Right of election
in the freeholders
Background Information
Number of voters: about 100
Number of seats
2
Constituency business
County
| Date | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr. 1754 | RICHARD RIGBY | |
| JEFFREY FRENCH | ||
| 10 Dec. 1754 | RICHARD VERNON vice French, deceased | |
| 30 Dec. 1755 | RIGBY re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 1 Jan. 1760 | RIGBY re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 28 Mar. 1761 | RICHARD RIGBY | |
| RICHARD NEVILLE ALDWORTH | ||
| 23 Dec. 1762 | RIGBY re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 22 Nov. 1763 | RICHARD NEVILLE NEVILLE (FORMERLY ALDWORTH) re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 28 Jan. 1768 | RIGBY re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 21 Mar. 1768 | RICHARD RIGBY | |
| RICHARD NEVILLE NEVILLE | ||
| 11 July 1768 | RIGBY re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 8 Oct. 1774 | RICHARD RIGBY | |
| RICHARD FITZPATRICK | ||
| 9 Sept. 1780 | RICHARD RIGBY | |
| RICHARD FITZPATRICK | ||
| 18 Apr. 1783 | FITZPATRICK re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 3 Apr. 1784 | RICHARD RIGBY | |
| RICHARD FITZPATRICK | ||
| 24 Apr. 1788 | LORD JOHN RUSSELL vice Rigby, deceased |
Main Article
Tavistock was a complete pocket borough of the Duke of Bedford. Richard Rigby, thanking the Duke for his election, wrote on as Apr. 1754:1Bedford mss 30, f. y38.
At Tavistock ... I saw more warmth and affection for you than you can imagine. There does not seem to be a single negative to your will in the whole town, nor would it be very safe in any one to offer it.
The same holds good throughout the period.
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Notes
- 1. Bedford mss 30, f. y38.