Minehead (UK Parliament constituency)
Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
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Minehead was a parliamentary borough in Somerset,[1] forming part of the town of Minehead, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1563 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.
| Minehead | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1563–1832 | |
| Seats | Two |
Members of Parliament
MPs 1563–1629
- Constituency probably established 1563[2]
| Parliament | First member | Second member | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament of 1563-1567 | Thomas Luttrell | Thomas Fitzwilliams | |
| Parliament of 1571 | John Colles | Thomas Mallett | |
| Parliament of 1572-1581 | Dominick Chester | Richard Cabell | |
| 1578 | Andrew Hemmerford | ||
| 1582 | George Luttrell | ||
| Parliament of 1584-1585 | George Luttrell | Edward Rogers | |
| Parliament of 1586-1587 | John Luttrell | Robert Crosse | |
| Parliament of 1588-1589 | Benedict Barnham | ||
| Parliament of 1593 | Richard Hanbury | James Quirke | |
| Parliament of 1597-1598 | Amias Bampfield (sat for Devon, replaced) |
Conrad Prowse | |
| Parliament of 1601 | Dr Francis James | Lewis Lashbrooke | |
| Parliament of 1604-1611 | Sir Ambrose Turville | Sir Maurice Berkeley | |
| Addled Parliament (1614) | No return made | ||
| Parliament of 1621-1622 | Francis Pearce | Sir Robert Lloyd[3] | |
| Happy Parliament (1624-1625) | Dr Arthur Duck | Sir Arthur Lake | |
| Useless Parliament (1625) | Thomas Luttrell | Charles Pyne | |
| Parliament of 1625-1626 | John Gill | Thomas Horner | |
| Parliament of 1628-1629 | Thomas Horner | Edward Wyndham | |
| No Parliament summoned 1629-1640 | |||