Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1832

Shropshire / Salop

Former county constituency
for the House of Commons

Extract from 1831 result: the dark blue area.

1290–1832
Seats| two
Replaced by| North Shropshire and South Shropshire

Shropshire (a.k.a. Salop) was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire. It was split into North Shropshire and South Shropshire in 1832.

## Boundaries

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The county limits.

## History

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Shropshire by the mid eighteenth century was seen as an independent county seat, controlled by the rank and file of the country gentry and tended to return Tory MPs despite the borough seats within Shropshire, and the dominant local Herbert and Clive families, being Whig.[1] From 1753 onwards there was a compromise by which the Tory country gentlemen chose the County MPs while the Herberts chose for Shrewsbury.[2]

## Members of Parliament

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

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* Constituency created (1290)

### MPs 1290–1653

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Parliament | First member | Second member

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1298 | Sir Peter de Eyton |
1298 | William de Hodnet |
1301 | Sir Peter de Eyton |
1305 | Sir Richard de Harley |
1307 | ? Ludlow |
1309 | Roger Corbet of Caus |
1312–1318 | Robert de Leighton |
1320 | Sir William de Sondford, Kt |
1328 | ? Ludlow |
1337 | ? Hopton |
1361 | ? Ludlow |
1364 | ? Hopton |
1369–1383 | Brian Cornwall (6 times) |
1371–1382 | Sir Robert Kendale (5 times) |
1373 | ? Ludlow |
1377 | ? Ludlow |
1377 | Sir William Chetwynd |
1378 | Edward Acton |
1380 | Sir Peter Carswell |
1382 | Sir Peter Carswell |
1382 (Oct) | Edward Acton |
1384 (Apr) | Edward Acton |
1384 (Nov) | Edward Acton |
1385 | Thomas Lee of South Bache in Diddlebury | Sir William Hugford
1386 | Edward Acton | Hamon Peshale[3]
1388 (Feb) | Sir William Hugford | Sir Richard Ludlow[3]
1388 (Sep) | Edward Acton | Sir Hugh Cheyne[3]
1390 (Jan) | Thomas Lee of South Bache in Diddlebury | Sir Richard Ludlow[3]
1390 (Nov) | Thomas Whitton | Sir Richard Ludlow[3]
1391 | Sir Hugh Cheyne | Sir Roger Corbet[3]
1393 | John Darras | Sir William Hugford[3]
1394 | Sir Adam Peshale | Sir William Hugford[3]
1395 | John Longford | Thomas Young[3]
1397 (Jan) | William Lee I | Fulk Sprenghose[3]
1397 (Sep) | Richard Chelmswick | Sir Fulk Pembridge[3]
1399 | John Burley | Thomas Young[3]
1401 | John Burley | Sir Hugh Cheyne[3]
1402 | Sir John Cornwall | Sir Adam Peshale[3]
1404 (Jan) | John Burley | George Hawkstone[3]
1404 (Oct) | John Burley | John Darras[3]
1406 | David Holbache | Thomas Whitton[3]
1407 | Sir John Cornwall | David Holbache[3]
1410 | John Burley | David Holbache[3]
1411 | John Burley | Sir Adam Peshale[3]
1413 (Feb) |
1413 (May) | Robert Corbet | Richard Lacon[3]
1414 (Apr) | David Holbache | John Wele[3]
1414 (Nov) | David Holbache | Richard Lacon[3]
1415 | Hugh Burgh | George Hawkstone[3]
1416 (Mar) | Hugh Burgh | Edward Sprenghose[3]
1416 (Oct) |
1417 | William Burley | Richard Fox[3]
1419 | William Burley | Robert Corbet[3]
1420 | William Burley | John Wynnesbury[3]
1421 (May) | William Burley | Hugh Burgh[3]
1421 (Dec) | Sir Richard Lacon | John Stapleton[3]
1422 | William Burley | Hugh Burgh
1423 | Sir Richard Lacon |
1425 | William Burley | Hugh Burgh
1427 | William Burley |
1429 | William Burley | Roger Corbet (died 1430)[4]
1431 | William Burley | Sir Richard Lacon
1432 | William Burley | John Wynnesbury
1433 | William Burley | Sir Richard Lacon
1437 | William Burley |
1439 | William Burley |
1442 | William Burley |
1445 | William Burley |
1449 (Nov) | William Burley |
1450 | William Burley |
1455 | William Burley |
1485 | Sir Thomas Leighton |
1491 | Sir Gilbert Talbot | Sir Richard Corbet[5]
1510–1523 | No names known[6]
1529 | Sir Thomas Cornwall | John Blount[6]
1536 | Richard Trentham | ?[6]
1539 | Richard Mytton | John Corbet[6]
1542 |
1545 | Sir George Blount | Richard Mytton[6]
1547 | Sir George Blount | Richard Newport[6]
1553 (Mar) | Richard Mytton | Thomas Vernon[6]
1553 (Oct) | Richard Mytton | Edward Leighton[6]
1554 (Apr) | William Charlton | Francis Kynaston[6]
1554 (Nov) | Richard Mytton | William Gatacre[6]
1555 | Sir Andrew Corbet | Sir Henry Stafford[6]
1558 | Richard Corbet | Thomas Fermor[6]
1559 (Jan) | Sir Andrew Corbet | Sir Arthur Mainwaring[7]
1562–1563 | Richard Corbet, died
and replaced 1566 by Robert Corbet | Sir Edward Leighton[7]
1571 | Sir George Blount | George Bromley[7]
1572 (Apr) | George Bromley | George Mainwaring[7]
1584 (Nov) | Walter Leveson | Francis Bromley[7]
1586 (Oct) | Richard Corbet II | Walter Leveson[7]
1588 (Nov) | (Sir) Walter Leveson | Richard Leveson[7]
1593 | Francis Newport II | Sir Robert Needham[7]
1597 (Sep) | Sir Henry Bromley | Thomas Leighton[7]
1601 (Sep) | John Egerton | Roger Owen[7]
1604 | Sir Richard Leveson | Sir Robert Needham
1606 | Sir Roger Owen | Sir Robert Needham
1614 | Sir Roger Owen | Sir Richard Newport
1621 | Sir Robert Vernon | Sir Francis Kynaston [8]
1624 | Sir Richard Newport | Sir Andrew Corbet
1625 | Sir Richard Newport | Sir Andrew Corbet
1626 | Sir Rowland Cotton | Sir Richard Leveson
1628 | Sir Richard Newport | Sir Andrew Corbet
1629–1640 | No Parliaments convened
1640 (Apr) | William Pierrepont | Sir Vincent Corbet, 1st Baronet
1640 (Nov) | Sir Richard Lee, 2nd Baronet, disabled Sep 1642 | Sir Richard Newport. ennobled 1642
1645 | Sir John Corbet, 1st Baronet, of Stoke upon Tern | Humphrey Edwards
1648 | Humphrey Edwards | one member only
1653 | William Bottrell | Thomas Baker

