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knights of the shire Knight of the shire ( la, milites comitatus) was the formal title for a member of parliament (MP) representing a county constituency in the British House of Commons, from its origins in the medieval Parliament of England until the Redistribution ...
who represented Buckinghamshire in the
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and similar bodies of lesser status between 1290 and 1660. It also includes details of Parliaments from 1265 to which elected knights of the shires were summoned.


Preliminary notes

The parliamentary electoral constituency, representing the historic county of
Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-ea ...
, was created in (1265): see
Montfort's Parliament Simon de Montfort's Parliament was an English parliament held from 20 January 1265 until mid-March of the same year, called by Simon de Montfort, a baronial rebel leader. Montfort had seized power in England following his victory over Henry III ...
for further details and
History of Buckinghamshire Although the name Buckinghamshire is Anglo Saxon in origin meaning ''The district (scire) of Bucca's home'' (referring to Buckingham in the north of the county) the name has only been recorded since about the 12th century. The historic county its ...
for maps of the historic county. This
county constituency In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one member to the House of Commons. Within the United Kingdom there are five bodies with members elected by electoral districts called "constituenc ...
was represented by two knights of the shire until 1832 and three 1832–1885.
Knights of the shire Knight of the shire ( la, milites comitatus) was the formal title for a member of parliament (MP) representing a county constituency in the British House of Commons, from its origins in the medieval Parliament of England until the Redistribution ...
are known to have been summoned to most parliaments from 1290 (19th Parliament of King
Edward I of England Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he ruled the duchies of Aquitaine and Gascony as a vassa ...
) and to every one from 1320 (19th Parliament of King
Edward II of England Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir apparent to ...
). Although at some periods several Parliaments were held in a year, at others there were considerable gaps between Parliaments. Knights of the shire were also summoned to meetings which have not been classified as Parliaments by modern expert opinion. The names of the members in some Parliaments are not known. The English civil year started on 25 March until 1752 (Scotland having changed to 1 January in 1600). The years used for parliaments in this article have been converted to the new style where necessary. Old style dates would be a year earlier than the new style for days between 1 January and 24 March, for example the Parliament of 18 March 1313 – 9 May 1313 (new style) would be 18 March 1312 – 9 May 1313 (old style). No attempt has been made to compensate for the eleven days which did not occur in September 1752 in both England and Scotland as well as other British controlled territories (when the day after 2 September was 14 September), so as to bring the
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fully in line with the
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. The names of knights of the shire, taken from the list in ''The History and Antiquities of Buckinghamshire'' by
George Lipscomb George Lipscomb (1773–1846) was an English physician and antiquarian, known particularly for his county history of Buckinghamshire. Life Born on 4 January 1773 at Quainton, Buckinghamshire, he was the son of James Lipscomb, surgeon R.N., by ...
(unless a volume from the
History of Parliament Trust The History of Parliament is a project to write a complete history of the United Kingdom Parliament and its predecessors, the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of England. The history will principally consist of a prosopography, in ...
on the House of Commons at a particular period is available), are given in alphabetical order for each group of representatives. There are some minor variations in names from the source used, which unless the contrary is known, are assumed to relate to the same person. It is possible that some entries relate to different persons of the same name. Where such cases have been identified the persons have been distinguished by a Roman number after the name (in order of first election); except where the number used to distinguish different candidates of the same name during the same period, by the authors of the books on the House of Commons mention in the references section, are used. As the dates of Parliaments came from a twentieth century source and the names of persons elected came from Lipscomb (published between 1831 and 1847) it was sometimes impossible to be certain, from those sources, who served in a Parliament and who attended other meetings accorded lesser status. There is also some uncertainty as to whether Lipscomb did or did not use new style years and if so whether the method used in his list is consistent. An attempt has been made to give the best fit possible and to indicate the year (and if necessary the number within the year) from Lipscomb's list. The places of some Parliaments were indicated in footnotes to Lipscomb's list and are given here as they may assist with further research to confirm the link between specific knights of the shire and a particular Parliament.


Knights of the shire 1265–1660

The lists below commence with
Montfort's Parliament Simon de Montfort's Parliament was an English parliament held from 20 January 1265 until mid-March of the same year, called by Simon de Montfort, a baronial rebel leader. Montfort had seized power in England following his victory over Henry III ...
in 1265, when for the first time elected representatives from counties (or shires), cities and boroughs were summoned to Parliament. It is known that the
Sheriffs A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland that is commonly transla ...
of the English Counties were ordered to send ''knights of the shire'' to attend a number of Parliaments before 1265, but they were not required to have them chosen by election. No such summonses are known to have required the attendance of some citizens of cities or burgesses of other boroughs. Records of this sort of summons survive for the Oxford Parliament which was the 7th Parliament of King Henry III (assembled 27 October 1258 and presumed dissolved when
writ In common law, a writ (Anglo-Saxon ''gewrit'', Latin ''breve'') is a formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction; in modern usage, this body is generally a court. Warrants, prerogative writs, subpoenas, a ...
s '' de expensis'' were issued on 4 November 1258) and the 16th Parliament of the King (summoned 4 June 1264 and assembled 22 June 1264, although the date of dissolution is unknown). ''The lists before 1320 exclude Parliaments to which elected commoners (representing the Commons or communities of England) were not known to have been summoned. All Parliaments are believed to have been held at
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, unless otherwise indicated.''


