Christopher Atkinson Saville

For the Quaker missionary and member of the Valiant Sixty, see Christopher Atkinson (missionary).
A pillory, to which Atkinson was sentenced after his conviction for perjury

Christopher Atkinson (c. 1738 23 April 1819),[1] known as Christopher Atkinson Savile or Saville from about 1798, was an English merchant and politician.

Born in Yorkshire, he moved to London and married the niece of a corn merchant, entering that trade himself.[2]

He was elected at the 1780 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Hedon. However he was expelled from the House of Commons on 4 Dec 1783,[1] after being convicted of perjury, and sentenced to stand in the pillory.[2]

He was granted a royal pardon in 1791,[2] and returned to Parliament for Hedon in 1796,[1] holding the seat until he stood down at the 1806 general election.[2] He had changed his name to Saville some time after 1798.[2]

He then bought extensive properties in Okehampton in Devon, which gave him control of both seats of Okehampton's two parliamentary seats.[2] He returned himself as an Okehampton MP at the 1818 general election, and held the seat until his death in April 1819, aged over 80.[3]

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Beilby Thompson
Lewis Watson
Member of Parliament for Hedon
1780 1783
With: William Chaytor
Succeeded by
William Chaytor
Stephen Lushington
Preceded by
Lionel Darell
Beilby Thompson
Member of Parliament for Hedon
1796 1800
With: Lionel Darell
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Member of Parliament for Hedon
1801 1806
With: Lionel Darell to 1802
George Johnstone from 1802
Succeeded by
George Johnstone
Anthony Browne
Preceded by
Albany Savile
The Lord Graves
Member of Parliament for Okehampton
1818 1819
With: Albany Savile
Succeeded by
Albany Savile
The Lord Dunalley
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