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The constituency of Gloucestershire was a UK Parliamentary constituency. After it was abolished under the 1832 Electoral Reform Act, two new constituencies, West Gloucestershire and East Gloucestershire, were created.

Gloucestershire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1290–1832
Number of memberstwo

Gloucestershire 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.


Boundaries


The constituency consisted of the historic county of Gloucestershire, excluding the part of the city of Bristol in the geographical county. Bristol had the status of a county of itself after 1373. Although Gloucestershire contained a number of other parliamentary boroughs, each of which elected two MPs in its own right for part of the period when Gloucestershire was a constituency, these were not excluded from the county constituency. Owning property within such boroughs could confer a vote at the county election. This was not the case, though, for Bristol.[citation needed]


Members of Parliament


Roman numerals are used to differentiate MPs with the same name, who are not holders of a title with different succession numbers. It is not suggested that the people involved would have used Roman numerals in this way.


1290–1339


Constituency created (1290)


1340–1385



1386–1421


(Source: Roskell, 1992)[2]

ElectionFirst MemberSecond Member
1386Sir Thomas FitzNicholWilliam Hervy
1388 (Feb)Sir John BerkeleyWilliam Hayberer
1388 (Sept)Sir John BerkeleySir Laurence Sebrooke
1390 (Jan)Sir John CheyneSir Laurence Sebrooke
1390 (Nov)Sir Gilbert DenysThomas Berkeley
1391Sir Maurice BerkeleyRobert Whittington
1393Sir John CheyneSir Thomas FitzNichol
1394Sir John CheyneSir Henry de la River
1395Sir Thomas FitzNicholSir Gilbert Denys
1397 (Jan)Sir Thomas ButlerSir John Berkeley
1397 (Sept)Hugh MortimerJohn Browning
1399Sir John CheyneSir Thomas FitzNichol
1401John BrowningSir Thomas FitzNichol
1402Sir Maurice RussellSir Thomas FitzNichol
1404 (Jan)Sir Maurice RussellRobert Whittington
1404 (Oct)Richard MawardenJames Clifford
1406Sir Thomas FitzNicholRobert Whittington
1407Sir Thomas FitzNicholThomas Mille
1410Sir John Draytonunknown
1411Thomas MilleRobert Whittington
1413 (Feb)unknownunknown
1413 (May)Sir Thomas FitzNicholSir John Pauncefoot
1414 (April)Robert WhittingtonJohn Greville
1414 (Nov)Sir Thomas FitzNicholJohn Browning
1415Sir Thomas FitzNicholRobert Poyntz
1416 (Mar)unknownunknown
1416 (Oct)unknownunknown
1417Robert PoyntzRobert Greyndore
1419John GrevilleWilliam Tracy
1420Robert GreyndoreGuy Whittington
1421 (May)John GrevilleGuy Whittington
1421 (Dec)(Sir) John BlaketSir John Pauncefoot

1422–1508


ParliamentFirst MemberSecond Member
1422 (Oct)John GrevellRobert Stranshawe[1]
1423 (Oct)John GrevellRobert Stranshawe[1]
1425 (Apr)Sir Maurice BerkeleyJohn Grevell[1]
1426 (Jan)Robert StranshaweRobert Greyndore[1]
1427 (Sep)John GrevellGuy Whittington[1]
1429 (July)John Langley?
1430 (Dec)Nicholas PoyntzGiles Brugges or Bridges[1]
1432 (Apr)John LangleyGuy Whittington[1]
1433 (Jun)Robert GreyndoreRobert Stranshawe[1]
1435 (Jul)John LangleyThomas Mill[1]
1436 (Dec)John LangleyJohn Cassy[1]
1442 (Jan)William TracyJohn Langley[1]
1447 (Jan)Thomas PauncefootJohn Cassy[1]
1449 (Jan)Thomas MillThomas Pauncefoot[1]
1449 (Oct)William GyffordThomas Derehurst[1]
1450 (Oct)John BarreJohn Kemmyse[1]
1455 (Jun)Giles Brugges or BridgesWilliam Whittington[1]
1460 (Sep)Thomas YongeThomas Bridges[1]
1467 (May)Maurice BerkeleyThomas Herbert senior[1]
1472 (Aug)Sir Richard BeauchampThomas Lymryk[1]
1476John Twynyho[3]
1478 (Jan)Thomas CokeseyJohn Twynyho[1]
1491 (Sep)Sir Edmond MontfortThomas Morton[1]

1509–1558


(Source: Bindoff (1982))[4]

Parliament of 1510–23 No names known No names known
Parliament of 1529 Sir William Kingston Sir John Brydges
Parliament of 1536 Not known Not known
Parliament of 1539 Sir William Kingston Anthony Kingston
Parliament of 1542 ?Sir Anthony Kingston Not known
Parliament of 1545 Sir Anthony Kingston Nicholas Arnold
Parliament of 1547 Sir Anthony Kingston Sir Nicholas Poyntz
Parliament of 1553 (Mar) Sir Anthony Kingston Sir Nicholas Arnold
Parliament of 1553 (Oct) Sir Edmund Brydges Sir Anthony Hungerford
Parliament of 1554 (Apr) Sir Giles Poole Nicholas Wykes
Parliament of 1554 (Nov) Arthur Porter William Rede
Parliament of 1555 Sir Anthony Kingston Sir Nicholas Arnold
Parliament of 1558 Sir Henry Jerningham Sir Walter Denys