Parliament of King Henry III


Parliaments of King Edward I

Notes:- * (a) 1st: For the first time since 1264–65 the representatives of the communities of the Realm are known to have been summoned to Parliament. * (b) 2nd: The knights of the shires only were summoned to this Parliament. No summonses were sent to the cities and boroughs, for them to send representatives. * (c) 19th: Knights only summoned 13–14 June 1290. Assembled 23 April 1290 Lords and 15 July 1290 Commons. ''This is the 308th Parliament, counting backwards from the Parliament elected in 2005.'' (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1290). After this Parliament it became fairly usual for the representatives of the counties, cities and boroughs to be summoned to attend Parliament and from 1320 they were always included. * (d) 29th:
Model Parliament The Model Parliament is the term, attributed to Frederic William Maitland, used for the 1295 Parliament of England of King Edward I. History This assembly included members of the clergy and the aristocracy, as well as representatives from the v ...
summoned 30 September, 1 and 3 October 1295. (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1295) * (e) 33rd: Summoned 30 September 1297 (peers) and 6 October 1297 (knights of the shire). Assembled 9 October 1297 Lords and 15 October 1297 Commons. Met in London. (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1297) * (f) 34th: Met in York. (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1298) * (g) 35th: Summoned 10, 11 and 13 April 1298. * (h) 39th: (39th): ''Resignation of Pogeys'', (1300) Gerard de Braybroke elected. (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1300:1) * (i) 40th: Met in Lincoln. Dissolved 27–30 January 1301 (when writs ''de expensis'' were issued). (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1300:2) * (j) 42nd: Summoned 14, 20 and 24 July 1303. Met in London. (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1302) * (k) 43rd: (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1305) * (l) 45th: Assembled and dissolved 30 May 1306. (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1306) * (m) 46th: Met in Carlisle. Dissolved when writs ''de expensis'' were issued 20 January 1307 ( burgesses only) and 19 March 1307 (
knights A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the Christian denomination, church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood ...
only). (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1307)


Parliaments of King Edward II

Note:- * (a) 5th: (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1309) * (b) 8th: Met at London. (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1311) * (c) 9th: (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1312:1) * (d) 10th: (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1312:2) * (e) ''Robert Barry, ? (Lipscomb-knight of the shire 1313:1) not associated with a Parliament as far as is known'' * (f) 11th: (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1313:2) * (g) 12th: (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1313:3) * (h) 13th: (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1314) * (i) 14th: John Blaket, Robert Malet (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1315:1) or John Giffard, Nicholas de Turville (at York) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1315:2) ''uncertain which pair were elected to this Parliament and which to a meeting of lesser status'' * (j) 15th: Met at Lincoln. (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1316) * (k) ''Nicholas de Turville (3), John de Olney (1) (Council at Lincoln) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1317) not associated with a body classified as a Parliament'' * (l) 17th: (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1319) * (m) 21st: (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1322) * (n) 22nd: Met at York. (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1323) * (o) 23rd: (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1324) * (p) 24th: Met at London. (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1325) * (q) 26th: ''continued into the next reign'' (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1326)


