Background
He was the third surviving son of Robert Bristow (1662–1706), of Micheldever in Hampshire, who was Member of Parliament Winchelsea.
He was the third surviving son of Robert Bristow (1662–1706), of Micheldever in Hampshire, who was Member of Parliament Winchelsea.
His older Robert Bristow (1712–1776) was also Member of Parliament for Winchelsea. He was a leading merchant in trade with Portugal trade, and a prominent figure in the South Sea Company, of which he was a director, then deputy governor.
11th Parliament of Great Britain. 8th Parliament of Great Britain. 9th Parliament of Great Britain.
10th Parliament of Great Britain.
12th Parliament of Great Britain]
He was a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Bere Alston from 1734 to 1741, for Street Ives from 1741 to 1754, for Bere Alston again from 1754 to 1761, and for Arundel from 1761 to 1768.