1559–1639


ParliamentFirst MemberSecond Member
1563 (Jan)Nicholas Welshe or WalshRichard Denys[1]
1571 (Apr)Sir Giles PooleSir Nicholas Poyntz[1]
1572 (Apr)Hon. Giles BridgesSir Nicholas Arnold[1]
1576Thomas Chester
1581Sir Thomas Porter
1584 (Nov)Sir John DarcyHon. William Bruges or Bridges[1]
1586 (Oct)Hon. William BridgesSir William Wynter[1]
1588 (Dec)Sir Thomas ThrockmortonEdward Wynter[1]
1593 (Jan)Sir Henry PooleSir John Pointz[1]
1597 (Sep)Sir John TracySir John Hungerford[1]
1601 (Sep)Sir Edward WynterJohn Throckmorton[1]
1604 (Mar)Hon. Sir Thomas BerkeleySir Richard Berkeley, died in office
and replaced 30 May 1604 by
John Throckmorton[1]
1614 (Mar)Sir William CookeRichard Berkeley [1]
1620 (Dec)Sir Robert TracyMaurice Berkeley [1]
1624 (Feb)Sir Thomas Estcourt, died in office
and replaced 20 Oct 1624 by
Sir Maurice Berkeley
John Dutton[1]
1625 (May)Sir Maurice BerkeleyJohn Dutton[1]
1626 (Jan)Sir Robert TracySir Robert Pointz[1]
1628 (Mar)Sir Robert PointzNathaniel Stephens[1]
1629–1640No Parliaments summoned

1640–1832


ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1640, April Sir Robert TracyRoyalist Sir Robert CookeParliamentarian
1640, November Nathaniel StephensParliamentarian John Dutton 1Royalist
c. 1644 Sir John Seymour 2Parliamentarian
Gloucestershire's representation was increased to 3 nominated MPs in Barebones Parliament
1653 John Crofts; William Neast; Robert Holmes
Gloucestershire's representation was increased to 5 elected MPs in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate
1654 George Berkeley; Matthew Hale; John Howe; Christopher Guise; Sylvanus Wood
1656 George Berkeley; John Howe; John Crofts; Baynham Throckmorton; William Neast
Gloucestershire's representation was decreased to 2 MPs in the Third Parliament of the Protectorate and thereafter
1659, January John Grobham Howe I John Stephens
1659, May unknown unknown
1660, April 18 Edward Stephens Matthew Hale
17 April 1661 John Grobham Howe I Sir Baynham Throckmorton, 2nd Bt 3
21 December 1664 Sir Baynham Throckmorton, 3rd Bt
26 February 1679 Sir John Guise, 2nd Bt Sir Ralph Dutton, Bt
18 March 1685 Marquess of Worcester Sir Robert Atkyns
18 January 1689 Sir John Guise, 2nd BtWhig Sir Ralph Dutton, BtWhig
11 December 1695 Thomas Stephens IWhig
3 August 1698 John Grobham Howe IITory Sir Richard Cocks, BtWhig
3 December 1701 Maynard ColchesterWhig
6 August 1702 John Grobham Howe IITory
16 May 1705 Sir John Guise, 3rd BtWhig
12 May 1708 Matthew MoretonWhig
25 October 1710 John Symes BerkeleyTory
23 September 1713 Thomas Stephens IIWhig
9 February 1715 Matthew MoretonWhig
30 March 1720 Hon. Henry Berkeley
22 June 1720 Edmund Bray
28 March 1722 Kinard de la Bere
6 September 1727 Sir John Dutton, Bt
8 May 1734 Thomas ChesterTory Benjamin BathurstTory
12 May 1741 Norborne Berkeley
27 April 1763 Thomas Tracy
23 November 1763 Edward Southwell
6 August 1770 Sir William Guise, Bt
6 May 1776 William Bromley-ChesterTory 4
24 January 1781 James Dutton
28 April 1783 Hon. George Cranfield BerkeleyWhig 5
12 April 1784 Thomas MasterTory 5
2 June 1796 Marquess of WorcesterTory
14 November 1803 Lord Edward SomersetTory
18 May 1810 Viscount Dursley
7 February 1811 Sir Berkeley Guise, BtWhig
10 May 1831 Hon. Henry Reynolds-MoretonWhig
Constituency abolished (1832)

Notes:-


Elections


Gloucestershire by-election, May 1776 [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tory William Bromley-Chester 2,919 50.4 n/a
Whig George Cranfield Berkeley 2,873 49.6 n/a
Majority 46 0.8 n/a
Turnout 5,792 n/a
Registered electors

See also



Sources



References


  1. "The parliamentary history of the county of Gloucester". Internet Archive. 1898. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  2. Roskell, J.S. (ed.), The History of Parliament; The House of Commons 1386-1421, 4 vols., Stroud, 1992. Vol.1, p.398
  3. Holt, Anne D., & Wedgwood, Josiah Clement, History of Parliament: Biographies of the Members of the Commons House, 1439–1509, Vol. 1, London: HMSO, 1936-1938, p.886-7, biography of John Twynyho
  4. Bindoff S.T. (ed.) The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1509-1558, London, 1982, pp. 91–92
  5. Poll book



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