Edward Gell was an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ...

during the

First Protectorate Parliament The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the H ...

from 1654 to 1656.

Early life

Little is known about Edward Gell's early life, including his exact date and place of birth. He was part of the influential

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, known for their involvement in lead mining and ownership of significant land holdings in the region.

Political career

Edward Gell's most notable political role was as one of four MPs for Derbyshire in the First Protectorate Parliament, which sat from 1654 to 1655. This parliament was convened by

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during the

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, following his assumption of power as

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. Gell served alongside

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, Thomas Sanders, and John Gell. He was not re-elected for the next parliament.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gell, Edward People from Derbyshire Members of Parliament for Derbyshire 17th-century English MPs