(Much) Wenlock (UK Parliament constituency)
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| (Much) Wenlock Borough constituency |
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| Created: | 1290 |
| Abolished: | 1885 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
(Much) Wenlock was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was founded in 1290 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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[edit] Boundaries
Southern section of eastern border: Ran along the River Severn.
Far southern border (From east to west): Went from the southern part of the River Severn (mentioned above) to Easthope.
Western border: Easthope to Benthall, and to Leighton.
Northern border: From Leighton to just west of Drawley, to Ironbridge, and finally to just east of Madeley.
Northern section of eastern border: From just east of Madeley to the bend in the River Severn.
(Please note that these borders are very approximate. They would be very confusing otherwise.)
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1290)
| Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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| 1660 | Sir Francis Lawley | Thomas Whitmore | ||||
| 1661 | Sir Thomas Littleton, Bt | George Weld | ||||
| Febr. 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 | William Forester | |||||
| 1741 | Sir Bryan Broughton-Delves | |||||
| 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 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 Hargreaves Brown | Liberal | ||||
| 1874 | Cecil Theodore Weld-Forester | Conservative | ||||
- Constituency abolished (1885)
[edit] Election results
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
