Philip Rashleigh (1689–1736)

Philip Rashleigh (1689–1736) of Menabilly, near Fowey, Cornwall, was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1710 to 1722.

Arms of Rashleigh: Sable, a cross or between in the first quarter: a Cornish chough, argent beaked and legged gules; in the second quarter: a text "T"; in the third and fourth quarters: a crescent all of the third[1]

Early life

Rashleigh was the eldest surviving son of Jonathan Rashleigh MP, of Menabilly and his second wife Jane Carew, a daughter of Sir John Carew, 3rd Baronet of Antony, Torpoint, Cornwall. He succeeded to his father’s estates in 1702, when still a minor and was under the guardianship of his uncles. He was educated at Winchester College from 1704 to 1706 and matriculated at New College, Oxford on 4 September 1707, aged 18.[2]

Career
Menabilly House

Rashleigh was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for Liskeard at the 1710 general election. He was an inactive MP and was classed as a Tory. He was returned unopposed again at the 1713 general election,[3] and at the 1715 general election. He was a Tory and in 1715 a treasonable pamphlet was addressed to him which was seized on government orders in the post at Exeter. He did not stand at the 1722 general election.[4]

Rashleigh rebuilt Menabilly House circa 1710-15.[5]

Death and legacy

Rashleigh died unmarried on 12 August 1736, and his estates were inherited by his younger brother Jonathan.

gollark: You can't *win* life, why should petcruel be different?
gollark: I think this came from a discussion about helloboi's virtual pet game.
gollark: Better idea: a command which globally disables itself once run.
gollark: I *do* like the iðea of audio though.
gollark: What do you mean "whatever the i, j and k are"?

References
  1. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain, vol.1
  2. Foster, Joseph. "Rabbetts-Rhodes in Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 pp. 1227-1250". British History Online. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  3. "RASHLEIGH, Philip (1689-1736), of Menabilly, Cornw". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  4. "RASHLEIGH, Philip (1689-1736), of Menabilly, Cornw". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  5. Listed building text: Menabilly
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
John Dolben
William Bridges		 Member of Parliament for Liskeard
1710–1722
With: William Bridges (1710–15)
Sir John Trelawny, Bt (1715-22)		 Succeeded by
Edward Eliot
John Lansdell
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.