List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1624 facts for kids
This is a list of the people chosen to be members of Parliament (MPs) for the very last parliament during the time of King James I. This parliament met in 1624 and was known as the Happy Parliament.
The parliament started on February 19, 1624. It met until May 24, 1624. Then, it met again from November 2, 1624, to February 16, 1625. It ended when the King passed away on March 14, 1625.
Contents
- Understanding the Parliament
- Areas and Their Representatives
- Bedfordshire MPs
- Berkshire MPs
- Buckinghamshire MPs
- Cambridgeshire MPs
- Cheshire MPs
- Cornwall MPs
- Cumberland MPs
- Derbyshire MPs
- Devon MPs
- Dorset MPs
- Essex MPs
- Gloucestershire MPs
- Hampshire MPs
- Herefordshire MPs
- Hertfordshire MPs
- Huntingdonshire MPs
- Kent MPs
- Lancashire MPs
- Leicestershire MPs
- Lincolnshire MPs
- Middlesex MPs
- Monmouthshire MPs
- Norfolk MPs
- Northamptonshire MPs
- Northumberland MPs
- Nottinghamshire MPs
- Oxfordshire MPs
- Rutland MPs
- Salop MPs
- Somerset MPs
- Staffordshire MPs
- Suffolk MPs
- Surrey MPs
- Sussex MPs
- Warwickshire MPs
- Westmorland MPs
- Wiltshire MPs
- Worcestershire MPs
- Yorkshire MPs
- Cinque Ports MPs
- Wales MPs
- See also
Understanding the Parliament
What is Parliament?
A parliament is like a big meeting where people chosen from different parts of a country come together. Their job is to discuss important issues, make laws, and advise the ruler. In England, the Parliament was a key part of how the country was run.
Who are MPs?
MPs, or Members of Parliament, are the people elected to represent different areas. Each MP speaks for the people in their area, called a constituency. They bring their concerns and ideas to the Parliament.
The "Happy Parliament" of 1624
This parliament was called the "Happy Parliament" because it worked well with King James I. They agreed on many things, especially about England's foreign policy. This was a time when the King and Parliament usually had disagreements, so this period of agreement was special.
Areas and Their Representatives
In 1624, some areas that had lost their right to elect MPs got it back. These included Amersham, Great Marlow, Wendover, and Hertford. This happened after a special group, the Committee of Privileges, looked into why these towns no longer had their MPs.
Here is a list of the areas (constituencies) and the MPs who represented them in the 1624 Parliament. Sometimes, an MP might have been chosen for more than one area. If that happened, they picked one area to represent, and someone else took their place in the other area.
Bedfordshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
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| Bedfordshire | Oliver St John Sir Oliver Luke |
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| Bedford | Sir Alexander St John Richard Taylor |
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Berkshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Berkshire | Edmund Dunch Sir Richard Harrison |
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| Windsor | Sir Edmund Sawyer Thomas Woodward |
Woodward was replaced by Sir William Hewett. |
| Reading | Francis Knollys junior John Saunders |
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| Wallingford | Sir Edward Howard Sir George Simeon |
Howard also sat for Calne, so he was replaced by Sir Anthony Forrest. |
| Abingdon | Robert Knollys | |
Buckinghamshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Buckinghamshire | Sir William Fleetwood Sir Thomas Denton |
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| Buckingham | Sir Edmund Verney Richard Oliver |
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| Wycombe | Henry Coke Arthur Goodwin |
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| Aylesbury | Sir John Pakington, 1st Baronet Thomas Crewe |
Pakington passed away and was replaced by Sir Robert Carr. Crewe was the Speaker (the person who leads the Parliament meetings). |
| Amersham | John Crew William Hakewill |
This area had its right to elect MPs restored. |
| Wendover | John Hampden Sir Alexander Denton |
This area had its right to elect MPs restored. |
| Marlow | Henry Borlase Thomas Cotton |
This area had its right to elect MPs restored. |
Cambridgeshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Cambridgeshire | Sir Simon Steward Sir John Cutts |
Steward was replaced by Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Baronet. |
| Cambridge University | Sir Robert Naunton Barnaby Gough |
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| Cambridge | Francis Brakyn Robert Luckyn |
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Cheshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Cheshire | William Booth William Brereton |
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| City of Chester | Edward Whitby John Savage |
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Cornwall MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Cornwall | William Coryton Bevil Grenville |
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| Launceston | Sir Francis Crane Sir Miles Fleetwood |
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| Liskeard | William Wrey Nicholas Hele |
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| Lostwithiel | Sir John Hobart Sir John Chichester |
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| Truro | Richard Daniel Thomas Burgess |
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| Bodmin | Thomas Stafford Charles Berkeley |
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| Helston | Francis Carew Thomas Carey |
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| Saltash | Francis Buller Sir Thomas Trevor |
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| Camelford | Edward Hare Sir Francis Cottington Bt |
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| Grampound | John Mohun Richard Edgecumbe |
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| Eastlow | Sir John Walter Bartholemew Specot |
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| Westlow | George Mynn James Bagg |
