The Norwich connection with Parliament
Information discovered during the case study about Norwich commissioners and their dealings with Parliament
Elisa De Hague
At the Parliamentary Archives the detectives found the commissioner Elisha De Hague's name in two Acts Of Parliament
Meadows Martineau
Born in 1752, Philip Meadows Martineau was a member of a notable Norwich family of Huguenot descent and was an active member of the French community in Norwich.
John Harrison Yallop
Yallop's experience of financial matters that made him an obvious choice as a land tax commissioner on the 1821 Land Tax Act.
Michael Bland
Commissioner Michael Bland used his inherited wealth to pursue a range of business interests
William Herring
Find out about the commissioner William Herring a prosperous Norwich merchant and manufacturer