William Elliot (MP)
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William Elliot (12 March 1766 – 26 October 1818)[1] was an Irish politician who sat in the Irish House of Commons before its abolition. After the Act of Union he sat as a Whig[2] in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Elliot was elected to the Irish House of Commons in 1796 as a Member of Parliament St Canice.[3] At the 1798 election he was returned for both Carlow Borough and for St Canice, but chose to continue to sit for St Canice.[3] He held that seat until the Parliament of Ireland was abolished at the end of 1800 by the Act of Union,[3] when he did not initially have a seat in the new Parliament of the United Kingdom.
However, he was elected at an unopposed by-election[4] in March 1801 as MP for Portarlington, and held that seat until the 1802 general election,[5] when he was returned for Peterborough.[2] He held that seat until his death in October 1818, aged 52.[1]
He was sworn as a Privy Councillor in March 1806, in Dublin Castle,[6] and appointed on 28 March as Chief Secretary for Ireland[6] in the Ministry of All the Talents. He held that post until 1807.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)[self-published source][better source needed]
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons([self-published source][better source needed]) cites: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The London Gazette: no. 15906. p. 420. 1 April 1806. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Elliot
Parliament of Ireland | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for St Canice 1796 – 1800 With: John Monck Mason |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Carlow Borough 1798 With: Henry Prittie |
Succeeded by John Wolfe Henry Prittie |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Portarlington March 1801 – 1802 |
Succeeded by Henry Parnell |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Peterborough 1802 – 1818 With: Dr. French Laurence to 1809 Marquess of Tavistock 1809–1812 George Ponsonby 1812–1816 Hon. William Lamb 1816 |
Succeeded by Sir Robert Heron, Bt Hon. William Lamb |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Chief Secretary for Ireland 1806–1807 |
Succeeded by Arthur Wellesley, Baron Douro |
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- 1766 births
- 1818 deaths
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- Irish MPs 1790–97
- Irish MPs 1798–1800
- Whig (British political party) MPs
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Irish constituencies (1801–1922)
- UK MPs 1801–02
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1802–06
- UK MPs 1806–07
- UK MPs 1807–12
- UK MPs 1812–18
- UK MPs 1818–20
- Members of the Privy Council of Ireland
- Commissioners of the Treasury for Ireland
- Chief Secretaries for Ireland