Anthony Henley (1667–1711)
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Anthony Henley was an English Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1698 and 1711. He was noted as a wit.
A 1694 engraving of Henley by John Smith after Godfrey Kneller
The 1705 English general election saw contests in 110 constituencies in England and Wales, roughly 41% of the total. The election was fiercely fought, with mob violence and cries of "Church in Danger"
Anthony Henley (1667–1711)
…but was returned as Whig MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis at the 1702 English general election. He was several times a teller for the Whigs. At the 1705 English general election he was returned again as Whig MP for Weymouth. He voted for the Court candidate for Speaker on 25 October 1705 and was again a frequent teller on behalf…
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Captain General of the English forces and Master General of the Ordnance, 1702, attributed to Michael Dahl 91996
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