List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1654
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This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) in the First Protectorate Parliament under the Commonwealth of England which began at Westminster on 3 September 1654, and was held to 22 January 1655.
The preceding Barebone's Parliament was made up almost entirely of County seats. In this the First Protectorate Parliament, many boroughs received back their franchise. However anticipating the Reform Act by nearly 200 years, a number of rotten boroughs were excluded and representation was given to several towns including Manchester, Leeds and Halifax and to the county and city of Durham.
This list contains details of the MPs elected in 1654. Normally when a member is elected for more than one seat a choice is made regarding which seat he represents and an alternative member is chosen for the other. In this parliament however this reseating did not take place, and so some individuals are shown for two or even three seats. It was succeeded by the Second Protectorate Parliament
List of constituencies and MPs[]
Bedfordshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire | Sir William Boteler Edmund Wingate |
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| Bedford | Bulstrode Whitelocke | |
Berkshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Berkshire | Edmund Dunch Sir Robert Pye John Dunch John Southby |
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| Abingdon | Thomas Holt | |
| Reading | Robert Hammond | |
Buckinghamshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Buckinghamshire | Bulstrode Whitelocke Richard Ingoldsby George Fleetwood |
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| Buckingham | Francis Ingoldsby | |
| Wycombe | Thomas Scot | |
| Aylesbury | ||
Cambridgeshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Cambridgeshire | Francis Russell Henry Pickering |
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| Cambridge | (Alderman of Cambridge) | |
| Cambridge University | Henry Cromwell | |
| Isle of Ely | John Thurloe |
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Cheshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Cheshire | John Bradshaw George Booth (of Norton) John Crew |
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| City of Chester | |
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Cornwall[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Cornwall | Thomas Gewen (of Trevisham) Richard Carter ( Anthony Rous (of Pennare) Walter Moyle Charles Boscawen Anthony Nichols |
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| Launceston | Robert Bennet | |
| Truro | Francis Rous | |
| Penryn | ||
| East Looe and West Looe | John Blackmore | |
Cumberland[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Cumberland | Major General Charles Howard Colonel William Briscoe |
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| Carlisle | ||
Derbyshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Derbyshire | John Gell |
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| Derby | Gervase Bennet | |
Devon[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Devon | Robert Rolle Thomas Reynell William Morice John Hale Sir John Northcote, Bt Henry Hatsell |
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| Exeter | Thomas Bampfield |
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| Plymouth | (Merchant) William Yeo |
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| Clifton Dartmouth Hardness | ||
| Totnes | Major-General Desborough | |
| Barnstaple | John Dodderidge | |
| Tiverton | Major John Blackmore | Blackmore declared void – replaced by Robert Shapcote |
| Honiton | Sir John Yonge | |
Dorset[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Dorset | William Sydenham John Bingham Sir Walter Earle John Fitzjames John Trenchard Henry Henley |
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| Dorchester | John Whiteway | |
| Melcombe | Denis Bond | |
| Lyme Regis | Edmund Prideaux | |
| Poole | Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper | |
Durham[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| County Durham | Robert Lilburne George Lilburne |
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| City of Durham | Anthony Smith (Mercer) | |
Essex[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Essex | Sir William Masham Bt Sir Richard Everard, 1st Baronet of Much Waltham Sir Thomas Honeywood Sir Thomas Bowes Sir Henry Mildmay Carew Mildmay Dionysius Wakering Edward Turnor Richard Cutts Oliver Raymond Herbert Pelham |
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| Maldon | ||
| Colchester | Colonel John Barkstead |
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Gloucestershire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Gloucestershire | George Berkeley Matthew Hale John Howe Christopher Guise Sylvanus Wood |
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| Gloucester | Thomas Pury William Lenthall |
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| Tewkesbury | Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper | Cooper replaced by Francis St John |
| Cirencester | John Stone | |
Hampshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Hampshire | Richard Lord Cromwell Richard Norton Richard Major John St Barbe Robert Wallop Francis Rivett Edward Hooper John Bulkeley |
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| Winchester | John Hildesley | |
| Southampton | John Lisle | |
| Portsmouth | Nathaniel Whetham | |
| Andover | John Duns (of Hurstley) | |
| Isle of Wight | William Sydenham Viscount L'Isle |
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Herefordshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Herefordshire | |
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| Hereford | Bennet Hoskyns | |
| Leominster | John Birch | |
Hertfordshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Hertfordshire | Henry Lawrence William Earl of Salisbury Sir John Wittewrong, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Lucy, 1st Baronet |
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| St Albans | ||
| Hertford | ||
Huntingdonshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Huntingdonshire | Edward Montagu Henry Cromwell (the younger) (of Upwood) |
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| Huntingdon | John Bernard | |
Kent (see also Cinque Ports)[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Kent | Lieutenant Colonel Henry Oxenden Colonel John Dixwell John Boys Sir Henry Vane (senior) Lambert Godfrey Augustine Skinner Colonel Ralph Weldon |
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| Canterbury | Thomas Scot |
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| Rochester | John Parker (Recorder) | |
| Maidstone | Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet | |
| Queensborough | Augustine Garland | |
Lancashire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Lancashire | Richard Holland Gilbert Ireland Richard Standish William Ashurst |
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| Preston | Richard Shuttleworth | |
| Lancaster | Henry Porter | |
| Liverpool | Thomas Birch sen. | |
| Manchester | Charles Worsley | |
Leicestershire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Leicestershire | Thomas Beaumont Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford Lord Grey of Groby |
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| Leicester | Sir Arthur Hesilrige (Alderman) |
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Lincolnshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Lincolnshire | Edward Rossiter Thomas Hall Thomas Lister Charles Hall (Sir) John Wray Colonel Thomas Hatcher |
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| Lincoln | William Marshall (Alderman) (Alderman) |
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| Boston | William Ellis | . |
| Grantham | William Bury sen | |
| Stamford | John Weaver | |
| Grimsby | William Wray | |
Middlesex[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Middlesex | Sir James Harrington, Bt Sir William Roberts Edmund Harvey |
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| Westminster | Thomas Latham |
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| City of London | Thomas Foote William Steele Thomas Adams John Langham Samuel Avery Andrew Riccard |
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Monmouthshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Monmouthshire | Richard Lord Cromwell Philip Jones Henry Herbert |
Cromwell chose Hampshire, and Jones chose Glamorgan. Replaced by Thomas Morgan and Thomas Hughes |
Norfolk[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Norfolk | Sir John Hobart Sir William D'Oyly Sir Ralph Hare, Bt Thomas Sotherton Philip Wodehouse Philip Bedingfield (senior) |
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| Norwich | |
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| King's Lynn | Major-General Philip Skippon (Recorder) |
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| Yarmouth | Colonel William Goffe |
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Northamptonshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Northamptonshire | Sir Gilbert Pickering, Bt John Dryden Bt. John Crew Sir John Norwich, Bt John Claypole, senior |
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| Peterborough | Humphrey Orme Alexander Blake |
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| Northampton | ||
Northumberland[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Northumberland | William Fenwick Robert Fenwick (of Bedlington) (of Eglingham) |
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| Newcastle | Sir Arthur Hesilrige | |
| Berwick upon Tweed | George Fenwick | |
Nottinghamshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Nottinghamshire | Hon. William Pierrepont Major-General Edward Whalley Colonel Edward Neville |
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| Nottingham | |
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Oxfordshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Oxfordshire | Robert Jenkinson Charles Fleetwood Colonel James Whitelocke Nathaniel Fiennes William Lenthall |
Whitelocke replaced by Richard Croke |
| Oxford | Bulstrode Whitelocke | |
| Oxford University | John Owen D. D. | |
| Woodstock | Lieutenant-General Charles Fleetwood | |
Rutland[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Rutland | |
