Appendix XI: Protestant Dissenting Members
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Protestant Dissenting Members
The identification of Protestant Dissenters among the English and Welsh Members is hampered by deficiencies in the evidence, and the tendency of some Dissenters to attend their parish church, occasionally, in order to qualify themselves for office, or even on a regular basis. The more conservative Presbyterians, who had hoped for a comprehensive church settlement in 1689, continued to regard themselves as members of the Church of England, and saw no contradiction in attending both church and meeting house. Many were drifting into permanent conformity with the established church.
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In a minority of cases, numbering 39 in all, there is unequivocal evidence of a continued attachment to a Dissenting congregation. These Members are listed below according to denomination, where known. The symbol ° denotes an occasional conformist; ‡ more consistent attendance at the Established Church (often presumed rather than documented).
Presbyterian: | |
Samuel Barnardistonº | |
Hugh Boscawen Iº | |
John Buller I‡ | |
John Burridge I | |
Philip Foley | |
Thomas Foley I | |
Thomas Foley III‡ | |
Sir Edward Harleyº/‡ | |
Edward Harleyº/‡ | |
Joshua Lomax | |
John Londonº | |
Sir William Lowtherº | |
Sir John Maynardº | |
Sir Robert Rich, 2nd Bt.º | |
Francis St. Johnº | |
Sir Walter St. John, 3rd Bt.º | |
John Swinfen (Swynfen)º | |
Richard Taylorº | |
William Trenchardº | |
John Whiteº | |
Thomas White II | |
Sir William Yorkeº | |
Independent: | |
John Burton | |
Samuel Foote‡ | |
Grey Neville | |
Thomas Owenº | |
Arthur Shallettº | |
Baptist: | |
Gregory Page | |
Quaker: | |
Edmund Waller | |
Unclassified (probably Presbyterian or Independent): | |
John Elwill | |
Sir Bartholomew Gracedieuº | |
William Harris | |
Thomas Lamplughº | |
Thomas Lascellesº | |
John Rogersº | |
Martin Ryderº | |
Sir John Thompson, 1st Bt.‡ | |
Thomas Westbyº | |
Sir Walter Yonge, 3rd Bt.º | |
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In a further 31 cases the evidence for Nonconformity is strong but not conclusive. These ‘probable’ Dissenters are listed below, again according to denomination where known, and with ‘occasional’ or more consistent conformity indicated by means of symbols.
Presbyterian: | |
Sir Edward Abneyº | |
Sir Thomas Abneyº | |
Sir Henry Ashurst, 1st Bt.º | |
Henry Ashurstº | |
Sir William Ashurstº | |
Sir John Carew, 3rd Bt‡ | |
Sir John Fagg, 1st Bt.º | |
Richard Hampden Iº | |
Sir Henry Hoghton, 5th Bt.º | |
Samuel Ogleº | |
Joseph Paiceº | |
Philip Papillonº | |
Independent: | |
George Boddingtonº | |
Baptist: | |
Sir Owen Buckinghamº | |
Quaker: | |
John Archdale | |
Unclassified (probably Presbyterian or Independent): | |
Richard Bekeº | |
Sir Thomas Pope Blount, 1st Bt.º | |
Robert Burridgeº | |
James Butler‡ | |
Sir William Cowper, 2nd Bt.º | |
Richard Dukeº | |
Richard Ellysº | |
Thomas Fairfax, 5th Ld. Fairfax [S]º | |
Thomas Heath IIº | |
John Hopkinsº | |
Jonathan Hutchinsonº | |
Henry Probertº | |
Sir Charles Raleighº | |
Sir Thomas Roberts, 4th Bt‡ | |
William Stockdaleº | |
John Thornhagh (Thornhaugh)‡ | |
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Ninety-six Members can only be classified as ‘possible’ Dissenters. Symbold are again employed to distinguish ‘occasional’ and regular conformists.
