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Member of Parliament

England · Government / Government of England. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

22Records
1383–1701Date range
16Named people
17Places

Chronological records

1383

John de Mowbray Norfolk, 1st1383

Nottingham · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for Nottingham East

1485

Thomas Lovell8 November 1485

Bedford · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for Bedford

1504

Thomas More1504

Government / Government of England

First elected as Member of Parliament to the House of Commons, probably for the City of London

1515

Thomas More1515

Hants · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for Hants

1523

Thomas Cromwell Essex, 1st1523

Government / Government of England

Obtains a seat in the House of Commons

1524

Thomas Cromwell Essex, 1st1524

Grays Inn · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for Grays Inn

1529

Thomas Cromwell Essex, 1st1529

Taunton · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for Taunton

1533

Humphrey Wingfield9 February 1533

Great Yarmouth · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth

1542

Francis Knollys1542

Horsham · Government / Government of England

Serves in the House of Commons as member for Horsham during the 1542 Parliament.

Thomas Wyatt1542

Kent · Government / Government of England

Returns to parliamentary activity as a member for Kent during Henry VIII's 1542 Parliament.

1547

Paget Beaudesert, 1st1547

Staffordshire · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for Staffordshire

1559

Francis Knollys1559

Arundel · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for Arundel

1571

Christopher Hatton1571

Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament

1593

Francis Knollys1593

Oxfordshire · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire

1623

Edward Montagu Manchester, 2nd1623

Huntingdonshire · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire in the "Happy Parliament" of 1623-24

1625

Edward Montagu Manchester, 2nd1625

Huntingdonshire · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire in the Parliament 1625-26

1628

Oliver Cromwell1628

Huntingdon · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon

1660

Thomas Clifford Chudleigh, 1st1660

Totnes · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for Totnes in 1660-1672

1665

Thomas Osborne Danby, 1st1665

York · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for York and becomes a supporter of the restored monarchy.

1689

John Somers1 1689

Worcester · Government / Government of England

Elected to the Convention Parliament as Member for Worcester

Somers Somers, 1st1689

Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament

1701

Isaac Newton11 November 1701

Cambridge · Government / Government of England

Elected again as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge.

Names involved

Christopher HattonEdward Montagu Manchester, 2ndFrancis KnollysHumphrey WingfieldIsaac NewtonJohn de Mowbray Norfolk, 1stJohn SomersOliver CromwellPaget Beaudesert, 1stSomers Somers, 1stThomas Clifford Chudleigh, 1stThomas Cromwell Essex, 1stThomas LovellThomas MoreThomas Osborne Danby, 1stThomas Wyatt

Provenance

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