Thomas Vachell (died 1553)
Thomas Vachell may refer to: * Thomas Vachell (died 1553) (fl. c. 1543), English member of parliament for Reading (UK Parliament constituency) * Thomas Vachell (1537–1610), English member of parliament for Reading (UK Parliament constituency) Reading was a parliamentary borough, and later a borough constituency, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It comprised the town of Reading in the county of Berkshire. From 1295, as a parliamentary bor ...

Thomas Vachell (died 1553)
Thomas Vachell may refer to: * Thomas Vachell (died 1553) (fl. c. 1543), English member of parliament for Reading (UK Parliament constituency) * Thomas Vachell (1537–1610), English member of parliament for Reading (UK Parliament constituency) Reading was a parliamentary borough, and later a borough constituency, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It comprised the town of Reading in the county of Berkshire. From 1295, as a parliamentary bor ...

Reading (UK Parliament Constituency)
Reading was a parliamentary borough, and later a borough constituency, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It comprised the town of Reading in the county of Berkshire. From 1295, as a parliamentary borough, Reading elected two members of parliament (MPs). Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885,this representation was reduced to a single MP. The constituency was abolished in 1950, re-created in 1955, and finally abolished in 1974. History Reading was one of the boroughs summoned to send members to the Model Parliament. The boundaries (encompassing the whole of one parish and parts of two others) were effectively unchanged from 1295 to 1918. In 1831, the population of the borough was 15,935, and contained 3,307 houses. The right to vote was exercised by all inhabitants paying scot and lot, a relatively wide franchise for the period, and almost 2,000 votes were cast at the general election of 1826. Despite this high electorate, the co ...
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Thomas Vachell (1537–1610)
Thomas Vachell may refer to: *Thomas Vachell (died 1553) (fl. c. 1543), English member of parliament for Reading (UK Parliament constituency) * Thomas Vachell (1537–1610), English member of parliament for Reading (UK Parliament constituency) Reading was a parliamentary borough, and later a borough constituency, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It comprised the town of Reading in the county of Berkshire. From 1295, as a parliamentary boro ...