Samuel Rolle (priest)
Samuel Rolle may refer to: * Samuel Rolle (died 1647), English MP for Grampound, Callington and Devon * Samuel Rolle (1646–1719), English MP for Callington and Devon (UK Parliament constituency) *Samuel Rolle (1669–1735) Samuel Rolle (1669-1735) of Hudscott, Chittlehampton, Devon, was MP for Barnstaple between 1705 and 1708. He was a member of a cadet branch of the influential Rolle family of Stevenstone. Origins He was the son of Dennis Rolle (d.1671) of G ...

Samuel Rolle (died 1647)
Sir Samuel Rolle (c. 1588 – 1647)Vivian, p.654: "aged 45 years and more at his father's death" of Heanton Satchville in the parish of Petrockstowe, Devon, served as Member of Parliament for Callington, Cornwall in 1640 and for Devon 1641–1647. He supported the parliamentary side in the Civil War. Origins Rolle was born c. 1588, the eldest son and heir of Robert Rolle (died 1633) of Heanton Satchville in the parish of Petrockstowe, Devon, by his wife Joan Hele, daughter of Thomas Hele of Fleet, Devon. Samuel was a great-grandson, in a junior line, of George Rolle (c. 1486 – 1552) of Stevenstone, Devon, founder of the influential and wealthy Rolle family of Devon, Keeper of the Records of the Court of Common Pleas and MP for Barnstaple in 1542 and 1545. Samuel's brothers includedVivian, p.654 Sir Henry Rolle (1589–1656), of Shapwick in Somerset, Chief Justice of the King's Bench and MP; and John Rolle (1598–1648) a Turkey Merchant and MP. Career In April 1640 ...
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Samuel Rolle (1646–1719)
Samuel Rolle may refer to: *Samuel Rolle (died 1647), English MP for Grampound, Callington and Devon *Samuel Rolle (1646–1719), English MP for Callington and Devon (UK Parliament constituency) Devon was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Devon in England. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire, in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and fin ... * Samuel Rolle (1669–1735), English MP for Barnstaple {{hndis, Rolle, Samuel ...
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Devon (UK Parliament Constituency)
Devon was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Devon in England. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire, in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. Elections were held using the bloc vote system of elections. Under the Reform Act 1832, it was split into two divisions, North Devon and South Devon, for the 1832 general election. Boundaries The constituency consisted of the historic county of Devon, excluding the city of Exeter which had the status of a county in itself after 1537. (Although Devon contained a number of other parliamentary boroughs, each of which elected two MPs in its own right for part of the period when Devon was a constituency, these were not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the borough could confer a vote at the county election. This was not the case, though, ...
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