Right of election
in inhabitants paying scot and lot
Eye
Background Information
Number of voters: about 170 in 1747
Constituency business
| Date | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb. 1715 | EDWARD HOPKINS | |
| THOMAS SMITH | ||
| 28 June 1716 | HOPKINS re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 24 Mar. 1722 | SPENCER COMPTON | |
| EDWARD HOPKINS | ||
| 3 Nov. 1722 | JAMES CORNWALLIS vice Compton, chose to sit for Sussex | |
| 3 Nov. 1722 | HOPKINS re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 18 Aug. 1727 | STEPHEN CORNWALLIS | |
| JOHN CORNWALLIS | ||
| 26 Apr. 1734 | STEPHEN CORNWALLIS | |
| JOHN CORNWALLIS | ||
| 5 May 1741 | STEPHEN CORNWALLIS | |
| JOHN CORNWALLIS | ||
| 9 Dec. 1743 | EDWARD CORNWALLIS vice Stephen Cornwallis, deceased | |
| 26 Jan. 1747 | EDWARD CORNWALLIS re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 29 June 1747 | ROGER TOWNSHEND | 95 |
| EDWARD CORNWALLIS | 95 |
|
| John Cornwallis | 74 |
|
| 15 Feb. 1748 | NICHOLAS HARDINGE vice Townshend, appointed to office | |
| 5 May 1749 | COURTHORPE CLAYTON vice Cornwallis, appointed to office |
Main Article
<p>Eye was the pocket borough of the Cornwallises, whose estate of Brome was two miles away and who obtained a crown grant of the manor in 1698.<a class='fnlink' id='t1' href='#fn1'>1<span>W. A. Copinger, <em>Suff. Manors</em>, iii. 259.</span></a> The only contest occurred in 1747 when John Cornwallis stood unsuccessfully against his brother’s interest.</p>
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Notes
- 1. W. A. Copinger, Suff. Manors, iii. 259.