List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1625

Last updated May 26, 2025

1st	1237
2nd	1242
3rd	1244
4th	1246
3rd	1247
4th	1248
Unnumbered	1251
5th	1252
6th	1253
7th	1254
8th	1255
9th	1255
10th	1258
11th	1258
12th	1258
13th "Oxford/Mad"	1258
14th	1259
15th	1259
16th	1259
17th	1260
18th	1260
19th	1260
20th	1261
21th	1262
22th	1262
23th	1263
24th	1263
25th	1264
26th "Simon de Montfort"	1265
27th	1265
28th	1265
29th	1266
30th	1267
31th	1267
32th	1268
33th	1268
34th	1268
35th	1269
36th	1269
37th	1270
38th	1272

This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the first parliament in the reign of King Charles I in 1625, which was known as the Useless Parliament.

The first parliament began on 21 June 1625 and was held to 11 July 1625 when it adjourned to Oxford because of fear of plague in London. It then sat from 1 August 1625 to 12 August 1625 when it was dissolved. It gained its name because it transacted no significant business, but it was most 'useless' from the king's point of view.

List of constituencies and members

Constituency	Members	Notes
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire	Oliver St John Sir Oliver Luke
Bedford	Sir Beauchamp St John Richard Taylor
Berkshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Berkshire	Edmund Dunch Sir Francis Knollys
Windsor	William Russell Humphrey Newbury
Reading	Francis Knollys junior John Saunders
Wallingford	Sir Anthony Forrest Michael Molyns
Abingdon	Robert Knollys
Buckinghamshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Buckinghamshire	Sir Francis Goodwin Henry Bulstrode
Buckingham	Sir Alexander Denton Richard Oliver
Wycombe	Henry Coke Thomas Lane
Aylesbury	Sir Robert Carr Sir John Hare
Amersham	John Crew Francis Drake
Wendover	John Hampden Sir Sampson Darrell
Marlow	John Backhouse Thomas Cotton
Cambridgeshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Cambridgeshire	Sir Edward Peyton, 2nd Baronet Sir John Cutts
Cambridge University	Sir Robert Naunton Sir Albert Morton	Morton also elected for Kent
Cambridge	Talbot Pepys Thomas Meautys
Cheshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Cheshire	Robert Cholmondeley Sir Anthony St John
City of Chester	Edward Whitby John Savage
Cornwall
Constituency	Members	Notes
Cornwall	Charles Trevanion Sir Robert Killigrew
Launceston	Bevil Grenville Richard Scott
Liskeard	William Coryton Nicholas Hele
Lostwithiel	Sir Henry Vane Nicholas Kendall Sir George Chudleigh, 1st Baronet Reginald Mohun	Double return
Truro	William Rous Henry Rolle
Bodmin	Robert Caesar Henry Jermyn
Helston	Francis Carew Thomas Carey
Saltash	Francis Buller Sir Richard Buller
Camelford	Sir Henry Hungate Thomas Cotteel
Grampound	John Mohun Sir Samuel Rolle
Eastlow	Sir James Bagge Sir Thomas Trevor
Westlow	Sir John Wolstenholme, 1st Baronet Edward Thomas
Penryn	Edward Roberts Sir Edwin Sandys
Tregoney	Sir Henry Carey Sebastian Goode
Bossiney	Sir Francis Cottington Bt Jonathan Prideaux
St Ives	Sir William Parkhurst Sir Francis Godolphin
Fowey	Arthur Basset Jonathan Rashleigh
St Germans	Sir John Coke Sir Henry Martin
Mitchell	Henry Sandys Sir John Smith
Newport	Sir John Eliot Ralph Speccot
St Mawes	Sir James Fullerton Nathaniel Tomkins
Callington	Sir Richard Weston Thomas Wise
Cumberland
Constituency	Members	Notes
Cumberland	Sir George Dalston Sir Patricius Curwen Bart
Carlisle	Sir Henry Vane Edward Aglionby
Derbyshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Derbyshire	William Lord Cavendish John Stanhope
Derby	Sir Edward Leech Timothy Leeving (Recorder)
Devon
Constituency	Members	Notes
Devon	Sir Francis Fulford Francis Courtenay
Exeter	Ignatius Jordan Nicholas Duck
Totnes	Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Baronet Sir Edward Giles
Plymouth	John Glanville Thomas Sherville (merchant)
Barnstaple	Pentecost Dodderidge John Delbridge
Plympton Erle	Sir Warwick Hele Sir William Strode
Tavistock	John Pym Sir Francis Glanville
Clifton Dartmouth Hardness	John Upton Roger Matthew (Merchant)
