| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Gatton | 1710 – 4 May 1738 |
Family and Education
b. ?1685, 1st s. of Sir George Newland, M.P. London 1710-14; bro. of George Newland. educ. St. John’s, Oxf. 13 May 1703, aged 17; I. Temple, called 1711. m. Martha, da. of Edmund Shepherd, painter-stainer of London, 3da.
Address
Main residence: Gatton, Surr.
biography text
The son of a wealthy scrivener, William Newland inherited in 1703 from his kinsman, Thomas Turgis, M.P., the manor of Gatton, carrying control of one of the seats there. Returned for Gatton as a Tory at the first opportunity after coming of age, he voted against the Government in all recorded divisions till his death 4 May 1738.
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