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RASHLEIGH, Jonathan (1693-1764), of Menabilly, Cornw.
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
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Constituency
Dates
1727 - 24 Nov. 1764
Family and Education
b. 19 Jan. 1693, 4th s. of Jonathan Rashleigh, M.P., and bro. of Philip Rashleigh. m. 11 June 1728, Mary, da. of Sir William Clayton, 1st Bt., of Morden, Surr., 9s. 4da. suc. bro. 1736, and cos. Sir Coventry Carew, 6th Bt., at Helset, Cornw. 1748.
Offices Held
Biography
Rashleigh represented Fowey on his family’s interest as a Tory, voting consistently against the Government until his death, 24 Nov. 1764.