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Culture, England, Crown, Member Parliament, MP Tavistock

MP Tavistock is in Member Parliament.

In 1547 Edward Rogers (age 49) was elected MP Tavistock.

In 1563 Richard Cooke (age 33) was elected MP Tavistock.

In 1586 John Glanville (age 44) was elected MP Tavistock.

In 1621 Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden (age 64) was elected MP Tavistock.

In 1624 Sampson Hele (age 42) was elected MP Tavistock.

Long Parliament

In 1641 Colonel John Russell (age 21) was elected MP Tavistock in the Long Parliament.

In 1708 John Cope 6th Baronet (age 34) was elected MP Tavistock which seat he held in 1710, 1713, 1715 and 1722.

In 1715 Francis Drake 4th Baronet (age 21) was elected MP Tavistock. He was re-elected unopposed in 1722.

In 1727 Francis Drake 4th Baronet (age 33) was elected MP Tavistock and MP Bere Alston. He chose to sit for Tavistock which seat he held until 1734.

In 1727 John Cope 6th Baronet (age 53) was elected MP Tavistock and MP Hampshire choosing to sit for the latter.

All About History Books

The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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In 1747 Thomas Brand (age 30) was elected MP Tavistock.

In December 1747 Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet (age 26) was elected MP Tavistock which seat he held until 1754.

In 1852 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 21) was elected MP Tavistock.