Francis Popham (died 1734)
Francis Popham may refer to: *Sir Francis Popham (1573–1644), English soldier and colonizer *Sir Francis Popham (1646–1674), English MP for Bath, grandson of the above * Francis Popham (died 1734), English MP for Wootton Basset and Chippenham *Francis Popham (cricketer) Francis Leyborne Popham (14 October 1809 – 30 July 1880) was an English barrister and cricketer. He was associated with Oxford University Cricket Club and made his first-class cricket, first-class debut in 1829. Popham was a member of the Poph ...

Francis Popham (1573–1644)
Sir Francis Popham (1573–1644) of Wellington, Somerset and Littlecote, Berkshire (now Wiltshire), was an English soldier and landowner who was elected a Member of Parliament nine times, namely for Somerset (1597), Wiltshire (1604), Marlborough (1614), Great Bedwin (1621), Chippenham 1624, 1625, 1626, 1628–29), and for Minehead (1640–1644). Origins Popham was the only son of Sir John Popham (1531–1607), of Wellington, Somerset and Littlecote, Berkshire (now Wiltshire), Speaker of the House of Commons, Attorney General and Lord Chief Justice of England, by his wife Amy Adams, daughter of Hugh Adams of Castleton, St Athan, Glamorgan. Career He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford, on 17 May 1588 at the age of 15, and entered the Middle Temple in 1589. As a soldier he served under Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1566–1601) in Spain and was knighted by him at Cadiz in June 1596. In 1597 Popham was elected Member of Parliament for Somerset. He was a JP for Wi ...
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Francis Popham (1646–1674)
Sir Francis Popham KB (1646–1674), of Littlecote House, Wiltshire and Houndstreet, Somerset, was an English politician. He was the eldest surviving son of Alexander Popham of Littlecote. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Bath from 1669 to 1674. He succeeded his father in 1669 and was made a Knight of the Bath the same year. He married Helena, the daughter and heiress of Hugh Rogers of Cannington, Somerset and had a son, Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ... and a daughter. References 1646 births 1674 deaths People from Wiltshire Politicians from Somerset Knights of the Bath English MPs 1661–1679 {{17thC-England-MP-stub ...
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Francis Popham (died 1734)
Francis Popham may refer to: *Sir Francis Popham (1573–1644), English soldier and colonizer *Sir Francis Popham (1646–1674), English MP for Bath, grandson of the above * Francis Popham (died 1734), English MP for Wootton Basset and Chippenham *Francis Popham (cricketer) Francis Leyborne Popham (14 October 1809 – 30 July 1880) was an English barrister and cricketer. He was associated with Oxford University Cricket Club and made his first-class cricket, first-class debut in 1829. Popham was a member of the Poph ...

Wootton Basset (UK Parliament Constituency)
Wootton Bassett was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1447 until 1832, when the rotten borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act. History The borough consisted of the town of Wootton Bassett, a market town in northern Wiltshire. Even when the borough was created by Henry VI it was a town of little consequence, with no significant industry or trade; by the 19th century it suffered from endemic unemployment, and the money to be gained by electoral corruption was probably one of its economic mainstays. In 1831, the population of the borough was approximately 1,500, and contained 349 houses. The right to vote was exercised by all inhabitant householders paying scot and lot. At the last contested election, this amounted to 309 eligible voters, of whom 228 cast valid votes; in other words, only a comparatively small proportion of households were excluded from the franchise. The local landowners w ...
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