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| Penryn | Edward Roberts Sir Robert Killigrew |
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| Tregoney | Peter Specot Ambrose Manaton |
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| Bossiney | Sir Richard Weston Thomas Bevans |
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| St Ives | William Lake Sir Francis Godolphin |
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| Fowey | William Noy Sir Robert Coke |
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| St Germans | Sir John Stradling, 1st Baronet John Coke |
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| Mitchel | John Holles John Sawle |
John Holles was replaced by Denzil Holles. |
| Newport | Sir John Eliot Richard Estcourt |
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| St Mawes | John Arundell William Hockmere |
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| Callington | Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Baronet Henry Rolle |
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Cumberland MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Cumberland | Sir George Dalston Ferdinando Huddleston |
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| Carlisle | Sir Henry Vane the Elder Edward Aglionby |
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Derbyshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Derbyshire | William Lord Cavendish John Stanhope |
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| Derby | Sir Edward Leech Timothy Leeving (a Recorder is a judge) |
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Devon MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Devon | Sir William Strode John Drake |
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| Exeter | John Prowse Nicholas Duck |
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| Totnes | Arthur Champernoun Sir Edward Giles |
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| Plymouth | John Glanville Thomas Sherville (a merchant) |
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| Barnstaple | Pentecost Dodderidge John Delbridge |
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| Plympton Erle | Sir Francis Drake, 1st Baronet John Garret |
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| Tavistock | John Pym Sampson Hele |
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| Clifton Dartmouth Hardness | William Plumley Roger Matthew (a merchant) |
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| Bere Alston | Thomas Jermyn jun. Sir Thomas Cheek |
Cheek chose to sit for Essex, so he was replaced by William Strode. |
| Tiverton | Sir George Chudleigh, 1st Baronet Humphrey Were |
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Dorset MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Dorset | Sir John Strangways Sir George Hussey |
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| Poole | Sir Walter Erle Edward Pitt |
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| Dorchester | Richard Bushrode William Whiteway |
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| Lyme Regis | Sir John Drake William Wynn |
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| Weymouth and Melcombe Regis | John Freke Arthur Pyne Thomas Myddelton (younger) Henry Waltham (a merchant) |
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| Bridport | Robert Browne William Muschamp |
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| Shaftesbury | John Thoroughgood William Whitaker |
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| Wareham | Sir William Pitt John Trenchard |
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| Corfe Castle | Sir Peter Osborne Sir Francis Nethersale |
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Essex MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Essex | Sir Francis Barrington Bt Sir Thomas Cheek |
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| Colchester | William Towse Edward Alford |
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| Maldon | Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet Sir Arthur Harris |
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| Harwich | Sir Nathaniel Rich Christopher Harris |
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Gloucestershire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Gloucestershire | Thomas Estcourt John Dutton |
Estcourt passed away and was replaced by Sir Maurice Berkeley. |
| Gloucester | Anthony Robinson John Browne |
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| Cirencester | Sir William Master Henry Poole |
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| Tewkesbury | Sir Dudley Digges Sir Baptist Hicks |
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Hampshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Hampshire | Sir Daniel Norton Sir Robert Oxenbridge |
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| Winchester | Richard Tichborne James Lord Wriothesley |
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| Southampton | Sir John Mill, 1st Baronet Henry Sherfield |
Sherfield chose to sit for Salisbury, so he was replaced by John Bonde. |
| Portsmouth | Sir William Uvedale Sir Benjamin Rudyerd |
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| Yarmouth | Thomas Risley William Beeston |
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| Petersfield | Sir John Jephson Sir John Hippisley |
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| Newport | Philip Fleming Christopher Brooke |
Brooke chose to sit for York, so he was replaced by John Danvers. |
| Stockbridge | Sir Richard Gifford Sir Henry Holcroft |
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| Newtown | Sir Gilbert Gerard, Bt George Gerard |
Sir Gilbert Gerard chose to sit for Middlesex, so he was replaced by Sir Thomas Barrington, 2nd Baronet. |
| Lymington | Nicholas Ferrar John More |
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| Christchurch | Nathaniel Tomkins Sir George Astmyll |
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| Whitchurch | Sir Henry Wallop Thomas Jervoise |
