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John Rutherford |
c 1748 |
6 May 1834 |
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| 2 Nov 1812 |
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Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound,styled |
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Viscount Melgund from 1813,later [1814] |
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2nd Earl of Minto |
16 Nov 1782 |
31 Jul 1859 |
76 |
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| 25 Jul 1814 |
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Sir Alexander Don,6th baronet |
1779 |
11 Mar 1826 |
46 |
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| 8 May 1826 |
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Henry Francis Hepburne-Scott,later [1841] |
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7th Lord Polwarth |
1 Jan 1800 |
16 Aug 1867 |
67 |
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| 27 Dec 1832 |
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George Elliot |
1 Aug 1784 |
24 Jun 1863 |
78 |
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| 19 Jan 1835 |
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Lord John Douglas-Montagu-Scott |
13 Jul 1809 |
30 Jan 1860 |
50 |
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| 7 Aug 1837 |
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John Edmund Elliot |
30 Mar 1788 |
4 Apr 1862 |
74 |
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| 12 Jul 1841 |
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Francis Scott |
31 Jan 1806 |
9 Mar 1884 |
78 |
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| 7 Aug 1847 |
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John Edmund Elliot |
30 Mar 1788 |
4 Apr 1862 |
74 |
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| 4 May 1859 |
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Sir William Scott,6th baronet |
26 Jul 1803 |
12 Oct 1871 |
68 |
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| 2 Mar 1870 |
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James Henry Robert Ker,Marquess of |
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Bowmont,later Duke of Roxburghe |
5 Sep 1839 |
23 Oct 1892 |
53 |
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| 16 Feb 1874 |
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Sir George Henry Scott Douglas,4th baronet |
19 Jun 1825 |
26 Jun 1885 |
60 |
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| 10 Apr 1880 |
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Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot |
17 Dec 1846 |
12 Feb 1923 |
76 |
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| Jul 1892 |
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Mark Francis Napier |
21 Jan 1852 |
19 Aug 1919 |
67 |
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| 19 Jul 1895 |
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John Charles Montagu-Douglas-Scott, |
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Earl of Dalkeith,later Duke of |
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Buccleuch |
30 Mar 1864 |
19 Oct 1935 |
71 |
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| 19 Jan 1906 |
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Sir John Jardine,1st baronet |
27 Sep 1844 |
26 Apr 1919 |
74 |
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NAME ALTERED TO
"ROXBURGH |
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& SELKIRK" 1918 |
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ROYAL TUNBRIDGE
WELLS |
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| 28 Feb 1974 |
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Sir
Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew,later |
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Baron Mayhew of Twysden |
11 Sep 1929 |
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NAME ALTERED TO "TUNBRIDGE |
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WELLS" 1983 |
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ROYTON
(LANCASHIRE) |
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| 14 Dec 1918 |
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Sir Wilfrid Hart Sugden |
1889 |
27 Apr 1960 |
70 |
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| 6 Dec 1923 |
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William Gorman |
15 Oct 1891 |
21 Dec 1964 |
73 |
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| 29 Oct 1924 |
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Arthur Vernon Davies |
10 Jun 1872 |
4 Aug 1942 |
70 |
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| 27 Oct 1931 |
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Harold Sutcliffe |
11 Dec 1897 |
20 Jan 1958 |
60 |
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CONSTITUENCY ABOLISHED 1950 |
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RUGBY
(WARWICKSHIRE) |
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| 5 Dec 1885 |
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Henry Peyton Cobb |
19 Oct 1835 |
27 Jan 1910 |
74 |
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| 25 Jul 1895 |
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Richard Greville Verney,later Baron |
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Willoughby de Broke |
29 Mar 1869 |
16 Dec 1923 |
54 |
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| 11 Oct 1900 |
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Corrie Brighton Grant |
14 Nov 1850 |
Dec 1924 |
74 |
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| 21 Jan 1910 |
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John Lawrence Baird,later Viscount |
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Stonehaven |
27 Apr 1874 |
20 Aug 1941 |
67 |
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| 15 Nov 1922 |
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David Euan Wallace |
20 Apr 1892 |
9 Feb 1941 |
48 |
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| 6 Dec 1923 |
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Alfred Ernest Brown |
27 Aug 1881 |
16 Feb 1962 |
80 |
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| 29 Oct 1924 |
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Henry David Reginald Margesson,later |
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Viscount Margesson |
26 Jul 1890 |
24 Dec 1965 |
75 |
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| 29 Apr 1942 |
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William John Brown |
13 Sep 1894 |
3 Oct 1960 |
66 |
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| 23 Feb 1950 |
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James Johnson |
16 Sep 1908 |
31 Jan 1995 |
86 |
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| 8 Oct 1959 |
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Alfred Roy Wise |
1901 |
21 Aug 1974 |
73 |
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| 31 Mar 1966 |
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William George Price |
15 Jun 1934 |
6 May 1999 |
64 |
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| 3 May 1979 |
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James Francis Pawsey |
21 Aug 1933 |
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NAME ALTERED
TO "RUGBY & |
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KENILWORTH" 1983 |
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RUGBY & KENILWORTH (WARWICKSHIRE) |
