Edward Rushworth (politician)
Edward Rushworth (17 October 1755 – 15 October 1817)[1][2] was a British clergyman on the Isle of Wight, and a token politician.
Rushworth was the oldest son of Royal Navy Captain John Rushworth of Portsea in Hampshire. Educated at Winchester College and at Trinity College, Oxford, he became a deacon at Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight.[3]
In 1780 he married Catherine Holmes, daughter Reverend Leonard Holmes (later the 1st Baron Holmes). His father-in-law was the patron of both the parliamentary boroughs on the island.[3]
He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the two boroughs on the Isle of Wight for several periods between 1780 and 1797. He was MP for Yarmouth from 1781 to 1781,[1] for Newport from 1784 to 1790,[2] for Yarmouth in 1790, and for Yarmouth again from 1796 to 1797.[1] [3]
He appears to have held the seats only as a placeholder, and did not take part in any parliamentary proceedings.[3]
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References
- ^ a b c Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y"
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
- ^ a b c d Thorne, R. G. (1986). R. Thorne (ed.). "RUSHWORTH, Edward (1755-1817), of Freshwater House and Faringford Hill, I.o.W". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- 1755 births
- 1817 deaths
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- 18th-century Anglican deacons
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