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Members of Parliament for Maidstone Borough, 1562-1880


M.P.s Chronological Order M.P.s Alphabetical Order

YEAR ELECTEDSURNAMEGIVEN NAMEPOSITION YEAR ELECTEDSURNAMEGIVEN NAMEPOSITION
1562BarhamNicholasPrimary 1585AstleyJohnPrimary
1562FisherHenryVice 1588AstleyJohnPrimary
1570WalsinghamThomasPrimary 1880AylmerCaptainVice
1570St. LegerNicholasVice 1688BanksCalebVice
1571St. LegerNicholasPrimary 1695BanksJohn, Sir Bt.Vice
1571DanetThomasVice 1562BarhamNicholasPrimary
1584RandolphThomasPrimary 1831BarnettCharles J.Vice
1584SaundersNicholasVice 1832BarnettCharles J.Vice
1585AstleyJohnPrimary 1614BarnhamFrancis, SirVice
1585RandolphThomasVice 1620BarnhamFrancis, SirVice
1588AstleyJohnPrimary 1623BarnhamFrancis, SirVice
1588RandolphThomasVice 1626BarnhamFrancis, SirVice
1592FluddThomas, SirPrimary 1627BarnhamFrancis, SirVice
1592BuskinLevinVice 1640BarnhamFrancis, SirPrimary
1596FluddThomas, SirPrimary 1660BarnhamRobertVice
1596LevesonJohn, SirVice 1661BarnhamRobertVice
1600FluddThomas, SirPrimary 1741BlightJohnVice
1600LevesonJohn, SirVice 1698BlissThomasVice
1603FaneFrancis, SirPrimary 1700BlissThomasVice
1603WashingtonLawrenceVice 1705BlissThomasVice
1614FaneFrancis, SirPrimary 1702BlissThomas (Sir Robert Marsham and Sir Thomas Roberts, Bart., were returned, but declared unduly elected.)Vice
1614BarnhamFrancis, SirVice 1790BloxamMatthewVice
1620FaneFrancis, SirPrimary 1796BloxamMatthewPrimary
1620BarnhamFrancis, SirVice 1802BloxamMatthew, SirPrimary
1623FaneGeorge, SirPrimary 1812BrydgesS. E., SirVice
1623BarnhamFrancis, SirVice 1592BuskinLevinVice
1625MaplesdenEdwardPrimary 1859BuxtonCharlesVice
1625StanleyThomasVice 1685ClinkardArchibaldPrimary
1626FaneGeorge, SirPrimary 1705CulpeperThomas, Sir Bt.Primary
1626BarnhamFrancis, SirVice 1708CulpeperThomas, Sir Bt.Primary
1627FaneGeorge, SirPrimary 1710CulpeperThomas, Sir Bt.Primary
1627BarnhamFrancis, SirVice 1714CulpeperThomas, Sir Bt. (On his decease, John Finch was elected)Vice
1640BarnhamFrancis, SirPrimary 1571DanetThomasVice
1640TuftonHumphrey, SirVice 1678DarellJohn, SirVice
Commonwealth    1796DelancyOliverVice
1660TwisdenThomasPrimary 1837DisraeliBenjaminVice
1660BarnhamRobertVice 1841DoddGeorgeVice
1661PierceRobert, SirPrimary 1847DoddGeorgeVice
1661BarnhamRobertVice 1852DoddGeorge (William Lee elected in 1853, vice Dodd retired.)Vice
1678TuftonJohn, Sir Bt.Primary 1802DurandJohn HodsonVice
1678DarellJohn, SirVice 1786EdwardsGerard Noel (Matthew Bloxam elected in July 1788, vice Edwards resigned.)Vice
1679TuftonJohn, Sir Bt.Primary 1747FairfaxRobertPrimary
1679FaneThomasVice 1603FaneFrancis, SirPrimary
1681GuftonJohn, Sir Bt.Primary 1614FaneFrancis, SirPrimary
1681FaneThomasVice 1620FaneFrancis, SirPrimary
1685ClinkardArchibaldPrimary 1623FaneGeorge, SirPrimary