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| 9 Jun 1983 |
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James Francis Pawsey |
21 Aug 1933 |
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| 1 May 1997 |
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Andrew King |
14 Sep 1948 |
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| 5 May 2005 |
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Jeremy Paul Wright |
24 Oct 1972 |
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RUISLIP-NORTHWOOD |
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| 23 Feb 1950 |
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Frederick Petre Crowder |
18 Jul 1919 |
16 Feb 1999 |
79 |
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| 3 May 1979 |
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John Arbuthnot Ducane Wilkinson |
23 Sep 1940 |
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| 5 May 2005 |
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Nicholas Hurd |
13 May 1962 |
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RUNCORN |
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| 23 Feb 1950 |
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Dennis Forwood Vosper,later Baron |
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Runcorn |
2 Jan 1916 |
20 Jan 1968 |
52 |
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| 15 Oct 1964 |
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Mark Carlisle,later Baron Carlisle of Bucklow |
7 Jul 1929 |
14 Jul 2005 |
76 |
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CONSTITUENCY ABOLISHED 1983 |
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RUNNYMEDE AND
WEYBRIDGE (SURREY) |
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| 1 May 1997 |
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Philip Hammond |
4 Dec 1955 |
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RUSHCLIFFE
(NOTTINGHAMSHIRE) |
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| 30 Nov 1885 |
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John Edward Ellis |
1841 |
5 Dec 1910 |
69 |
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| Dec 1910 |
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Leifchild Stratten Jones,later |
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Baron Rhayader |
16 Jan 1862 |
26 Sep 1939 |
77 |
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| 14 Dec 1918 |
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Sir Henry Bucknall Betterton,later |
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Baron Rushcliffe |
15 Aug 1872 |
18 Nov 1949 |
77 |
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| 26 Jul 1934 |
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Ralph Assheton,later Baron Clitheroe |
24 Feb 1901 |
18 Sep 1984 |
83 |
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| 26 Jul 1945 |
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Florence Beatrice Paton |
1 Jun 1891 |
12 Oct 1976 |
85 |
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| 23 Feb 1950 |
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Sir Martin Redmayne,later Baron |
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Redmayne |
16 Nov 1910 |
28 Apr 1983 |
72 |
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| 31 Mar 1966 |
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Antony John Gardner |
27 Dec 1927 |
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| 18 Jun 1970 |
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Kenneth Harry Clarke |
2 Jul 1940 |
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RUSHOLME
(MANCHESTER) |
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| 14 Dec 1918 |
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Robert Burdon Stoker |
19 Jun 1859 |
4 Sep 1919 |
60 |
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| 7 Oct 1919 |
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John Henry Thorpe |
7 Aug 1887 |
31 Oct 1944 |
57 |
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| 6 Dec 1923 |
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Charles Frederick Gurney Masterman |
25 Oct 1874 |
17 Nov 1927 |
53 |
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| 29 Oct 1924 |
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Sir Frank Boyd Merriman,later |
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Baron Merriman |
28 Apr 1880 |
18 Jan 1962 |
81 |
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| 21 Nov 1933 |
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Edmund Ashworth Radford |
Feb 1881 |
27 May 1944 |
63 |
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| 8 Jul 1944 |
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Frederick William Cundiff |
17 Nov 1895 |
7 Aug 1982 |
86 |
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| 26 Jul 1945 |
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Hugh Lester Hutchinson |
13 Dec 1904 |
c Feb 1983 |
78 |
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CONSTITUENCY ABOLISHED 1950 |
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RUTHERGLEN
(GLASGOW) |
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| 14 Dec 1918 |
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Adam Keir Rodger |
1855 |
17 Feb 1946 |
90 |
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| 15 Nov 1922 |
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William Wright |
1862 |
9 Apr 1931 |
68 |
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| 21 May 1931 |
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David Hardie |
c 1860 |
8 Apr 1939 |
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| 27 Oct 1931 |
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Herbert James Moss |
22 Feb 1883 |
18 Nov 1956 |
73 |
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| 14 Nov 1935 |
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Allan Chapman |
1897 |
7 Jan 1966 |
68 |
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| 26 Jul 1945 |
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Gilbert McAllister |
26 Mar 1906 |
27 May 1964 |
58 |
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| 25 Oct 1951 |
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Richard Charles Brooman-White |
16 Feb 1912 |
25 Jan 1964 |
51 |
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| 14 May 1964 |
|
James Gregor Mackenzie |
15 Nov 1927 |
4 May 1992 |
64 |
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| 11 Jun
1987 |
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Thomas McLaughlin McAvoy |
14 Dec 1943 |
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NAME ALTERED TO "RUTHERGLEN |
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AND HAMILTON WEST" 2005 |
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RUTHERGLEN AND HAMILTON WEST |
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| 5 May 2005 |
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Thomas McLaughlin McAvoy |
14 Dec 1943 |
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RUTLAND |
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| 29 Mar 1660 |
|
Philip Sherard
(to 1685) |
17 Nov 1623 |
4 Mar 1695 |
71 |
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Samuel Browne |
c 1634 |
1691 |
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| 28 Mar 1661 |
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Edward Noel |
27 Jan 1641 |
