Philip Gell (1775–1842)

Philip Gell (1775–1842) was a British Whig politician.

[1] Gell was a quiet MP who bought his constituency.

Gell was offered a position as Member of Parliament for Malmesbury which he bought for £4,000.

There is no record of any speeches he made whilst serving for either Malmesbury or for Penryn.

[2] Gell died in 1842 and left his estate to his only living child, Isabella, the wife of William Pole Thornhill.