Bere Alston	Sir Thomas Cheek William Strode
Tiverton	Sir Rowland St John John Francis
Dorset
Constituency	Members	Notes
Dorset	Sir Walter Erle Sir Nathaniel Napier
Poole	Sir John Cooper John Pyne
Dorchester	Sir Francis Ashley William Whiteway
Lyme Regis	John Drake Thomas Paramour
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis	Sir John Strangways Thomas Middleton Arthur Pyne Bernard Michell	Middleton chosen for Denbighshire and replaced by Giles Green
Bridport	Lewis Dyve Sir John Strode
Shaftesbury	John Thoroughgood William Whitaker
Wareham	Sir William Pitt John Trenchard
Corfe Castle	Sir Peter Osborne Sir Francis Nethersale
Essex
Constituency	Members	Notes
Essex	Sir Francis Barrington Bt Sir Arthur Harris
Colchester	William Towse Sir Robert Quarles
Maldon	Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Mildmay
Harwich	Sir Edmund Sawyer Christopher Harris
Gloucestershire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Gloucestershire	Sir Maurice Berkeley John Dutton	Browne Willis gives Sir Robert Tracy and Sir Robert Pointz
Gloucester	Christopher Caple John Browne
Cirencester	Sir Miles Sandys Henry Poole
Tewkesbury	Sir Dudley Diggs Sir Baptist Hicks
Hampshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Hampshire	Robert Wallop Sir Henry Whitehead
Winchester	Richard Tichborne Sir Thomas Phelips
Southampton	Sir John Mill, 1st Baronet George Gallop
Portsmouth	Sir Benjamin Rudyerd Sir Daniel Norton
Petersfield	Sir John Jephson William Uvedale
Yarmouth	Edward Clarke John Oglander	Clarke sat for Hythe - replaced by Sir John Suckling
Newport	Sir Nathaniel Rich Philip Fleming
Stockbridge	Sir Richard Gifford Sir Thomas Badger
Newtown	Sir Thomas Barrington, 2nd Baronet Thomas Malet
Lymington	John Button John Mills
Christchurch	Nathaniel Tomkins Sir Thomas Wilford
Whitchurch	Robert Wallop Sir Robert Oxenbridge
Andover	Sir Henry Wallop Henry Shuter
Herefordshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Herefordshire	John Rudhale Sir Giles Brydges, 1st Baronet
Hereford	James Clerke Richard Weaver
Leominster	James Tompkins Edward Littleton
Hertfordshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Hertfordshire	Sir John Boteler John Boteler
St Albans	Sir Charles Morrison, 1st Baronet John Laken
Hertford	William Ashton Thomas Fanshawe
Huntingdonshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Huntingdonshire	Edward Montagu Sir Oliver Cromwell
Huntingdon	Sir Arthur Mainwaring Sir Henry St John
Kent
Constituency	Members	Notes
Kent	Mildmay Lord Buckhurst Sir Albert Morton	Morton also elected for Cambridge University
Canterbury	John Fisher Sir Thomas Wilsford
Rochester	Henry Clerke (Sir) Thomas Walsingham
Maidstone	Edward Mapleton Thomas Stanley
Queenborough	Roger Palmer Edward Hales
Lancashire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Lancashire	Sir Richard Molyneux, Bt Sir John Ratcliffe
Preston	Sir William Harvey Henry Banister
Lancaster	Sir Humphrey May Sir Thomas Fanshawe
Newton	Sir Miles Fleetwood Sir Henry Edmonds
Wigan	Francis Downes Edward Bridgeman
Clitheroe	Sir Ralph Assheton William Fanshawe
Liverpool	James Lord Strange Edward Moore
Leicestershire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Leicestershire	Ferdinando Lord Hastings Sir Wolstan Dixie
Leicester	Thomas Jermyn Sir Humphrey May	May chosen for Lancaster and replaced by Sir George Hastings
Lincolnshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Lincolnshire	Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet Sir Nicholas Saunderson Bt
Lincoln	Sir Thomas Grantham John Monson
Boston	Sir Edward Barkham William Boswell
Grimsby	Henry Pelham Sir Christopher Wray
Stamford	Montagu Bertie John St Amand
Grantham	Sir George Manners Sir William Airmine
Middlesex
Constituency	Members	Notes
Middlesex	Sir John Franklyn Sir Gilbert Gerard
Westminster	Sir Edward Villiers William Mann
City of London	Sir Thomas Middleton Heneage Finch Robert Bateman Martin Bond
Monmouthshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Monmouthshire	Robert Viscount Lisle Sir William Morgan
