Thetford was a constituency of the British House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the first past the post system of election until it was disenfranchised in 1868. Below are those MPs who held the seat from just prior to the Restoration onwards. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... Events April 22 - Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal, stipulating that the dividing line should lie 297. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for 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. ... 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 of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ... An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ... King Charles II, the first monarch to rule after the English Restoration. ...

Members of Parliament (1660-1868)

• 1660-61: Sir Philip Wodehouse
• 1660-61: Robert Paston
• 1661-79: Sir Allen Apsley (to 1679)
• 1661-69: William Gawdy
• 1669-90: Sir Joseph Williamson
• 1679-85: William Harbord
• 1685-Jan 89: Henry Heveningham
• 1685-Feb 89: William de Grey
• Jan-Feb 1689: Sir Henry Hobart
• Jan-June 1689: William Harbord
• Feb 1689-95: Francis Guybon
• June 1689-Feb 90: John Trenchard
• Feb-May 1690: William Harbord
• 1690-95: Baptist May
• 1695-96: Sir Joseph Williamson
• 1695-98: Sir John Wodehouse
• 1696-Jan 1701: James Sloane
• 1698-99: Sir Joseph Williamson
• 1699-1701: Charles Paston, Lord Paston
• Jan-Mar 1701: Sir Joseph Williamson
• Jan-Nov 1701: Edmund Soame
• Mar 1701-02: Sir Thomas Hanmer
• Nov 1701-02: Sir John Wodehouse
• 1702-05: Robert Benson
• 1702-05: Edmund Soame
• 1705-08: Sir Thomas Hanmer
• 1705-08: Sir John Wodehouse
• 1708-Oct 1710: Robert Baylis
• 1708-Oct 1710: Thomas de Grey
• Oct-Dec 1710: Sir Thomas Hanmer
• Oct 1710-22: Dudley North
• Dec 1710-1713: Sir Edmund Bacon
• 1713-15: Sir William Barker
• 1715-22: John Ward
• 1722-39: Sir Edmund Bacon
• 1722-33: Robert Jacomb
• 1733-54: Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore
• 1739-41: Lord Augustus FitzRoy
• 1741-61: Lord Henry Beauclerk
• 1754-61: Herbert Westfaling
• 1761-74: Henry Seymour Conway
• 1761-68: Hon. Aubrey Beauclerk
• 1768-Sep 1774: John Drummond
• Sep-Oct 1774: Charles Stanhope, Viscount Petersham
• Oct 1774-1780: Hon. Charles FitzRoy
• 1774-82: Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore
• 1780-84: Richard Hopkins
• 1782-84: George FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (Whig)
• 1784-90: Sir Charles Kent
• 1784-90: George Jennings
• 1790-96: Robert John Buxton
• 1790-1802: Joseph Randyll Burch
• 1796-1806: John Harrison
• 1802-06: Thomas Creevey
• 1806-12: Lord William FitzRoy
• 1806-07: James Mingay
• 1807-18: Thomas Creevey
• 1812-18: Lord John FitzRoy
• 1818-30: Lord Charles FitzRoy
• 1818-26: Nicholas Ridley-Colborne
• 1826-30: William Baring
• 1830-34: Lord James FitzRoy
• 1830-31: Francis Baring
• 1831-32: Alexander Baring
• 1832-41: Francis Baring
• 1834-42: Henry FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (Whig)
• 1841-48: Hon. William Baring
• 1842-47: Sir James Flower
• 1847-63: William FitzRoy, Earl of Euston (Liberal)
• 1848-57: Francis Baring
• 1857-67: Alexander Baring
• 1863-65: Lord Frederick FitzRoy
• 1865-68: Robert Harvey
• 1867-68: Edward Gordon

