The English land owner and politician from a small town and civil parish on the River Calder sat in which branch of government?
Le Gendre Starkie (1799–1865) Le Gendre Nicholas Starkie (1 December 1799 – 15 May 1865 (Padiham)) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1826 to 1830.
Thomas Gorges (Maine) Thomas Gorges (1618 – 17 October 1670) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1660. He was a colonial governor of the Province of Maine from 1640 to 1643 and served as an officer in the Parliamentary Army during the English Civil War.