William Whitelock

In December 1689 he won the by-election at Great Marlow caused by the death of John Hoby, becoming one of the borough's two Members in the House of Commons of England.

[2] At a by-election on 22 November 1703 caused by the departure of Heneage Finch for the House of Lords, Whitelock was elected to represent the High Tory constituency of the University of Oxford.

[3] At the 1715 British general election Whitlocke was returned unopposed for the University of Oxford, and described as ‘a recognised Jacobite’ in the list of that Parliament drawn up for George I.

He was also described as being well heard by the House of Commons, ‘car il ne manque jamais de faire rire’ (because he never fails to raise a laugh).

[4] Whitelock died at Phillis Court on 22 November 1717 and was buried at Fawley, Buckinghamshire, the principal family estate.

On another occasion, in 1714, Whitelock began a speech in the Commons with a reference to the Elector of Hanover: "If he ever comes to the throne, which I hope he never will..." This was met with angry shouts from the Whigs and by demands for him to take his words back.