Nicholas Corsellis

Sir Nicholas Corsellis was an English lawyer and Tory politician who served as MP for Colchester from 1714 till 1715.
Nicholas Corsellis was born on 21 September 1661, he was the only surviving son of Nicholas Corsellis and Martha Corsellis. On 12 May 1694, he married Elizabeth Taylor and they had 1 son and 2 daughters.

Parliamentary career

Nicholas Corsellis first contested Colchester in 1713 and was initially reject but he and William Gore successfully petitioned the seat. He lost his seat after the 1715 election and unsuccessfully petitioned to overturn the result. In later years, he came under financial strain and mortgaged his estates in 1726.