Brackley was a parliamentary borough in Northamptonshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1547 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act. A borough constituency (in Scotland, a burgh constituency) is a type of parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. ... Year 1547 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Parliamentary boroughs are boroughs that are entitled to representation in a Parliament. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The British Reform Act of 1832 (2 & 3 Will. ...

History

The borough consisted of the town of Brackley, a market town where the main economic interests were making lace and footwear. In 1831, the population of the borough was 2,107, and the town contained 378 houses. While this by no means put it among the smallest of the rotten boroughs, it was barely the half the size which was eventually required to retain representation after 1832. Map sources for Brackley at grid reference SP5837 Brackley is a town in south Northamptonshire, England. ... The term rotten borough referred to a parliamentary borough or constituency in Great Britain and Ireland which, due to size and population, was controlled and used by a patron to exercise undue and unrepresentative influence within parliament. ... Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Brackley was a corporation borough, the right to vote having been restricted to the Mayor, 6 aldermen and 26 "burgesses" (the remaining members of the corporation), a total electorate of 33, in the reign of James II. The Mayor was appointed by the Lord of the Manor, and the major local landowners or "patrons" had total control over the election of MPs. In the mid 18th century the Duke of Bridgewater was able to nominate both MPs; by the time of the Reform Act, the Earl of Bridgewater nominated to one seat and the Marquess of Stafford to the other. An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions. ... James II of England/VII of Scotland (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) became King of Scots, King of England, and King of Ireland on 6 February 1685, and Duke of Normandy on 31 December 1660. ... The title of Lord of the Manor arose in the English medieval system of Manorialism following the Norman Conquest. ... The title Earl of Bridgewater has been created twice in the Peerage of England. ... The title Earl of Bridgewater has been created twice in the Peerage of England. ... The title Duke of Sutherland was created for George Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford, in 1833. ...

Brackley lost both its MPs under the provisions of the Reform Act.

Members of Parliament

1547-1660

• 1601: Edward Montagu
• 1621-1622: Thomas Wenman
• 1624-1625: Thomas Wenman
• 1626: John Crew
• 1626: Sir John Hobart

Long Parliament Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet (19 April 1593 – 20 April 1647) was an English politician. ... The Long Parliament is the name of the English Parliament called by Charles I, in 1640, following the Bishops Wars. ...

• 1640-1648: John Crew (Parliamentarian) - excluded in Pride's Purge, December 1648
• 1640-1648: Sir Martin Lister (Parliamentarian) - excluded in Pride's Purge, December 1648

Brackley was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate The Roundheads was the nickname given to supporters of the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War. ... Prides Purge was the occasion when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the House of Commons all those who were not supporters of Oliver Cromwell. ... The Roundheads was the nickname given to supporters of the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War. ... Prides Purge was the occasion when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the House of Commons all those who were not supporters of Oliver Cromwell. ... The Barebones Parliament came into being on July 4, 1653. ... The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. ... The Second Protectorate Parliament sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658 with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House. ...

Third Protectorate Parliament The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session from 27 January until 22 April 1659 with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfield as the Speakers of the House. ...

• 1659: Thomas Crew
• 1659: ?

Long Parliament (restored)

• 1659-1660: Unrepresented

1660-1832

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1. ^ Succeeded as The Viscount Wenman (in the Peerage of Ireland), 1686
2. ^ Egerton was initially declared re-elected at the election of 1710, but on petition he was found not have been duly elected and his opponent Burgh was seated instead
3. ^ At the election of 1713, Methuen and Egerton were initially declared elected, but there was dispute about the franchise. On petition, their seats were given to their opponents, Burgh and Watkins

The Peerage of Ireland the term used for those peers created by British monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. ...

References

• Robert Beatson, "A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament" (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807) [1]
• D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
• Lewis Namier, The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III (2nd edition - London: St Martin's Press, 1961)
• J Holladay Philbin, Parliamentary Representation 1832 - England and Wales (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965)
• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.