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Salop[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Shropshire | Humphrey Mackworth sen. Thomas Mytton Robert Corbet Philip Young |
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| Shrewsbury | Richard Cheshire Humphrey Mackworth jun. |
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| Bridgnorth | ||
| Ludlow | John Aston | |
Somerset[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Somerset | General John Desborough John Harrington |
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| Bristol | Richard Aldworth Miles Jackson |
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| Bath | Alexander Popham | |
| Wells | Lislebone Long | |
| Taunton | Thomas Gorges |
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| Bridgwater | Robert Blake | |
Staffordshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Staffordshire | Sir Charles Wolseley, 2nd Baronet Thomas Crompton Thomas Whitgrave |
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| Lichfield | Thomas Minors | |
| Stafford | John Bradshaw | |
| Newcastle under Lyme | Edward Keeling | |
Suffolk[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Suffolk | Sir William Spring Sir Thomas Barnardiston Sir T Bedingfield John Gurdon William Gibbes Alexander Bence John Sicklemore Thomas Bacon |
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| Ipswich | Nathaniel Bacon Francis Bacon |
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| Bury St Edmunds | John Clarke |
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| Dunwich | Gen. Robert Brewster | |
| Sudbury | ||
Surrey[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Surrey | Sir Richard Onslow Major-General Lambert Arthur Onslow Francis Drake Robert Holman |
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| Southwark | |
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| Guildford | Richard Hiller (of Guilford) | |
| Reigate | Edward Bysshe | |
Sussex[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Sussex | Herbert Morley Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet Anthony Stapley John Stapley John Fagg William Hay John Pelham Francis Lord Dacres Herbert Springet |
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| Chichester | Henry Peckham | |
| Lewes | ||
| East Grinstead | John Goodwin | |
| Arundel | Anthony Shirley | |
Warwickshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Warwickshire | Richard Lucy Sir Richard Temple William Purefoy |
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| Coventry | William Purefoy Robert Beake |
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| Warwick | Richard Lucy | |
Westmorland[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Westmoreland | Christopher Lister |
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Wiltshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Wiltshire | Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper Alexander Popham Thomas Grove Francis Holles John Ernle William Yorke John Norden James Ash |
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| Salisbury | Edward Tooker (Recorder) |
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| Marlborough | Charles Fleetwood | |
| Devizes | Sir Edward Bayntun | |
Worcestershire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Worcestershire | Sir Thomas Rouse, 1st Baronet Edward Pytts Nicholas Lechmere John Bridges Talbot Badger |
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| Worcester | William Collins Edward Elvines (Alderman) |
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Yorkshire[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Yorkshire | ||
| West Riding | Sir Thomas Fairfax John Lambert Henry Tempest John Bright Martin Lister |
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| East Riding | Sir William Strickland Hugh Bethell Richard Robinson Walter Strickland |
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| North Riding | Lord Eure Francis Lascelles Thomas Harrison |
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| York | Sir Thomas Widdrington Thomas Dickenson, (Alderman) |
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| Kingston upon Hull | ||
| Beverley | Francis Thorpe (Baron of the Exchequer) | |
| Scarborough | John Wildman | |
| Richmond | (of Scornton) | |
| Leeds | Adam Bayns (of Knowstrop) | |
| Halifax | Jeremy Bentley | |
Cinque Ports[] | ||
| Dover | ||
| Sandwich | Thomas Kelsey | |
| Rye | Herbert Morley | |
Wales[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Anglesey | George Twisleton William Foxwist |
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| Brecknockshire | Lord Herbert |
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| Cardiganshire | James Philipps Jenkin Lloyd |
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| Carmarthenshire | John Claypole Rowland Dawkins |
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| Carnarvonshire | John Glynne Thomas Madryn |
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| Denbighshire | Col. Simon Thelwall Col. John Carter |
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| Flintshire | John Trevor Andrew Ellice |
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| Glamorgan | Philip Jones Edmund Thomas |
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| Cardiff | John Price | |
| Merioneth | John Vaughan | |
