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William Dowdeswell (1682-1728)
William Dowdeswell (18 August 1682 – 5 September 1728) was a British land-owner and politician who sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons from 1712 to 1722. Early life Dowdeswell was the son of Richard Dowdeswell (died 1711), Richard Dowdeswell, MP of Pull Court, Bushley, Worcestershire. His family owned the Pull Court estate near Bushley in Worcestershire.Parishes: Bushley' A History of the County of Worcester: volume 4 (1924), pp. 45-49. Date accessed: 28 December 2010 Several members of the family were MPs, including William's father, who was MP for Tewkesbury in ten successive parliaments. He was educated at Eton College and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1700 and then travelled abroad. In 1711 he succeeded his father. He married as his first wife Katharine Cokayne, daughter of Char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British House Of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 members known as members of Parliament (MPs). MPs are elected to represent constituencies by the first-past-the-post system and hold their seats until Parliament is dissolved. The House of Commons of England started to evolve in the 13th and 14th centuries. In 1707 it became the House of Commons of Great Britain after the political union with Scotland, and from 1800 it also became the House of Commons for Ireland after the political union of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922, the body became the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland after the independence of the Irish Free State. Under the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, the Lords' power to reject legislation was reduced to a delaying power. The gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