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| Andover | Robert Wallop John Shuter |
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Herefordshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Herefordshire | Sir John Scudamore Sir Robert Harley |
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| Hereford | Sir James Clerke Richard Weaver |
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| Leominster | James Tomkins Sir William Beecher |
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Hertfordshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Hertfordshire | Sir Charles Morrison, 1st Baronet William Lytton |
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| St Albans | Robert Kirkham Sir John Jennings |
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| Hertford | William Ashton Thomas Fanshawe |
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Huntingdonshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Huntingdonshire | Edward Montagu Sir Oliver Cromwell |
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| Huntingdon | Sir Arthur Mainwaring Sir Henry St John |
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Kent MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Kent | Sir Nicholas Tufton Sir Edwin Sandys |
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| Canterbury | Thomas Scot Thomas Denn |
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| Rochester | Sir Maximilian Dalyson (Sir) Thomas Walsingham (elder) |
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| Maidstone | Sir George Fane Thomas Stanley |
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| Queenborough | Roger Palmer Sir Robert Pooley |
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Lancashire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Lancashire | Sir John Ratcliffe Sir Thomas Walmisley |
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| Lancaster | John Selden Sir Humphrey May |
May sat for Leicester, so he was replaced by Sir Thomas Fanshawe. |
| Preston | Sir Edward Mosley Sir William Pooley |
Pooley sat for Sudbury, so he was replaced by Sir William Hervey. |
| Newton | Thomas Charnock Edmund Breres |
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| Wigan | Sir Anthony St John Francis Downes |
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| Clitheroe | William Fanshawe Ralph Whitfield |
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| Liverpool | Sir Thomas Gerard, 2nd Baronet George Ireland |
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Leicestershire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Leicestershire | Sir Thomas Hesilrige, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Hastings |
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| Leicester | Sir Humphrey May William Ive |
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Lincolnshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Lincolnshire | Montagu Bertie Sir Thomas Grantham |
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| Lincoln | Sir Lewis Watson, Bt Thomas Hatcher |
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| Boston | Sir William Airmine Sir Clement Cotterel |
Cotterel was chosen for Grantham, so he was replaced by William Boswell. |
| Grimsby | Henry Pelham Sir Christopher Wray |
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| Stamford | John St Amand Sir George Goring |
Sir George Goring was chosen for Lewes, so he was replaced by Edward Ayscough. |
| Grantham | Sir George Manners Sir Clement Cotterell |
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Middlesex MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Middlesex | Sir John Suckling Sir Gilbert Gerard, Bt |
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| Westminster | Sir Edward Villiers William Mann |
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| City of London | Sir Thomas Middleton Heneage Finch Robert Bateman Martin Bond |
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Monmouthshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Monmouthshire | Robert Viscount Lisle Sir William Morgan |
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| Monmouth Boroughs | Walter Stewart | |
Norfolk MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Norfolk | Sir Thomas Holland Sir John Corbet |
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| Norwich | William Denny Sir Thomas Hyrne |
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| King's Lynn | John Wallis (an Alderman) William Doughty (an Alderman) |
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| Yarmouth | George Hardware (an Alderman) Benjamin Cooper |
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| Thetford | Framlingham Gawdy Drue Drury |
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| Castle Rising | Sir Robert Spiller Sir Thomas Bancroft |
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Northamptonshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Northamptonshire | Sir William Spencer Richard Knightley |
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| Peterborough | Laurence Whitacre Christopher Hatton |
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| Northampton | Richard Spencer Christopher Sherland (a Recorder) |
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| Brackley | Sir Thomas Wenman Edward Spencer |
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| Higham Ferrers | Sir Charles Montagu | |
Northumberland MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Northumberland | Sir John Fenwick Sir Francis Brandling |
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| Newcastle | Sir Peter Riddel Sir Henry Anderson |
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| Morpeth | Sir Thomas Reynell Sir William Carnaby |
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| Berwick upon Tweed | Sir Robert Jackson Edward Lively |
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Nottinghamshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Nottinghamshire | Sir Gervase Clifton Robert Sutton |
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| Nottingham | John Byron Sir Charles Cavendish |