### MPs 1654–1660

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1654 | Humphrey Mackworth snr. | Thomas Mytton | Robert Corbet | Philip Young
1658 | Thomas Mackworth | Samuel More | Andrew Lloyd | Philip Young
1659 | Thomas Mackworth | Philip Young | two members only

### MPS 1660–1832

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Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party

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|  | 1660  | Sir William Whitmore, 2nd Baronet |  | Henry Vernon |
|  | 1661  | Sir Francis Lawley |  | Sir Richard Ottley |
| 1670  | Hon. Richard Newport | Whig
| 1679  | Sir Vincent Corbet, 2nd Baronet |
| 1681  | William Leveson-Gower |
|  | 1685  | Edward Kynaston |  | John Walcot |
| 1689  | Hon. Richard Newport | Whig
| 1698  | Sir Edward Leighton |
| 1699  | Robert Lloyd |
| Jan. 1701  | Sir Humphrey Briggs |
| Dec. 1701  | Richard Corbet |
| 1702  | Roger Owen |
|  | 1705  | Sir Robert Corbet |  | Robert Lloyd |
| 1708  | Lord Newport |
|  | 1710  | John Kynaston |  | Robert Lloyd |
| 1713  | Lord Newport |
| 1715  | Sir Robert Corbet |
|  | 1722  | John Kynaston |  | Robert Lloyd |
|  | 1727  | John Walcot |  | William Lacon Childe |
|  | 1734  | Sir John Astley |  | Corbet Kynaston |
| 1740  | Richard Lyster |
| 1766  | Charles Baldwyn |
| 1772  | Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn |
| 1774  | Noel Hill |
| 1780  | Sir Richard Hill |
| 1784  | John Kynaston[9] |
| 1806  | John Cotes |
| 1821  | Rowland Hill[10] |
| 1822  | John Cressett-Pelham |

* Constituency abolished (1832)

## Elections

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

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## See also

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* Parliamentary constituencies in Shropshire#Historical constituencies
* List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
* Unreformed House of Commons

## Notes

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1. ^ Pages 238 to 240,Lewis Namier, The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III (2nd edition - London: St Martin's Press, 1957)
2. ^ Namier, Sir Lewis; Brooke, John, eds. (1964). "LYSTER, Richard (c.1691-1766), of Rowton Castle, Salop.". The House of Commons 1754–1790. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Woodger, L. S. (1993). "Shropshire". In Clark, Linda; Rawcliffe, Carole; Roskell, J. S. (eds.). The House of Commons 1386–1421. The History of Parliament Trust.
4. ^ Woodger, L. S. (1993). "Corbet, Roger (d. 1430)". In Clark, Linda; Rawcliffe, Carole; Roskell, J. S. (eds.). The House of Commons 1386–1421. The History of Parliament Trust.
5. ^ Cavill, P. R. (2009). The English Parliaments of Henry VII 1485-1504. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191610264.
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Fuidge, N. M. (1982). "Shropshire". In Bindoff, S. T. (ed.). The House of Commons 1509–1558. The History of Parliament Trust.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Hasler, P. W. (1981). "Shropshire". In Hasler, P. W. (ed.). The House of Commons 1558–1603. The History of Parliament Trust.
8. ^ Bradley, Emily Tennyson (1892). "Kynaston, Francis" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 31\. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
9. ^ Assumed surname of Powell in 1797. Created a Baronet in 1818.
10. ^ Styled Sir Rowland Hill, Bt, from 1824.

## References

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* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)

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