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[edit] Francis Gregor (MP)

Francis Gregor (1 June 1760 - 12 July 1815 ) was an MP for the County of Cornwall, elected 10 July 1790 "after a severe and protracted contest" [1] and then, unopposed in 1796 and 1802 [2].

He was born on 1 June 1760 in Trewarthenick, Cornwall, the son of Francis Gregor and Mary Copley and the brother of Rev. William Gregor, the noted mineralogist [1]

He died 12 July 1815 at the age of 55. At his death, his brother, William, inherited Trewarthenick.

His Works were published by Thomas Flindell of Exeter, by subscription, in 1816 [3]. The book was reviewed in The Augustan Review in 1816. The review inclides substantial extracts from the book and an obituary notice [4].

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry 1847. on Googlebooks, (Accessed 20 March 2008)
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs.
  3. ^ Works: Copy in Cornwall County Library - Title The Works of Francis Gregor of Trewarthennick (sic). The publication process is described in Exeter working ppaers on Book History (Accessed 20 March 2008).
  4. ^ The Augustan Review Vol 3, Jul to December 1816, pp 487-493. (Accessed 20 March 2008). Three volumes of the Augustan Review were published from May 1815 to December 1816.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
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???		 Member of Parliament for Cornwall
with Sir William Lemon, Bt
1806–1826		 Succeeded by
Sir William Lemon, Bt 1806–1825

John Hearle Tremayne

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