1685WyattEdwinVice 1626FaneGeorge, SirPrimary
1688TaylorThomas Sir Bt.Primary 1627FaneGeorge, SirPrimary
1688BanksCalebVice 1679FaneThomasVice
1690TaylorThomas, Sir Bt.Primary 1681FaneThomasVice
1690RiderThomasVice 1838FectorJ. M., vice Lewis deceased (Fector resigned on petition, but was again elected in June.)Primary
1695TaylorThomas, Sir Bt., on his decease Thomas Rider was chosenPrimary 1702FinchHeneagePrimary
1695BanksJohn, Sir Bt.Vice 1722FinchJohnVice
1698MarshamRobert, Sir Bt.Primary 1727FinchJohnPrimary
1698BlissThomasVice 1734FinchJohnPrimary
1700MarshamRobert, Sir Bt.Primary 1562FisherHenryVice
1700BlissThomasVice 1592FluddThomas, SirPrimary
1702FinchHeneagePrimary 1596FluddThomas, SirPrimary
1702BlissThomas (Sir Robert Marsham and Sir Thomas Roberts, Bart., were returned, but declared unduly elected.)Vice 1600FluddThomas, SirPrimary
1705CulpeperThomas, Sir Bt.Primary 1761FullerRoseVice
1705BlissThomasVice 1768GregoryEdwardVice
1708CulpeperThomas, Sir Bt.Primary 1741GuernseyLordPrimary
1708MarshamRobert, Sir Bt.Vice 1754GuernseyLord (He succeeded his father as Earl of Aylesford in 1757, when Savile Finch was chosen.)Primary
1710CulpeperThomas, Sir Bt.Primary 1774GuernseyLord (In May 1777 he succeeded to his father's title, and Charles Finch was chosen.)Primary
1710MarshamRobert, Sir Bt.Vice 1681GuftonJohn, Sir Bt.Primary
1713MarshamRobert, Sir Bt.Primary 1754HangerGabrielVice
1713OngleySamuel, SirVice 1841HopeA. J. BeresfordPrimary
1714MarshamRobert, Sir Bt. (On his elevation to the peerage, Sir Barnham Rider was chosen)Primary 1847HopeA. J. BeresfordPrimary
1714CulpeperThomas, Sir Bt. (On his decease, John Finch was elected)Vice 1857HopeA. J. BeresfordPrimary
1722RiderBarnham, SirPrimary 1727HopeThomasVice
1722FinchJohnVice 1859LeeWilliamPrimary
1727FinchJohnPrimary 1865LeeWilliamPrimary
1727HopeThomasVice 1868LeeWilliam (Mr. Lee retired in 1870, when Sir John Lubbock, Bart., was elected.)Primary
1734FinchJohnPrimary 1596LevesonJohn, SirVice
1734TurnerWilliam HorsmondenVice 1600LevesonJohn, SirVice
1741GuernseyLordPrimary 1835LewisWyndhamPrimary
1741BlightJohnVice 1837LewisWyndhamPrimary
1747FairfaxRobertPrimary 1806LongmanGeorgeVice
1747TurnerWilliam HorsmondenVice 1818LongmanGeorgeVice
1754GuernseyLord (He succeeded his father as Earl of Aylesford in 1757, when Savile Finch was chosen.)Primary 1874LubbockJohn, Sir Bart.Primary
1754HangerGabrielVice 1774MannHorace, SirVice
1761NortheyWilliamPrimary 1780MannHorace, SirPrimary
1761FullerRoseVice 1625MaplesdenEdwardPrimary
1768MarshamCharlesPrimary 1768MarshamCharlesPrimary
1768GregoryEdwardVice 1698MarshamRobert, Sir Bt.Primary
1774GuernseyLord (In May 1777 he succeeded to his father's title, and Charles Finch was chosen.)Primary 1700MarshamRobert, Sir Bt.Primary
1774MannHorace, SirVice 1708MarshamRobert, Sir Bt.Vice