8 Apr 1689 |
48 |
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| 6 Feb 1679 |
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Sir Thomas Mackworth,3rd baronet |
1 May 1624 |
28 Nov 1694 |
70 |
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| 21 Aug 1679 |
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Sir Abel Barker,1st baronet |
c 1616 |
2 Sep 1679 |
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| 11 Nov 1680 |
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Sir Thomas Mackworth,3rd baronet |
1 May 1624 |
28 Nov 1694 |
70 |
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| 3 Feb 1681 |
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Edward Fawkener |
c 1628 |
4 Dec 1691 |
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| 23 Mar 1685 |
|
Baptist Noel |
2 Nov 1658 |
28 Jul 1690 |
31 |
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Sir Thomas Mackworth,3rd baronet (to 1694) |
1 May 1624 |
28 Nov 1694 |
70 |
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| 11 Jan 1689 |
|
Bennet Sherard
(to 1698) |
24 Aug 1649 |
30 Sep 1701 |
52 |
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| 16 Dec 1694 |
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Sir Thomas Mackworth,4th baronet |
after 1666 |
Feb 1745 |
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| 28 Oct 1695 |
|
John Cecil,Baron Burghley later Earl |
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of Exeter (to
1701) |
15 May 1674 |
24 Dec 1721 |
47 |
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| 10 Aug 1698 |
|
Richard Halford
(to 1710) |
c 1662 |
28 Sep 1742 |
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| 15 Jan 1701 |
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Sir Thomas Mackworth,4th baronet (to 1708) |
after 1666 |
Feb 1745 |
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| 12 May 1708 |
|
Philip Sherard,later Earl of Harborough |
c 1680 |
20 Jul 1750 |
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| 16 Oct 1710 |
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Daniel Finch,Baron Finch,later Earl |
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|
of Winchilsea and Nottingham (to 1730) |
24 May 1689 |
2 Aug 1769 |
80 |
|
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John Noel [he was unseated on petition in |
7 Nov 1659 |
26 Dec 1718 |
59 |
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favour of Richard Halford 23 Jan 1711] |
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| 23 Jan 1711 |
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Richard Halford |
c 1662 |
28 Sep 1742 |
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| 9 Sep 1713 |
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Bennet Sherard,3rd Baron Sherard [I],later |
9 Oct 1677 |
16 Oct 1732 |
55 |
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[1719] 1st Earl of Harborough |
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| 26 Jan 1715 |
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John Noel |
7 Nov 1659 |
26 Dec 1718 |
59 |
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| 21 Jan 1719 |
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John Manners,Marquess of Granby,later |
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Duke of Rutland |
21 Oct 1696 |
29 May 1779 |
82 |
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| 5 Apr 1721 |
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Sir Thomas Mackworth,4th baronet |
after 1666 |
Feb 1745 |
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| 30 Aug 1727 |
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John Noel |
15 Dec 1702 |
6 Jan 1728 |
25 |
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| 4 Mar 1728 |
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Thomas Noel (to
1741) |
c 1704 |
18 Jun 1788 |
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| 18 Feb 1730 |
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William Burton |
c 1695 |
30 Jan 1781 |
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| 7 May 1734 |
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James Noel (to
1752) |
22 Jul 1711 |
17 Jun 1752 |
40 |
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| 20 May 1741 |
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John Finch |
c 1692 |
12 Feb 1763 |
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| 8 Jul 1747 |
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Brownlow Cecil,Baron Burghley,later |
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Earl of Exeter
(to 1754) |
21 Sep 1725 |
23 Dec 1793 |
68 |
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| 31 Jan 1753 |
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Thomas Noel (to
1788) |
c 1704 |
18 Jun 1788 |
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| 18 Dec 1754 |
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George Bridges Brudenell |
c 1725 |
1 Feb 1801 |
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| 9 Apr 1761 |
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Thomas Chambers Cecil |
25 Jun 1728 |
14 Aug 1778 |
50 |
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| 30 Mar 1768 |
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George Bridges Brudenell
(to 1790) |
c 1725 |
1 Feb 1801 |
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| 15 Jul 1788 |
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Gerard
Edwardes (later Noel),later [1813] |
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2nd baronet (to
1808) |
17 Jul 1759 |
25 Feb 1838 |
78 |
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| 29 Jun 1790 |
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John Heathcote |
c 1727 |
29 Jul 1795 |
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| 26 Sep 1795 |
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Philip Sherard,styled Viscount Sherard,later |
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[1799] 5th Earl of Harborough |
10 Oct 1767 |
10 Dec 1807 |
40 |
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| 6 Jun 1796 |
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Sir William Lowther,later Earl of |
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Lonsdale |
29 Dec 1757 |
19 Mar 1844 |
86 |
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| 13 Jul 1802 |
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George Evans,Baron Carbery |
18 Feb 1766 |
31 Dec 1804 |
38 |
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| 31 Jan 1805 |
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John Henniker-Major,Baron Henniker |
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(to 1812) |
19 Apr 1752 |
4 Dec 1821 |
69 |
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| 19 May 1808 |
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Charles Noel Noel,later Earl of |
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Gainsborough (to
1814) |
2 Oct 1781 |
10 Jun 1866 |
84 |
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| 17 Oct 1812 |
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Sir Gilbert Heathcote,4th baronet (to 1841) |
6 Oct 1773 |
27 Mar 1851 |
77 |
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| 9 May 1814 |
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Sir Gerard Noel Noel,2nd baronet |
17 Jul 1759 |
25 Feb 1838 |
78 |
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| 13 Mar 1838 |
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William Middleton
