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Jasper Parrott (1786 – 15 December 1866[1]) was a British politician.
Parrott lived at Dundridge, in Devon. At the 1832 UK general election, he stood for the Whigs in Totnes, winning a seat. In Parliament, he argued for shorter Parliamentary terms, and for the bishops to lose their automatic seats in the House of Lords. He held his seat until 1839, when he resigned.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Obituary". The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette. 20 December 1866.
- ↑ Stenton, Michael (1976). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. 1. Hassocks: Harvester Press. p. 302. ISBN 0855272198.