Isaac Whittington Explained

Isaac Whittington
Office:Member of Parliament
for Amersham
Party:Tory Party
Termstart:15 February 1754
Termend:27 March 1761
Birth Date:1709
Death Date:25 April 1773

Isaac Whittington (1709 – 25 April 1773) was a British politician and lawyer. A member of the Tory Party, he was Member of Parliament for Amersham from 1754 to 1761.[1]

Biography

Whittington was born in 1709, the son of Isaac Whittington, a haberdasher.

He first stood at the 1754 Amersham by-election as a candidate for the Tory Party and was elected unopposed. He stood for re-election for the Amersham constituency in the 1754 general election and he and fellow Tory candidate, William Drake were elected unopposed. Whittington did not stand at the 1761 general election.

Whittington died in April 1773.

References

  1. Web site: WHITTINGTON, Isaac (?1709-73), of Ugley, Essex History of Parliament Online. 2021-08-05. History of Parliament Online.