Noel |
2 May 1789 |
20 Jan 1859 |
69 |
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| 28 Jan 1840 |
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Charles George Noel,later Earl of |
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Gainsborough |
5 Sep 1818 |
13 Aug 1881 |
62 |
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| 12 Jul 1841 |
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Sir Gilbert John Heathcote,later Baron |
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Aveland (to 1856) |
16 Jan 1795 |
6 Sep 1867 |
72 |
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William Henry Dawnay,later Viscount |
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Downe |
15 May 1812 |
26 Jan 1857 |
44 |
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| 14 Feb 1846 |
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George Finch |
1794 |
29 Jun 1870 |
75 |
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| 7 Aug 1847 |
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Gerard James Noel
(to 1883) |
28 Aug 1823 |
19 May 1911 |
87 |
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| 4 Mar 1856 |
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Gilbert Henry Heathcote,later Earl |
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of Ancaster |
1 Oct 1830 |
24 Dec 1910 |
80 |
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| 23 Nov 1867 |
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George Henry Finch
(to 1907) |
20 Feb 1835 |
22 May 1907 |
72 |
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| 1 Sep 1883 |
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James William
Lowther,later |
|
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Viscount Ullswater |
1 Apr 1855 |
27 Mar 1949 |
93 |
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REPRESENTATION REDUCED |
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TO ONE MEMBER 1885 |
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| 11 Jun 1907 |
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John Gretton,later Baron Gretton |
1 Sep 1867 |
2 Jun 1947 |
79 |
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| |
|
NAME ALTERED TO
"RUTLAND |
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& STAMFORD" 1918 |
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RUTLAND & MELTON |
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| 9 Jun 1983 |
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Michael Anthony Latham |
20 Nov 1942 |
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| 9 Apr 1992 |
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Alan James Carter Duncan |
31 Mar 1957 |
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RUTLAND &
STAMFORD |
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| 14 Dec 1918 |
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Claud Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby |
15 Oct 1872 |
24 Feb 1950 |
77 |
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| 15 Nov 1922 |
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Charles Harvey Dixon |
1862 |
22 Sep 1923 |
61 |
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| 30 Oct 1923 |
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Neville Woodford Smith-Carington |
1878 |
7 Oct 1933 |
55 |
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| 21 Nov 1933 |
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Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond- |
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Willoughby,Baron Willoughby de Eresby, |
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later Earl of Ancaster |
8 Dec 1907 |
29 Mar 1983 |
75 |
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| 23 Feb 1950 |
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Sir Roger John Edward Conant,1st baronet |
28 May 1899 |
30 Mar 1973 |
73 |
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| 8 Oct 1959 |
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Kenneth Lewis |
1 Jul 1916 |
2 Jul 1997 |
81 |
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NAME ALTERED TO
"RUTLAND |
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& MELTON" 1983 |
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RYE |
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| 1 Apr 1660 |
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Herbert Morley
(to 1667) |
2 Apr 1616 |
29 Sep 1667 |
51 |
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William Hay |
Dec 1594 |
26 Dec 1664 |
70 |
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| 6 May 1661 |
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Richard Spencer |
21 Oct 1593 |
1 Nov 1661 |
68 |
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| 23 Nov 1661 |
|
Sir John Robinson,1st baronet (to Oct 1679) |
10 Jan 1615 |
Feb 1680 |
65 |
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| 24 Oct 1667 |
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Sir John Austen,2nd baronet |
1 Apr 1641 |
5 Jan 1699 |
57 |
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| 15 Feb 1679 |
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Thomas Frewen (to
Apr 1689) [following |
27 Sep 1630 |
8 Sep 1702 |
71 |
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|
the general election in Jan 1689, Frewen |
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|
was unseated on petition in favour of Sir |
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John Austen 1 Apr 1689] |
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| 4 Oct 1679 |
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Sir John Darell |
20 Aug 1645 |
Jan 1694 |
48 |
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| 3 Apr 1685 |
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Sir Thomas Jenner |
c 1638 |
1 Jan 1707 |
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| 15 Jan 1689 |
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Sir John Darell
(to 1694) |
20 Aug 1645 |
Jan 1694 |
48 |
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| 1 Apr 1689 |
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Sir John Austen,2nd baronet (to 1699) |
1 Apr 1641 |
5 Jan 1699 |
57 |
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| 9 Feb 1694 |
|
Thomas Frewen |
27 Sep 1630 |
8 Sep 1702 |
71 |
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| 22 Jul 1698 |
|
Joseph Offley (to
1702) [he was
unseated |
|
3 Jul 1721 |
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|
on petition in favour of Edward Southwell |
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|
19 Dec 1702] |
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| 23 Jan 1699 |
|
Sir Robert Austen,3rd baronet |
19 Mar 1664 |
5 Jul 1706 |
42 |
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| 24 Nov 1701 |
|
Thomas Fagg |
12 Apr 1665 |
19 Sep 1705 |
40 |
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| 19 Dec 1702 |
|
Edward Southwell
(to 1708) |
4 Sep 1671 |
4 Dec 1730 |
59 |
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| 14 May 1705 |
|
Philip Herbert |
c 1665 |
12 Mar 1716 |
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| 2 Dec 1707 |
|
Phillips Gybbon
(to 1762) |
11 Oct 1678 |
11 Mar 1762 |
83 |
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| 6 May 1708 |
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Sir John Norris |
c 1670 |
13 May 1749 |
