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Amersham
Borough
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820, ed. R. Thorne, 1986
Available from Boydell and Brewer
Available from Boydell and Brewer
Background Information
Right of Election:
in inhabitants paying scot and lot
Number of voters:
about 130
Population:
(1801): 2,130
Elections
Date | Candidate |
---|---|
18 June 1790 | WILLIAM DRAKE I |
WILLIAM DRAKE II | |
4 June 1795 | THOMAS DRAKE TYRWHITT vice William Drake II, deceased |
26 May 1796 | THOMAS DRAKE TYRWHITT |
CHARLES DRAKE GARRARD | |
5 July 1802 | THOMAS DRAKE TYRWHITT (DRAKE) |
CHARLES DRAKE GARRARD | |
31 Jan. 1805 | THOMAS TYRWHITT DRAKE vice Garrard, vacated his seat |
29 Oct. 1806 | THOMAS DRAKE TYRWHITT (DRAKE) |
THOMAS TYRWHITT DRAKE | |
4 May 1807 | THOMAS DRAKE TYRWHITT (DRAKE) |
THOMAS TYRWHITT DRAKE | |
21 Nov. 1810 | WILLIAM TYRWHITT DRAKE vice Thomas Drake Tyrwhitt (Drake), deceased |
5 Oct. 1812 | THOMAS TYRWHITT DRAKE |
WILLIAM TYRWHITT DRAKE | |
17 June 1818 | THOMAS TYRWHITT DRAKE |
WILLIAM TYRWHITT DRAKE |
Main Article
Amersham remained completely under the control of the Drake family, who were seated at Shardeloes about one mile away, and owned most of the property in the town.