Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)
For other uses, see Monmouthshire (disambiguation).
Coordinates: 51°46′05″N 2°48′40″W / 51.768°N 2.811°W
| Monmouthshire | |
|---|---|
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1536–1885 | |
| Number of members | Two |
| Replaced by | North Monmouthshire, South Monmouthshire, West Monmouthshire |
Monmouthshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Parliament of England from 1536 until 1707, of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs).
In 1885 the Monmouthshire constituency was divided to create North Monmouthshire, South Monmouthshire and West Monmouthshire.
Boundaries
The Monmouthshire constituency covered the county of Monmouth, except that from 1832 there was a borough constituency, Monmouth Boroughs, within the county.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1542–1885
| Year | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1542 | No names known | |
| 1545 | Walter Herbert | Charles Herbert [1] |
| 1547 | Sir Thomas Morgan | William Herbert[1] |
| 1553 (Mar) | ||
| 1553 (Oct) | Sir Charles Herbert | Thomas Somerset [1] |
| 1554 (Apr) | Thomas Herbert | James Gunter [1] |
| 1554 (Nov) | Thomas Somerset | David Lewis [1] |
| 1555 | William Herbert | William Morgan [1] |
| 1558 | Francis Somerset | William Morgan [1] |
| 1559 (Jan) | William Morgan I | Thomas Herbert [2] |
| 1562–1563 | Matthew Herbert | George Herbert [2] |
| 1571 | Charles Somerset | William Morgan [2] |
| 1572 (May) | Charles Somerset | Henry Herbert[2] |
| 1584 (Sep) | Sir William Herbert | Edward Morgan [2] |
| 1586 (Sep) | Sir William Herbert | Edward Morgan [2] |
| 1588 (Oct) | Thomas Morgan II | William John Proger [2] |
| 1593 | Sir William Herbert (died in office, 1593) | Edward Kemeys [2] |
| 1597 (Sep) | Henry Herbert | John Arnold [2] |
| 1601 (Oct) | Thomas Somerset | Henry Morgan [2] |
| 1604 | Thomas Somerset | Sir John Herbert |
| 1614 | Walter Montagu | William Jones |
| 1621 | Sir Edmund Morgan | Charles Williams |
| 1624 | Robert Viscount Lisle | Sir William Morgan |
| 1625 | Robert Viscount Lisle | Sir William Morgan |
| 1626 | Nicholas Arnold | William Herbert |
| 1628 | Nicholas Arnold | Nicholas Kemeys |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments convened | |
| Apr 1640 | William Morgan | Walter Rumsey |
| Nov 1640 | Sir Charles Williams repl. 1642 by Henry Herbert | William Herbert, disabled 1644 |
| 1645 | John Herbert | Henry Herbert |
| 1648 | John Herbert | Henry Herbert |
| 1653 | Philip Jones | |
MPs 1654–1660
| Year | First member | Second member | Third member |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1654 | Richard Cromwell, sat for Hampshire repl. by Thomas Morgan | Philip Jones sat for Glamorgan repl. by Thomas Hughes | Henry Herbert |
| 1656 | Major General James Berry, sat for Worcestershire repl. by Nathaniel Waterhouse | John Nicholas | Edward Herbert |
| 1659 | William Morgan | John Nicholas | |
MPs 1660–1885
References
- Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
- W R Williams Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales
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