Not to be confused with Second Parliament of the United Kingdom.
2nd Parliament of Great Britain
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Richard Onslow, Speaker of the House of Commons
Overview
Term
8 July 1708 (1708-07-08) – 21 April 1710 (1710-04-21)
House of Commons
Members
558 MPs
Speaker of the House of Commons
Richard Onslow
House of Lords
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
William Cowper
Sessions
1st
16 November 1708 (1708-11-16) – 21 April 1709 (1709-04-21)
2nd
15 November 1709 (1709-11-15) – 5 April 1710 (1710-04-05)
The 2nd Parliament of Great Britain was the first British Parliament to actually be elected, as the 1st Parliament of Great Britain had been drawn from the former Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland.
The Parliament was summoned by Anne, Queen of Great Britain on 26 April 1708. The members of the House of Commons of Great Britain were elected between 30 April 1708 and 7 July 1708 and summoned to meet on 8 July 1708. Under the Triennial Act, the Parliament was due to expire, if not dissolved sooner, at the end of the term of three years from the first meeting. It was actually dissolved on 21 September 1710.
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