Parliaments of King Edward III

* ''continued from last reign''-9 March 1327 (1st): Andrew de St. Liz (1b), Robert Malet (10b) (Westminster) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1326) * 15 September 1327 – 23 September 1327 (2nd): John de la Penne (2), Andrew de St. Liz (2) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1327:1) * 7 February 1328 – 5 March 1328 (3rd): John Blaket (1), Masculin de Chastillon (2) (Lincoln) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1327:2) * 24 April 1328 – 14 May 1328 (4th): John Blaket (2), Roger de Tourney (1) (York) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1328) * 16 October 1328 – 22 February 1329 (5th): John de Mareschal (1), James Freysel (2) (New Sarum) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1329:1) or John de la Haye (2), Andrew de St. Liz (3) (Parliament at York) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1329:2) or Masculin de Chastillon (3), Andrew de St. Liz (4) (Northampton) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1329:3) ''uncertain which pair were elected to this Parliament and which to a meeting of lesser status'' * 11 March 1330 – 21 March 1330 (6th): John Blaket (3), Roger de Tyringham (3) (York) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1329:4) * 26 November 1330 – 9 December 1330 (7th): John de Mareschal (2), James Freysel (3) (New Sarum) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1330) * 30 September 1331 – 9 October 1331 (8th): Masculin de Chastillon (4), James Freysel (4) (Westminster) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1331:1) * 16 March 1332 – 21 March 1332 (9th): John Fitz-Ralph de Mareschal (1), Ralph de Wedon (5) (Winchester) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1331:2) * 9 September 1332 – 12 September 1332 (10th): Richard de Chastillon (1), John de Cifrewast (1) (Westminster) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1332) * 4 December 1332 – 27 January 1333 (11th): John de Adingrave (2), Masculin de Chastillon (5) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1333:1) * 21 February 1334 – 2 March 1334 (12th): Masculin de Chastillon (6), John de Stretle (1) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1333:2) * 19 September 1334 – 23 September 1334 (13th): Thomas Blaket (1), Robert Malet (11) (York) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1334) * 26 May 1335 – 3 June 1335 (14th): Thomas Blaket (2), John de Stretle (2) (Westminster) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1335:1) * 11 March 1336 – 20 March 1336 (15th): Thomas Blaket (3), Robert Malet (12) (York) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1335:2) * 3 March 1337–c. 16 March 1337 (16th): Gerard de Braybroke II (2), John de Hamstede (1) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1336) * 3 February 1338 – 14 February 1338 (17th): William de Berkhamstede (1), Thomas de la Haye (1) (Council at Northampton) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1337) * 3 February 1339 – 17 February 1339 (18th): Philip de Aylesbury (2), Walter Poule (1) (Parliament at Westminster) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1338) * 13 October 1339–c. 3 November 1339 (19th): John Bryan (1), Richard le Warde (1) (Council at Northampton) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1339:1) * 20 January 1340 – 19 February 1340 (20th): John Blaket (4), John de Chetyngton (1)(Parliament at Westminster) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1339:2) * 29 March 1340 – 10 May 1340 (21st): Philip de Aylesbury (3), Thomas Reynes (1) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1340:1) * 12 July 1340 – 26 July 1340 (22nd): Philip de Aylesbury (4), Richard Passelewe (1) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1340:2) * 23 April 1341–27/28 May 1341 (23rd): Philip de Aylesbury (5), Roger de Tyringham (4) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1341:1) or Alan de Leaumes (2), Robert Malet (12) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1341:2) or Gerard de Braybroke II (3),
Richard de la Vache Sir Richard de la Vache, KG (d.1366) was an English knight of Buckinghamshire belonging to the Delavache family. The Delavache family, often claimed to be of Gascon descent from Buckinghamshire, but were more likely Norman and the name was onl ...
(1) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1341:3) or Philip de Aylesbury (5), John Giffard (5) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1341:4) ''uncertain which pair of knights of the shire were elected to this Parliament and which to meetings of lesser status'' * 28 April 1343 – 20 May 1343 (24th): John de Chastillon (1), Richard de Chastillon (2) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1342) * 7 June 1344 – 28 June 1344 (25th): Philip de Aylesbury (6), Robert Malet (13) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1344:1) or John de Chastillon (2), Thomas de Reynes (2) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1344:2) or Gerard de Braybroke (x), ? (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1345)''uncertain which pair were elected to this Parliament and which to a meeting of lesser status'' * 11 September 1346 – 20 September 1346 (26th): ? * 14 January 1348 – 12 February 1348 (27th): Thomas de Reynes (3), Alexander de Sanderton (1) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1347) * 31 March 1348 – 13 April 1348 (28th): Henry de Chalfhunte (1), John le Veinour (1) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1348) * ''Henry Fermband (1), Henry de Chalfhunte (2) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1349:1) and Henry de Chalfhunte (3), John le Veinour (2) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1349:2) not associated with a body classified as a Parliament'' * 9 February 1351 – 1 March 1351 (29th): ? * 13 January 1352 – 11 February 1352 (30th): Gerard de Braybroke III (1), Hugh de Kymbell (1) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1352) * ''Gerard de Braybroke III (2), John de Hampden (1) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1353:1) and Geffrey de Lacy (1), ? (Council at Westminster) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1353:2) not associated with a body classified as a Parliament'' * 28 April 1354 – 20 May 1354 (31st): Geffrey de Lucy (2), ? (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1354) * 23 November 1355 – 30 November 1355 (32nd): Geffrey
de Lucy de Lucy or de Luci (alternate spellings: Lucey, Lucie, Luce, Luci) is the surname of an old Norman noble family originating from Lucé in Normandy, one of the great baronial Anglo-Norman families which became rooted in England after the Norman ...
(3), Roger de Puttenham (1) (Parliament at Westminster) (Lipscomb-knights of the shire 1355) * 17 April 1357-8/16 May 1357 (33rd): John de Chastillon (3), Geffrey de Lucy (3) * 5 February 1358 – 27 February 1358 (34th): John de Hagmondesham (1), Roger de Puttenham (2) * 15 May 1360 (35th): ? * 24 January 1361 – 18 February 1361 (36th): Geffrey de Lucy (4), J. Hunt (1) * 13 October 1362 – 17 November 1362 (37th): Robert Barry (1), Nicholas Trimenel {1) * 6 October 1363 – 30 October 1363 (38th): Thomas de Arderne (1), Roger de Puttenham (3) * 20 January 1365 – 17 February 1365 (39th): John de Hampden (1), ? * 4 May 1366 – 11 May 1366 (40th): Thomas de Missynden (1), Roger de Puttenham (4) * 1 May 1368 – 21 May 1368 (41st): John de Arderne (1), Roger de Puttenham (5) * 3 June 1369 – 11 June 1369 (42nd): John de Arderne (2), Roger de Puttenham (6) * 24 February 1371 – 29 March 1371 (43rd): Fulk de Bermyngeham (1), Thomas de Reynes (4) * 3 November 1372 – 24 November 1372 (44th): Fulk de Bermyngeham (2), ? * 21 November 1373 – 10 December 1373 (45th): John de Arderne (3), Geffrey de Lucy (5) * 28 April 1376 – 10 July 1376 (46th): ? (The
Good Parliament The Good Parliament is the name traditionally given to the English Parliament of 1376. Sitting in London from April 28 to July 10, it was the longest Parliament up until that time. It took place during a time when the English court was perceived ...
). * 27 January 1377 – 2 March 1377 (47th): ? (The
Bad Parliament The Bad Parliament sat in England between 27 January and 2 March 1377. The initial summons for the parliament went out on 1 December 1376, and the writ dissolving it was dated 2 March 1377. History The Bad Parliament was the last parliament of Ki ...
).


Parliaments of King Richard II

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Parliaments of King Henry IV

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Richard Arches Sir Richard Arches (died 1417), of Eythrope, in the parish of Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, was MP for Buckinghamshire in 1402. He was knighted before 1401.Woodger, HoP biog of Sir Richard Arches Origins He was probably the son of Richard Arche ...
, , Edmund Hampden , - , 4th , , 20 October 1403 , , 1403–04 , , 14 January 1404 , , 20 March 1404 , , John Barton , , Edmund Brudenell , - , 5th , , 25 August 1404 , , 1404 , , 6 October 1404 , , 13 November 1404 , , Roger Cheyne , , Robert James , - , 6th , , 21 December 1405 , , 1405–06 , , 1 March 1406 , , 22 December 1406 , , Edmund Brudenell , , John Giffard , - , 7th , , 26 August 1407 , , 1407 , , 20 October 1407 , , 2 December 1407 , , John Barton , , Richard Wyot , - , 8th , , 26 October 1409 , , 1409–10 , , 27 January 1410 , , 9 May 1410 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 9th , , 21 September 1411 , , 1411 , , 3 November 1411 , , 19 December 1411 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 10th , , 1 December 1412 , , 1412–13 , , 3 February 1413 , , 20 March 1413 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , -


