Christopher Atkinson Saville

A pillory, to which Atkinson was sentenced after his conviction for perjury

Christopher Atkinson (c. 1738 – 23 April 1819),^[1] known as Christopher Atkinson Savile or Saville from about 1798, was an English merchant and politician.

Born in Yorkshire, he moved to London and married the niece of a corn merchant, entering that trade himself.^[2]

He was elected at the 1780 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Hedon. However he was expelled from the House of Commons on 4 Dec 1783,^[1] after being convicted of perjury, and sentenced to stand in the pillory.^[2]

He was granted a royal pardon in 1791,^[2] and returned to Parliament for Hedon in 1796,^[1] holding the seat until he stood down at the 1806 general election.^[2] He had changed his name to Saville some time after 1798.^[2]

He then bought extensive properties in Okehampton in Devon, which gave him control of both seats of Okehampton's two parliamentary seats.^[2] He returned himself as an Okehampton MP at the 1818 general election, and held the seat until his death in April 1819, aged over 80.^[3]

References

1 2 3 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
1 2 3 4 5 6 Symonds, P. A.; Fisher, David R. (1986). R. Thorne, ed. "ATKINSON (afterwards SAVILLE), Christopher (?1739-1819), of 3 Park Street, Westminster, Mdx. and Hill Hall, Hales, Norf". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Beilby Thompson Lewis Watson	Member of Parliament for Hedon 1780–1783 With: William Chaytor	Succeeded by William Chaytor Stephen Lushington
Preceded by Lionel Darell Beilby Thompson	Member of Parliament for Hedon 1796–1800 With: Lionel Darell	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain	Member of Parliament for Hedon 1801–1806 With: Lionel Darell to 1802 George Johnstone from 1802	Succeeded by George Johnstone Anthony Browne
Preceded by Albany Savile The Lord Graves	Member of Parliament for Okehampton 1818–1819 With: Albany Savile	Succeeded by Albany Savile The Lord Dunalley

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[rayment-h2-1] 1 2 3 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)

[histparl-christopher-atkinson-d1819-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Symonds, P. A.; Fisher, David R. (1986). R. Thorne, ed. "ATKINSON (afterwards SAVILLE), Christopher (?1739-1819), of 3 Park Street, Westminster, Mdx. and Hill Hall, Hales, Norf". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[rayment-o-3] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"