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Rashleigh was the son of Reverend Jonathan Rashleigh of [[Silverton, Devon]], who was the third son of [[Jonathan Rashleigh (1693–1764)|Jonathan Rashleigh]] MP and brother of [[Philip Rashleigh (1689–1736)|Philip Rashleigh]].<ref name="histparl-william-rashleigh-d1855" /> |
Rashleigh was the son of Reverend Jonathan Rashleigh of [[Silverton, Devon]], who was the third son of [[Jonathan Rashleigh (1693–1764)|Jonathan Rashleigh]] MP and brother of [[Philip Rashleigh (1689–1736)|Philip Rashleigh]].<ref name="histparl-william-rashleigh-d1855" /> |
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He was Mayor of [[Lostwithiel]] 1802 and 1808, and in 1811 he inherited the vast [[Menabilly]] estate. This gave him control of the Rashleigh family's pocket [[borough]] of [[Fowey (UK Parliament constituency)|Fowey]], and at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1812|1812 general election]] he returned himself as [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for Fowey. |
He was Mayor of [[Lostwithiel]] 1802 and 1808, and in 1811 he inherited the vast [[Menabilly]] estate. This gave him control of the Rashleigh family's pocket [[borough]] of [[Fowey (UK Parliament constituency)|Fowey]], and at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1812|1812 general election]] he returned himself as [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for Fowey. He sold the control of the borough in 1817, and at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1818|1818 general election]] he retired from the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]].<ref name="histparl-william-rashleigh-d1855" /> |
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He sold the control of the borough in 1817, and at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1818|1818 general election]] he retired from the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]].<ref name="histparl-william-rashleigh-d1855" /> |
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He was [[Sheriff of Cornwall]] in 1820–21.<ref name="histparl-william-rashleigh-d1855" /> |
He was [[Sheriff of Cornwall]] in 1820–21.<ref name="histparl-william-rashleigh-d1855" /> |
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He was interested in natural history and was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1814.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://collections.royalsociety.org/DServe.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=1&dsqSearch=%28%28text%29%3D%27rashleigh%27%29|title= Fellow details|publisher= Royal Society|accessdate=25 January 2017}} </ref> The Rashleigh Shark is named after him. |
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He died in 1855 at Kilmarth, near Menabilly. |
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Revision as of 13:01, 25 January 2017
William Rashleigh (11 January 1777 – 14 May 1855)[1] was an English politician and landowner from Cornwall.
Rashleigh was the son of Reverend Jonathan Rashleigh of Silverton, Devon, who was the third son of Jonathan Rashleigh MP and brother of Philip Rashleigh.[2]
He was Mayor of Lostwithiel 1802 and 1808, and in 1811 he inherited the vast Menabilly estate. This gave him control of the Rashleigh family's pocket borough of Fowey, and at the 1812 general election he returned himself as Member of Parliament (MP) for Fowey. He sold the control of the borough in 1817, and at the 1818 general election he retired from the House of Commons.[2]
He was Sheriff of Cornwall in 1820–21.[2]
He was interested in natural history and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1814.[3] The Rashleigh Shark is named after him.
He died in 1855 at Kilmarth, near Menabilly.
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
- ^ a b c Thorne, R. G. (1986). R. Thorne (ed.). "RASHLEIGH, William (1777-1855), of Menabilly, Cornw". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ "Fellow details". Royal Society. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
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