Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Monmouthshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1536–1885
SeatsTwo
Replaced byNorth Monmouthshire, South Monmouthshire, West Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Parliament of England from 1536 until 1707, of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs).

In 1885 the Monmouthshire constituency was divided to create North Monmouthshire, South Monmouthshire and West Monmouthshire.

Boundaries

The Monmouthshire constituency covered the county of Monmouth, except that from 1832 there was a borough constituency, Monmouth Boroughs, within the county.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1542–1885

Year First member Second member
1542 No names known
1545 Walter Herbert Charles Herbert [1]
1547 Sir Thomas Morgan William Herbert[1]
1553 (Mar)
1553 (Oct) Sir Charles Herbert Thomas Somerset [1]
1554 (Apr) Thomas Herbert James Gunter [1]
1554 (Nov) Thomas Somerset David Lewis [1]
1555 William Herbert William Morgan [1]
1558 Francis Somerset William Morgan [1]
1559 (Jan) William Morgan I Thomas Herbert [2]
1562–1563 Matthew Herbert George Herbert [2]
1571 Charles Somerset William Morgan [2]
1572 (May) Charles Somerset Henry Herbert[2]
1584 (Sep) Sir William Herbert Edward Morgan [2]
1586 (Sep) Sir William Herbert Edward Morgan [2]
1588 (Oct) Thomas Morgan II William John Proger [2]
1593 Sir William Herbert (died in office, 1593) Edward Kemeys [2]
1597 (Sep) Henry Herbert John Arnold [2]
1601 (Oct) Thomas Somerset Henry Morgan [2]
1604 Thomas Somerset Sir John Herbert
1614 Walter Montagu William Jones
1621 Sir Edmund Morgan Charles Williams
1624 Robert Viscount Lisle Sir William Morgan
1625 Robert Viscount Lisle Sir William Morgan
1626 Nicholas Arnold William Herbert
1628 Nicholas Arnold Nicholas Kemeys
1629–1640 No Parliaments convened
Apr 1640 William Morgan Walter Rumsey
Nov 1640 Sir Charles Williams
repl. 1642 by Henry Herbert		 William Herbert, disabled 1644
1645 John Herbert Henry Herbert
1648 John Herbert Henry Herbert
1653 Philip Jones

MPs 1654–1660

Year First member Second member Third member
1654 Richard Cromwell, sat for Hampshire
repl. by Thomas Morgan		 Philip Jones sat for Glamorgan
repl. by Thomas Hughes		 Henry Herbert
1656 Major General James Berry, sat for Worcestershire
repl. by Nathaniel Waterhouse		 John Nicholas Edward Herbert
1659 William Morgan John Nicholas

MPs 1660–1885

Year First member First party Second member Second party
1660 (CP) rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort rowspan="5" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | William Morgan
1661
1667 style="background-color: Template:Whig (British political party)/meta/color" | Sir Trevor Williams, Bt Whig
Feb 1679 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Charles, Lord Herbert
Aug 1679 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Whig (British political party)/meta/color" | Sir Trevor Williams, Bt Whig
1680 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Edward Morgan, Bt
1681
1685 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Charles, Marquess of Worcester style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Charles Kemeys, Bt
1689 (CP) style="background-color: Template:Whig (British political party)/meta/color" | Sir Trevor Williams, Bt Whig
1690 rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Thomas Morgan
1695 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Charles Kemeys, Bt
1698 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir John Williams, Bt
1700
1701 (Jan) rowspan="8" style="background-color: Template:Whig (British political party)/meta/color" | John Morgan Whig
1705 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Hopton Williams, Bt
1708 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | The Viscount Windsor
1710
1712 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | James Gunter
Apr 1713 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Thomas Lewis
Sep 1713 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Sir Charles Kemeys, Bt
1715 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Thomas Lewis
1720 rowspan="5" style="background-color: Template:Whig (British political party)/meta/color" | John Hanbury Whig
1722 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Whig (British political party)/meta/color" | William Morgan, the Elder Whig
1727
1731 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Lord Charles Somerset
1734 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Thomas Morgan, the Elder
1735 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Charles Hanbury Williams
1741
1747 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Whig (British political party)/meta/color" | William Morgan, the Younger Whig rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Capel Hanbury
1754
1761
1763 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Thomas Morgan, the Younger
1766 rowspan="5" style="background-color: Template:Whig (British political party)/meta/color" | John Hanbury Whig
1768
1771 rowspan="6" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Morgan
1774
1780
1784 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Henry, Viscount Nevill
1785 rowspan="5" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | James Rooke
1790
1792 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Robert Salusbury
1796 rowspan="11" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Lt Col Sir Charles Gould Morgan
1802
1805 rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Capt Lord Arthur John Henry Somerset
1806
1807
1812
1816 rowspan="11" style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lord Granville Somerset Conservative
1818
1820
1826
1830
1831 rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:Whig (British political party)/meta/color" | William Addams Williams Whig
1832
1835
1837
1841 rowspan="9" style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Charles Octavius Swinnerton Morgan Conservative
1847
1848 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Edward Arthur Somerset Conservative
1852
1857
1859 rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | Col Poulett Somerset
1865
1868
1871 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Lord Henry Somerset Conservative
1874 rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Col Frederick Morgan Conservative
1880 style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | John Rolls
1885 Constituency divided into North Monmouthshire, South Monmouthshire, and West Monmouthshire

Election results

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "History pf Parliament". Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History pf Parliament". Retrieved 30 August 2011.

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