Roger Whitley
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Roger Whitley (1618-1697) was a royalist officer in the English Civil War, and was closely involved throughout the 1650s in plans for a royalist uprising against the Interregnum and Protectorate regimes.
He was a Member of the Convention Parliament of 1660, and of every subsequent Parliament until his defeat in the 1690 election. He represented the north-east Welsh borough constituency of Flint from 1660 until 1681. He was then elected in Chester and served as MP 1681-1685 and 1689-1690. He returned to represent Chester in 1695, until his death two years later. Whitley was a prominent Whig politician and a powerful figure in Chester. His massive diary details his social circle and everyday routine.
[edit] References
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: 'Whitley, Roger', by Paul D. Halliday
[edit] External links
- Roger Whitley's Diary: an edition of Whitley's diary on British History Online. Not previously published, this new transcription appeared in 2004.
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| Preceded by unascertained |
Member of Parliament for Flint 1660–1681 |
Succeeded by Thomas Whitley |
| Preceded by William Williams and Sir Thomas Grosvenor, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Chester with William Williams 1681–1685 |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Grosvenor, Bt and Robert Werden |
| Preceded by Sir Thomas Grosvenor, Bt and Robert Werden |
Member of Parliament for Chester with George Mainwaring 1689–1690 |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Grosvenor, Bt and Sir Richard Levinge, Bt |
| Preceded by Sir Thomas Grosvenor, Bt and Sir Richard Levinge, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Chester with Sir Thomas Grosvenor, Bt 1695–1697 |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Grosvenor, Bt and Thomas Cowper |
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