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| East Retford | John Hollis Sir Nathaniel Rich |
Rich was chosen at Harwich, so he was replaced by John Darcy. |
Oxfordshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Oxfordshire | Sir William Cope, 2nd Baronet Sir Henry Poole |
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| Oxford University | Sir George Calvert Sir Isaac Wake |
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| Oxford | John Whistler Thomas Wentworth |
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| Woodstock | Philip Cary William Lenthall |
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| Banbury | Sir Erasmus Dryden, 1st Baronet | |
Rutland MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Rutland | William Bulstrode Sir Guy Palmes |
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Salop MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Shropshire | Sir Richard Newport Sir Andrew Corbet |
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| Shrewsbury | Francis Berkeley Thomas Owen |
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| Bridgnorth | Sir William Whitmore George Smith |
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| Ludlow | Richard Tomlins Ralph Goodwin |
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| Wenlock | Henry Mytton Sir Thomas Wolryche, 1st Baronet |
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| Bishops Castle | Sir Robert Howard Richard Oakeley |
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Somerset MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Somerset | John Sims Sir Robert Phelips |
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| Bristol | John Barker John Guy |
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| Bath | Sir Robert Pye John Malet |
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| Wells | Thomas Southwood Sir Edward Rodney |
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| Taunton | Thomas Brereton Roger Prowse |
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| Bridgwater | Edward Popham Roger Warre |
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| Minehead | Sir Arthur Lake Arthur Duck |
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| Ilchester | Sir Richard Alleyn Nathaniel Tomkins |
Nathaniel Tomkins was chosen for Christchurch, so he was replaced by Edmund Waller. |
Staffordshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Staffordshire | Sir William Bowyer Sir Edward Lyttelton |
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| Lichfield | Sir Simon Weston Sir John Suckling |
Suckling was chosen for Middlesex, so he was replaced by William Wingfield. |
| Stafford | Matthew Cradock Sir Richard Dyott |
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| Newcastle under Lyme | Sir Edward Vere Richard Leveson |
Sir Edward Vere was unable to serve and was replaced in 1624 by Charles Glemham. |
| Tamworth | Sir Thomas Puckering Bt John Ferrers |
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Suffolk MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Suffolk | Sir William Spring Sir Roger North |
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| Ipswich | Sir Robert Snelling William Cage |
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| Dunwich | Sir John Rous Sir Robert Brooke |
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| Eye | Henry Crofts Francis Finch |
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| Orford | Sir Robert Hitcham William Glover |
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| Aldeburgh | Nicholas Ryvett John Bence |
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| Sudbury | Sir Robert Crane, 1st Baronet Sir William Pooley |
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| Bury St Edmunds | Sir Thomas Jermyn Anthony Crofts |
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Surrey MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Surrey | Sir Robert More Sir Thomas Grimes |
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| Southwark | Richard Yarward Robert Bromfield |
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| Bletchingley | Edward Bysshe Miles Fleetwood |
Fleetwood sat for Launceston, so he was replaced by John Hayward. |
| Reigate | Sir Thomas Bludder Robert Lewis |
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| Guildford | Sir George More Nicholas Stoughton |
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| Gatton | Sir Edmund Bowyer Samuel Owfield |
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| Haslemere | Francis Carew Poynings More |
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Sussex MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Sussex | Algernon Lord Peircy Thomas Pelham |
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| Chichester | Sir Thomas Edmondes Thomas Whatman |
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| Horsham | John Borough John Middleton |
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| Midhurst | Sir Anthony Manie Richard Lewknor |
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| Lewes | Sir George Goring Christopher Newell |
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| New Shoreham | Anthony Stapley William Marlott |
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| Bramber | Robert Morley Thomas Bowyer |
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| Steyning | Edward Fraunceys Sir Thomas Farneford |
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| East Grinstead | Robert Heath Thomas Caldicot |
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| Arundel | Sir Henry Spiller Sir George Chaworth |
Chaworth was removed after a complaint in 1624 and replaced by William Mill. |
Warwickshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Warwickshire | Sir Thomas Lucy Sir Clement Throckmorton |
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| Coventry | Henry Harwell Sir Edward Coke (a Recorder) |
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| Warwick | Sir Edward Conway Francis Lucy |
