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Newton
Double 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
Background Information
Right of Election:
in the corporation
Number of voters:
36
Elections
Date | Candidate |
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17 Apr. 1754 | Peter Legh |
Randle Wilbraham | |
30 Mar. 1761 | Peter Legh |
Randle Wilbraham | |
19 Mar. 1768 | Peter Legh |
Anthony James Keck | |
11 Oct. 1774 | Anthony James Keck |
Robert Vernon Atherton Gwillym | |
12 Sept. 1780 | Thomas Peter Legh |
Thomas Davenport | |
30 May 1783 | Legh re-elected after appointment to office |
6 Apr. 1784 | Thomas Peter Legh |
Sir Thomas Davenport | |
10 Apr. 1786 | Thomas Brooke vice Davenport, deceased |
Main Article
Newton was a pocket borough of the family of Legh of Lyme Park. As lords of the manor they appointed the steward and the bailiff (the returning officers), and in this period had complete control of the corporation.