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| 21 Mar 1722 |
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Henry Aylmer,Baron Aylmer |
c 1694 |
26 Jun 1754 |
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| 16 Aug 1727 |
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John Norris |
31 Jul 1702 |
12 Nov 1767 |
65 |
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| 23 Jan 1733 |
|
Matthew Norris |
12 Jul 1705 |
27 Dec 1738 |
33 |
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| 23 Apr 1734 |
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Sir John Norris |
c 1670 |
13 May 1749 |
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| 13 Dec 1749 |
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Thomas Pelham,later Earl of Chichester |
28 Feb 1728 |
8 Jan 1805 |
76 |
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| 13 Apr 1754 |
|
George Onslow,later Earl of Onslow |
13 Sep 1731 |
17 May 1814 |
82 |
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| 30 Mar 1761 |
|
John Albert Bentinck
(to 1768) |
29 Dec 1737 |
23 Sep 1775 |
37 |
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| 20 Mar 1762 |
|
John Norris (to
1774) |
1740 |
after 1806 |
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| 16 Mar 1768 |
|
Rose Fuller (to
1777) |
c 1708 |
7 May 1777 |
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| 10 Oct 1774 |
|
Middleton Onslow |
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29 Oct 1801 |
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| 20 Apr 1775 |
|
Thomas Onslow,later Earl of Onslow |
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(to 1784) |
15 Mar 1754 |
22 Feb 1827 |
72 |
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| 20 May 1777 |
|
William Dickinson
(to 1790) |
13 Jul 1745 |
26 May 1806 |
60 |
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| 1 Apr 1784 |
|
Charles Wolfran Cornwall |
15 Jun 1735 |
2 Jan 1789 |
53 |
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| 13 Jan 1789 |
|
Charles Long,later Baron |
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|
Farnborough (to
1796) |
c 1760 |
17 Jan 1838 |
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| 18 Jun 1790 |
|
Robert Banks Jenkinson,styled Baron |
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|
Hawkesbury,later
[1808] 2nd Earl of Liverpool |
7 Jun 1770 |
4 Dec 1828 |
58 |
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(to 1803) |
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| 26 May 1796 |
|
Robert Dundas (Saunders-Dundas from 1796), |
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|
later [1811] 2nd Viscount Melville |
14 Mar 1771 |
10 Jun 1851 |
80 |
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| 4 Mar 1801 |
|
John Blaquiere,Baron de Blaquiere |
15 May 1732 |
27 Aug 1812 |
80 |
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| 6 Jul 1802 |
|
Thomas Davis Lamb
(to Apr 1806) |
11 Aug 1775 |
13 May 1818 |
42 |
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| 2 Dec 1803 |
|
Sir Charles Talbot,2nd baronet (to Nov 1806) |
8 Nov 1751 |
3 Nov 1812 |
60 |
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| 1 Apr 1806 |
|
Sir Arthur Wellesley,later Duke |
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|
Wellington |
1 May 1769 |
14 Sep 1852 |
83 |
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| 4 Nov 1806 |
|
Patrick Crauford Bruce |
24 Jan 1748 |
30 Mar 1820 |
72 |
|
|
Michael Angelo Taylor |
c 1757 |
16 Jul 1834 |
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| 7 May 1807 |
|
Sir John Nicholl
[he was also returned for |
16 May 1759 |
26 Aug 1838 |
79 |
|
|
Great Bedwyn,for which he chose to sit] |
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|
Richard le Poer Trench,Earl of |
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|
Clancarty |
18 May 1767 |
24 Nov 1837 |
70 |
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| 21 Jul 1807 |
|
Sir William Elford,1st baronet |
Aug 1749 |
30 Nov 1837 |
88 |
|
|
Stephen Rumbold Lushington (to 1812) |
6 May 1776 |
5 Aug 1868 |
92 |
|
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| 15 Jul 1808 |
|
William Jacob |
c 1762 |
17 Dec 1851 |
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| 6 Oct 1812 |
|
Thomas Phillipps Lamb
(to 1816) |
c 1752 |
26 Jun 1819 |
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|
Sir Henry Sullivan
[he was also returned |
13 Mar 1785 |
14 Apr 1814 |
29 |
|
|
for Lincoln,for which he chose to sit] |
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| 21 Dec 1812 |
|
Charles Wetherell
[he was also returned |
1770 |
17 Aug 1846 |
76 |
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|
for Shaftesbury,for which he chose to sit] |
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| 29 Mar 1813 |
|
Richard Arkwright
(to 1818) |
30 Sep 1781 |
28 Mar 1832 |
50 |
|
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| 10 May 1816 |
|
John Maberly |
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c 1840 |
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| 18 Jun 1818 |
|
Charles Arbuthnot
[he was also returned |
14 Mar 1767 |
18 Aug 1850 |
83 |
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|
for St.Germans,for which he chose to sit] |
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|
Peter Browne (to
1826) |
1794 |
7 Apr 1872 |
77 |
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| 26 Feb 1819 |
|
Thomas Phillipps Lamb |
c 1752 |
26 Jun 1819 |
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|
| 12 Jul 1819 |
|
John Dodson |
19 Jan 1780 |
27 Apr 1858 |
78 |
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|
| 4 Mar 1823 |
|
Robert Knight |
3 Mar 1768 |
5 Jan 1855 |
86 |
|
|
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|
|
|
| 9 Jun 1826 |
|
Richard Arkwright
(to Aug 1830) |
30 Sep 1781 |
28 Mar 1832 |
50 |
|
|
Henry Bonham |
1765 |
9 Apr 1830 |
64 |
|
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|
|
|
| 1 Mar 1830 |
|
Philip Pusey [his name was erased from |
25 Jun 1799 |
9 Jul 1855 |
56 |
|
|
the return and that of George De Lacy |
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|
|
Evans substituted 17 May 1830] |
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| 17 May 1830 |
|
George De Lacy Evans |
1787 |
9 Jan 1870 |
82 |
|
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|
|
| 2 Aug 1830 |
|
Hugh Duncan Baillie |
1777 |
21 Jun 1866 |
88 |
|
|
Francis Robert Bonham |
6 Sep 1785 |
26 Apr 1863 |
77 |
|
|
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|
|
|
| 30 Apr 1831 |
|
George De Lacy Evans |
1787 |
9 Jan 1870 |
82 |
|
|
Thomas Pemberton,later Baron Kingsdown |
11 Feb 1793 |
7 Oct 1867 |
74 |
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|
REPRESENTATION REDUCED |
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TO ONE MEMBER 1832 |
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| 14 Dec 1832 |
|
Edward Barrett Curteis |
|
14 Dec 1879 |
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|
| 26 Jul 1837 |
|
Thomas Gybbon Monypenny |
7 Nov 1797 |
15 Mar 1854 |
56 |
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|
| 1 Jul 1841 |
|
Herbert Barrett Curteis |
19 Jun 1793 |
13 Dec 1847 |
54 |
|
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|
|
| 23 Dec 1847 |
|
Herbert Mascall Curteis
[his election was |
8 Jan 1823 |
16 Jun 1895 |
72 |
|
|
declared void 27 Mar 1848. At the subsequent |
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|
|
by-election held on 6 Apr 1848,Curteis was |
