- (Much) Wenlock (UK Parliament constituency)
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(Much) Wenlock Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons 1290–1885 (Much) Wenlock was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was founded in 1468 as borough constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by two burgesses. It was abolished in 1885.
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Boundaries
Much Wenlock's constituency boundaries ran from Leighton to just west of Dawley, to Ironbridge, and finally to just east of Madeley along the northern border; travelling eastwards, the boundaries ran from just east of Madeley to the bend in the River Severn, following the river thereafter. The far southern border, commencing in the east, travelled along the southern part of the Severn across to Easthope; the western border, running northwards, going from Easthope through to Benthall, and onwards back to Leighton.
Members of Parliament
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- Constituency created (1468)
Parliament First member Second member 1510-1523 No names known [1] 1529 John Foster Edward Hall [1] 1536 ? 1539 ? 1542 William Blount Reginald Corbet [1] 1545 Richard Cornwall Richard Lawley [1] 1547 Richard Lawley Thomas Lawley [1] 1553 (Mar} John Herbert Thomas Lawley [1] 1553 (Oct) Richard Lee Robert Eyton [1] 1554 (Apr) Thomas Foster Edward Lacon [1] 1554 (Nov) Sir George Blount John Evans [1] 1555 Sir George Blount Thomas Ridley [1] 1558 Sir George Blount George Bromley [1] 1558/9 Roland Lacon George Bromley [2] 1562/3 Sir George Blount Charles Foxe [2] 1571 William Lacon Thomas Eyton [2] 1572 Sir George Blount Thomas Lawley [2] 1584 Thomas Lawley William Baynham [2] 1586 Thomas Lawley William Baynham [2] 1588 William Baynham Robert Lawley [2] 1593 William Baynham Sir John Poole [2] 1597 William Baynham, died
and replaced by Thomas FanshaweWilliam Lacon [2] 1601 John Brett William Leighton [2] 1604 Robert Lawley George Lawley 1614 Rowland Lacon Edward Lawley 1621 Sir Edward Lawley Thomas Wolriche 1624 Henry Mytton Thomas Wolriche 1625 Thomas Lawley Thomas Wolriche 1626 Thomas Lawley Francis Smallman 1628 Thomas Lawley George Bridgmant 1629–1640 No Parliaments summoned Year First member First party Second member Second party 1640 (Apr) Sir Thomas Littleton Richard Cresset 1640 (Nov) William Pierrepont Sir Thomas Littleton 1645 William Pierrepont Humphrey Bridges 1653, 1654, 1656 Much Wenlock excluded from Barebones and 1st & 2nd Protectorate Parliaments 1659 Thomas Whitmore Sir Francis Lawley 1660 Sir Francis Lawley Thomas Whitmore 1661 Sir Thomas Littleton, Bt George Weld Feb 1679 Sir John Weld William Forester Aug 1679 John Wolryche 1685 Thomas Lawley George Weld 1689 Sir William Forester 1701 George Weld 1708 Thomas Weld 1710 George Weld 1713 William Whitmore 1714 Richard Newport 1715 Thomas Newport William Forester 1716 Sir Humphrey Briggs 1722 Samuel Edwards 1727 John Sambrooke 1734 William Forester 1739 Brooke Forester 1741 Sir Brian Broughton-Delves, Bt 1744 Isaac Hawkins Browne 1754 William Forester 1758 George Forester 1761 Cecil Forester 1768 Sir Henry Bridgeman George Forester Sept. 1780 Thomas Whitmore Dec. 1780 George Forester 1784 John Bridgeman (later Simpson) 1785 George Forester 1790 Cecil Forester
(from 1811 Weld-Forester)1794 John Simpson 1820 Francis Forester William Lacon Childe 1826 John George Weld Weld-Forester Paul Beilby Thompson Whig 1828 George Cecil Weld Weld-Forester Conservative 1832 James Milnes Gaskell Conservative 1868 Alexander Brown Liberal 1874 Cecil Theodore Weld-Forester Conservative - Constituency abolished (1885)
Election results
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/constituencies/much-wenlock. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Much Wenlock (1559–1603)". History of Parliament Trust. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/constituencies/much-wenlock. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
See also
- Parliamentary constituencies in Shropshire#Historical constituencies
- List of former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies
- Unreformed House of Commons
Categories:- Parliamentary constituencies in Shropshire (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1290
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1885
- United Kingdom historical constituency stubs
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