Parliaments of King Henry V

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, , 1 December 1413 , , 1413–14 , , 30 April 1414 , , 29 May 1414 , , John Barton II , , rowspan=3, Richard Wyot , - , 3rd , , 26 September 1414 , , 1414 , , 19 November 1414 , , ... , , John Barton , - , 4th , , 12 August 1415 , , 1415 , , 4 November 1415 , , 12 November 1415 , , John Cheyne , - , 5th , , 21 January 1416 , , 1416 , , 16 March 1416 , , May 1416 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 6th , , 3 September 1416 , , 1416 , , 19 October 1416 , , 18 November 1416 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 7th , , 5 October 1417 , , 1417 , , 16 November 1417 , , 17 December 1417 , , John Barton II , , John Giffard , - , 8th , , 24 August 1419 , , 1419 , , 16 October 1419 , , 13 November 1419 , , John Barton II , , Richard Wyot , - , 9th , , 21 October 1420 , , 1420 , , 2 December 1420 , , ... , ,
John Hampden John Hampden (24 June 1643) was an English landowner and politician whose opposition to arbitrary taxes imposed by Charles I made him a national figure. An ally of Parliamentarian leader John Pym, and cousin to Oliver Cromwell, he was one of th ...
, , William Whaplode , - , 10th , , 26 February 1421 , , 1421 , , 2 May 1421 , , ... , , Robert James , , George Longville , - , 11th , , 20 October 1421 , , 1421 , , 1 December 1421 , , ... , , Sir John Cheyne II , , Richard Wyot , -


Parliaments of King Henry VI

{, class="wikitable" , - !No.!!Summoned!!Elected!!Assembled!!Dissolved!!1st member!!2nd member , - , 1st , , 29 September 1422 , , 1422 , , 9 November 1422 , , 18 December 1422 , , John Barton jnr , , Robert James , - , 2nd , , 1 September 1423 , , 1423 , , 20 October 1423 , , 28 February 1424 , , John Giffard, , ''unknown'' , - , 3rd , , 24 February 1425 , , 1425 , , 30 April 1425 , , 14 July 1425 , , John Cheyne , , Sir John Cheyne II , - , 4th , , 7 January 1426 , , 1426 , , 18 February 1426 , , 1 June 1426 , , Sir John Cheyne II, , ''unknown'' , - , 5th , , 15 July 1427 , , 1427 , , 13 October 1427 , , 25 March 1428 , , John Cheyne , , ''unknown'' , - , 6th , , 12 July 1429 , , 1429 , , 22 September 1429 , , 23 February 1430 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 7th , , 27 November 1430 , , 1430–31 , , 12 January 1431 , , 20 March 1431 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 8th , , 25 February 1432 , , 1432 , , 12 May 1432 , , 17 July 1432 , , Sir John Cheyne II , , ''unknown'' , - , 9th , , 24 May 1433 , , 1433 , , 8 July 1433 , , >c.18 December 1433 , , William Whaplode , , ''unknown'' , - , 10th , , 5 July 1435 , , 1435 , , 10 October 1435 , , 23 December 1435 , , Sir John Cheyne II , , ''unknown'' , - , 11th , , 29 October 1436 , , 1436–37 , , 21 January 1437 , , 27 March 1437 , ,
John Hampden John Hampden (24 June 1643) was an English landowner and politician whose opposition to arbitrary taxes imposed by Charles I made him a national figure. An ally of Parliamentarian leader John Pym, and cousin to Oliver Cromwell, he was one of th ...
, , ''unknown'' , - , 12th , , 26 September 1439 , , 1439 , , 12 November 1439 , , c.15–24 February 1440 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 13th , , 3 December 1441 , , 1441–42 , , 25 January 1442 , , 27 March 1442 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 14th , , 13 January 1445 , , 1445 , , 25 February 1445 , , 9 April 1445 , , Sir John Cheyne II , , ''unknown'' , - , 15th , , 14 December 1446 , , 1446–47 , , 10 February 1447 , , 3 March 1447 , , Thomas Tresham , , ''unknown'' , - , 16th , , 2 January 1449 , , 1449 , , 12 February 1449 , , 16 July 1449 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 17th , , 23 September 1449 , , 1449 , , 6 November 1449 , , c.5–8 June 1450 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 18th , , 5 September 1450 , , 1450 , , 6 November 1450 , , c.24–31 May 1451 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 19th , , 20 January 1453 , , 1453 , , 6 March 1453 , , c.16–21 April 1454 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 20th , , 26 May 1455 , , 1455 , , 9 July 1455 , , 12 March 1456 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 21st , , 9 October 1459 , , 1459 , , 20 November 1459 , , 20 December 1459 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 22nd , , 30 July 1460 , , 1460 , , 7 October 1460 , , c.4 March 1461 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 23rd , , 15 October 1470 , , 1470 , , 26 November 1470 , , c. 11 April 1471 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , -


Parliaments of King Edward IV

{, class="wikitable" , - !No.!!Summoned!!Elected!!Assembled!!Dissolved!!1st member!!2nd member , - , 1st , , 23 May 1461 , , 1461 , , 4 November 1461 , , 6 May 1462 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 2nd , , 22 December 1462 , , 1462–63 , , 29 April 1463 , , 28 March 1465 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 3rd , , 28 February 1467 , , 1467 , , 3 June 1467 , , 7 June 1468 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 4th , , 19 August 1472 , , 1472 , , 6 October 1472 , , 14 March 1475 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 5th , , 20 November 1477 , , 1477–78 , , 16 January 1478 , , 26 February 1478 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 6th , , 15 November 1482 , , 1482–83 , , 20 January 1483 , , 18 February 1483 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , -


Parliament of King Richard III

{, class="wikitable" , - !No.!!Summoned!!Elected!!Assembled!!Dissolved!!1st member!!2nd member , - , 1st , , 9 December 1483 , , 1483–84 , , 23 January 1484 , , 20 February 1484 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , -


