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Voting registers
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A true copy of the poll, for the election of two burgesses to serve in Parliament, for the town and county of Southampton. Taken at the Guild-Hall of the said town, on Friday the 3d day of July, 1747; and thence adjourn'd ... to the old Proclamation-House, ... The candidates were Anthony Langley Swymmer, Esqr; Peter Delme, Esqr; Hans Stanley, Esqr;
Southampton (England)Date: 1747]- Books
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Bread and liberty. Paterson (the Friend of the Poor) for ever. March 23, 1768. To the worthy liverymen of the City of London, gentlemen, your interest, and poll, are earnestly requested for Deputy John Paterson, Esq. citizen and barber, To be one of your Representatives in Parliament: Being a Person zealously attached to his Majesty, and our much envied Constitution, the Commercial Interests of the Kingdom in general, and the Rights, Privileges, and Prosperity of this great City in particular. The Numbers upon Tuesday's Poll were as follow: Honourable Thomas Harley 3333 Sir Robert Landbroke 3235 Mr. Alderman Beckford 2940 Mr. Alderman Trecothick 2564 Sir Richard Glyn 2457 Mr. Deputy Paterson 1580 and John Wilkes, Esq. 1049
Paterson, John, 1705?-1789.Date: 1768]- Books
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List of freeholders in the county of Aberdeen, present at the general election, 21st July 1790, who agreed to the resolutions for clearing the roll of nominal voters-and to defray all expences, in proportion to their respective valued rents, with the total valued rents of each, and their proportion of Đ 300. sterling, being the whole expence now to be paid, annexed to their names.
Date: 1790]- Books
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A copy of the poll, taken at the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, In the county of Stafford, at the election of members to represent the said Borough in Parliament, which commenced on Friday the 18th. And continued till the evening of Saturday the 26th. June, 1790. Candidates. The Honorable Admiral John Leveson Gower, Sir Archibald Macdonald, attorney general, Clement kynnersley, Esqr; Thomas Fletcher, Esqr; Samuel Hatton, Esq; mayor. Mr. Thomas Bloore, Mr. William Hyatt, bailiffs. Returning officers.
Newcastle-under-Lyme (England)Date: [1790]- Books
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The poll of the electors for Members of Parliament to represent the city of Canterbury. Taken by Henry Simmons, Gent. Sheriff, The 25th, 26th, 27th, and 28th Days of May, 1796, and printed under his particular direction and authority. Candidates, John Baker, Esq. S. E. Sawbridge, Esq. George Gipps, Esq. Sir J. Honywood, Bart. Shewing for which of them every person voted, with the names of those whose Votes were not Taken, And the reasons why they were objected to. To which is added, a complete alphabetical list, and an index, Arranged under the Names of the Places where the freemen reside. Together with a list of candidates, With the Number of votes for each at every election from 1721 to 1796. and a list of the unpolled freemen at the last election. Also an appendix, In which is given a sketch of the arguments used by the Learned Counsel on each Side, respecting the Right of Persons who had received Parochial Relief to Vote. With the very able and manly Decision of the Recorder of Canterbury thereon, (who acted at counsel to the Sheriff)
Canterbury (England)Date: [1796]