| 词条 | John Hedges (English politician, died 1737) |
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John Hedges (26 February 1688 – 20 June 1737), of Finchley, Middlesex, was an English diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1737. Hedges was the fourth son of Sir William Hedges of Finchley, and his wife Anne Nicol, daughter of Paul Nicoll of Hendon Place, Middlesex. His father was a merchant trading with Turkey, Governor of Bengal and Director of the Bank of England from 1699 to 1700.[1] Hedges was admitted at Peterhouse, Cambridge on 6 May 1706 and at Inner Temple in February 1708.[2] Hedges was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mitchell at the 1722 general election. In 1726, he was sent as Envoy Extraordinary to Turin, where he assisted with negotiations on the repartition of the two Sicilies and the Milanese. At the 1727 general election, he was returned unopposed as MP for Bossiney. In 1728, he was appointed Treasurer to the Prince of Wales, and held the post for the rest of his life. He was returned unopposed as MP for Fowey at the 1734 general election.[1] Hedges died unmarried on 20 June 1737.[1] See also
References1. ^1 2 {{Cite book |title=HEDGES, John (1688-1737), of Finchley, Mdx. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 |url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/hedges-john-1688-1737 |date=1970 |editor=R. Sedgwick |editorlink=Romney Sedgwick |publisher=Boydell and Brewer}} {{s-start}}{{s-par|gb}}{{s-bef2. ^{{acad|id= HGS706J|name=Hedges, John}} | before = Nathaniel Blakiston | before2 = Robert Molesworth }}{{s-title | title = Member of Parliament for Mitchell | years = 1722–1727 | with = Charles Selwyn }}{{s-aft | after = Henry Kelsall | after2 = Thomas Farrington }}{{s-bef | before= Robert Corker | before2= Henry Kelsall }}{{s-ttl | title=Member of Parliament for Bossiney | years = 1727–1734 | with= Robert Corker 1727-1731 | with2= James Cholmondeley 1731-1734 }}{{s-aft | after=The Viscount Palmerston | after2=Townshend Andrews }}{{s-bef | before = Jonathan Rashleigh | before2 = The Viscount FitzWilliam }}{{s-title | title = Member of Parliament for Fowey | years = 1734 – 1737 | with = Jonathan Rashleigh }}{{s-aft | after = Jonathan Rashleigh | after2 = William Wardour }}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Hedges, John}}{{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub}} 7 : 1688 births|1737 deaths|People from Finchley|Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies|British MPs 1722–27|British MPs 1727–34|British MPs 1734–41 |
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