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Westmorland MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Westmoreland | Sir John Lowther Robert Strickland |
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| Appleby | Sir Arthur Ingram Thomas Hughes |
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Wiltshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Wiltshire | Edward Hungerford Sir John St John, 1st Baronet |
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| Salisbury | Henry Sherfield (a Recorder) Roger Gauntlett |
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| Wilton | Sir Thomas Morgan Sir Percy Hobart |
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| Downton | Sir William Dodington Sir Clipsby Crew |
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| Hindon | Lawrence Hyde Matthew Davies |
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| Heytesbury | Sir Thomas Thynne Henry Ludlow |
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| Westbury | Sir John Saye Sir Henry Mildmay |
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| Calne | Sir Edward Howard John Duckett |
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| Chippenham | John Maynard Sir Francis Popham |
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| Devizes | Edward Bayntun John Kent |
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| Malmesbury | Sir Edward Wardour Sir Thomas Hatton, 1st Baronet |
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| Cricklade | Sir William Howard Sir Neville Poole |
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| Ludgershall | Edward Kyrton William Sotwell |
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| Great Bedwyn | Hugh Crompton William Cholmeley |
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| Old Sarum | Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington Sir Arthur Ingram |
Ingram chose to sit for York and was replaced by Michael Oldisworth. |
| Wootton Bassett | Sir Roland Egerton, 1st Baronet John Bankes |
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| Marlborough | Sir Francis Seymour Richard Digges |
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Worcestershire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Worcestershire | Sir Walter Devereux Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 1st Baronet |
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| Worcester | Robert Berkeley John Coucher |
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| Droitwich | Walter Blount John Wilde |
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| Evesham | Sir Edward Conway Richard Cresheld |
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| Bewdley | Ralph Clare | |
Yorkshire MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Yorkshire | Sir John Savile Sir Thomas Savile |
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| York | Sir Arthur Ingram Christopher Brooke |
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| Kingston upon Hull | John Lister Sir John Suckling |
Sir John Suckling was chosen for Middlesex, so he was replaced by Maurice Abbot. |
| Knaresborough | Sir Richard Hutton Sir Henry Slingsby |
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| Scarborough | Hugh Cholmeley William Conyers |
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| Ripon | William Mallory Sir Thomas Posthumous Hoby |
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| Richmond | John Wandesford Christopher Pepper |
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| Hedon | Sir Thomas Fairfax of Walton Sir Christopher Hilliard |
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| Boroughbridge | Sir Ferdinando Fairfax Christopher Mainwaring |
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| Thirsk | Thomas Belasyse Sir William Sheffield |
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| Aldborough | Christopher Wandesford John Carvile |
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| Beverley | Sir Henry Vane the Elder Edmund Scott |
Vane chose to sit for Carlisle, so he was replaced by Sir Henry Carey. |
| Pontefract | Sir John Jackson Sir Thomas Wentworth |
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Cinque Ports MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Hastings | Nicholas Eversfield Samuel Moore |
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| Romney | Francis Fetherston Richard Godfrey |
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| Hythe | Peter Heyman Richard Zouche |
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| Dover | Sir Edward Cecil Sir Richard Young |
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| Sandwich | Sir Robert Hatton Francis Drake |
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| Rye | Thomas Conway Sir Edward Conway |
Sir Edward Conway was chosen for Warwick, so he was replaced by John Angell. |
| Winchelsea | John Finch Edward Nicholas |
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Wales MPs |
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| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Anglesey | John Mostyn | |
| Beaumaris | Charles Jones | |
| Brecknockshire | Sir Henry Williams | |
| Brecknock | Walter Pye | |
| Cardiganshire | James Lewis | |
| Cardigan | Rowland Pugh | |
| Carmarthenshire | (Sir) Richard Vaughan | |
| Carmarthen | Henry Vaughan | |
| Carnarvonshire | Thomas Glynn | |
| Carnarvon | Peter Mutton | |
| Denbighshire | Sir Eubule Thelwall | |
| Denbigh Boroughs | Sir Hugh Myddelton, 1st Baronet | |
| Flintshire | Sir John Hanmer, 1st Baronet | Hanmer passed away and was replaced by Sir John Trevor. |
| Flint | William Ravenscroft | |
| Glamorgan | Sir Robert Mansell | |
| Cardiff | William Price | |
| Merioneth | Henry Wynn | |
| Montgomeryshire | William Herbert | |
| Montgomery | George Herbert | |
| Pembrokeshire | James Perrot | |
| Pembroke | Sir Walter Devereux | |
| Haverford West | Lewis Powell | |
| Radnorshire | James Price | |
| Radnor | Charles Price | |
See also
- List of parliaments of England
- 4th Parliament of King James I
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