Parliaments of King Henry VII

{, class="wikitable" , - !No.!!Summoned!!Elected!!Assembled!!Dissolved!!1st member!!2nd member , - , 1st , , 15 September 1485 , , 1485 , , 7 November 1485 , , c. 4 March 1486 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 2nd , , ... , , 1487 , , 9 November 1487 , , c. 18 December 1487 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 3rd , , ... , , ?1488–89 , , 13 January 1489 , , 27 February 1490 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 4th , , 12 August 1491 , , 1491 , , 17 October 1491 , , 5 March 1492 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 5th , , 15 September 1495 , , 1495 , , 14 October 1495 , , 21–22 December 1495 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 6th , , 20 November 1496 , , 1496–97 , , 16 January 1497 , , 13 March 1497 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 7th , , ... , , ?1503–04 , , 25 January 1504 , , c. 1 April 1504 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , -


Parliaments of King Henry VIII

{, class="wikitable" , - !No.!!Summoned!!Elected!!Assembled!!Dissolved!!1st member!!2nd member , - , 1st , , 17 October 1509 , , 1509–10 , , 21 January 1510 , , 23 February 1510 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 2nd , , 28 November 1511 , , 1511–12 , , 4 February 1512 , , 4 March 1514 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 3rd , , 23 November 1514 , , 1514–15 , , 5 February 1515 , , 22 December 1515 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 4th , , ... , , 1523 , , 15 April 1523 , , 13 August 1523 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , rowspan="2", 5th , , rowspan="2", 9 August 1529 , , 1529 , , rowspan="2", 3 November 1529 , , rowspan="2", 14 April 1536 , , Sir Andrew Windsor (a) , , rowspan="2", Sir John Russell , - , after 1532 , , Sir
Francis Bryan Sir Francis Bryan (about 1490 – 2 February 1550) was an English courtier and diplomat during the reign of Henry VIII of England, Henry VIII. He was Chief Gentleman of the Privy chamber and Lord Justices (Ireland), Lord Justice of Ireland. Unli ...
, - , 6th , , 27 April 1536 , , 1536 , , 8 June 1536 , , 18 July 1536 , , ''unknown'' , , ''unknown'' , - , 7th , , 1 March 1539 , , 1539 , , 28 April 1539 , , 24 July 1540 , , Sir John Dauntesey , , Sir
Francis Bryan Sir Francis Bryan (about 1490 – 2 February 1550) was an English courtier and diplomat during the reign of Henry VIII of England, Henry VIII. He was Chief Gentleman of the Privy chamber and Lord Justices (Ireland), Lord Justice of Ireland. Unli ...
, - , 8th , , 23 November 1541 , , 1541–42 , , 16 January 1542 , , 28 March 1544 , , Sir
Francis Bryan Sir Francis Bryan (about 1490 – 2 February 1550) was an English courtier and diplomat during the reign of Henry VIII of England, Henry VIII. He was Chief Gentleman of the Privy chamber and Lord Justices (Ireland), Lord Justice of Ireland. Unli ...
, , Sir
Anthony Lee Sir Anthony Lee (c. 1510 – 24 November 1549) was an English courtier and Member of Parliament, and the father of Elizabeth I's champion, Sir Henry Lee. He was at the court of Henry VIII in his youth, and served as a Justice of the Peace and ...
, - , 9th , , 1 December 1544 , , 1544–45 , , 23 November 1545 , , 31 January 1547 , , Sir
Francis Bryan Sir Francis Bryan (about 1490 – 2 February 1550) was an English courtier and diplomat during the reign of Henry VIII of England, Henry VIII. He was Chief Gentleman of the Privy chamber and Lord Justices (Ireland), Lord Justice of Ireland. Unli ...
, , Francis Russell , - Note:- * (a) Windsor was created 1st
Baron Windsor Earl of Plymouth is a title that has been created three times: twice in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. History The first creation was in 1675 for Charles FitzCharles, one of the dozens of illegitima ...
3 November 1529.


Parliaments of King Edward VI

{, class="wikitable" , - !No.!!Summoned!!Elected!!Assembled!!Dissolved!!1st member!!2nd member , - , rowspan="2", 1st , , rowspan="2", 2 August 1547 , , 1547 , , rowspan="2", 4 November 1547 , , rowspan="2", 15 April 1552 , , rowspan="2", Sir Francis Russell , , Sir
Anthony Lee Sir Anthony Lee (c. 1510 – 24 November 1549) was an English courtier and Member of Parliament, and the father of Elizabeth I's champion, Sir Henry Lee. He was at the court of Henry VIII in his youth, and served as a Justice of the Peace and ...
(a) , - , 8 January 1550 , , Sir Thomas Windsor , - , 2nd , , 5 January 1553 , , 1553 , , 1 March 1553 , , 31 March 1553 , , Edmund Verney , ,
William Dormer Sir William Dormer, KB (died 17 May 1575) was a Tudor knight, captain and politician. Biography William Dormer was born before 1514, the only child of Sir Robert Dormer of West Wycombe and of Wing, Buckinghamshire, and London (died 2 or 8 July ...
, - Note:- * (a) Lee died in office.


