| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Oxford | 1768 – Jan. 1771 |
Family and Education
b. 1716, 2nd s. of George Nares of Albury, Oxford, steward to the Earl of Abingdon. educ. Magdalen Coll. Sch.; I. Temple 1738, called 1741. m. 23 Sept. 1751, Mary, da. of Sir John Strange, 3s. 4da. Kntd. 27 Jan. 1771.
Offices Held
King’s serjeant 1759; justice of the common pleas 1771.
Address
Main residence: Reading, Berks.
biography text
In 1768 Nares successfully contested Oxford on the interest of the Duke of Marlborough. He voted with Administration over the expulsion of Wilkes and the Middlesex election, 3 Feb., 15 Apr., and 8 May 1769. Two speeches by him are reported: on 31 Jan. 1769 he criticized Serjeant Glynn’s interpretation of the law on the Wilkes case; and on 3 Feb. he pressed for the expulsion of Wilkes, declaring that ‘when the Christian religion is attacked in that manner, every man is bound to defend it’.1Cavendish’s ‘Debates’, Egerton 216, f. 233; 217, ff. 140-1. Nares vacated his seat on becoming a judge.
He died 20 July 1786.
Volume
Notes
- 1. Cavendish’s ‘Debates’, Egerton 216, f. 233; 217, ff. 140-1.