List of Stewards of the Manor of Hempholme

This is a list of the Members of Parliament appointed as Steward of the Manor of Hempholme, a notional 'office of profit under the crown' which was used to resign from the House of Commons.[1]

Stewards

DateMemberPartyConstituencyReason
21 February 1845 Scott-Murray, CharlesCharles Scott-Murray Conservative Buckinghamshire
10 February 1846 Lennox, Lord ArthurLord Arthur Lennox Conservative Chichester Resigned after supporting repeal of the Corn Laws.
29 January 1852 Dundas, James Whitley DeansJames Whitley Deans Dundas Liberal Greenwich Appointed commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean.
24 March 1852 Blewitt, Reginald JamesReginald James Blewitt Liberal Monmouth Boroughs
19 April 1852 Trelawny, Sir John SSir John S Trelawny Liberal Tavistock
29 April 1852 Kelly, Sir FitzroySir Fitzroy Kelly Conservative Harwich Resigned to contest East Suffolk
19 May 1852 Grenfell, Charles PascoeCharles Pascoe Grenfell Liberal Preston
30 January 1854 Clive, Robert HenryRobert Henry Clive Conservative Shropshire South
20 October 1854 Peto, Samuel MortonSamuel Morton Peto Liberal Norwich Resigned to go to Crimean War and construct Grand Crimean Central Railway.

Resigned again in 1868 from Bristol using Northstead.[2]

9 February 1855 Wellesley, Lord CharlesLord Charles Wellesley Conservative Windsor
9 July 1855 Wodehouse, EdmondEdmond Wodehouse Conservative Norfolk East
7 January 1856 Rolt, PeterPeter Rolt Conservative Greenwich
22 January 1856 Macaulay, Thomas BabingtonThomas Babington Macaulay Liberal Edinburgh ill health
28 February 1856 Heathcote, Gilbert HenryGilbert Henry Heathcote Liberal Boston Resigned to contest Rutland
3 July 1856 Shelburne, Earl ofEarl of Shelburne Liberal Calne Called up to the House of Lords in his father's barony of Wycombe.
25 July 1856 Strutt, EdwardEdward Strutt Liberal Nottingham Raised to the peerage.
11 February 1857 Bateson, ThomasThomas Bateson Conservative Londonderry
16 February 1857 Manners, Lord JohnLord John Manners Conservative Colchester Resigned to contest North Leicestershire.[3]
10 June 1857 Duff, JamesJames Duff Liberal Banffshire Became Earl Fife on the death of his uncle.
25 August 1857 Grosvenor, Lord RobertLord Robert Grosvenor Liberal Middlesex Raised to the peerage.
December 1857 Mulgrave, Earl ofEarl of Mulgrave Liberal Scarborough Became Marquess of Normanby on the death of his father.
28 April 1858 Montgomery, Hugh LyonsHugh Lyons Montgomery Conservative Leitrim
27 July 1858 Buller-Yarde-Buller, Sir JohnSir John Buller-Yarde-Buller Conservative Devonshire South Raised to the peerage.
8 February 1859 Whiteside, JamesJames Whiteside Conservative Enniskillen Resigned to contest Dublin University
23 June 1859 Somerset, Col Edward ArthurCol Edward Arthur Somerset Conservative Monmouthshire
11 August 1859 Wilson, JamesJames Wilson Liberal Devonport Resigned to sit as financial member of the Council of India.
13 December 1859 Overend, WilliamWilliam Overend Conservative Pontefract
16 May 1860 Rivett-Carnac, Sir JohnSir John Rivett-Carnac Conservative Lymington
27 July 1860 Wise, John AyshfordJohn Ayshford Wise Liberal Stafford
4 February 1861 Crook, JosephJoseph Crook Liberal Bolton
15 April 1861 Taylor, HughHugh Taylor Conservative Tynemouth and North Shields
3 July 1861 Rich, HenryHenry Rich Liberal Richmond
23 July 1861 Cubitt, WilliamWilliam Cubitt Conservative Andover Resign to contest a by-election for the City of London, which he lost.
11 February 1862 Biggs, JohnJohn Biggs Liberal Leicester
20 April 1862 Roupell, WilliamWilliam Roupell Liberal Lambeth see Roupell case.
18 July 1862 Munro-Ferguson, RobertRobert Munro-Ferguson Liberal Kirkcaldy Burghs
24 July 1862 McClintock-Bunbury, WilliamWilliam McClintock-Bunbury Conservative Carlow County
26 January 1863 Steuart, AndrewAndrew Steuart Conservative Cambridge
16 February 1863 Freeland, Humphrey WilliamHumphrey William Freeland Liberal Chichester
28 May 1863 Arnott, Sir JohnSir John Arnott Liberal Kinsale
9 October 1863 Lygon, Hon. FrederickHon. Frederick Lygon Conservative Tewkesbury Resigned to contest West Worcestershire.[3]
17 February 1864 Seymer, Henry KerHenry Ker Seymer Conservative Dorset
1 February 1865 Lyons, FrancisFrancis Lyons Liberal Cork City
15 June 1865 Osborne, Ralph BernalRalph Bernal Osborne Liberal Liskeard Resigned to contest Nottingham.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Department of Information Services (14 January 2010). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  2. ↑ Faith, Nicholas The world the railways made The Bodley Head, London, 1990 ISBN 0-370-31299-6 p. 106
  3. 1 2 3 Inferred from the dates.
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