Weobley | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1628–1832 | |
Seats | Two |
Replaced by | Herefordshire |
Weobley was a parliamentary borough in Herefordshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons in 1295 and from 1628 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.
Parliament | First Member | Second Member |
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Weobley re-enfranchised in 1628 | ||
1628 | William Walter | William Tomkins |
1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | |
1640 (Apr) | William Tomkins | Thomas Tomkins |
1640 (Nov) | Arthur Jones | Thomas Tomkins |
1645 | Robert Andrews | William Crowther |
1653 | Weobley not represented in Barebones parliament | |
1654,1656 | Weobley not represented in 1st and 2nd Protectorate parliaments | |
1659 | Herbert Perrott | Robert Andrews |
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