Monmouth Boroughs	Walter Stewart
Norfolk
Constituency	Members	Notes
Norfolk	Sir Edward Coke Sir Edmund Bacon
Norwich	William Denny Sir Thomas Hyrne
King's Lynn	Thomas Gurling (merchant) John Cooke (merchant)
Yarmouth	Sir John Corbet Edward Owner
Thetford	Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington Framlingham Gawdy
Castle Rising	Sir Hamon le Strange Sir Thomas Bancroft
Northamptonshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Northamptonshire	Sir William Spencer Richard Knightley
Peterborough	Laurence Whitacre Christopher Hatton
Northampton	Richard Spencer Christopher Sherland
Brackley	Sir Thomas Wenman Edward Spencer
Higham Ferrers	Charles Montagu
Northumberland
Constituency	Members	Notes
Northumberland	Sir John Fenwick Sir Francis Brandling
Newcastle	Sir Thomas Ridell Sir Henry Anderson
Morpeth	Sir Thomas Reynell Sir Anthony Herbert
Berwick upon Tweed	Sir Robert Jackson Sir John Selby
Nottinghamshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Nottinghamshire	Sir Gervase Clifton John Stanhope
Nottingham	Robert Greaves John Martyn
East Retford	John Lord Haughton Sir Francis Wortley, 1st Baronet
Oxfordshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Oxfordshire	Edward Wray Sir Richard Wenman
Oxford University	Sir Thomas Edmondes John Danvers
Oxford	John Whistler Thomas Wentworth
Woodstock	Sir Philip Cary Sir Gerard Fleetwood
Banbury	Hon. James Fiennes
Rutland
Constituency	Members	Notes
Rutland	William Bulstrode Sir Guy Palmes
Salop
Constituency	Members	Notes
Shropshire	Sir Richard Newport Sir Andrew Corbet
Shrewsbury	Sir William Owen Thomas Owen
Bridgnorth	Sir William Whitmore George Vernon
Ludlow	Richard Tomlins Ralph Goodwin
Wenlock	Thomas Lawley Sir Thomas Wolryche, 1st Baronet
Bishops Castle	William Oakley Edward Waring
Somerset
Constituency	Members	Notes
Somerset	John Stawell Sir Robert Phelips
Bristol	Nicholas Hyde John Whitson
Bath	Ralph Hopton Edward Hungerford
Wells	Sir Edward Rodney Sir Thomas Lake
Taunton	Thomas Brereton Sir Hugh Portman, 4th Baronet
Bridgwater	Sir Arthur Lake Edward Popham
Minehead	Charles Pyne Francis Lutterell
Ilchester	Sir Robert Gage Richard Wynn
Staffordshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Staffordshire	Sir Simon Weston Richard Erdeswick
Lichfield	Sir Richard Dyott William Wingfield
Stafford	Matthew Cradock Sir Robert Hatton	Hatton chose to sit for Sandwich - replaced by Sir John Offley
Newcastle under Lyme	Edward Mainwaring John Keeling
Tamworth	Sir Thomas Puckering Bt Sir Richard Skeffington
Suffolk
Constituency	Members	Notes
Suffolk	Sir Edmund Bacon, 2nd Baronet Thomas Cornwallis
Ipswich	Robert Snelling William Cage
Dunwich	Sir John Rous Sir Robert Brooke
Orford	Sir Robert Hitcham Sir William Whitepole
Eye	Francis Finch Sir Roger North
Aldeburgh	Sir Thomas Glemham Charles Glemham
Sudbury	Sir Nathaniel Barnardiston Sir Robert Crane, 1st Baronet
Bury St Edmunds	Sir Thomas Jermyn Sir William Spring
Surrey
Constituency	Members	Notes
Surrey	Sir George More Sir Francis Leigh
Southwark	Richard Yarward William Coxe
Bletchingly	Edward Bysshe Thomas Gresham
Reigate	Sir Thomas Bludder Rogr James
Guildford	Sir Robert More Robert Parkhurst, jnr
Gatton	Sir Charles Howard Sir Thomas Crewe	Crewe Speaker
Haslemere	Sir Francis Carew Poynings More
Sussex
Constituency	Members	Notes
Sussex	Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet Sir John Shurley
Chichester	Algernon Lord Peircy Humphrey Haggett
Horsham	John Borough John Middleton.
Midhurst	Richard Lewknor Samuel Owfield
Lewes	Sir George Goring Sir George Rivers
New Shoreham	Anthony Stapley William Marlott
Bramber	Walter Barttelot Thomas Bowyer
Steyning	Sir Edward Fraunceys Sir Thomas Farnefold
East Grinstead	Sir Henry Compton Robert Heath
Arundel	Sir Henry Spiller William Hill
Warwickshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Warwickshire	Sir Thomas Lucy Sir Clement Throckmorton
Coventry	Henry Harwell Sir Edward Coke
Warwick	Sir Francis Leigh, Bt. Francis Lucy