The Right Honourable Sir Joseph Williamson, FRS (1633-3 October 1701), English politician, was born at Bridekirk, near Cockermouth, his father, Joseph Williamson, being vicar of this place. ... Sir John Trenchard ( 30 March 1640 - 27 April 1695), English politician belonged to an old Dorset family, his father being Thomas Trenchard (1615-1671), of Wolverton, and his grandfather Sir Thomas Trenchard (1582-1657), also of Wolverton, who was knighted by James I in 1613. ... The Right Honourable Sir Joseph Williamson, FRS (1633-3 October 1701), English politician, was born at Bridekirk, near Cockermouth, his father, Joseph Williamson, being vicar of this place. ... The Right Honourable Sir Joseph Williamson, FRS (1633-3 October 1701), English politician, was born at Bridekirk, near Cockermouth, his father, Joseph Williamson, being vicar of this place. ... The Right Honourable Sir Joseph Williamson, FRS (1633-3 October 1701), English politician, was born at Bridekirk, near Cockermouth, his father, Joseph Williamson, being vicar of this place. ... Sir Thomas Hanmer (September 24, 1677 - May 7, 1746) was the forth baronet of Hanmer, Flintshire and Speaker of the House of Commons from 1714 to 1715, discharged the duties of the office with conspicuous impartiality. ... Robert Benson, later Baron Bingley (circa 1676 — April 9, 1731) was an English politician of the 18th century. ... Sir Thomas Hanmer (September 24, 1677 - May 7, 1746) was the forth baronet of Hanmer, Flintshire and Speaker of the House of Commons from 1714 to 1715, discharged the duties of the office with conspicuous impartiality. ... Sir Thomas Hanmer (September 24, 1677 - May 7, 1746) was the forth baronet of Hanmer, Flintshire and Speaker of the House of Commons from 1714 to 1715, discharged the duties of the office with conspicuous impartiality. ... Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore (c. ... The Rt Hon. ... The Most Noble Aubrey Beauclerk, 5th Duke of St Albans (June 3, 1740–February 9, 1802) was the son of Admiral Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere of Hanworth and a grandson of Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans. ... Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington PC (17 March 1753 – 5 September 1829) was a son of William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington and Lady Caroline Fitzroy. ... Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton (25 June 1737–21 March 1797) was a British statesman and soldier. ... Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore (c. ... George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton (January 14, 1760–September 28, 1844) was the son of Augustus Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton. ... John Harrison. ... Thomas Creevey (March, 1768 - February, 1838), English politician, son of William Creevey, a Liverpool merchant, was born in that city. ... Thomas Creevey (March, 1768 - February, 1838), English politician, son of William Creevey, a Liverpool merchant, was born in that city. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton (October 1774 - May 13, 1848) was an English politician and financier. ... Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton (February 10, 1790–March 26, 1863) was the son of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton and Lady Charlotte Maria Waldegrave, daughter of James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl of Walgrave. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Link titleWilliam Henry Fitzroy, 6th Duke of Grafton (August 5, 1819–May 21, 1882) was the son of [[<nowiki><nowiki>--~~~~--~~~~--~~~~--~~~~--~~~~[[#REDIRECT [[ ---- --~~~~<nowiki><math>[[Media:[[Media: == == == == == == == == Henry FitzRoy == == == == == == == ==]]]]</math>]]]]</nowiki></nowiki></nowiki>, 5th Duke of Grafton]] and his wife Mary Caroline Berkeley. ...

FitzRoy family

Due to the town's close proximity to Euston Hall (the main residence of the FitzRoy family), the seat for Thetford has been held by various members of the family: Euston Hall from Morriss County Seats (1880). ...

• 1733-54 & 1774-82: Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore
• 1739-41: Lord Augustus FitzRoy
• 1774-80: Hon. Charles FitzRoy
• 1782-84: George FitzRoy, Earl of Euston
• 1806-12: Lord William FitzRoy
• 1812-18: Lord John FitzRoy
• 1818-30: Lord Charles FitzRoy
• 1830-34: Lord James FitzRoy
• 1847-63: William FitzRoy, Earl of Euston
• 1863-65: Lord Frederick FitzRoy

This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore (c. ... Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton (25 June 1737–21 March 1797) was a British statesman and soldier. ... George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton (January 14, 1760–September 28, 1844) was the son of Augustus Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton. ... Link titleWilliam Henry Fitzroy, 6th Duke of Grafton (August 5, 1819–May 21, 1882) was the son of [[<nowiki><nowiki>--~~~~--~~~~--~~~~--~~~~--~~~~[[#REDIRECT [[ ---- --~~~~<nowiki><math>[[Media:[[Media: == == == == == == == == Henry FitzRoy == == == == == == == ==]]]]</math>]]]]</nowiki></nowiki></nowiki>, 5th Duke of Grafton]] and his wife Mary Caroline Berkeley. ...