Global political history

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Past Constituencies (T)

Tain Burghs | Tavistock | Tiverton | Totnes | Tower Hamlets | Tralee | Truro | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | Tynemouth and North Shields.


Tain Burghs

Member of Parliament for Tain Burghs
Charles James Fox

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 24 1749; d. September 13 1806.

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Charles Fox,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 26 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-charles-fox-1/index.html.

Whig Party

1784 – 1786


Tavistock

Member of Parliament for Tavistock
William Russell, Lord Russell

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1639; d. July 21 1683.

Non-Partisan

1660 – 1661

William Russell, Lord Russell

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1639; d. July 21 1683.

Non-Partisan

1661 – 1679

Sir Richard Wrottesley, 7th Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1721; d. July 20 1769.

Non-Partisan

1747 – 1754

General Richard FitzPatrick

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 24 1748; d. April 25 1813.

Whig Party

1774 – 1807

Lord John Russell

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1766; d. October 20 1839

Titles of nobility: Duke of Bedford in the Peerage of England (1802 – 1839)

Whig Party

1788 – 1790

Lord John Russell

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1766; d. October 20 1839

Titles of nobility: Duke of Bedford in the Peerage of England (1802 – 1839)

Whig Party

1790 – 1802

Lord Robert Spencer

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1747; d. June 23 1831.

Whig Party

1802 – 1807

Charles Grey, Viscount Howick

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1764; d. July 17 1845

Titles of nobility: Earl Grey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1807 – 1845)

Whig Party

1807

Lord William Russell

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1767; d. May 5 1840.

Whig Party

1807 – 1819

George Ponsonby

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1755; d. July 8 1817.

Whig Party

1808 – 1812

General Richard FitzPatrick

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 24 1748; d. April 25 1813.

Whig Party

1812 – 1813

Lord John Russell

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1792; d. May 28 1878.

Titles:

Known by the courtesy title Lord John Russell from birth until July 27 1861. Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Russell and Viscount Amberley, July 27 1861.1

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, May 21 1862.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Lord John Russell,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-john-russell/index.html.

[2] “No. 22534,” The London Gazette, July 30 1861, 3193, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22534/page/3193.

Whig Party

1813 – 1817

Lord Robert Spencer

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1747; d. June 23 1831.

Whig Party

1817 – 1818

Lord John Russell

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1792; d. May 28 1878.

Titles:

Known by the courtesy title Lord John Russell from birth until July 27 1861. Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Russell and Viscount Amberley, July 27 1861.1

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, May 21 1862.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Lord John Russell,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-john-russell/index.html.

[2] “No. 22534,” The London Gazette, July 30 1861, 3193, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22534/page/3193.

Whig Party

July 18 1818 – March 6 1820

John Peter Grant

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 21 1774; d. May 17 1848.

Whig Party

1819 – 1826

John Nicholas Fazakerley

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1787; d. July 16 1852.

Whig Party

1820

Hugh Fortescue, Viscount Ebrington

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1783; d. September 14 1861.

Whig Party

1820 – 1830

Lord William Russell

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1767; d. May 5 1840.

Whig Party

1826 – 1831

Lord John Russell

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1792; d. May 28 1878.

Titles:

Known by the courtesy title Lord John Russell from birth until July 27 1861. Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Russell and Viscount Amberley, July 27 1861.1

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, May 21 1862.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Lord John Russell,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-john-russell/index.html.

[2] “No. 22534,” The London Gazette, July 30 1861, 3193, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22534/page/3193.

Whig Party

September 1 1830 – April 28 1831

John Heywood Hawkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1802; d. June 27 1877.

Whig Party

1831 – 1832

Charles Richard Fox

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 6 1796; d. April 13 1873.

Whig Party

1832 – 1835

William Russell, Marquess of Tavistock

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 1 1809; d. May 27 1872.

Whig Party

1832 – 1841

Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1933.

Titles:

Received a life peerage as Baron Heseltine, of Thenford in the County of Northamptonshire, July 12 2001.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Lord Heseltine.” Accessed May 3, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/94/career.

[2] “No. 56278,” The London Gazette, July 18 2001, 8487, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/56278/page/8487.

Conservative Party

March 31 1966 – February 28 1974


Tiverton

Member of Parliament for Tiverton
Charles Spencer, Lord Spencer

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1675; d. April 19 1722.

Whig Party

1695 – 1702

Dudley Ryder

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1762; d. December 26 1847.

Tory Party

1784 – 1803

Richard Ryder

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1766; d. September 18 1832.

Tory Party

1795 – 1830

Dudley Ryder, Viscount Sandon

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 19 1798; d. November 19 1882.

Tory Party

1819 – 1831

James Kennedy

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1798; d. 1859.

Radicals

1831 – 1835

Spencer Perceval

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1795; d. September 16 1859.

Tory Party

1831 – 1832

John Heathcoat

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 7 1783; d. January 1861.

Whig Party

1832 – 1859

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1784; d. October 18 1865.

Titles:

Succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Palmerston in the Peerage of the Ireland, April 17 1802. (citation needed)

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, July 12 1856.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Viscount Palmerston,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/viscount-palmerston/index.html.

[2] “No. 21901,” The London Gazette, July 15 1856, 2451, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/21901/page/2451.

Whig Party (1835 – 1859); Liberal Party (1859 – 1865)

1835 – October 18 1865

George Denman

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 23 1819; d. September 21 1896.

Liberal Party

1859 – 1865

Sir John Walrond Walrond, 1st Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1818; d. April 23 1889.

