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placemen| In Britain, members of parliament who also held royal office, often sinecures, or were granted royal pensions in return for supporting the crown. Placemen were a feature of parliamentary life from the reigns of James II and William III but increased greatly with the expansion of Crown patronage in the late 17th century. Acts to prevent the placing of MPs invariably failed. |
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