Edward Coke (1758-1837)

Edward Coke (1758 – 1837), born Edward Roberts, was a British politician and landowner. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

Edward was the second son of Wenman Coke and younger brother of Thomas Coke, the celebrated "Coke of Norfolk" and later Earl of Leicester. Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester ( 6 May 1754 &ndash 30 June 1842) became famous for his advanced methods of Animal husbandry Lord Leicester redirects here You may be looking for Lord Leycester, the name of several things in and around Warwick, United Kingdom

He married Grace Colhoun in 1792, and they had three children:

Thomas William Coke (b. 1793)
Edward Ralph Coke (b. 1795)
Eliza Grace Coke (b. 1797), married Henry Venables-Vernon, son of the 3rd Baron Vernon

His principal interests were in Derbyshire, where he lived at Longford Hall, and he was Member of Parliament for Derby from 1780 until 1817, with a brief interruption in 1807 to substitute for his brother in Norfolk. History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle Derby is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary Constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament Norfolk was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707

Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Lord Frederick Cavendish Daniel Parker Coke	Member of Parliament for Derby with Lord George Cavendish 1780–1797 George Walpole 1797–1806 William Cavendish 1806–1807 1780–1807	Succeeded by William Cavendish Thomas Coke
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Thomas Coke William Windham	Member of Parliament for Norfolk with Jacob Henry Astley 1807	Succeeded by Jacob Henry Astley Thomas Coke
Preceded by William Cavendish Thomas Coke	Member of Parliament for Derby with William Cavendish 1807–1812 Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish 1812–1818 1807–1818	Succeeded by Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish Thomas Wenman Coke

The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish (30 November 1836 – 6 May 1882 was an English Liberal politician and protégé of the Prime Minister, Daniel Parker Coke (born 17 July 1745, died at Derby, 6 December 1825) was an English Barrister and A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Derby is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary Constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl of Burlington ( 31 March 1754 &ndash 4 May 1834) known as Lord George Cavendish before Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester ( 6 May 1754 &ndash 30 June 1842) became famous for his advanced methods of Animal husbandry The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester ( 6 May 1754 &ndash 30 June 1842) became famous for his advanced methods of Animal husbandry William Windham ( 3 May 1750 – 4 June 1810) was a British Whig statesman born of an ancient Norfolk family A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Norfolk was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester ( 6 May 1754 &ndash 30 June 1842) became famous for his advanced methods of Animal husbandry Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester ( 6 May 1754 &ndash 30 June 1842) became famous for his advanced methods of Animal husbandry A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Derby is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary Constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament General Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish ( 5 November 1789 &ndash 5 April 1873) was a British soldier politician and courtier General Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish ( 5 November 1789 &ndash 5 April 1873) was a British soldier politician and courtier

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