Westmorland
Constituency	Members	Notes
Westmorland	Sir John Lowther Sir Henry Bellingham
Appleby	Sir John Hotham, 1st Baronet Thomas Hughes	Hotham chose to sit for Beverley - not replaced
Wiltshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Wiltshire	Sir Francis Seymour Sir Henry Ley
Salisbury	Henry Sherfield (Recorder) Sir Walter Long, 1st Baronet
Wilton	Sir Thomas Morgan Sir William Harrington
Downton	Sir Clipsby Crew Edward Herbert
Hindon	Sir Thomas Thynne Thomas Lambert
Heytesbury	Sir Charles Berkeley Edward Byshe
Westbury	Sir Walter Long Gifford Long
Calne	Sir Edward Howard George Lowe (senior)
Chippenham	Sir John Maynard Sir Francis Popham
Devizes	Edward Bayntun Robert Drew
Malmesbury	Sir Henry Moody Sir Edward Wardour
Cricklade	Sir William Howard Edward Dowse
Ludgershall	Robert Pye Sir Thomas Hinton	BW corrigenda gives other member as Sir Thomas Jaye
Great Bedwyn	Sir John Brooke William Cholmeley
Old Sarum	Michael Oldisworth Sir John Stradling
Wootton Bassett	Robert Hyde Sir Walter Tichborne
Marlborough	Richard Digges Edward Kyrton
Worcestershire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Worcestershire	Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 1st Baronet William Russell
Worcester	Sir Walter Devereux Sir Henry Spelman
Droitwich	John Wilde John Coventry
Evesham	Richard Cresheld Anthony Langston
Bewdley	Ralph Clare
Yorkshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Yorkshire	Sir Thomas Wentworth, Bt Sir Thomas Fairfax
York	Sir Arthur Ingram Christopher Brooke
Kingston upon Hull	John Lister Maurice Abbot
Knaresborough	Sir Richard Hutton Sir Henry Slingsby
Scarborough	Hugh Cholmeley William Thompson
Ripon	William Mallory Sir Thomas Posthumous Hoby
Richmond	Christopher Wandesford Sir Talbot Bowes
Hedon	Sir Thomas Fairfax of Walton Christopher Hilliard
Boroughbridge	Sir Ferdinando Fairfax William Mainwaring
Thirsk	Henry Belasyse Henry Stanley
Aldborough	Richard Aldborough John Carvile
Beverley	Sir John Hotham Bt Sir William Alford
Pontefract	Sir John Jackson Richard Beaumont
Cinque Ports
Constituency	Members	Notes
Hastings	Nicholas Eversfield Sackville Crowe
Romney	Sir Edmund Verney Richard Godfrey
Hythe	Sir Edward Dering, 1st Baronet Edward Clarke
Dover	John Hippisley William Beecher
Sandwich	Sir Henry Wotton Sir Robert Hatton
Rye	Thomas Fotherby John Sackville
Winchelsea	Roger Twysden Sir Ralph Freeman
Wales
Constituency	Members	Notes
Anglesey	Sir Sackville Trevor
Beaumaris	Charles Jones
Brecknockshire	Charles Vaughan
Brecknock	Walter Pye
Cardiganshire	James Lewis
Cardigan	Rowland Pugh
Carmarthenshire	(Sir) Richard Vaughan
Carmarthen	Henry Vaughan
Carnarvonshire	Thomas Glynn
Carnarvon	Edward Littleton	Littleton chose for Leominster - replaced by Robert Jones
Denbighshire	Thomas Myddelton
Denbigh Boroughs	Sir Hugh Middleton, 1st Baronet
Flintshire	Sir John Trevor
Flint	William Ravenscroft
Glamorgan	Sir Robert Mansell
Cardiff	William Price
Merioneth	Henry Wynn
Montgomeryshire	William Herbert	Herbert replaced by Sir Thomas Middleton
Montgomery	George Herbert
Pembrokeshire	John Wogan
Pembroke	Lewis Powell
Haverford West	Sir Thomas Canon
Radnorshire	James Price
Radnor	Charles Price

References

D. Brunton & D. H. Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808)
Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp198-

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List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1625

Contents

List of constituencies and members

Bedfordshire

Berkshire

Buckinghamshire

Cambridgeshire

Cheshire

Cornwall

Cumberland

Derbyshire

Devon

Dorset

Essex

Gloucestershire

Hampshire

Herefordshire

Hertfordshire

Huntingdonshire

Kent

Lancashire

Leicestershire

Lincolnshire

Middlesex

Monmouthshire

Norfolk

Northamptonshire

Northumberland

Nottinghamshire

Oxfordshire

Rutland

Salop

Somerset

Staffordshire

Suffolk

Surrey

Sussex

Warwickshire

Westmorland

Wiltshire

Worcestershire

Yorkshire

Cinque Ports

Wales

See also

References