Right of election
in the freemen
Background Information
Number of voters: about 100
Number of seats
2
Constituency business
County
| Date | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr. 1754 | GEORGE TREBY | |
| WILLIAM BAKER | ||
| 30 Mar. 1761 | SIR WILLIAM BAKER | |
| GEORGE TREBY | ||
| 8 Dec. 1761 | GEORGE HELE TREBY vice George Treby, deceased | |
| 25 Nov. 1763 | PAUL HENRY OURRY vice Treby, deceased | |
| 22 Mar. 1768 | PAUL HENRY OURRY | |
| WILLIAM BAKER jun. | ||
| 10 Oct. 1774 | SIR RICHARD PHILIPPS | |
| PAUL HENRY OURRY | ||
| 7 Feb. 1775 | JOHN DURAND vice Ourry, appointed to office | |
| 8 Apr. 1779 | WILLIAM FULLARTON vice Philipps, vacated his seat | |
| 11 Sept. 1780 | JAMES CECIL, Visct. Cranborne | |
| SIR RALPH PAYNE | ||
| 30 Nov. 1780 | JAMES STUART vice Cranborne, called to the Upper House | |
| 3 Apr. 1784 | PAUL TREBY OURRY | |
| JOHN STEPHENSON | ||
| 16 Aug. 1784 | JOHN PARDOE vice Ourry, vacated his seat |
Main Article
The power of creating new freemen was in the corporation, which in effect controlled the borough. The corporation was under the influence of two families, the Edgcumbes and the Trebys, who each nominated to one seat. The Edgcumbe seat was (except in 1768) always sold to Administration, the Treby seat when not wanted by the family themselves; and Lord Edgcumbe acted as intermediary with Government.
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