Bishop's Castle Former Borough constituencyfor the House of Commons 1290–1832 Number of members two Replaced by South Shropshire
Bishop's Castle constituency in Shropshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom .constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, 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 burgesses.
Members of Parliament MPs 1584–1660 Parliament First member Second member 1584 Thomas Jukes John Cole 1586 Charles Walcot Thomas Darrell 1588 Charles Walcot Alexander King 1593 Francis Beavans Alexander King 1597 Hayward Townsend Edmund Baynham 1601 Hayward Townsend Alexander King 1604 William Twyneho Samuel Lewknor 1614 Edward Littleton [1] Thomas Hitchcock 1621 Francis Roberts Gilbert Cornwall 1624 Sir Robert Howard[2] Richard Oakeley 1625 William Oakeley Edward Waring 1626 William Oakeley Edward Waring 1628 Sir Robert Howard Sir Edward Fox 1629–1640 No Parliaments summoned 1640 (Apr) Sir Robert Howard Richard Moor 1640 (Nov) Sir Robert Howard Richard Moor 1645 Isaiah Thomas John Corbet 1648 Isaiah Thomas John Corbet 1653 Bishop's Castle not represented in Barebones Parliament 1654 Bishop's Castle not represented in 1st Protectorate Parliament 1656 Bishop's Castle not represented in 2nd Protectorate Parliament 1659 Samuel More William Oakeley
MPs 1660–1832 Year First member First party Second member Second party 1660 William Oakeley Edmund Waring 1679 Richard Scriven 1681 Sir Richard Mason Richard More 1685 Edmund Waring Francis Charlton 1689 Richard More Walter Waring Mr. 1690 William Oakeley Richard Mason May 1690 Walter Waring Mr. 1695 Richard More Oct. 1695 Charles Mason 1698 Sir William Brownlow Jan. 1701 George Walcot Nov. 1701 Henry Brett 1706 Henry Newport Whig 1708 Richard Harnage Charles Mason 1710 Sir Robert Raymond 1715 Charles Mason 1719 Sir Matthew Decker 1722 William Peere Williams Bowater Vernon 1726 Charles Mason 1727 Robert More John Plumptre 1734 Edward Kynaston 1741 Henry Brydges Andrew Hill 1744 Granville Leveson-Gower 1747 Samuel Child John Robinson Lytton 1753 John Dashwood-King 1754 Barnaby Backwell 1755 Walter Waring 1759 Henry Grenville 1761 Francis Child Peregrine Cust 1763 George Clive 1768 William Clive 1770 Alexander Wedderburn 1774 Henry Strachey 1778 Alexander Wedderburn 1779 William Clive 1780 Henry Strachey 1802 John Robinson 1819 Douglas Kinnaird 1820 William Holmes Tory [3] Edward Rogers Tory[4] 1830 Frederick Hamilton Cornewall Tory[5] 1831 Janes Knight Tory[6]
Constituency abolished / disenfranchised (1832)Election results Elections in the 1830s General election, 30 April 1831: Bishop's Castle[7] Party Candidate Votes % Tory Edward Rogers (MP) Unopposed Tory James Knight Unopposed Registered electors c. 200 Tory hold Tory hold
General election, 31 July 1830: Bishop's Castle[7] Party Candidate Votes % Tory Edward Rogers (MP) Unopposed Tory Frederick Cornewall (Bishop's Castle MP) Unopposed Registered electors c. 200 Tory hold Tory hold
See also References ^ Christopher W. Brooks, ‘Littleton, Edward, Baron Littleton (1589–1645)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004|| online edn, Jan 2008 ^ "Howard, Robert (1585-1653)" . Dictionary of National Biography ^ Fisher, David R. "HOLMES, William (?1777-1851), of 10 Grafton Street; New Bond Street and Vine Cottage, Fulham, Mdx" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 25 May 2020 . ^ Escott, Margaret. "ROGERS, Edward (1781-1852), of Stanage Park, nr. Knighton, Rad. and 8 Charles Street, Mdx" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 25 May 2020 . ^ Escott, Margaret. "CORNEWALL, Frederick Hamilton (1791-1845), of Delbury Hall, Diddlebury, Salop" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 25 May 2020 . ^ Escott, Margaret; Fisher, David R. "KNIGHT, James Lewis (1791-1866), of 1 New Square, Lincoln's Inn and Highwood Hill, Hendon, Mdx" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 25 May 2020 . ^ a b Escott, Margaret. "Bishop's Castle" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 25 May 2020 . This article is copied from an
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