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|
again returned] |
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|
| 9 Jul 1852 |
|
William Alexander Mackinnon |
2 Aug 1784 |
30 Apr 1870 |
85 |
|
|
[His election was declared void May 1853. |
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|
At the subsequent by-election held on |
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|
23 May 1853,he was again returned] |
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|
| 13 Jul 1865 |
|
Lauchlan Bellingham Mackinnon |
21 Apr 1815 |
10 Jul 1877 |
62 |
|
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|
|
| 18 Nov 1868 |
|
John Stewart Gathorne-Hardy,later |
|
|
|
|
|
Earl of Cranbrook |
22 Mar 1839 |
13 Jul 1911 |
72 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 3 Apr 1880 |
|
Frederick Andrew Inderwick |
1836 |
16 Aug 1904 |
68 |
|
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|
|
| 3 Dec 1885 |
|
Arthur Montagu Brookfield |
18 May 1853 |
3 Mar 1940 |
86 |
|
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|
|
| 17 Mar 1903 |
|
Charles Frederick Hutchinson |
23 Jan 1850 |
15 Nov 1907 |
57 |
|
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|
|
| 19 Jan 1906 |
|
George Loyd Courthope,later Baron |
|
|
|
|
|
Courthope |
12 Jun 1877 |
2 Sep 1955 |
78 |
|
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|
|
| 26 Jul 1945 |
|
William Nicolson Cuthbert |
24 Aug 1890 |
7 May 1960 |
69 |
|
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|
|
CONSTITUENCY ABOLISHED 1950, |
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|
BUT REVIVED 1955 |
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25 Jul 1909 |
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| 9 Jun 1983 |
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John Deane Spence |
7 Dec 1920 |
4 Mar 1986 |
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Elizabeth Lois Shields |
27 Feb 1928 |
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John Robert Greenway |
15 Feb 1946 |
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John Byng, MP for Rochester 1751-1757 |
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John
Byng has the dubious distinction of being the only English admiral to be
executed on |
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the quarterdeck of his own ship. His crime was
not cowardice or treachery, but 'over- |
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caution', and a fatal disposition to denounce
too strongly the bungling of his superiors. |
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Byng was the fourth son of George Byng, 1st
Viscount Torrington, who had received his |
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title for naval services. John joined the Navy
in 1718 and steadily rose through the ranks |
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until, in 1755, he was promoted to Admiral of
the Blue. |
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During the War of the Spanish Succession, the
island of Minorca in the Mediterranean |
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had been captured by the English in 1708. When,
nearly fifty years later, the Seven Years' |
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War broke out, the French laid siege to the
island. Byng was ordered to proceed to Minorca |
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and lift the siege. He was given 10 very
poorly-maintained ships and the authorities refused |
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to give him skilled seamen. Instead, he had to
rake together crews made up of victims of |
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the press-gangs, gaolbirds and foreign
mercenaries. At the last moment the Admiralty |
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ordered ashore all his marines, replacing them
with a group of officers absent on leave from |
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Minorca and the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers,
under the command of Lord Robert Bertie, to |
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reinforce the Minorca garrison. Without
marines, he would be at a grave disadvantage if |
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he was forced in a naval engagement after
landing these troops. So, it was with a rankling |
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grievance that Byng set sail with his decrepit
squadron on 6 April 1756. |
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Arriving at Gibraltar on 2 May, he learned that
while the Admiralty had dithered, Minorca had |
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been
over-run by 16,000 Frenchmen, who had the English garrison cooped up under |
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constant bombardment. In the absence of the
Governor, Lord Tyrawley, who preferred to |
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govern the colony from England, the garrison
was commanded by 85-year-old, gout-ridden |
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Sir William Blakeney (later Baron Blakeney).
Most of the garrison's officers were on board |
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Byng's ships. The Governor of Gibraltar, Thomas
Fowke, regarded Minorca as a lost cause |
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and refused to release the troops he had been
ordered to transfer to Byng - an act which |
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later cost him his job. |
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Byng then committed his first indiscretion. He
enraged his enemies at the Admiralty by |
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writing bitterly that they had sent him too
little, too late, accusing them of negligence in |
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that Gibraltar had no magazines to supply to
his ships, and pointing out that the careening |
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slips were so decayed that he could not clean
his ships and that the wharves and store- |
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houses were rotting and useless. He collected
three more ships and sailed for Minorca. |
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Byng arrived off Minorca on 19 May and began to
manouvre to position himself to the |
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windward of the strong French fleet. Byng had
13 ships; the French fleet, commanded by |
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Admiral Vicomte de la Galissonniere, had 12,
but the French ships were new and clean, with |
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greater firepower. |
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Next morning, Byng brought his ships into
action. His second-in-command, Rear-Admiral |
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Temple West (MP for Buckingham 1753-1754) swept
down on the French ships and broke |
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their line. Victory was in sight when a French
broadside disabled one of West's ships, causing |
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it to swing into the wind, thereby throwing the
rest of ships sailing in line behind it into |
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confusion.
