Philip Jennings (Queenborough MP)
For other people named Philip Jennings, see Philip Jennings (disambiguation).
Philip Jennings (c 1679 – 10 February 1740)[1] was an English lawyer and politician.
Jennings was the oldest son of Edward Jennings QC, a barrister who later became Member of Parliament (MP) for East Looe. He was a nephew of Admiral Sir John Jennings. He was educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge, and was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1704. He became a bencher in 1735.[2]
He sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1715 to 1722, as MP for Queenborough.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Q"
- 1 2 Newman, A. N. (1970). R. Sedgwick, ed. "JENNINGS, Philip (?1679-1740), of Dudleston, Salop". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas King Charles Fotherby |
Member of Parliament for Queenborough 1715 – 1722 With: Thomas King |
Succeeded by James Littleton John Cope |
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