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Atkinson was formally expelled from the
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He was deputy chairman of the East India
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Parliament of the United Kingdom for Plympton Erle
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unexpectedly defeated Fox's India bill and the government fell.
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English constituencies
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Parliament of the United Kingdom for Mitchell
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The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1754-1790
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206:(1782–1873), a Member of Parliament and later a judge
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Coat of arms of Sir Stephen Lushington, 1st Baronet
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