Knight of the shire
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Knight of the shire
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Knight of the shire was the formal title for a member of parliament (MP) representing a county constituency in the British House of Commons, from its origins in the medieval Parliament of England until the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 ended the practice of each county forming a single constituency. The corresponding titles for other MPs were burgess in a borough constituency and baron for a Cinque Ports constituency. Knights of the shire had more prestige than burgesses, and sitting burgesse
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Formal title of MPs from county constituencies
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_of_the_shire
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2024-04-19T21:20:04Z
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