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Dunwich (UK Parliament constituency)

Index Dunwich (UK Parliament constituency)

Dunwich was a parliamentary borough in Suffolk, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. [1]

76 relations: Alexander Forrester (politician), Andrew Arcedeckne, Anthony Bedingfield, Arthur Atye, Baldrick, Barne Barne, Blackadder the Third, Borough, Clement Coke, Daniel Harvey (British Army officer), Dish and Dishonesty, Dunwich, East Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency), Edmund Blackadder, Edmund Rous, Edward Vernon, Francis Brewster (politician), Francis Yaxley, Frederick Barne, Freedom of the City, George Pratt, 2nd Marquess Camden, Gerard Vanneck, Henry Bedingfield (judge), Henry Coke, Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, Henry Savile (Bible translator), House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Ipswich, John Bagge, John Pettus (courtier), John Suckling (politician), John Ward (banker), Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baron Huntingfield, Joshua Vanneck, 2nd Baron Huntingfield, Lewis Namier, Member of parliament, Michael Barne (politician), Miles Barne (politician born 1718), Miles Barne (politician born 1746), Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency), Peter Cuddon (fl. 1372–1390), Peter Cuddon (fl. 1399–1410), Philip Skippon (1641–1691), Reform Act 1832, Richard Richardson (British politician), Robert Brewster (Roundhead), Robert Brooke (MP for Dunwich), Robert Browne (died 1558), Robert Cuddon (died 1462), Robert Cuddon (fl. 1395), ..., Robert Hare (antiquary), Roger North (biographer), Rotten and pocket boroughs, Sir Charles Blois, 1st Baronet, Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet, Sir Jacob Downing, 4th Baronet, Sir John Rous, 1st Baronet, Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baronet, Sir Robert Kemp, 2nd Baronet, Sir Robert Rich, 2nd Baronet, Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, Sir William Harbord, 1st Baronet, Snowdon Barne, Soame Jenyns, Suffolk, Thomas Bedingfield (judge), Thomas Knyvett, 7th Baron Berners, Thomas Oldfield, Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, Thomas Smythe, Tory, United Kingdom general election, 1832–33, Valentine Knightley (died 1618), Whigs (British political party), William Alexander Mackinnon (politician, born 1784), William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale. Expand index (26 more) »

Alexander Forrester (politician)

Alexander Forrester (c. 1711 – 2 July 1787) was a British barrister and politician.

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Andrew Arcedeckne

Andrew Arcedeckne (8 January 1780 – 8 February 1849) was a British landowner and MP.

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Anthony Bedingfield

Anthony Bedingfield (died 1651) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648.

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Arthur Atye

Sir Arthur Atye or Atey (died 1604) was an English academic and politician.

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Baldrick

Baldrick is the name of several fictional characters featured in the long-running BBC historic comedy television series Blackadder.

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Barne Barne

Barne Barne (25 August 1754 – 19 June 1828) was a British land-owner and a Member of Parliament for the Pocket Borough of Dunwich, in Suffolk, between 1777 and 1791.

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Blackadder the Third

Blackadder the Third is the third series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, which aired from 17 September to 22 October 1987.

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Borough

A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries.

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Clement Coke

Clement Coke (died 24 May 1629) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629.

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Daniel Harvey (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-General Daniel Harvey (ca. 1664 – 6 September 1732) was a British soldier and politician who was Governor of Guernsey from 1714 to 1732.

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Dish and Dishonesty

"Dish and Dishonesty" is the first episode of the third series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder.

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Dunwich

Dunwich is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England.

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East Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)

East Suffolk was a county constituency in Suffolk, England.

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Edmund Blackadder

Edmund Blackadder is the single name given to a collection of fictional characters who appear in the BBC mock-historical comedy series Blackadder, each played by Rowan Atkinson.

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Edmund Rous

Sir Edmund Rous (by 1521-1569 or later), of Dunwich, Suffolk, was an English politician.

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Edward Vernon

Admiral Edward Vernon (12 November 1684 – 30 October 1757) was an English naval officer.

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Francis Brewster (politician)

Francis Brewster (1623 - 3 June 1671) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653 and 1656.

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Francis Yaxley

Francis Yaxley (died 1565) was an English politician and conspirator.

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Frederick Barne

Frederick Barne (8 November 1805 – 9 March 1886) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1830 to 1832.