Presbyterian: | |
Richard Assheton (Ashton)º | |
Michael Biddulph‡ | |
John Birch I‡ | |
John Birch II‡ | |
Hugh Boscawen II‡ | |
Thomas Browne‡ | |
John Dryden‡ | |
Sir William Ellys, 2nd Bt.‡ | |
Thomas Foley II‡ | |
Henry Grey (formerly Neville)‡ | |
Edward Irby‡ | |
Sir William Langham‡ | |
James Lowther‡ | |
Sir Thomas Mompesson‡ | |
Richard Neville‡ | |
Arthur Owen II‡ | |
Sir Hugh Owen, 2nd Bt.‡ | |
Thomas Papillonº | |
John Phillipps‡ | |
Richard Swinfen (Swynfen)‡ | |
John Wildman‡ | |
Independent: | |
Bussy Mansel‡ | |
Baptist: | |
Josiah Diston‡ | |
Benjamin Overton‡ | |
Quaker: | |
Sir Charles Wager‡ | |
Unclassified (probably Presbyterian or Independent): | |
Sir Thomas Alston, 3rd Bt.‡ | |
John Arnold‡ | |
Ralph Bell‡ | |
Edmund Boulter‡ | |
Anthony Bowyer‡ | |
Edward Brent‡ | |
John Bright‡ | |
William Brockman‡ | |
John Bromley I‡ | |
Edward Bullock‡ | |
John Burridge II‡ | |
Felix Calvert‡ | |
Thomas Carr‡ | |
John Cholmley‡ | |
Awnsham Churchill‡ | |
William Churchill‡ | |
Thomas Clarke‡ | |
Sir Robert Clayton‡ | |
Sir John Cope, 5th Bt.‡ | |
William Cowper‡ | |
Thomas Ellys‡ | |
John Eyles‡ | |
Sir Henry Furnese‡ | |
Nathaniel Gould‡ | |
George Gregory‡ | |
Thomas Guy‡ | |
Sir Eliab Harvey‡ | |
Michael Harvey‡ | |
Gilbert Heathcote‡ | |
Sir Roger Hill‡ | |
John Lamotte Honywood‡ | |
Owen Hughes | |
John Hutton I‡ | |
Thomas Johnson+‡ | |
Peter King‡ | |
Daniel Lascelles‡ | |
Nicholas Lechmere‡ | |
Sir William Leman, 2nd Bt.‡ | |
Thomas Lewes‡ | |
Henry Liddell‡ | |
John Michell I‡ | |
Henry Mildmay‡ | |
Richard More‡ | |
Isaac Newton‡ | |
Humphrey Nicoll‡ | |
Archdale Palmer‡ | |
Francis Pengelly‡ | |
John Pershall‡ | |
Sir Henry Pickering, 2nd Bt.‡ | |
Alexander Pitfield‡ | |
David Polhill‡ | |
Sir Charles Pye, 2nd Bt.‡ | |
Richard Pye I‡ | |
Isaac Rebow‡ | |
Sir Richard Reynell, 2nd Bt.‡ | |
Thomas Ridge | |
Sir John Rogers, 2nd Bt.‡ | |
Samuel Shepheard I‡ | |
Bennet Sherard, 3rd Baron Sherard [I]‡ | |
Robie Sherwin‡ | |
Christopher Stockdale (formerly Walters)‡ | |
| John Taylor‡ | |
Thomas Tipping‡ | |
Samuel Travers‡ | |
Roger Tuckfield‡ | |
Lionel Vane‡ | |
Sir Thomas Webster, 1st Bt.‡ | |
Walter White‡ | |
Roger Whitley‡ | |
Robert Wilmot‡ | |
Robert Yate | |
It is possible to identify 34 Episcopalians among the Scots, that is to say Members who expressed an unambiguous sympathy for the Episcopalian cause, acted in Parliament to secure a legislative toleration for Episcopalians or to protect Episcopalian ministers, and in some cases, of which Sir Alexander Cumming, 1st Bt., would be one, used the ecclesiatical patronage at their disposal to find livings for Episcopalian clergy. With the single exception of William Livingston, who seems to have abandoned his Episcopalian allegiance and eventually to have conformed to the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, all appear consistently in this period as ‘dissenters’ in a Scottish context.
Sir Alexander Areskine (Erskine), 2nd Bt. | |
John Bruce | |
John Carnegie | |
Hon. William Cochrane | |
Sir Alexander Cumming, 1st Bt. | |
Alexander Duff | |
Hon. Sir James Dunbar (formerly Sutherland), 1st Bt. | |
Sir John Erskine (Areskine), 3rd Bt. | |
John Erskine | |
William Gordon, Ld. Haddo | |
Mungo Graham (Graeme) | |
William Grierson | |
Sir Peter Halkett (alias Wedderburn), 1st Bt. | |
James Halyburton (Haliburton) | |
Sir James Hamilton, 2nd Bt. | |
George Hamilton | |
William Livingston | |
Alexander Mackenzie | |
George Mackenzie | |
Hon. Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Bt. | |
Sir John Malcolm, 1st Bt. | |
Alexander Murray | |
Lord James Murray | |
Hon. James Murray | |
James Oswald | |
Sir Hugh Paterson, 3rd Bt. | |
Sir Alexander Ramsay, 5th Bt. | |
Sir David Ramsay, 4th Bt. | |
Hugh Rose I | |
James Scott I | |
James Scott II | |
William Seton | |
Hon. John Stewart | |
George Yeaman |
