Right of election
in the ‘corporation’, though the mayor was entitled to create burgesses
Background Information
Number of voters: over 20
Constituency business
County
| Date | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 21 June 1790 | GEORGE AUGUSTUS HERBERT, Lord Herbert | |
| RICHARD FITZWILLIAM, Visct. Fitzwilliam | ||
| 15 Feb. 1794 | PHILIP GOLDSWORTHY vice Herbert, called to the Upper House | |
| 28 May 1796 | RICHARD FITZWILLIAM, Visct. Fitzwilliam | |
| PHILIP GOLDSWORTHY | ||
| 12 Feb. 1801 | JOHN SPENCER vice Goldsworthy deceased | |
| 9 July 1802 | RICHARD FITZWILLIAM, Visct. Fitzwilliam | |
| JOHN SPENCER | ||
| 24 May 1804 | RALPH SHELDON vice Spencer, appointed to office | |
| 24 Feb. 1806 | HON. CHARLES HERBERT vice Fitzwilliam, vacated his seat | |
| 31 Oct. 1806 | HON. CHARLES HERBERT | |
| RALPH SHELDON | ||
| 8 May 1807 | CHARLES HERBERT | |
| RALPH SHELDON | ||
| 9 Oct. 1807 | CHARLES HERBERT | |
| RALPH SHELDON | ||
| 11 Nov. 1816 | JAMES EDWARD HARRIS, Visct. FitzHarris, Visct. FitzHarris, vice Herbert deceased | |
| 19 June 1818 | JAMES EDWARD HARRIS, Visct. FitzHarris | |
| RALPH SHELDON |
Main Article
Wilton was a pocket borough of the 10th and 11th Earls of Pembroke, who used it to return relatives or close friends of the family, of which the corporation was likewise composed. A potentially embarrassing situation arose in 1789, when William Gerard Hamilton offended his patron by joining opposition over the Regency and still expected to be confirmed in his seat, but it was resolved by a firm refusal to yield and Hamilton found a seat elsewhere.
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