Right of election
in the freemen
Background Information
Number of voters: about 50
Number of seats
2
Constituency business
County
| Date | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr. 1754 | THOMAS HOWARD | |
| HORATIO WALPOLE | ||
| 25 Feb. 1757 | CHARLES BOONE vice Walpole, vacated his seat | |
| 28 Mar. 1761 | THOMAS HOWARD | |
| CHARLES BOONE | ||
| 21 Mar. 1768 | THOMAS WHATLEY | |
| JENISON SHAFTO | ||
| 2 Feb. 1771 | WHATLEY re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 8 June 1771 | CRISP MOLYNEUX vice Shafto, deceased | |
| 3 Feb. 1772 | WHATLEY re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 10 June 1772 | HENEAGE FINCH, Lord Guernsey vice Whatley, deceased | |
| 8 Oct. 1774 | ALEXANDER WEDDERBURN | |
| ROBERT MACKRETH | ||
| 2 Jan. 1775 | CHARLES FINCH vice Wedderburn, chose to sit for Okehampton | |
| 24 May 1777 | JOHN CHETWYND TALBOT vice Finch, vacated his seat | |
| 12 Sept. 1780 | JOHN CHETWYND TALBOT | |
| ROBERT MACKRETH | ||
| 2 Jan. 1782 | TALBOT re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 25 May 1782 | SIR JAMES ERSKINE vice Talbot, called to the Upper House | |
| 3 Apr. 1784 | CHARLES BOONE | |
| WALTER SNEYD |
Main Article
Castle Rising was a complete pocket borough, shared by the families of Walpole and Howard. George, 3rd Earl of Orford, nominated to one seat throughout this period; the other was controlled by Henry, 12th Earl of Suffolk, and after his death in 1779 by his mother, Lady Andover.
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