2nd Parliament of Great Britain
The 2nd Parliament of Great Britain was the first British Parliament to actually be elected, as the 1st Parliament of Great Britain had been drawn from the former Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland.
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Richard Onslow, Speaker of the House of Commons | |||||
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| Term | 8 July 1708 – 21 April 1710 | ||||
| House of Commons | |||||
| Members | 558 MPs | ||||
| Speaker of the House of Commons | Richard Onslow | ||||
| House of Lords | |||||
| Lord Keeper of the Great Seal | William Cowper | ||||
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The Parliament was summoned by Anne, Queen of Great Britain on 26 April 1708. The members of the House of Commons of Great Britain were elected between 30 April 1708 and 7 July 1708 and summoned to meet on 8 July 1708. Under the Triennial Act, the Parliament was due to expire, if not dissolved sooner, at the end of the term of three years from the first meeting. It was actually dissolved on 21 September 1710.
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