Right of election

in the resident freemen

Background Information

Number of voters: about 80

Number of seats
1
Constituency business
Date Candidate Votes
17 Apr. 1754 JOHN YORKE
29 Dec. 1755 YORKE re-elected after appointment to office
25 Mar. 1761 JOHN YORKE
28 Dec. 1765 YORKE re-elected after appointment to office
18 Mar. 1768 FREDERICK MONTAGU
8 Oct. 1774 FREDERICK MONTAGU
8 Sept. 1780 FREDERICK MONTAGU
4 Apr. 1782 MONTAGU re-elected after appointment to office
10 Apr. 1783 MONTAGU re-elected after appointment to office
2 Apr. 1784 FREDERICK MONTAGU
Main Article

Higham Ferrers was a pocket borough of the Marquess of Rockingham, and after his death in 1782, of his nephew and heir, Earl Fitzwilliam.

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