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Freedom of the City

The Freedom of the City is an honour bestowed by a municipality upon a valued member of the community, or upon a visiting celebrity or dignitary.

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George Pratt, 2nd Marquess Camden

George Charles Pratt, 2nd Marquess Camden, KG (2 May 1799 – 6 August 1866) was a British peer and Tory politician, styled Viscount Bayham from 1794 to 1812 and Earl of Brecknock in 1812–1840.

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Gerard Vanneck

Sir Gerard William Vanneck, 2nd Baronet (c. 1743 – 23 May 1791), was a British merchant and Member of Parliament.

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Henry Bedingfield (judge)

Sir Henry Bedingfield (1632 – 6 February 1687) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660 and from 1685 to 1686.

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Henry Coke

Henry Coke (1591–1661) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1642.

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Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland

Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, PC (28 September 1705 – 1 July 1774) was a leading British politician of the 18th century.

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Henry Savile (Bible translator)

Sir Henry Savile (30 November 1549 – 19 February 1622) was an English scholar and mathematician, Warden of Merton College, Oxford, and Provost of Eton.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Ipswich

Ipswich is the county town of Suffolk, England, located on the estuary of the River Orwell, about north east of London.

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John Bagge

John Bagge (fl.1372-1388) of Dunwich, Suffolk, was an English politician.

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John Pettus (courtier)

Sir John Pettus (1613–1685) was an English royalist, politician and natural philosopher.

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John Suckling (politician)

Sir John Suckling (1569 – 27 March 1627) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1627.

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John Ward (banker)

Sir John Ward (c.1650–1726) was a British Member of Parliament, Lord Mayor of London and Governor of the Bank of England.

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Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baron Huntingfield

Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baron Huntingfield (31 December 1745 – 15 August 1816), known as Sir Joshua Vanneck, 3rd Baronet, from 1791 to 1796, was a British merchant and Member of Parliament.

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Joshua Vanneck, 2nd Baron Huntingfield

Joshua Vanneck, 2nd Baron Huntingfield (12 August 1778 – 10 August 1844) was a British peer and Member of Parliament (MP).

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Lewis Namier

Sir Lewis Bernstein Namier (27 June 1888 – 19 August 1960) was a British historian of Polish-Jewish background.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Michael Barne (politician)

Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Barne (3 June 1759 – 19 June 1837) was a British military officer and a Member of Parliament for Dunwich between 1812 and 1830.

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Miles Barne (politician born 1718)

Miles Barne (October 1718 – 27 December 1780) was an English land-owner and a Member of Parliament for Dunwich between 1747 and 1754, and again between 1764 and 1777.

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Miles Barne (politician born 1746)

Miles Barne (22 May 1746 – 8 September 1825) was a British Member of Parliament for Dunwich, a Pocket Borough in the county of Suffolk, between 1791 and 1796 and High Sheriff of Suffolk from 1790 to 1791.

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Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)

The county constituency of Northamptonshire, in the East Midlands of England 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 and was represented in Parliament by two MPs, traditionally known as Knights of the Shire.

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Peter Cuddon (fl. 1372–1390)

Peter Cuddon (fl. 1372–1390), of Dunwich, Suffolk, was an English politician.

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Peter Cuddon (fl. 1399–1410)

Peter Cuddon (fl. 1399–1410), of Dunwich, Suffolk, was an English politician.

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Philip Skippon (1641–1691)

Philip Skippon, FRS (28 October 1641 – 7 August 1691) was an English naturalist and MP.

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Reform Act 1832

The Representation of the People Act 1832 (known informally as the 1832 Reform Act, Great Reform Act or First Reform Act to distinguish it from subsequent Reform Acts) was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom (indexed as 2 & 3 Will. IV c. 45) that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales.

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Richard Richardson (British politician)

Richard Richardson (c. 1664 – 31 December 1714) was Member of Parliament (MP) for Dunwich from 1710 to 1713, and for Ipswich from 1 April 1714 until his death on 31 December 1714.

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Robert Brewster (Roundhead)

Robert Brewster (1599–1663) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1645 and 1659.

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Robert Brooke (MP for Dunwich)

Sir Robert Brooke (c. 1572 – 10 July 1646) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1629.

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Robert Browne (died 1558)

Robert Browne (by 1507 – 21 December 1558), of Leiston, Suffolk and the Middle Temple, London, was an English politician.

