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Henry Whitaker
Henry Whitaker ( – 6 April 1695) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons between 1659 and 1679. Whitaker was the son of William Whitaker (MP), William Whitaker of Shaftesbury and his wife Honor Hooper, daughter of Thomas Hooper of Boveridge. He was admitted at Middle Temple in 1636 and was a student of Gloucester Hall, Oxford in 1637. He was called to the bar in 1645. He succeeded his father in 1646 and purchased an estate at Motcombe, near Shaftesbury, in 1648. He bought further property in the area over the years. From 1653 to 1684 he was Recorder of Shaftesbury. He was commissioner for assessment for Dorset 1657. In 1659, Whitaker was elected Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury (UK Parliament constituency), Shaftesbury in the Third Protectorate Parliament. He was commissioner for assessment for Dorset from January 1660 to 1680 and Justice of the Peace, J.P. from March 1660 to 1683. In 1661, he was elected MP for Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons Of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England (which incorporated Wales) from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain after the 1707 Act of Union was passed in both the English and Scottish parliaments at the time. In 1801, with the union of Great Britain and Republic of Ireland, Ireland, that house was in turn replaced by the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Origins The Parliament of England developed from the Magnum Concilium that advised the English monarch in medieval times. This royal council, meeting for short periods, included ecclesiastics, noblemen, and representatives of the county, counties (known as "knights of the shire"). The chief duty of the council was to approve taxes proposed by the Crown. In many cases, however, the council demanded the redress of the people's grievances before proceeding to vote on taxation. Thus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
