Thetford (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Thetford constituency |
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| Created: | 1529 |
| Abolished: | 1868 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
Thetford was a constituency of the British House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the first past the post system of election until it was disenfranchised in 1868. Below are those MPs who held the seat from just prior to the Restoration onwards.
[edit] Members of Parliament (1660-1868)
- 1660-61: Sir Philip Wodehouse
- 1660-61: Robert Paston
- 1661-79: Sir Allen Apsley (to 1679)
- 1661-69: William Gawdy
- 1669-90: Sir Joseph Williamson
- 1679-85: William Harbord
- 1685-Jan 89: Henry Heveningham
- 1685-Feb 89: William de Grey
- Jan-Feb 1689: Sir Henry Hobart
- Jan-June 1689: William Harbord
- Feb 1689-95: Francis Guybon
- June 1689-Feb 90: John Trenchard
- Feb-May 1690: William Harbord
- 1690-95: Baptist May
- 1695-96: Sir Joseph Williamson
- 1695-98: Sir John Wodehouse
- 1696-Jan 1701: James Sloane
- 1698-99: Sir Joseph Williamson
- 1699-1701: Charles Paston, Lord Paston
- Jan-Mar 1701: Sir Joseph Williamson
- Jan-Nov 1701: Edmund Soame
- Mar 1701-02: Sir Thomas Hanmer
- Nov 1701-02: Sir John Wodehouse
- 1702-05: Robert Benson
- 1702-05: Edmund Soame
- 1705-08: Sir Thomas Hanmer
- 1705-08: Sir John Wodehouse
- 1708-Oct 1710: Robert Baylis
- 1708-Oct 1710: Thomas de Grey
- Oct-Dec 1710: Sir Thomas Hanmer
- Oct 1710-22: Dudley North
- Dec 1710-1713: Sir Edmund Bacon
- 1713-15: Sir William Barker
- 1715-22: John Ward
- 1722-39: Sir Edmund Bacon
- 1722-33: Robert Jacomb
- 1733-54: Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore
- 1739-41: Lord Augustus FitzRoy
- 1741-61: Lord Henry Beauclerk
- 1754-61: Herbert Westfaling
- 1761-74: Henry Seymour Conway
- 1761-68: Hon. Aubrey Beauclerk
- 1768-Sep 1774: John Drummond
- Sep-Oct 1774: Charles Stanhope, Viscount Petersham
- Oct 1774-1780: Hon. Charles FitzRoy
- 1774-82: Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore
- 1780-84: Richard Hopkins
- 1782-84: George FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (Whig)
- 1784-90: Sir Charles Kent
- 1784-90: George Jennings
- 1790-96: Robert John Buxton
- 1790-1802: Joseph Randyll Burch
- 1796-1806: John Harrison
- 1802-06: Thomas Creevey
- 1806-12: Lord William FitzRoy
- 1806-07: James Mingay
- 1807-18: Thomas Creevey
- 1812-18: Lord John FitzRoy
- 1818-30: Lord Charles FitzRoy
- 1818-26: Nicholas Ridley-Colborne
- 1826-30: William Baring
- 1830-34: Lord James FitzRoy
- 1830-31: Francis Baring
- 1831-32: Alexander Baring
- 1832-41: Francis Baring
- 1834-42: Henry FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (Whig)
- 1841-48: Hon. William Baring
- 1842-47: Sir James Flower
- 1847-63: William FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (Liberal)
- 1848-57: Francis Baring
- 1857-67: Alexander Baring
- 1863-65: Lord Frederick FitzRoy
- 1865-68: Robert Harvey
- 1867-68: Edward Gordon
[edit] FitzRoy family
Due to the town's close proximity to Euston Hall (the main residence of the FitzRoy family), the seat for Thetford has been held by various members of the family:
- 1733-54 & 1774-82: Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore
- 1739-41: Lord Augustus FitzRoy
- 1774-80: Hon. Charles FitzRoy
- 1782-84: George FitzRoy, Earl of Euston
- 1806-12: Lord William FitzRoy
- 1812-18: Lord John FitzRoy
- 1818-30: Lord Charles FitzRoy
- 1830-34: Lord James FitzRoy
- 1847-63: William FitzRoy, Earl of Euston
- 1863-65: Lord Frederick FitzRoy
This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
