Bridgnorth (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Bridgnorth Borough constituency |
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| Created: | 1290 |
| Abolished: | 1885 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | two until 1868, then one |
Bridgnorth was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was founded in 1290 as a 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 until 1868, when it was reduced to one Member of Parliament. It was abolished in 1885.
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[edit] Boundaries
[edit] Members of Parliament
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
[edit] Until 1868
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- Constituency created (1290)
| Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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| 1660 | Sir Walter Acton | John Bennet | ||||
| 1661 | Sir William Whitmore | |||||
| 1663 | Sir Thomas Whitmore | |||||
| 1685 | Roger Pope | |||||
| 1689 | Sir Edward Acton | |||||
| 1694 | Roger Pope | |||||
| 1702 | Sir Humphrey Briggs | |||||
| 1705 | William Whitmore | |||||
| 1710 | Whitmore Acton | Richard Cresswell | ||||
| 1713 | William Whitmore | John Weaver | ||||
| 1725 | St John Charlton | |||||
| 1734 | Thomas Whitmore | Grey James Grove | ||||
| 1741 | William Whitmore | |||||
| 1747 | Arthur Weaver | |||||
| 1754 | John Grey | William Whitmore | ||||
| 1768 | George Pigot | |||||
| 1771 | Thomas Whitmore | |||||
| 1778 | Hugh Pigot (later Adm.) | |||||
| 1784 | Isaac Hawkins Browne (coalowner) | |||||
| 1795 | John Whitmore | |||||
| 1806 | Thomas Whitmore | |||||
| 1812 | Hon. Charles Cecil Cope Jenkinson | |||||
| 1818 | Sir Thomas John Tyrwhitt Jones | |||||
| 1820 | William Wolryche-Whitmore | |||||
| 1831 | James Foster | |||||
| 1832 | Robert Pigot | Thomas Charlton Whitmore | ||||
| 1837 | Henry Hanbury Tracy | |||||
| 1838 | Sir Robert Pigot | |||||
| 1852 | Henry Whitmore | |||||
| 1853 | John Pritchard | |||||
| 1865 | Sir John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, Bt. | |||||
| 1866 | Henry Whitmore | |||||
- Constituency reduced to one Member (1868)
[edit] 1868-1885
- Constituency abolished (1885)
[edit] Election results
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