Aldeburgh in Suffolk, was a parliamentary borough represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessor bodies.
| Aldeburgh | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Suffolk |
| Borough | Aldeburgh |
| 1571–1832 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | East Suffolk |
History edit
The town was enfranchised in 1571[1] as a borough constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England and continued in the Parliaments of Great Britain and the United Kingdom until it was abolished in 1832 as a rotten borough.[2]
It was represented by two burgesses. The right to vote was vested in the town's freemen, although the electoral roll was controlled by the Corporation of Aldeburgh which consisted of two bailiffs (the returning officers), 12 aldermen, and 24 common councilmen.[3] Originally it had been strongly influenced by the Howard family and although the family lost some power due to their Catholicism the Arundel family were still nominating MPs in the seventeenth century.[4] It gradually fell under the control of the Tory Henry Johnson who with his brother represented it for 30 years from 1689[5] although Whig political influence was growing and after unsuccessful challenges in 1708 and 1713 the borough was captured after the brothers' death by the Whigs at a reputed cost of £9,000.[6] By the mid-18th century it had been "stolen" from being a Government influenced seat by a City of London merchant, Thomas Fonnereau:[7] and later came under the control of his cousin Philip Champion Crespigny who sold it for £39,000 and eventually it devolved to the control of the Marquess of Hertford.[8]
It was described as "a venal little borough in Suffolk".[9]
Boundaries edit
The constituency comprised the parliamentary borough of Aldeburgh, in the county of Suffolk in Eastern England.
Members of Parliament edit
MPs 1571–1640 edit
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1571 | Roger Woodhouse | Robert Higford[1] |
| 1572 | Francis Beaumont | Charles Seckford[1] |
| 1584 | Peter Osborne | John Foxe[1] |
| 1586 | Peter Osborne | Edmond Bell[1] |
| 1588 | Edward Coke | William Bence[1] |
| 1593 | Thomas Knyvet | William Bence[1] |
| 1597 | Francis Harvey | Francis Johnson[1] |
| 1601 | Martin Stutteville | Francis Corbet[1] |
| 1604–1611 | Sir William Woodhouse | Thomas Ryvett |
| 1614 | Sir William Woodhouse | Sir Henry Glemham |
| 1621–1622 | Sir Henry Glemham | Charles Glemham |
| 1624 | Nicholas Ryvett | John Bence |
| 1625 | Sir Thomas Glemham | Charles Glemham |
| 1626 | Sir Thomas Glemham | William Mason |
| 1628 | Sir Simon Steward | Marmaduke Rawden |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | |
MPs 1640–1832 edit
Election results edit
Elections in the 1830s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Arthur Wellesley | Unopposed | |||
| Tory | John Wilson Croker | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | c. 65 | ||||
| Tory hold | |||||
| Tory hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Arthur Wellesley | Unopposed | |||
| Tory | John Wilson Croker | Unopposed | |||
| Tory hold | |||||
| Tory hold | |||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Aldeburgh". History of Parliament Online (1558-1603). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Aldeburgh". History of Parliament Online (1820-1832). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Aldeburgh". History of Parliament Online (1660-1690). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Aldeburgh". History of Parliament Online (1604-1629). Retrieved 27 March 2019. (currently unavailable)
- ^ "Aldeburgh". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Aldeburgh". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Lewis Namier, The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III (London 1929) I, pp. 70 and 180.
- ^ "Aldeburgh". History of Parliament Online (1790-1820). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Crabbe, quoted in E. M. Forster, Two Cheers for Democracy (Penguin 1965) p. 178.
- ^ Escott, Margaret. "WALKER, Joshua (1786-1862), of Hendon Place, Mdx. and 9 Mansion House Street, London". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ a b Fisher, David R. "CROKER, John Wilson (1780-1857), of Munster House, Fulham, Mdx. and West Molesey , Surr". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Escott, Margaret. "LEWIS, Wyndham (1780-1838), of Greenmeadow, Tongwynlais, Glam. and Grosvenor Gate, Mdx". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Escott, Margaret. "WELLESLEY, Arthur Richard, mq. of Douro (1807-1884)". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Escott, Margaret. "KILDERBEE (afterwards DE HORSEY), Spencer Horsey (1790-1860), of Great Glemham, Suff. and 8 Upper Grosvenor Street, Mdx". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
- Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808) [1]
- Maija Jansson (ed.), Proceedings in Parliament, 1614 (House of Commons) (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1988) [2]
- Henry Stooks Smith, The Parliaments of England from 1715 to 1847 (2nd edition, edited by FWS Craig - Chichester: Parliamentary Reference Publications, 1973)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)