1780MannHorace, SirPrimary 1710MarshamRobert, Sir Bt.Vice
1780TaylorClementVice 1713MarshamRobert, Sir Bt.Primary
1786TaylorClementPrimary 1714MarshamRobert, Sir Bt. (On his elevation to the peerage, Sir Barnham Rider was chosen)Primary
1786EdwardsGerard Noel (Matthew Bloxam elected in July 1788, vice Edwards resigned.)Vice 1761NortheyWilliamPrimary
1790TaylorClementPrimary 1713OngleySamuel, SirVice
1790BloxamMatthewVice 1661PierceRobert, SirPrimary
1796BloxamMatthewPrimary 1584RandolphThomasPrimary
1796DelancyOliverVice 1585RandolphThomasVice
1802BloxamMatthew, SirPrimary 1588RandolphThomasVice
1802DurandJohn HodsonVice 1722RiderBarnham, SirPrimary
1806SimpsonGeorgePrimary 1690RiderThomasVice
1806LongmanGeorgeVice 1818RobartsA. W.Primary
1812SimpsonGeorgePrimary 1820RobartsA. W.Primary
1812BrydgesS. E., SirVice 1826RobartsA. W.Vice
1818RobartsA. W.Primary 1830RobartsA. W.Primary
1818LongmanGeorgeVice 1831RobartsA. W.Primary
1820RobartsA. W.Primary 1832RobartsA. W.Primary
1820WellsJohnVice 1835RobartsA. W.Vice
1826WellsJohnPrimary 1880RossMajorPrimary
1826RobartsA. W.Vice 1584SaundersNicholasVice
1830RobartsA. W.Primary 1857ScottMajorVice
1830WinchesterHenryVice 1806SimpsonGeorgePrimary
1831RobartsA. W.Primary 1812SimpsonGeorgePrimary
1831BarnettCharles J.Vice 1570St. LegerNicholasVice
1832RobartsA. W.Primary 1571St. LegerNicholasPrimary
1832BarnettCharles J.Vice 1625StanleyThomasVice
1835LewisWyndhamPrimary 1780TaylorClementVice
1835RobartsA. W.Vice 1786TaylorClementPrimary
1837LewisWyndhamPrimary 1790TaylorClementPrimary
1837DisraeliBenjaminVice 1688TaylorThomas Sir Bt.Primary
1838FectorJ. M., vice Lewis deceased (Fector resigned on petition, but was again elected in June.)Primary 1690TaylorThomas, Sir Bt.Primary
1841HopeA. J. BeresfordPrimary 1695TaylorThomas, Sir Bt., on his decease Thomas Rider was chosenPrimary
1841DoddGeorgeVice 1640TuftonHumphrey, SirVice
1847HopeA. J. BeresfordPrimary 1678TuftonJohn, Sir Bt.Primary
1847DoddGeorgeVice 1679TuftonJohn, Sir Bt.Primary
1852WhatmanJamesPrimary 1734TurnerWilliam HorsmondenVice
1852DoddGeorge (William Lee elected in 1853, vice Dodd retired.)Vice 1747TurnerWilliam HorsmondenVice
1857HopeA. J. BeresfordPrimary 1660TwisdenThomasPrimary
1857ScottMajorVice 1570WalsinghamThomasPrimary
1859LeeWilliamPrimary 1603WashingtonLawrenceVice
1859BuxtonCharlesVice 1874WaterlowS. H., Sir Bart.Vice
1865LeeWilliamPrimary 1820WellsJohnVice
1865WhatmanJamesVice 1826WellsJohnPrimary
1868LeeWilliam (Mr. Lee retired in 1870, when Sir John Lubbock, Bart., was elected.)Primary 1852WhatmanJamesPrimary
1868WhatmanJamesVice 1865WhatmanJamesVice
1874LubbockJohn, Sir Bart.Primary 1868WhatmanJamesVice
1874WaterlowS. H., Sir Bart.Vice 1830WinchesterHenryVice
1880RossMajorPrimary 1685WyattEdwinVice
1880AylmerCaptainVice