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Higham Ferrers
Single Member Borough
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790, ed. L. Namier, J. Brooke., 1964
Available from Boydell and Brewer
Available from Boydell and Brewer
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Background Information
Right of Election:
in the resident freemen
Number of voters:
about 80
Elections
| Date | Candidate |
|---|---|
| 17 Apr. 1754 | John Yorke |
| 29 Dec. 1755 | Yorke re-elected after appointment to office |
| 25 Mar. 1761 | John Yorke |
| 28 Dec. 1765 | Yorke re-elected after appointment to office |
| 18 Mar. 1768 | Frederick Montagu |
| 8 Oct. 1774 | Frederick Montagu |
| 8 Sept. 1780 | Frederick Montagu |
| 4 Apr. 1782 | Montagu re-elected after appointment to office |
| 10 Apr. 1783 | Montagu re-elected after appointment to office |
| 2 Apr. 1784 | Frederick Montagu |
Main Article
Higham Ferrers was a pocket borough of the Marquess of Rockingham, and after his death in 1782, of his nephew and heir, Earl Fitzwilliam.
