He was returned for Chippenham again after a contest in 1806, but unseated on petition.
Stance on slavery:
7 June 1804: spoke in favour of the slave trade abolition bill and opposed any further importation of Africans to the West Indies; but not a total abolitionist; took the line that other powers would exploit the situation if Britain acted unilaterally
Supported slave importation bill, 18 Apr. 1806 but ‘adverse’ to abolition later that year.
Note also: 1813 and 1817: in favour of Catholic relief; 1813: voted against Christian missions to India.
R. G. Thorne (ed.), The House of Commons, 1790-1820 (5 vols., London, Secker & Warburg for the History of Parliament Trust, 1986), vol. III for further details.
Elections / Constituences |
Chippenham Wiltshire1802 - 1803
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Ilchester Somerset1803 - 1806
Date of end of tenure (day/month) for Ilchester (1806) is approximate. |
Chippenham Wiltshire1812 - 1818
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1810 - ????
Enslaved young woman in St Peter, Barbados. Manumitted on the eve of Emancipation. Married a butcher in Speightstown.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
