Name

J.C. Curwen

Biography

Member of Parliament for Carlisle who presented the Manx petition in the House of Commons in 1790. He reported that in the years since the Revestment, 'the doubts started whether the rights belonged to the Crown, or the noble family' had meant those rights 'were wholly unexercised, to the great inconvenience and annoyance of the inhabitants.' The harbours had decayed. Fifty persons had lost their lives. Curwen told Parliament this. Parliament noted it. Commissioners were appointed the following year.

Active Period

1756–1828

Place

Carlisle

Westminster

Period

Crown Administration

Role / Office

Member of Parliament

Politician

Source

Cobbett's Parliamentary History

Book Chapter

Chapter 13

Chapter 14