James Chase (apothecary)

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James Chase (died 23 June 1721) was an English apothecary and member of parliament.

Apothecary historical name for a medical professional now called a pharmacist

Apothecary is one term for a medical professional who formulates and dispenses materia medica to physicians, surgeons, and patients. The modern pharmacist has taken over this role. In some languages and regions, the word "apothecary" is still used to refer to a retail pharmacy or a pharmacist who owns one. Apothecaries' investigation of herbal and chemical ingredients was a precursor to the modern sciences of chemistry and pharmacology.

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this category includes specifically members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title. Member of Congress is an equivalent term in other jurisdictions.

Life

Chase was Apothecary to the Crown and later served as one of the two members of parliament for the borough of Great Marlow in Buckinghamshire from 1690 to 1710. [1]

Great Marlow, sometimes simply called Marlow, was a parliamentary borough in Buckinghamshire. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons between 1301 and 1307, and again from 1624 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.

Buckinghamshire County of England

Buckinghamshire, abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England which borders Greater London to the south east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north east and Hertfordshire to the east.

Chase lived at Great Marlow, where Westhorpe House was built for him. [2]

Westhorpe House

Westhorpe House is a 31,937 square feet (2,967.0 m2) Grade II listed building near Little Marlow which is believed to have once been the home of Field marshal Sir George Nugent. The Main House is 20,535 square feet (1,907.8 m2) and the Coach House is 4,027 square feet (374.1 m2).

Notes

  1. ↑ Notes and Queries: A Medium of Intercommunication (1917), p. 267: "James Chase, M.P. for Great-Marlow 1690 till unseated in a double return, December, 1710, and defeated there 1715. He was described as of Great Marlow, “formerly Apothecary to the Crown,” and died June 23, 1721 ('Hist. Reg')"
  2. ↑ William Page, ed., A History of the County of Buckingham (Victoria County History, Vol. 3, 1969), p. 78
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Viscount of Falkland
William Whitelock 		Member of Parliament for Great Marlow
1690–1707
With: William Whitelock 1690–1695
with James Etheridge 1695–1707		Succeeded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Parliament of England		 Member of Parliament for Great Marlow
1707–1710
With: James Etheridge 1707–1710		Succeeded by
James Etheridge
George Bruere

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