Philip Gell (1775–1842) was a British Whig politician.The House of Commons, 1790-1820, Volume 1
R. G. Thorne, p.16, accessed September 2010 Gell was a quiet MP who bought his constituency. He was the

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in 1822.

Biography

Gell was the son of Philip Eyre Gell and Dorothy () of Hopton Hall. He was educated at

Manchester Grammar School The Manchester Grammar School (MGS) is a highly Selective school, selective Private_schools_in_the_United_Kingdom, private day school for boys aged 7-18 in Manchester, England, which was founded in 1515 by Hugh Oldham (then Bishop of Exeter). ...

. In 1797 he married Georgiana Nicholas. Gell was offered a position as Member of Parliament for

Malmesbury Malmesbury () is a town and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England, which lies approximately west of Swindon, northeast of Bristol, and north of Chippenham. The older part of the town is on a hilltop which is almost surrounded by the upp ...

which he bought for £4,000. He was returned in

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for Malmesbury. In

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he was elected for Penryn. There is no record of any speeches he made whilst serving for either Malmesbury or for Penryn. In 1822 he was the

. Gell died in 1842 and left his estate to his only living child, Isabella, the wife of William Pole Thornhill.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gell Philip 1775 births 1842 deaths High sheriffs of Derbyshire Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Malmesbury UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Penryn Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies People educated at Manchester Grammar School