John Elwes (politician)

John Elwes (politician)

John Elwes (7 April 1714 – 26 November 1789) was Member of Parliament for Berkshire 1772–1784 and a noted eccentric.

He entered the House of Commons in a by-election in 1772 to replace Thomas Craven, and held his seat unopposed until he stood down at the 1784 election.

References

* [http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Bcommons2.htm Leigh Rayment - see the text at the bottom of the page]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Elwes — is a surname, and may refer to* John Elwes (politician) (1714–1789) * Henry John Elwes (1846–1922)* Gervase Cary Elwes (1866–1921) ** Simon Elwes (1902–1975) *** Dominic Elwes (1931–1975) **** Cassian Elwes (1959– ) **** Cary Elwes (1962– )*… …   Wikipedia

  • Berkshire (UK Parliament constituency) — UK former constituency infobox Name = Berkshire Type = County Year = 1265 Abolition = 1885Berkshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Wheeler — is a family name and may refer to:* Albert H. Wheeler (1915–1994), American academic and politician * Alison Wheeler (born 1972), British singer * Anne Wheeler (born 1946), Canadian film and television director * Benjamin Ide Wheeler (1854–1927) …   Wikipedia

  • Liste de zoologistes — Attention, il n est pas d usage en zoologie d utiliser d abréviation pour les noms des auteurs (contrairement aux usages de la botanique, voir ici). Cette liste ne constitue pas une liste officielle. Nous attirons l attention du lecteur sur son… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • 1962 — Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar.In Chinese Zodiac, the year of the Ox ended on February 4, 1962 and the year of the Tiger began on February 5, 1962.Events of …   Wikipedia

  • January 12 — Events *475 Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople. *1528 Gustav I of Sweden crowned king of Sweden. *1539 Treaty of Toledo signed by King Francis I of France and Holy Roman… …   Wikipedia

  • October 26 — << October 2011 >> Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 …   Wikipedia

  • October 1962 — January – February – March – April – May – June  – July – August – September – October – November – December The following events occurred in October, 1962 Contents 1 October 1, 1962 (Monday) …   Wikipedia

  • 1962 in the United Kingdom — Events from the year 1962 in the United Kingdom.Incumbents*Monarch HM Queen Elizabeth II *Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, Conservative PartyEvents*5 January The Beatles first record , My Bonnie with Tony Sheridan, is released by Polydor. *22… …   Wikipedia

  • Bibliography of Christianity in China — This is a list of selected references for Christianity in China. * David H. Adeney: China Christian Students Face the Revolution , Downers Grove IL: InterVarsity Press, 1973, ISBN 0 87784 354 6 * David Aikman: Jesus in Beijing: How Christianity… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”