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Bamber Gascoyne (1725–1791) was a Lord of the Admiralty and is represented in this cartoon as the two-faced man on the right.[1]

Bamber Gascoyne of Childwall Hall, Lancashire (1725–1791), was an 18th-century English politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain between 1761 and 1786.

Gascoyne was the son of Sir Crisp Gascoyne and Margaret Bamber. After his education at Felsted School, he matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford, in 1743.[2]

Gascoyne served as member of Parliament for several constituencies including Maldon (1761–1763), Midhurst (1765–1768), and Truro (1774–1784).[3] From 1779 to 1782 he was a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty in the administration of Lord North.[4]

He married Mary Green, daughter of Isaac Green, a Lancashire lawyer, and his wife Mary Aspinwall. He was the father of Bamber Gascoyne (junior) and Isaac Gascoyne, ancestor of TV quizmaster Bamber Gascoigne.[citation needed] He was a great-grandfather of Frederick Gascoyne.[5]

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  1. ^ Bamber Gascoyne portraits at NPG.org.uk.
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Gascoyne, Bamber (1)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ Namier, Lewis (1964). "Gascoyne, Bamber (1725-91)". In Namier, Lewis; Brooke, John (eds.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790. London: Haynes. ISBN 9780436304200.
  4. ^ John Nichols, ed., The Gentleman's Magazine, vol. 135 (1824), p. 184
  5. ^ Drysdale, Helena (2006). Strangerland: a family at war. London: Picador. ISBN 978-0-330-41169-1. OCLC 63185977.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Maldon
1761–1763
With: John Bullock 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Midhurst
1765–1768
With: John Burgoyne 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Weobley
1770–1774
With: Simon Luttrell 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Truro
1774–1784
With: George Boscawen 1774–1780
Henry Rosewarne 1780–1783
John Pollexfen Bastard 1783–1784
Sir John St Aubyn, Bt Feb–Apr 1784 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Bossiney
1784–1786
With: Hon. Charles Stuart 		Succeeded by
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