Petition to Parliament regarding reform of the House of Keys in the Isle of Man
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- Name
- Petition to Parliament regarding reform of the House of Keys in the Isle of Man
- Description
- A petition from clergy, landholders, and principal inhabitants of the Isle of Man to the British Parliament requesting legislative intervention to reform the House of Keys. The petitioners criticize the lack of constitutional representation, the self-electing nature of the body's membership, and the lifetime tenure of its 24 members, arguing these practices exclude the people from participation and accountability.
- Type
- Uncertain Readings
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_121853.md
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- Type
- Petition
- Creator
- Clergy Landholders & other Principal Inhabitants of the Isle of Man
- Audience
- The Honorable the Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled
- Identifier
- MS 09707/8/100
- Provenance
- Manuscript with handwritten annotations in margin querying terminology ('Is this proper Name?'). Contains strikethrough text and editorial marks indicating transcription uncertainty.
- Language
- English