Henry Kelsall (c. 1692–1762), of
Colkirk
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, Norfolk, was a British administrator and politician who sat in the
House of Commons
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from 1719 to 1734.
Kelsall was the son of Henry Kelsall of Chester. He was educated at
Westminster School
(God Gives the Increase)
, established = Earliest records date from the 14th century, refounded in 1560
, type = Public school Independent day and boarding school
, religion = Church of England
, head_label = Hea ...
under Knipe, where he was a school-fellow of
Thomas Holles, the future
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.
He was admitted at
Trinity College, Cambridge
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on 7 February 1708, aged 15 and became a fellow in 1714.
Kelsall was appointed Senior clerk at the Treasury under
William Lowndes in November 1714. This was presumably through the influence of Newcastle, and he retained the post for the rest of his life. Newcastle was probably also instrumental in his return as
Member of Parliament
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for
Chichester
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at a by-election on 3 December 1719. At the
1722 general election, the Government brought him in as MP for
Bossiney. After Lowndes death in 1724, he was second in command at the Treasury to
John Scrope. He served on the House of Commons committees that were responsible for drawing up the finance bills each session. At the
1727 general election, he was returned as MP for
Mitchell
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. He did not stand in
1734 but was appointed a commissioner of land taxes in 1735. He still retained his Treasury post. On 27 May 1736, he became a
Fellow of the Royal Society
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. In June 1761 he tried to sell his position as commissioner of taxes but Newcastle refused to allow it.
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Kelsall applied to Newcastle for a small pension for his daughter on 1 February 1762, shortly before his death and it was subsequently granted. He died on 10 February 1762.][
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References
External links
National Trust Collections - Henry Kelsall
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1690s births
1762 deaths
People educated at Westminster School, London
Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Bossiney
British MPs 1715–1722
British MPs 1722–1727
British MPs 1727–1734
Fellows of the Royal Society
Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Mitchell
Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies