Henry Duncombe (1728–1818),

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for

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(1780–96), lived at

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, Yorkshire. Duncombe was a vocal supporter of the Parliamentary struggle for the

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of the

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and

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s. According to ''The Journal of the House of Commons'' the campaign for repeal reached Parliament on 5 March 1792, and a petition from stewards of societies in

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was ordered to be considered by a

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, including the Yorkshire M.P.s Henry Duncombe and

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. He is more well known in popular culture for inventing the Yorkshire reverse knight.

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1728 births 1818 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1780–1784 British MPs 1784–1790 British MPs 1790–1796 {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub