John Stephenson (MP)

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John Stephenson (c. 1709 – 17 April 1794) was a British Member of Parliament.

He was the son and heir of Thomas Stephenson of Bails and Crosslands, Alston, Cumbria and a Member of Parliament for various boroughs in the south-west from 1754 to 1755 and 1761 until his death in 1794. ^[1]

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References

↑ "STEPHENSON, John (1710-94), of Brentford Butts, Mdx". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
↑ Greene, Jack P. (July 1975). "Social Structure and Political Behavior in Revolutionary America: John Day's Remarks on American Affairs". The William and Mary Quarterly . 3rd Ser. 32 (3): 487. JSTOR 1922136.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Thomas Clarke Arnold Nesbitt	Member of Parliament for Mitchell 1754–1755 With: Robert Clive	Succeeded by Simon Luttrell Richard Hussey
Preceded by Simon Luttrell Richard Hussey	Member of Parliament for Mitchell 1761–1780 With: James Scawen 1761–74 Thomas Howard 1774–79 Francis Hale 1779–80	Succeeded by Francis Hale William Hanger
Preceded by George Lane Parker Sir Alexander Leith, Bt	Member of Parliament for Tregony 1780–1784 With: John Dawes	Succeeded by Lloyd Kenyon Robert Kingsmill
Preceded by Sir Ralph Payne James Archibald Stuart	Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle 1784–1790 With: Paul Trebuy Ourry 1784 John Pardoe 1784–90	Succeeded by Henry Lawes Luttrell Philip Metcalfe
Preceded by Robert Kingsmill Hugh Seymour-Conway	Member of Parliament for Tregony 1790–1794 With: Matthew Montagu	Succeeded by Matthew Montagu Robert Stewart

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[1] "STEPHENSON, John (1710-94), of Brentford Butts, Mdx". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

[2] Greene, Jack P. (July 1975). "Social Structure and Political Behavior in Revolutionary America: John Day's Remarks on American Affairs". The William and Mary Quarterly . 3rd Ser. 32 (3): 487. JSTOR 1922136.