| Montgomeryshire | Sir John Price Bt Charles Lloyd |
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| Pembrokeshire | Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet Arthur Owen |
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| Haverford West | John Upton | |
| Radnorshire | George Gwynne Henry Williams |
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Scotland[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Sheriffdom of Inverness | Lieut. Col. William Michel | |
| Sheriffdoms of Forfar and Kinkardine | Col. David Barclay of Urie | |
| Sheriffdoms of Fife and Kinross | Col. James Hay | |
| Sheriffdom of Perth | George Livingston, 3rd Earl of Linlithgow | |
| Sheriffdoms of Linlithgow, Sterling, and Clackmannan | Col. Thomas Read (Governor of Stirling) | |
| Sheriffdoms of Dunbarton, Argyll, and Bute | Sir James Hamilton (of Orbiston) | |
| Sheriffdom of Lannerick | Col. William Lockhart | |
| Sheriffdom of Midlothian | George Smith (one of the Judges of Scotland) | |
| Sheriffdom of Merse | John Swinton (of Swinton) | |
| Sheriffdoms of Selkirk and Peebles | John Thompson (Auditor-General of the Revenues of Scotland) | |
| Sheriffdom of Dumfries | James Johnstone, 2nd Earl of Hartfell | |
| Sheriffdom of Wigton | Sir James MacDowel (of Garthland) | |
| Sheriffdom of East-Lothian | Benjamin Bridie (of Dolphinton) | |
| Boroughs of Forfar, Dundee, Arbroth, Montross, Buchan |
Sir Alexander Wedderburn (of Blackness, Clerk of Dundee) | |
| Boroughs of Lithgow, Queens Ferry, Perth, Culross, and Stirling | Col. John Okey | |
| Boroughs of St. Andrews, Dysart, Kirkaldy, Anstruther-East, Pittenween, Creel, Dumfermline Kinghorn, Anstruther-West, Innerleithing, Kilkenny, and Burnt-Iand |
James Snord (Burgess of Saint Andrews) | |
| City of Edinburgh | Samuel Desborrow (Commissioner for the Revenues) George Downing (Scout-Master-General) |
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| Boroughs of Lannerick, Glasgow, Rutherglen, Rothsay, Renfrew, Ayre, Irwynn, and Dunbarton |
John Wilk (of Bromhouse) | |
| Boroughs of Dumfreize, Sanclare, Lochmaben, Annand, Wigton, Kirkudbright, Whithorn, and Galloway |
Major Jeremiah Tolhurst (Burgess of Dumfries) | |
| Boroughs of Peebles, Selkirk, Jedburgh, Lander, North Berwick, Dunbar, and Haddington |
William Thompson (Burgess of Haddington) | |
Ireland[] | ||
| Constituency | Members | Notes |
| Counties of Meath and Louth | Col. John Fowk (Governor of Drogheda) Major William Cadogan. |
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| Counties of Kildare and Wicklow | Maj. Anthony Morgan Maj. William Meredith. |
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| County of Dublin | Col. John Hewson (of Lutterels Town) | |
| City of Dublin | Daniel Hutchinson (Alderman) | |
| Counties of Catberlougb, Wexford, Kilkenny, and Queen's County | Thomas Sadler Daniel Axtell |
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| Counties of Westmeath, Longford, and King's County | Theophilus Jones Thomas Scot. |
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| Counties of Down, Antrim, and Armagh | Col. Robert Venables Col. Arthur Hill[1] |
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| Towns of Carrickfergus and Belfast | Major Daniel Redmond. | |
| Counties of Londonderry, Donegal, and Tyrone | Col. John Clark Thomas Newburgh (of Lifford in County Donegal) |
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| Towns of Derry and Coleraine | Ralph King | |
| Counties of Cavan, Fermanagh, and Monaghan | Col. John Cole | |
| Counties of Kerry, Limerick, and Clare | Major Gen. Sir Hardress Waller Col. Henry Ingoldsby |
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| City and County of the City of Limerick and Kilmallock | William Purefoy | |
| County of Cork | Roger Boyle, Lord Baron of Broghill | |
| Towns of Cork and Youghal | Col. William Jephson | |
| Towns of Bandon and Kinsale | Vincent Gookin | |
| Counties of Tipperary and Waterford | John Reynolds(Commissary-General) Jerome Sankey |
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| Cities of Waterford and Clonmel | William Halsey | |
| Counties of Sligo, Roscommon, and Leitrim | Sir Robert King Sir John Temple |
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| Counties of Galway and Mayo | Sir Charles Coote (Commissary-General) John Reynolds |
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See also[]
- List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1656 (Second Protectorate Parliament)
- List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1659 (Third Protectorate Parliament)
- List of Parliaments of England
- First Protectorate Parliament
Notes[]
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (September 2013) |
- ^ Maguire, W.A. (1974). Letters of a great Irish landlord. Belfast: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. p. 10.
References[]
- Brunton, D.; Pennington, D.H. (1954), Members of the Long Parliament, London: George Allen & Unwin
- Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803, London: Thomas Hansard, 1808, archived from the original on 5 December 2012
- Willis, Browne (1750), "Parliament at Westminster, Anno 1654", Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ..., London, pp. 259–271
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