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MP Wootton Bassett is in Member Parliament.
In 1545 Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos (age 23) was elected MP Wootton Bassett.
In 1584 Thomas Vavasour (age 24) was elected MP Wootton Bassett.
In 1586 Thomas Vavasour (age 26) was elected MP Wootton Bassett.
On 30th December 1623 the fourth Parliament of James I (age 57) known as the Happy Parliament was summoned.
On 19th February 1624 the Happy Parliament held its first session.
Roland Egerton 1st Baronet (age 29) was elected MP Wootton Bassett.
Arthur Lake (age 25) was elected MP Minehead.
James Wriothesley (age 18) was elected MP Winchester.
Richard Edgecumbe (age 53) was elected MP Grampound.
In 1626 Thomas Lake (age 58) was elected MP Wootton Bassett.
In November 1640 Edward Neville Poole (age 23) was elected MP Wootton Bassett.
In 1661 Walter St John 3rd Baronet (age 38) was elected MP Wootton Bassett.
In October 1679 Henry St John 1st Viscount St John (age 26) was elected MP Wootton Bassett which seat he held until March 1681. He also held the seat in 1685–87, 1689–95 and 1698–1700.
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Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In 1708 Robert Cecil (age 37) was elected MP Wootton Bassett. He did not stand at the 1710 British general election.
In 1831 Henry John George Herbert 3rd Earl Carnarvon (age 30) was elected MP Wootton Bassett.