The Admiralty's 'Fighting Instructions' demanded that a line of battle be |
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maintained and Byng clung tenaciously to the
'by the book' strategy. In this he was probably |
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encouraged by the fate of Admiral Thomas
Mathews, who had been dismissed for failing to |
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maintain his ships in line at the Battle of
Toulon in February 1744. |
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Byng
held up the rear of his fleet until they sorted themselves into the correct
order, by |
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which time the whole French fleet had swept
past West's ships, shattering them with broad- |
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sides and then sailing off before Byng's fleet
could catch them. The British lost 42 dead and |
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165
wounded, with French casualties slightly lower. As a result of a council of
war held by |
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Byng and his officers, it was decided that
little could be done to aid the garrison, and that it |
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would be better to sail back to Gibraltar to
refit and reinforce. |
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When news of the encounter reached London,
popular feeling ran extremely high against the |
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government,
who immediately seized upon Byng as a scapegoat for their negligence and |
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delay. When Byng's report (which can be found
at |
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http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Admiral_John_Byng%27s_account_of_the_Battle_of_Minorca_ |
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%281756%29) was received
by the Admiralty, it was kept secret for 10 days while public |
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passions rose, and when it was finally released
it was edited to remove any comments that |
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could be viewed as favourable to Byng. |
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In the meantime, Byng was still at Gibraltar.
The first he heard of the events in London was |
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when Admiral Hawke (later Baron Hawke) arrived
to replace him. When Byng was arrested a |
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few days later, he was so disgusted that he
threw his uniform overboard. When he arrived |
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back at Portsmouth, he needed a military guard
to safeguard him from the mob. His brother, |
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Colonel
Edward Byng, was so shocked by the uproar that he fell into convulsions and
died |
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the next day. |
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Byng's trial began on 27 December 1756 and
lasted for a month. His officers supported his |
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actions
and Byng himself pleaded that his fleet was too late, too small and in no
condition |
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to
encounter the newly-commissioned French fleet. Even if he had risked battle,
he could |
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have done nothing to relieve the garrison,
surrounded as it was by 16,000 soldiers. Never- |
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theless,
the court found that he had not done his utmost to relieve the garrison and,
under |
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the
Naval Articles of War, and in particular Article 12, the court sentenced him
to death. |
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Article 12 read as follows: 'Every person in
the fleet, who through cowardice, negligence, or |
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disaffection, shall in time of action withdraw
or keep back, or not come into the fight or |
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engagement,
or who shall not do his utmost to take or destroy every ship which it shall
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his
duty to engage, and to assist and relieve all and every of His Majesty's
ships, or those |
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of
his allies, which it shall be his duty to assist and relieve, every such
person so offending, |
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and
being convicted thereof by the sentence of a court-martial, shall suffer
death.' To be |
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fair to the court-martial, it had no
alternative but to pass such a sentence. |
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One
of his judges, Admiral (later Viscount) Keppel succeeded in passing a bill in
the Commons |
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to enable the production of new evidence in
Byng's favour, but the Lords threw the bill out. |
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Two petitions to King George II also failed.
Even Byng's opponent at Minorca sent a written |
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plea for clemency. |
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It was all to no avail - Byng was executed by
firing squad on the quarterdeck of 'The |
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Monarch'
on 14 March 1757. Readers familiar with the works of Voltaire will recall the
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passage in Candide where Candide witnesses the execution of an officer by
firing squad and |
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is
told 'in this country, it is wise to kill an admiral from time to time to
encourage the others.' |
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Byng's
epitaph at the family vault reads 'To the perpetual disgrace of publick
justice the |
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Honble.
John Byng, Esqr, Admiral of the Blue, fell a martyr to political persecution
March |
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14th
in the year 1757 when bravery and loyalty were insufficient securities for
the life and |
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honour of a naval officer.' In 2007, on the
250th anniversary of Byng's execution, his |
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descendants
were unsuccessful in their petition to the British government for a
posthumous |
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pardon.
The Ministry of Defence stated that they could not agree to a pardon, since
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was
no-one still alive who knew him (as opposed to the 306 British soldiers who
had been |
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executed for cowardice during WWI and who had
been pardoned in August 2006). |
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Francis Charles Hughes-Hallett, MP for
Rochester 1885-1889 |
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Hughes-Hallett found himself embroiled in
scandal in 1887. The following article appeared in |
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"The Pall Mall Gazette" of 20 September 1887:- |
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'A
most extraordinary and painful scandal has for some days been current in all
political and |
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social circles about a member of the House of
Commons. The scandal was well |
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authenticated; but the circumstances were so
revolting and so distressing that every one |
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trusted the story would be authoritatively
contradicted. The member in question is Colonel |
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Hughes-Hallett, who sits for Rochester, and we
regret to have to state that the rumours |
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have proved correct. |
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'The
"honourable gentleman" - or whatever he should be called - married
in the year 1871 |
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the
widow of the late Lord Justice Selwyn. Lady Selwyn had a daughter, and also a
son - |
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Captain C. W. Selwyn, who is now member for the
Wisbech Division of Cambridgeshire. On |
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the
death of his first wife, Lady Selwyn, Colonel Hughes-Hallett married, in
1882, an |
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American lady - a daughter of Colonel von
Schaumburg, of Philadelphia, United States. He |
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still, however, remained on friendly terms with
the family of his late wife, whose daughter |
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(that is, his step-daughter) he has now ruined.