Conservative Party

1865 – 1868

George Denman

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 23 1819; d. September 21 1896.

Liberal Party

1866 – 1872


Totnes

Member of Parliament for Totnes
Henry Phipps

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14 1755; d. April 7 1831.

Tory Party

1784 – 1790

Charles George Perceval

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1756; d. July 5 1840.

Tory Party

1796 – 1802

Sir Vicary Gibbs

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1751; d. February 8 1820.

Tory Party

1804 – 1806

Edward Adolphus St Maur, Lord Seymour

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1804; d. November 28 1885.

Whig Party

1834 – 1855

George Hay

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 26 1822; d. December 22 1862

Titles of nobility: Earl of Gifford Source: https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/earl-gifford

Whig Party (1855 – 1859); Liberal Party (1859 – 1862)

1855 – 1862

Sarah Wollaston

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1962.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Dr Sarah Wollaston.” Accessed May 13, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4073/career.

Conservative Party (2015 – 2019); Change UK (2019); Independent (2019); Liberal Democrats (2019)

May 6 2010 – November 6 2019


Tower Hamlets

Member of Parliament for Tower Hamlets
Major-General Charles Richard Fox

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 6 1796; d. April 13 1873.

Whig Party

1841 – 1847

Charles Thomson Ritchie

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 19 1838; d. January 9 1906.

Conservative Party

1874 – 1885

James Bryce

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1838; d. January 22 1922.

Liberal Party

1880 – 1885


Tralee

Member of Parliament for Tralee
Arthur Moore

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1765; d. January 6 1846.

Non-Partisan

1801 – 1802

George Canning

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1770; d. August 8 1827.

Tory Party

1802 – 1806

Sir Maurice FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Kerry

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1774; d. March 7 1849.

Whig Party

1806 – 1807

Samuel Boddington

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1766; d. April 19 1843.

Tory Party

1807

Evan Foulkes

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1751; d. November 8 1825.

Tory Party

1807

Major-General Sir Arthur Wellesley

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852.

Titles:

Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Viscount Wellington and Baron Douro, August 16 1809.2 Created Earl of Wellington, February 22 1812.3 Created Marquess of Wellington, August 18 1812.4 Created Duke of Wellington and Marquess Douro, May 3 1814.5

Honours:

Created a Knight Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, September 1 18046 (converted to a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, January 2 18157). Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, March 4 1813.8

Military ranks:

Promoted to colonel, May 14 1796.9 Promoted to brigadier-general, July 25 1801.10 Promoted to major-general, May 11 1802.11 Promoted to lieutenant-general, May 7 1808.12 Promoted to brevet general (Spain and Portugal only), August 6 1811.13 Promoted to field marshal, June 21 1813.14

Elections:

Elected to the constituency of Rye, April 12 1806.15

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Arthur Wellesley,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-arthur-wellesley/index.html.

[2] “No. 16291,” The London Gazette, August 22 1809, 1342, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16291/page/1342.

[3] “No. 16576,” The London Gazette, February 18 1812, 335, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16576/page/335.

[4] “No. 16636,” The London Gazette, August 18 1812, 1677, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16636/page/1677.

[5] “No. 16894,” The London Gazette, May 3 1814, 936, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16894/page/936.

[6] “No. 15732,” The London Gazette, August 28 1804, 1069, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15732/page/1069.

[7] “No. 16972,” The London Gazette, January 4 1815, 18, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16972/page/18.

[8] “No. 16708,” The London Gazette, March 2 1813, 458, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16708/page/458.

[9] “No. 13892,” The London Gazette, May 14 1796, 460, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/13892/page/460.

[10] “No. 15389,” The London Gazette, July 21 1801, 894, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15389/page/894.

[11] “No. 15478,” The London Gazette, May 8 1802, 467, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15478/page/467.

[12] “No. 16142,” The London Gazette, May 3 1808, 622, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16142/page/622.

[13] “No. 16510,” The London Gazette, August 3 1811, 1526, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16510/page/1526.

[14] “No. 16746,” The London Gazette, July 3 1813, 1270, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16746/page/1270.

[15] “No. 15908,” The London Gazette, April 12 1806, 449, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15908/page/449.

Tory Party

1807

Robert Vernon Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 23 1800; d. November 10 1873.

Whig Party

1829 – 1831


Truro

Member of Parliament for Truro
Sir Philip Meadowes

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1672; d. 1757.

Non-Partisan

1702

Admiral of the Blue Edward Boscawen

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1711; d. January 10 1761.

Tory Party

1741 – 1761

John Hiley Addington

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1759; d. June 11 1818.

Tory Party

1787 – 1790

Captain Edward Leveson-Gower

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1776; d. December 6 1853.

Tory Party

1802 – 1807

William John Bankes

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1786; d. April 15 1855.

Tory Party

1810 – 1812

Sir George Warrender of Lochend, 4th Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1782; d. February 21 1849.

Tory Party

1812 – 1818

Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Hussey Vivian

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1782; d. February 21 1849.

Whig Party

1820 – 1826

John Cranch Walker Vivian

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1818; d. January 22 1879.

Liberal Party

1865 – 1871



Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale

List of Members of Parliament for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale

Name

Political Party

Dates in Office

Michael Kevin Moore

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1965.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Michael Moore.” Accessed May 15, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/638/career.

Liberal Democrats

May 1 1997 – April 5 2005



Tynemouth and North Shields

Member of Parliament for Tynemouth and North Shields
George Otto Trevelyan

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1838; d. August 17 1928.

Liberal Party

1865 – 1868