Members of Parliament
The politician Rayment names as Sir William Whitelocke is named by Sedgwick as Sir William Whitlock.
The roman numerals in brackets after the names of the two members called William Bromley (who were father and son) are included to distinguish them. It is not a method which would have been used by the men themselves.
- Constituency created (1603)
Read more about this topic: Oxford University (UK Parliament Constituency)
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