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Robert Cuddon (died 1462)

Robert Cuddon (died 1462), of Dunwich, Suffolk, was an English politician.

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Robert Cuddon (fl. 1395)

Robert Cuddon (fl. 1395), of Dunwich, Suffolk, was an English politician.

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Robert Hare (antiquary)

Robert Hare (died 1611) was an English official, antiquary, politician and benefactor of the University of Cambridge.

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Roger North (biographer)

Roger North, KC (3 September 16531 March 1734) was an English lawyer, biographer, and amateur musician.

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Rotten and pocket boroughs

A rotten or pocket borough, more formally known as a nomination borough or proprietorial borough, was a parliamentary borough or constituency in England, Great Britain, or the United Kingdom before the Reform Act 1832, which had a very small electorate and could be used by a patron to gain unrepresentative influence within the unreformed House of Commons.

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Sir Charles Blois, 1st Baronet

Sir Charles Blois, 1st Baronet (14 September 1657 – 9 April 1738) was a British politician who served as a member of parliament for both Ipswich (May 1689 – 1695) and Dunwich (January 1700 and 1709).

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Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet

Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet (baptized 24 October 1685 – 10 June 1749) was a British politician and, through a donation in his will, the founder of Downing College, Cambridge.

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Sir Jacob Downing, 4th Baronet

Sir Jacob Garrard Downing, 4th Baronet (c. 1717 – 6 February 1764) was an English baronet and politician.

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Sir John Rous, 1st Baronet

Sir John Rous, 1st Baronet (c. 1608 – 27 November 1670) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1670.

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Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baronet

Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baronet (27 April 1678 – 5 December 1746) was a British baronet and Whig politician.

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Sir Robert Kemp, 2nd Baronet

Sir Robert Kemp, 2nd Baronet (2 February 1627 – 26 September 1710) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1675 and 1685.

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Sir Robert Rich, 2nd Baronet

Sir Robert Rich, 2nd Baronet (c. 1648 – 1 October 1699) was an English Whig politician.

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Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet

Field Marshal Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet (3 July 1685 – 1 February 1768) was a British cavalry officer.

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Sir William Harbord, 1st Baronet

Sir William Harbord, 1st Baronet (possibly c. 1696 – 17 February 1770) was a Norfolk country gentleman and Member of Parliament.

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Snowdon Barne

Snowdon Barne (26 December 1756 – 3 July 1825) was a lawyer and a British Member of Parliament, who represented the Dunwich seat from 1796-1812.

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Soame Jenyns

Soame Jenyns (1 January 1704 – 18 December 1787) was an English writer and Member of Parliament.

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Suffolk

Suffolk is an East Anglian county of historic origin in England.

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Thomas Bedingfield (judge)

Sir Thomas Bedingfield (ca. 159223 March 1661) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons twice between 1621 and 1626.

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Thomas Knyvett, 7th Baron Berners

Thomas Knyvett, 7th Baron Berners (1655 or 1656 – 28 September 1693) was an English peer and Tory politician.

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Thomas Oldfield

Thomas Hinton Burley Oldfield (1755–1822) was an English political reformer, parliamentary historian and antiquary.

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Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle

Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme, (21 July 1693 – 17 November 1768) was a British Whig statesman, whose official life extended throughout the Whig supremacy of the 18th century.

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Thomas Smythe

Sir Thomas Smythe or Smith (c.1558 – 4 September 1625), was an English merchant, politician and colonial administrator.

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Tory

A Tory is a person who holds a political philosophy, known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalism and conservatism, which upholds the supremacy of social order as it has evolved throughout history.

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United Kingdom general election, 1832–33

The United Kingdom general election, the first after the Reform Act, saw the Whigs win a large majority, with the Tories winning less than 30% of the vote.

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Valentine Knightley (died 1618)

Valentine Knightley (c.1555 – 9 December 1618) was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.

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Whigs (British political party)

The Whigs were a political faction and then a political party in the parliaments of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom.

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William Alexander Mackinnon (politician, born 1784)

William Alexander Mackinnon (2 August 1789 – 30 April 1870) was a British politician.

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William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale

William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale PC, FRS (21 July 1787 – 4 March 1872), styled Viscount Lowther between 1807 and 1844, was a British Tory politician.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunwich_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

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