Title: British 'non-elite' MPs, 1715-1820 /
Authors: Christie, Ian R.
Publisher: Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Great Britain. History.; Great Britain. History; Great Britain. History; Social mobility Great Britain History; Social mobility Great Britain History; Social classes Great Britain History; Social classes Great Britain History; Legislators Great Britain Biography; Elite (Social sciences); Legislators; Great Britain Politics and government; United Kingdom
Abstract: A significant degree of social mobility was an important factor in ensuring social and political stability in 18th-century Britain. This detailed analysis examines how far the House of Commons reflected and was itself affected by such mobility.
Contents: 1. Outline and Nature of the Enquiry -- 2. The 'Non-Elite' Membership of the Parliaments of George I -- 3. 'Non-Elite' Members in the Commons in the Age of the French Revolution -- 4. The 'Non-Elite' Members in George III's Last Parliament -- 5. Patterns of Advancement -- 6. Parliamentary Performance of 'Non-Elite' MPs in the Age of the French Wars: The Cohorts of 1790 and 1818 -- 7. Political Alignments: Conclusion.