Richard Ellison (politician)

Richard Ellison (1754 – 7 July 1827)^[1] was a British politician.

He was the eldest son of Richard Ellison, banker, of Sudbrooke Holme, Lincolnshire.

He was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1793 and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Lincoln from 1796 to 1812,^[1] and for Wootton Bassett from 1813 to 1820.^[2] He became Recorder of Lincoln and a member of the Board of Agriculture (1798).

He married twice; firstly Hannah, the daughter of John Cookson of Whitehill, co. Durham and secondly Jane Maxwell, with whom he had 4 sons. He also had an illegitimate daughter.

Richard Ellison MP is the great-great-great grandfather of Richard Ellison (cricketer).^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Richard Ellison
Richard Ellison (1754-1827) in The History of Parliament

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by George Rawdon The Lord Hobart	Member of Parliament for Lincoln 1796 – 1800 With: George Rawdon to 1800 Humphrey Sibthorp from 1800	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain	Member of Parliament for Lincoln 1801 – 1812 With: Humphrey Sibthorp to 1806 William Monson 1806–1808 The Earl of Mexborough	Succeeded by John Fazakerley Sir Henry Sullivan
Preceded by James Kibblewhite John Attersoll	Member of Parliament for Wootton Bassett 1813–1820 With: John Attersoll to April 1813 Robert Rickards April 1813–1816 William Taylor Money 1816–1820	Succeeded by Horace Twiss Sir George Philips, Bt

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[rayment-lincoln-1] "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[rayment-wootton-2] "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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