Sir John Cope, 6th Baronet

After considering Stockbridge, he was eventually returned as Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle on the interest of Sir George Treby, at the 1705 English general election.

He also became Commissioner of the Equivalent as a representative of the Bank in 1707, and continued to take an interest in the Union and Scottish matters.

At the 1708 British general election he transferred to Tavistock, where he was returned unopposed as MP with the support of the Bedford interest.

At the 1710 British general election he was returned after a hard contest and avoided being petitioned unlike his colleague.

He was returned unopposed at the 1713 British general election and voted against the expulsion of Richard Steele on 18 March 1714.