Parliaments of Queen Mary I

{, class="wikitable" , - !No.!!Summoned!!Elected!!Assembled!!Dissolved!!1st member!!2nd member , - , 1st , , 14 August 1553 , , 1553 , , 5 October 1553 , , 5 December 1553 , , Sir Edmund Peckham , , Sir Robert Drury I, - , 2nd , , 17 February 1554 , , 1554 , , 2 April 1554 , , 3 May 1554 , , Sir Robert Peckham , , Sir George Gifford I, - , 3rd , , 3 October 1554 , , 1554 , , 12 November 1554 , , 16 January 1555 , , Sir Edmund Peckham , , Thomas Denton , - , 4th , , 3 September 1555 , , 1555 , , 21 October 1555 , , 9 December 1555 , , Edmund Verney , , Francis Verney , - , 5th , , 6 December 1557 , , 1557–58 , , 20 January 1558 , , 17 November 1558 , , Sir
William Dormer Sir William Dormer, KB (died 17 May 1575) was a Tudor knight, captain and politician. Biography William Dormer was born before 1514, the only child of Sir Robert Dormer of West Wycombe and of Wing, Buckinghamshire, and London (died 2 or 8 July ...
, , Sir Henry Lee , -


Parliaments of Queen Elizabeth I

{, class="wikitable" , - !No.!!Summoned!!Elected!!Assembled!!Dissolved!!1st member!!2nd member , - , 1st , , 5 December 1558 , , 28 December 1558 , , 23 January 1559 , , 8 May 1559 , , Sir Henry Lee , , Paul Darrell , - , 2nd , , 10 November 1562 , , 1562–63 , , 11 January 1563 , , 2 January 1567 , , Thomas Fleetwood , , William Hawtrey , - , 3rd , , ... , , 1571 , , 2 April 1571 , , 29 May 1571 , , Sir Henry Lee , , Sir
William Dormer Sir William Dormer, KB (died 17 May 1575) was a Tudor knight, captain and politician. Biography William Dormer was born before 1514, the only child of Sir Robert Dormer of West Wycombe and of Wing, Buckinghamshire, and London (died 2 or 8 July ...
, - , 4th , , 28 March 1572 , , 1572 , , 8 May 1572 , , 19 April 1583 , , Sir Henry Lee , ,
John Croke Sir John Croke (1553 – 23 January 1620) was an English judge and politician who served as Speaker of the English House of Commons between October and December 1601. He also served as Recorder of London, and won the City of London constituen ...
I, - , 5th , , 12 October 1584 , , 1584 , , 23 November 1584 , , 14 September 1585 , , Miles Sandys , , Griffith Hampden , - , 6th , , 15 September 1586 , , 1586 , , 15 October 1586 , , 23 March 1587 , , Francis Goodwin , , John Borlase , - , 7th , , 18 September 1588 , , 1588–89 , , 4 February 1589 , , 29 March 1589 , , John Fortescue , ,
Thomas Tasburgh Thomas Tasburgh (c. 1553 – c. 1602), originally of South Elmham, Suffolk, afterwards of Hawridge and latterly of Beaconsfield and Twyford, Buckinghamshire, was a member of the English landed gentry, a magistrate, member of parliament, High ...
, - , 8th , , 4 January 1593 , , 1593 , , 18 February 1593 , , 10 April 1593 , ,
Sir John Fortescue John Fortescue may refer to: * Sir John Fortescue (judge) (c. 1394–1479), English lawyer and judge, MP for Tavistock, Totnes, Plympton Erle and Wiltshire * Sir John Fortescue of Salden (1531/1533–1607), third Chancellor of the Exchequer of Engl ...
, , Sir Robert Dormer , - , 9th , , 23 August 1597 , , 1597 , , 24 October 1597 , , 9 February 1598 , ,
Sir John Fortescue John Fortescue may refer to: * Sir John Fortescue (judge) (c. 1394–1479), English lawyer and judge, MP for Tavistock, Totnes, Plympton Erle and Wiltshire * Sir John Fortescue of Salden (1531/1533–1607), third Chancellor of the Exchequer of Engl ...
, , Francis Goodwin , - , 10th , , 11 September 1601 , , 7 October 1601 , , 27 October 1601 , , 19 December 1601 , ,
Francis Fortescue Sir Francis Fortescue (ca. 1563–1624), KB was an English politician. Life Francis was the eldest surviving son of John Fortescue of Salden at Mursley and his wife, Cecily Ashfield. His brothers were William Fortescue and Thomas Fortesc ...
, , Alexander Hampden , -


Parliaments of King James I

{, class="wikitable" , - !No.!!Summoned!!Elected!!Assembled!!Dissolved!!1st member!!2nd member , - , rowspan="3", 1st , , rowspan="3", 31 January 1604 , , 1604 , , rowspan="3", 19 March 1604 , , rowspan="3", 9 February 1611 , , rowspan="3",
William Fleetwood William Fleetwood (1 January 16564 August 1723) was an English preacher, Bishop of St Asaph and Bishop of Ely, remembered by economists and statisticians for constructing a price index in his ''Chronicon Preciosum'' of 1707. Life Fleetwood w ...
, , Francis Goodwin (a) , - , 160x , ,
Christopher Pigott Sir Christopher Pigott (also Piggot or Pygott) (c. 1558 – 24 October 1613) of Doddershall, near Quainton, Buckinghamshire was an English Member of Parliament for from 1604 to 1607. He was the only surviving son of Thomas Pigott of Doddershall ...
(b) , - , 160x , ,
Anthony Tyringham Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the '' Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, ...
, - ,
2nd A second is the base unit of time in the International System of Units (SI). Second, Seconds or 2nd may also refer to: Mathematics * 2 (number), as an ordinal (also written as ''2nd'' or ''2d'') * Second of arc, an angular measurement unit ...
, , ... , , ?1614 , , 5 April 1614 , , 7 June 1614 , ,
Sir Francis Goodwin Sir Francis Goodwin (1564–10 August 1634) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1626. Goodwin was the son of Sir John Goodwin and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir William Spence ...
, , Sir William Borlase , - , 3rd , , 13 November 1620 , , 1620–21 , , 16 January 1621 , , 8 February 1622 , ,
Sir Francis Goodwin Sir Francis Goodwin (1564–10 August 1634) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1626. Goodwin was the son of Sir John Goodwin and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir William Spence ...
, , Sir William Fleetwood , - , 4th , , 20 December 1623 , , 1623–24 , , 12 February 1624 , , 27 March 1625 , ,
Sir Francis Goodwin Sir Francis Goodwin (1564–10 August 1634) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1626. Goodwin was the son of Sir John Goodwin and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir William Spence ...
, , Sir Thomas Denton , - Notes:- * (a) Goodwin was declared not duly elected. * (b) Pigott was expelled from the House of Commons.


