| Great Marlow | |
| Type: | Borough |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1624 |
| Abolished: | 1885 |
| Elects Howmany: | two (1311-1868); one (1868-1885) |
| Next: | Aylesbury |
Great Marlow, sometimes simply called Marlow, was a parliamentary borough in Buckinghamshire. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of England between 1301 and 1307, and again from 1624 until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1868. It elected one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.
In the 17th century a solicitor named William Hakewill, of Lincoln's Inn, rediscovered ancient writs confirming that Amersham, Great Marlow, and Wendover had all sent members to Parliament in the past, and succeeded in re-establishing their privileges (despite the opposition of James I), so that they resumed electing members from the Parliament of 1624. Hakewill himself was elected for Amersham in 1624.
| Year | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| Constituency re-enfranchised by Parliament in 1624 | ||
| 1624 | Thomas Cotton | |
| 1625 | Thomas Cotton | |
| 1626 | Sir William Hicks, 1st Baronet | |
| 1628 | Miles Hobart | |
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | Thomas Owen Wethered | Conservative | ||
| 1880 | Owen Williams | Conservative | ||
| 1885 | Constituency abolished | |||
Owen Williams' death caused a by-election.
On petition, Clayton was unseated on 11 April 1842 due to bribery and Hampden was declared elected in his place.[4]
Seat reduced to one member