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.
Early life[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Rashleigh died unmarried on 12 August 1736, and his estates were inherited by his younger brother Jonathan.
References[edit]
- ^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain, vol.1
- ^ Foster, Joseph. "Rabbetts-Rhodes in Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 pp. 1227-1250". British History Online. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "RASHLEIGH, Philip (1689-1736), of Menabilly, Cornw". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "RASHLEIGH, Philip (1689-1736), of Menabilly, Cornw". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ Listed building text: Menabilly