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Winchcombe Henry Hartley
Winchcombe Henry Hartley (1740–1794) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1776 and 1794. Hartley was the second son of David Hartley (philosopher), David Hartley, physician and philosopher and his second wife. Elizabeth Packer, daughter of Robert Packer (died 1731), Robert Packer MP of Bucklebury and was born on 20 May 1740. He inherited the estates in Berkshire and Gloucestershire of his uncle Henry Packer of Bucklebury in 1746. He entered Lincoln's Inn in 1756 and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 11 November 1757. His first wife was called Harriet. He married secondly Mary Jenkinson, widow of St. Anne’s, Soho on 30 August 1777. Hartley was returned Member of Parliament for Berkshire (UK Parliament constituency), Berkshire in a by-election on 21 February 1776. He was returned again in the 1780 British general election, 1780 without a contest. He followed his brother David Hartley (the Younger), David’s politics and consistently oppos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons
The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. The leader of the majority party in the House of Commons by convention becomes the prime minister. Other parliaments have also had a lower house called a "House of Commons". History and naming The House of Commons of the Kingdom of England evolved from an undivided parliament to serve as the voice of the tax-paying subjects of the counties and of the boroughs. Knights of the shire, elected from each county, were usually landowners, while the borough members were often from the merchant classes. These members represented subjects of the Crown who were not Lords Temporal or Spiritual, who themselves sat in the House of Lords. The House of Commons gained its name because it represented communities (''communes''). Since the 19th century, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