Parliaments of King Charles I

{, class="wikitable" , - !No.!!Summoned!!Elected!!Assembled!!Dissolved!!1st member!!2nd member , - , 1st , , 2 April 1625 , , 1625 , , 17 May 1625 , , 12 August 1625 , ,
Sir Francis Goodwin Sir Francis Goodwin (1564–10 August 1634) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1626. Goodwin was the son of Sir John Goodwin and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir William Spence ...
, ,
Henry Bulstrode Henry Bulstrode (28 December 1578 – August 1643) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and 1625. Bulstrode was the eldest son of Edward Bulstrode of Upton, Buckinghamshire and matriculated at University College, Oxf ...
, - , 2nd , , 20 December 1625 , , 1626 , , 6 February 1626 , , 15 June 1626 , ,
Sir Francis Goodwin Sir Francis Goodwin (1564–10 August 1634) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1626. Goodwin was the son of Sir John Goodwin and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir William Spence ...
, , Sir Thomas Denton , - , 3rd , , 31 January 1628 , , 1628 , , 17 March 1628 , , 10 March 1629 , ,
Sir Edward Coke ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...
, , Sir William Fleetwood , - , colspan="7", ''No parliament held'' , - , 4th , , 20 February 1640 , , 1640 , , 13 April 1640 , , 5 May 1640 , ,
John Hampden John Hampden (24 June 1643) was an English landowner and politician whose opposition to arbitrary taxes imposed by Charles I made him a national figure. An ally of Parliamentarian leader John Pym, and cousin to Oliver Cromwell, he was one of th ...
, ,
Arthur Goodwin Arthur Goodwin (circa 1593/94 – 16 August 1643) of Upper Winchendon, Buckinghamshire was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1643. He supported the Parliamentary cause during the E ...
, - , rowspan="2", 5th , , rowspan="2", 24 September 1640 , , 1640 , , rowspan="2", 3 November 1640 , , rowspan="2", 16 March 1660 , ,
John Hampden John Hampden (24 June 1643) was an English landowner and politician whose opposition to arbitrary taxes imposed by Charles I made him a national figure. An ally of Parliamentarian leader John Pym, and cousin to Oliver Cromwell, he was one of th ...
, ,
Arthur Goodwin Arthur Goodwin (circa 1593/94 – 16 August 1643) of Upper Winchendon, Buckinghamshire was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1643. He supported the Parliamentary cause during the E ...
, - , ?1643 , , George Fleetwood , , Edmund West , -


Parliaments of the Commonwealth

The
Long Parliament The Long Parliament was an English Parliament which lasted from 1640 until 1660. It followed the fiasco of the Short Parliament, which had convened for only three weeks during the spring of 1640 after an 11-year parliamentary absence. In Septem ...
or the selection of members from it known as the
Rump Parliament The Rump Parliament was the English Parliament after Colonel Thomas Pride commanded soldiers to purge the Long Parliament, on 6 December 1648, of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason. "Rump" n ...
functioned ''de facto'' during part of the
Commonwealth of England The Commonwealth was the political structure during the period from 1649 to 1660 when England and Wales, later along with Ireland and Scotland, were governed as a republic after the end of the Second English Civil War and the trial and execut ...
period. It existed (in a sense) ''de jure'' 1640–1660, as under a pre-
English Civil War The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians (" Roundheads") and Royalists led by Charles I ("Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of England's governance and issues of re ...
law, the Long Parliament could not be lawfully dissolved without its own consent which it did not give until 1660. As it was a Parliament originally summoned by King Charles I, the overall dates of the Long Parliament are given in the previous section. The
Barebones Parliament Barebone's Parliament, also known as the Little Parliament, the Nominated Assembly and the Parliament of Saints, came into being on 4 July 1653, and was the last attempt of the English Commonwealth to find a stable political form before the ins ...
was an appointed body, so the county was not as such represented in it. That body was summoned on 20 June 1653, first met on 4 July 1653 and was dissolved on 12 December 1653.


