Cuthbert Rippon (29 April 1797 – 14 April 1867) was a British politician. Rippon was the son of a wealthy stockbroker, who bought several estates in

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. Cuthbert lived at Stanhope Castle. Rippon stood at

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at the

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, and was elected as a Whig. On the radical wing of the party, he supported three-year parliaments, the abolition of tithes and all monopolies, the removal of bishops from the House of Lords, and of clergy from automatically qualifying as magistrates. Rippon was re-elected at the

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and

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s, and stood down in 1841.

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1797 births 1867 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies People from Stanhope, County Durham UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1835–1837 UK MPs 1837–1841 Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies {{UK-politician-stub