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Thetford (UK Parliament constituency)

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County
  
Norfolk

Number of members
  
2

Thetford was a constituency of the British House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the bloc vote system of election until it was disenfranchised in 1868. Below are those MPs who held the seat from just prior to the Restoration onwards.

FitzRoy family

Due to the town's close proximity to Euston Hall (the main residence of the FitzRoy family), the seat for Thetford has been held by various members of the family:

  • 1733-54 & 1774-82: Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore
  • 1739-41: Lord Augustus FitzRoy
  • 1774-80: Hon. Charles FitzRoy
  • 1782-84: George FitzRoy, Earl of Euston
  • 1806-12: Lord William FitzRoy
  • 1812-18: Lord John FitzRoy
  • 1818-30: Lord Charles FitzRoy
  • 1830-34: Lord James FitzRoy
  • 1847-63: William FitzRoy, Earl of Euston
  • 1863-65: Lord Frederick FitzRoy
  • References

    Thetford (UK Parliament constituency) Wikipedia