Parliaments of the Protectorate

During
the Protectorate The Protectorate, officially the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, refers to the period from 16 December 1653 to 25 May 1659 during which England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and associated territories were joined together in the Com ...
the county was allocated five representatives in the
First First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...
and the
Second Protectorate Parliament The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons. In its first session, the House of Commons was its only chamber; in t ...
s (summoned 1 June 1654 and 10 July 1656 respectively), before reverting to two for the
Third Protectorate Parliament The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons. It was a bicameral Parliament, with an Upper House having a powe ...
(summoned 9 December 1658). The boroughs of
Aylesbury Aylesbury ( ) is the county town of Buckinghamshire, South East England. It is home to the Roald Dahl Children's Gallery, David Tugwell`s house on Watermead and the Waterside Theatre. It is in central Buckinghamshire, midway between High Wy ...
, Buckingham Town and Wycombe retained one seat each in the first two Parliaments, but the traditional pattern of constituencies and of seats was reintroduced for the third. {, class="wikitable" , - !No.!!Assembled!!Dissolved!!1st member!!2nd member!!3rd member!!4th member!!5th member , - , 1st, , 3 September 1654, , 22 January 1655, ,
Bulstrode Whitelocke Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke (6 August 1605 – 28 July 1675) was an English lawyer, writer, parliamentarian and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England. Early life He was the eldest son of Sir James Whitelocke and Elizabeth Bulstrode, and was ...
, ,
Richard Ingoldsby Colonel Sir Richard Ingoldsby (10 August 1617 – 9 September 1685) was an English officer in the New Model Army during the English Civil War and a politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1647 and 1685. As a Commissione ...
, , George Fleetwood , , Sir Richard Pigot , ,
Richard Greenville Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stro ...
, - , 2nd, , 17 September 1656, , 4 February 1658, ,
Bulstrode Whitelocke Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke (6 August 1605 – 28 July 1675) was an English lawyer, writer, parliamentarian and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England. Early life He was the eldest son of Sir James Whitelocke and Elizabeth Bulstrode, and was ...
, ,
Richard Ingoldsby Colonel Sir Richard Ingoldsby (10 August 1617 – 9 September 1685) was an English officer in the New Model Army during the English Civil War and a politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1647 and 1685. As a Commissione ...
, ,
Richard Hampden Richard Hampden (baptized 13 October 1631 – 15 December 1695) was an English Whig politician and son of Ship money tax protester John Hampden. He was sworn a Privy Counsellor in 1689 and was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 18 March 1690 unti ...
, , Sir Richard Pigot , ,
Richard Greenville Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stro ...
, - , 3rd, , 27 January 1659, , 22 April 1659, ,
Richard Greenville Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stro ...
, ,
William Bowyer William Bowyer may refer to: Politicians * William Bowyer (15th century MP), in 1411 MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme * William Bowyer (died 1602), MP for Stafford * William Bowyer (Keeper of the Records), MP for Westminster and Keeper of the Records in ...
, -


Index

* John de Adingrave 1313:3 1333:1 * Philip de Aylesbury 1324 1338 1340:1 1340:2 1341:1 1341:4 1344:1 * Robert Barry 1297 1313:1 * Miles de Beauchamp 1307 1314 * William Beauchamp 1306 * Ralph de Bellofago 1312:1 * William de Berkhamstede 1337 * John Blaket 1315:1 1327:2 1328 1329:4 1339:2 * Thomas Blaket 1334 1335:1 1335:2 * Laurence de Bluntesdene 1295 1298 * Gerard de Braybroke I 1300:1 1300:2 * Gerard de Braybroke II 1309 1336 1341:3 * Gerard de Braybroke ? 1345 * Gerard de Braybroke III 1352 1353:1 * John Bryan 1339:1 * Henry de Chalfhunte 1348 1349:1 1349:2 * Hugh de Chastillon 1300:1 1300:2 * John de Chastillon 1342 1344:2 * Masculin de Chastillon 1313:3 1327:2 1329:3 1331:1 1333:1 1333:2 * Richard de Chastillon 1332 1342 * John de Chetewood 1298 1302 * John de Chetyngton 1339:2 * John de Cifrewast 1332 * Henry Fermband 1349:1 * James Freysel 1325 1329:1 1330 1331:1 * John Giffard 1306 1309 1315:2 ''(de Boef) 1316'' 1341:4 * John de Hampden 1353:1 * John de Hamstede 1336 * John de la Haye 1319 1329:2 * Thomas de la Haye 1337 * Hugh de Kymbell 1352 * Geffrey de Lacy 1353:2 1354 1355 * Alan de Leaumes 1323 1341:2 * Robert Malet 1311 1312:1 1312:2 1313:2 1314 1315:1 1322 1323 1324 1326 1334 1335:2 1341:2 1344:1 * John de Mareschal (1) 1329:1 1330 * John Fitz-Ralph de Mareschal 1331:2 * John Neyrunt 1305 * Amery de Nowers 1297 * John de Olney 1317 * Richard Passelewe 1340:2 * John de Pateshulle 1290 * John de la Penne 1319 1327:1 * Robert Pogeys 1300:1 * Walter Poule 1338 * Roger de Puttenham 1355 * Thomas de Reynes 1340:1 1344:2 1347 * Andrew de St. Liz 1326 1327:1 1329:2 1329:3 * Thomas de Sakevill 1325 * Alexander de Sanderton 1347 * William de Santresdon 1302 * John de Stretle 1333:2 1335:1 * Robert de Tothale 1313:2 * Roger de Tourney 1328 * Nicholas de Turville 1315:2 1316 1317 * William de Turville 1290 * Roger de Tyringham 1295 1305 1329:4 1341:1 *
Richard de la Vache Sir Richard de la Vache, KG (d.1366) was an English knight of Buckinghamshire belonging to the Delavache family. The Delavache family, often claimed to be of Gascon descent from Buckinghamshire, but were more likely Norman and the name was onl ...
1341:3 * John le Veinour 1348 1349:2 * Richard le Warde 1339:1 * Ralph de Wedon 1307 1311 1312:2 1322 1331:2


See also

* List of MPs for Buckinghamshire- MPs from 1660 onwards. *
List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies This is a list of former parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom, organised by date of abolition. It includes UK parliamentary constituencies that have been abolished, including those that were later recreated, but does not include co ...
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Unreformed House of Commons "Unreformed House of Commons" is a name given to the House of Commons of Great Britain and (after 1800 the House of Commons of the United Kingdom) before it was reformed by the Reform Act 1832, the Irish Reform Act 1832, and the Scottish Reform ...
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List of parliaments of England This is a list of parliaments of England from the reign of King Henry III, when the '' Curia Regis'' developed into a body known as Parliament, until the creation of the Parliament of Great Britain in 1707. For later parliaments, see the List ...
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References

* ''The History and Antiquities of Buckinghamshire, Vol. 1'', by George Lipscomb (1847) * ''The House of Commons 1509–1558'', by S.T. Bindoff (Secker & Warburg 1982) * ''The House of Commons 1558–1603'', by P.W. Hasler (HMSO 1981) {{DEFAULTSORT:Knights of Buckinghamshire Parliamentary constituencies in South East England (historic) History of Buckinghamshire