The intrigue was discovered by a third |
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party when they were staying together at a
country house. This young lady is about |
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twenty two years old; she is pretty and
accomplished, and has a fortume of some £40,000. |
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She is expected some six months hence to become
the mother of her step-father's child. |
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'Revolting
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Hallett obtained possession of a large sum of
money of the young lady's. Directly the |
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intelligence came to the ears of her brother he
placed the matter in the hands of his |
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solicitor, Mr. George Lewis, whose absence
abroad has caused the delay in taking steps |
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in the affair. During this delay, however, the
money has been repaid to Miss Selwyn's |
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account at her bankers.' |
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Unfortunately, the Pall Mall Gazette got the
relationship between Hughes-Hallett and Miss |
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Selwyn wrong. Lord Justice Selwyn had married
twice - Miss Selwyn was the daughter of |
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the first Lady Selwyn, whereas Hughes-Hallett
had married the second Lady Selwyn after |
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the death of the Lord Justice. As a result,
Miss Selwyn was the step-daughter of the first |
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Lady Selwyn and was not the step-daughter of
Hughes-Hallett. |
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Hughes-Hallett defended himself vigorously. He
pointed out that Miss Selwyn was in no |
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way related to him. As to the charge that he
obtained control of her fortune, he responded |
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that
"some time ago Miss Selwyn asked me to try to get her better interest
for the sum of |
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£5,000 than she was getting at the time. She
covenanted, by a deed now in my possession, |
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to lend the money for five years; but some
weeks ago her solicitors suddenly called this |
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money in, and in less than 24 hours the
principal, with interest to date, was handed to my |
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solicitors for transference to hers." |
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The intrigue was apparently discovered when
Hughes-Hallett and Miss Selwyn were staying |
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in the house of a Mr. Henry Smith. His account
was published in "The Pall Mall Gazette" of |
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27 September 1887:- |
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'My
suspicions were awakened. I went to call my housekeeper, who is an old family
servant, |
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and who was the first to arouse my suspicions,
and she called Miss Selwyn's own maid. No |
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other
servants were summoned. The coachman - who is the housekeeper's husband - got
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up, but did not, of course, go upstairs. The
two women went to Miss Selwyn's door, and, |
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finding it partially bolted, easily pushed it
open. As soon as Colonel Hughes-Hallett was |
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discovered, they called for me. I went in, and,
as far as I can remember, the only words |
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which I uttered were these. They were strong
words, no doubt, but I record the fact:- |
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"You
damned blackguard, I have long suspected this: you shall leave this room and
my |
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house instantly." I then went downstairs
to the landing on which his room was. He came up |
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to me and asked me how long I could give him,
and whether he could have a cart to convey |
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him
to the station. I told him that I could give him half an hour, and that my
cart would |
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then be ready for him. I then went to my
library, and from that hour to this I have not set |
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eyes on Colonel Hughes-Hallett.' |
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The Tory party in the Colonel's seat of
Rochester declined to take any action in the matter, |
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for which they were roundly condemned by the
press. Hughes-Hallett offered to give Miss |
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Selwyn's brother satisfaction (i.e.fight a
duel) but Captain Selwyn declined the offer. This |
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provoked the anger of the editor of "The
Society Herald" who accused Captain Selwyn of |
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cowardice - Selwyn sued and the editor was
fined £50. |
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Although Hughes-Hallett continued to sit in the
House of Commons, his reputation had been |
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severely damaged. In July 1888, he was invited
to a garden party given by the Archbishop |
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of Canterbury at Lambeth, but before he could
attend, the Archbishop ordered that his |
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invitation be withdrawn. Eventually, the
pressure became too much for Hughes-Hallett, |
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and while he was in Azores, supposedly for his
health, he resigned his seat in March 1889. |
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When Hughes-Hallett had first been elected for
Rochester in 1885, his opponent in that |
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election was a man named John Passmore Edwards,
who had later become the proprietor of |
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a newspaper called "The Weekly Times and
Echo." On 29 May 1892, this newspaper had |
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published, under the heading of "Powder
and Shot," the following paragraph:- |
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'It
is reported that Colonel Hughes-Hallett, the former M.P. for Rochester, is
going to honour |
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the new Parliament with his presence. If he can
get returned, he should stand with Sir |
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Charles Dilke [qv] for some double-barrelled
constituency [i.e. a seat which returned two |
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members]
where the electors are not particular, and then we should have a suitable |
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champion of purity on each side of the House in
view of eventualities - Hallett and Dilke. |
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Sodom
and Gomorrah might have been proud of such a distinguished pair of |
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representatives." |
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Passmore admitted the libel and paid £2 into
Court as sufficient damages, but the Colonel |
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sued for a greater amount. When the case was
heard, in April and May 1893, the previous |
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allegations against Hughes-Hallett were again
raked over in detail. In his defence, Edwards |
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pleaded
justification - his defence barrister asked what damage had been done to the |
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Colonel's reputation by the publication of the
paragraph, the inference being that Hughes- |
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Hallett's reputation was so damaged that
nothing could make it worse. At the end of the |
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trial, the jury found in favour of the
defendants. |
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James Theobald, MP for Romford 1886-1894 |
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Theobald
died from injuries he received while attempting to board a train. According
to |
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'Jackson's
Oxford Journal' of 17 March 1894:- |
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'Mr.
James Theobald, Member for the Romford Division of Essex, met with a serious
accident |
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whilst attempting to enter a train at the
Romford Station of the Great Eastern Railway on |
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Friday afternoon [9 March]. He arrived at the
station late, and reached a first-class |
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compartment just as the train was leaving the
platform. Missing his footing, he fell between |
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the
platform and the carriages, and he was severely crushed. One of his thighs
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lower
part of his body were lacerated in a terrible manner, and he sustained
serious scalp |
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wounds. Two local surgeons were promptly on the
spot, and after his injuries had been |
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temporarily
attended to he was placed on an ambulance and conveyed in a cab to the |
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Golden Lion Hotel where he died the following
day from the terrible injuries he received. |
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'At
an inquest subsequently held at the Court House, Romford, the jury returned a
verdict |
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of accidental death and added a rider that they
considered the platform of the Romford |
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Station should be made higher.' |
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