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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1832
Cheshire is a former
United Kingdom
parliamentary
constituency for the county of
Cheshire. It 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.
As a
county palatine it was unrepresented in Parliament until the
Chester and Cheshire (Constituencies) Act 1542 (
34 & 35 Hen. 8. c. 13). Cheshire was represented by two
knights of the shire from 1545, with only
County Durham out of the English counties being left unrepresented after that.
It was divided between the constituencies of
North Cheshire and
South Cheshire in 1832.
Members of Parliament
1545–1659
- Constituency created (1545)
1659–1832
Year |
First member |
First party |
Second member |
Second party
|
|
|
1659
|
John Bradshaw |
|
Richard Legh |
|
|
|
1660
|
Sir George Booth, Bt |
|
Sir Thomas Mainwaring, Bt |
|
|
|
1661
|
The Lord Brereton |
|
Peter Venables |
|
|
1664
|
Sir Fulk Lucy |
|
|
1670
|
Thomas Cholmondeley |
|
|
1678
|
Hon. Henry Booth |
Whig
|
|
February 1679
|
Sir Philip Egerton |
|
|
September 1679
|
Sir Robert Cotton, Bt |
Whig
|
|
|
1685
|
Sir Philip Egerton |
|
Thomas Cholmondeley |
|
|
|
1689
|
Sir Robert Cotton, Bt |
Whig
|
Sir John Mainwaring, Bt |
Whig
|
|
|
1702
|
Sir George Warburton, Bt |
Tory
|
Sir Roger Mostyn, Bt |
Tory
|
|
|
1705
|
Langham Booth |
Whig
|
John Offley-Crewe |
Whig
|
|
|
1710
|
Sir George Warburton, Bt |
Tory
|
Charles Cholmondeley |
|
|
1715
|
Langham Booth |
Whig
|
|
|
1722
|
Charles Cholmondeley |
|
John Offley-Crewe |
Whig
|
|
1727
|
Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, Bt |
|
|
1734
|
John Crewe |
|
|
1753
|
Charles Crewe |
|
|
1754
|
Samuel Egerton |
|
|
1756
|
Thomas Cholmondeley |
|
|
1768
|
John Crewe |
Whig
|
|
1780
|
Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, Bt |
|
|
1796
|
Thomas Cholmondeley |
|
|
1802
|
William Egerton |
|
|
1806
|
Davies Davenport |
|
|
1812
|
Wilbraham Egerton |
Tory
|
|
1830
|
Viscount Belgrave |
Conservative
|
|
1831
|
George Wilbraham |
Whig
|
- Constituency abolished (1832)
See also
References