Edward Rushworth (politician)
Edward Rushworth (17 October 1755 – 15 October 1817)[1][2] was a British clergyman on the Isle of Wight, and a token politician.
Rushworth was the oldest son of Royal Navy Captain John Rushworth of Portsea in Hampshire. Educated at Winchester College and at Trinity College, Oxford, he became a deacon at Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight.[3]
In 1780 he married Catherine Holmes, daughter Reverend Leonard Holmes (later the 1st Baron Holmes). His father-in-law was the patron of both the parliamentary boroughs on the island.[3]
He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the two boroughs on the Isle of Wight for several periods between 1780 and 1797. He was MP for Yarmouth from 1781 to 1781,[1] for Newport from 1784 to 1790,[2] for Yarmouth in 1790, and for Yarmouth again from 1796 to 1797.[1] [3]
He appears to have held the seats only as a place-holder, and did not take part in any parliamentary proceedings.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y" [self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Yarmouth, Isle of Wight 1780 – 1781 With: Edward Morant |
Succeeded by Edward Morant Sir Thomas Rumbold, Bt |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Newport, Isle of Wight 1784 – 1790 With: Hon. Hugh Seymour-Conway 1784–86 Hon. John Townshend 1786–90 George Byng 1790 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Melbourne The Viscount Palmerston |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Yarmouth, Isle of Wight 1790 – 1791 With: Thomas Clarke Jervoise |
Succeeded by Jervoise Clarke Jervoise Sir John Leicester, Bt |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Yarmouth, Isle of Wight 1796 – 1797 With: Jervoise Clarke Jervoise |
Succeeded by Jervoise Clarke Jervoise William Peachy |
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