Devon (UK Parliament constituency)

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Devon
County constituency
Created: 1290
Abolished: 1832
Type: House of Commons
Members: two

Devon is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire. It was divided between the constituencies of North Devon and South Devon in 1832.

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[edit] Members of Parliament

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  • Constituency created (1290)
Year First member First party Second member Second party
April 1660 George Monck Sir John Northcote, Bt
July 1660 Sir Edward Seymour, Bt
1661 Sir Hugh Pollard, Bt Sir John Rolle
1667 Earl of Torrington
1671 Sir Coplestone Bampfylde, Bt
February 1679 Edward Seymour Tory Sir William Courtenay, Bt
September 1679 Samuel Rolle
1685 Sir Bourchier Wrey, Bt Sir Coplestone Bampfylde, Bt
1689 Francis Courtenay Samuel Rolle
September 1699 Thomas Drewe
January 1701 Sir William Courtenay, Bt
December 1701 Sir John Pole, Bt
1702 Robert Rolle
1710 Sir William Pole John Rolle
1712 Sir William Courtenay, Bt
1713 Sir Coplestone Bampfylde, Bt
1727 John Rolle
1730 Henry Rolle
1736 John Bampfylde
1741 Sir William Courtenay, Bt Theophilus Fortescue
1746 Sir Thomas Dyke-Acland, Bt
1747 Sir Richard Bampfylde, Bt
1762 John Parker
1776 John Rolle Walter
1780 John Rolle
1784 John Pollexfen Bastard Tory
1796 Sir Lawrence Palk, Bt
1812 Sir Thomas Dyke-Acland, Bt Tory
1816 Edmund Pollexfen Bastard
1818 Viscount Ebrington Whig
1820 Sir Thomas Dyke-Acland, Bt Tory
1830 Viscount Ebrington Whig
1831 Lord John Russell Whig

[edit] Elections

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[edit] See also

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