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Ralph Freman (1666–1742)

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91: 416: 350: 52:, MP of Aspenden and his wife Elizabeth Aubrey (died 1720), daughter of Sir John Aubrey, 1st Baronet of Llantrithyd, Glamorgan. He was educated privately under the pious James Bonnell and Daniel Duckfield, and travelled abroad in Holland, France and Italy from about 1678 to 1684. He married Elizabeth Catesby, the daughter and coheiress of Thomas Catesby of Ecton, Northamptonshire with £4,000, under a settlement dated 17 February 1700. 410: 344: 67:. He was very active politically, tightening his grip on his own constituency, and speaking and participating in parliamentary business in the House. His particular speciality was in dealing with electoral disputes. He was returned unopposed at the two general elections of 1701 and in 493: 488: 459: 393: 102:. He was a Tory who supported the Hanoverian succession, and was said to have refused the offer of a seat on the Admiralty Board. He was re-elected at the 294: 246: 60: 553: 548: 321: 107: 452: 386: 543: 538: 533: 528: 523: 518: 513: 508: 503: 498: 200: 325: 313: 195: 445: 379: 231: 147: 90: 169: 303: 299: 252: 111: 103: 99: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 49: 276: 262: 115: 309: 258: 235: 42: 38: 83:
and chaired the Committee of privileges and elections from 1710 to 1713. He was returned unopposed at the
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at a contested by-election on 30 December 1697 and again at the
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Freman was re-elected MP in a contest at Hertfordshire at the
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Members of the Parliament of England for Hertfordshire
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Freman commissioned the building of Hamels mansion in
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Ralph Freman (1666-1742)
Hertfordshire
English
British House of Commons
Ralph Freman
Member of Parliament
Hertfordshire
general election of 1698
1702
1705
1708
1710 general election
1713 general election

1715 general election
1722 general election
Charles Caesar
1727 general election
William Plumer
Braughing



"FREMAN, Ralph II (1666-1742), of Aspenden Hall and Ham(m)ells, Herts"
"FREMAN, Ralph (c.1665-1742), of Aspenden Hall, Herts"
Historic England
"Hamels Mansion (1173201)"
National Heritage List for England
Parliament of England
Sir Thomas Blount

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