1814:
120:
borough, meaning that every (male) householder with a separate fireplace on which a pot could be boiled was entitled to vote. The apparently democratic nature of this arrangement was a delusion in a borough as small and poor as
Tregony, where the residents could not afford to defy their landlord and,
1797:
At the 1826 election the
Returning Officer made a double return, naming Lushington and Brougham, who had received the most votes, but also the two Tory candidates, James Adam Gordon and James Mackillop. The Committee decided that Lushington and Brougham had been duly
1667:
The writs for election were issued in 1562, so the constituency can be considered as having been established in that year, although
Parliament did not meet until 12 January 1562/3, and is therefore generally called the Parliament of 1563 in
121:
indeed, regarded their vote as a means of income. Many of the houses in the borough were built purely for political purposes, and the borough itself was bought and sold for its political value on numerous occasions. In the 1760s,
1895:
1910:
1890:
1838:
144:
In 1831, the borough had a population of 1,127, and 234 houses. Nevertheless, because of the wide franchise it had a comparatively large electorate for the time, between 260 and 300 voters.
267:
717:
962:
1384:
948:
893:
591:
1450:
1205:
689:
1900:
703:
1706:
1687:
1864:
Notitia
Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ...
1537:
1462:
1854:
Henry Stooks Smith, "The
Parliaments of England from 1715 to 1847" (2nd edition, edited by FWS Craig - Chichester: Parliamentary Reference Publications, 1973)
1629:
1583:
1182:
925:
768:
247:
138:
126:
1720:
1058:
327:
187:
1595:
1407:
1293:
916:
277:
192:
1270:
503:
362:
322:
879:
307:
297:
1367:
731:
1013:
174:
130:
939:
1875:
1097:
33:
1496:
802:
1868:
1641:
1479:
867:
217:
122:
42:
1847:
1737:
1419:
1525:
1353:
1316:
380:
1851:
J Holladay
Philbin, "Parliamentary Representation 1832 - England and Wales" (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965)
990:
976:
491:
207:
1634:
1617:
1612:
1600:
1588:
1571:
1559:
1542:
1530:
1513:
1508:
1501:
1484:
1467:
1455:
1438:
1412:
1372:
1344:
1307:
1284:
1032:
872:
853:
790:
773:
754:
575:
539:
1219:
785:
666:
584:
571:
312:
237:
1154:
1140:
202:
1554:
1433:
232:
109:, it was a settlement of little importance or wealth even to begin with, and was not incorporated as a
475:
466:
415:
1905:
1168:
1112:
1072:
999:
395:
1126:
102:
1862:
292:
1835:
Cobbett's
Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803
1247:
825:
530:
78:
74:
1763:
1191:
638:
600:
567:
27:
8:
652:
629:
1393:
1261:
374:
82:
1724:
1330:
1082:
1044:
334:
282:
262:
110:
125:(head of the Boscawen family) influenced the nomination to one of the two seats and
1876:
Leigh
Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
816:
745:
553:
459:
400:
356:
339:
252:
134:
86:
70:
1819:
1027:
902:
839:
616:
609:
484:
385:
367:
222:
133:
controlled both seats, together with others in
Cornwall, but by the time of the
1750:
1566:
1233:
62:
1896:
Constituencies of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1832
1884:
1858:
1701:
1682:
675:
410:
344:
106:
1911:
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1295
1891:
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1562
113:
until sixty years after it began to return members to Parliament in 1563.
117:
1669:
508:
496:
66:
1740:, which he chose to represent, and did not sit again for Tregony.
98:
519:
Vyvyan and Polwhele disabled from sitting - both seats vacant
85:
continuously from 1562 to 1832, when it was abolished by the
1779:
Created a baronet as Sir Alexander Leith, November 1775.
1707:
The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III
1688:
The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III
1727:
as Members, but this is contradicted by other sources.
1809:
1901:
Parliamentary constituencies in Cornwall (historic)
1842:W D Pink, 'The Parliamentary History of Tregony',
1788:Created a baronet as Sir Lloyd Kenyon, July 1784.
1882:
1770:, pp. XCVIII-CXVIII. Date accessed: 21 May 2008.
1710:(2nd edition - London: St Martin's Press, 1957)
1691:(2nd edition - London: St Martin's Press, 1957)
137:the patronage had been transferred again, to
105:enfranchised or re-enfranchised during the
1762:William Trevanion died 1767 according to
1831:(London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
1743:
147:
1753:, the Civil War hero, who died in 1643.
1883:
1857:
97:The borough consisted of the town of
1846:, Volume VI, Part V (1886), 117-121
13:
14:
1922:
566:Tregony was unrepresented in the
1827:D Brunton & D H Pennington,
1812:
615:Not represented in the restored
430:
423:No Parliament summoned 1629–1640
152:
1837:(London: Thomas Hansard, 1808)
1791:
578:Parliaments of the Protectorate
1829:Members of the Long Parliament
1782:
1773:
1756:
1736:Boscawen was also elected for
1730:
1713:
1694:
1675:
1661:
1:
1805:
69:which was represented in the
1749:This John Trevanion was NOT
1613:Lt Colonel Charles Arbuthnot
7:
1768:: volume 3: Cornwall (1814)
1764:'General history: Gentry',
1451:Godfrey Wentworth Wentworth
10:
1927:
1434:George Woodford Thellusson
92:
73:of 1295, and returned two
1645:
1599:
1594:
1592:
1466:
1461:
1459:
1423:
1418:
1416:
1357:
1352:
1350:
1320:
1315:
1313:
1237:
1232:
1230:
1223:
1218:
1216:
1186:
1181:
1179:
1116:
1111:
1109:
1086:
1081:
1079:
1048:
1043:
1041:
1017:
1012:
1010:
1003:
998:
996:
966:
961:
959:
943:
938:
936:
820:
815:
813:
758:
753:
751:
721:
716:
714:
670:
665:
663:
633:
628:
626:
613:
564:
550:
534:
529:
527:
517:
421:
343:
338:
48:
40:
25:
20:
1654:
407:Parliament of 1628–1629
392:Parliament of 1625–1626
351:Parliament of 1621–1622
335:Addled Parliament (1614)
319:Parliament of 1604–1611
289:Parliament of 1597–1598
259:Parliament of 1588–1589
244:Parliament of 1586–1587
229:Parliament of 1584–1585
214:Parliament of 1572–1581
184:Parliament of 1563–1567
1262:Hon. George Lane Parker
1647:Constituency abolished
131:the Earl of Darlington
1844:The Western Antiquary
1408:Marquess of Blandford
1098:Matthew Ducie Moreton
171:Parliament of 1558–9
148:Members of Parliament
75:Members of Parliament
1719:Browne Willis lists
1497:Alexander Cray Grant
1480:William Gore-Langton
568:Barebones Parliament
401:Sir Robert Killigrew
28:borough constituency
1368:Hon. Robert Stewart
991:Sir Edmund Prideaux
903:Sir Philip Meadowes
803:The Earl of Kildare
552:Trevor excluded in
304:Parliament of 1601
274:Parliament of 1593
203:Sir Edward Hastings
199:Parliament of 1571
101:. Like most of the
1555:Stephen Lushington
653:Sir Peter Courtney
492:Sir Richard Vyvyan
375:Useless Parliament
268:Christopher Walker
83:British Parliament
1725:Charles Trevanion
1652:
1651:
1630:James Adam Gordon
1584:James Adam Gordon
1538:James O'Callaghan
1463:James O'Callaghan
1420:Charles Cockerell
1385:Sir Lionel Copley
1331:Hon. Hugh Seymour
1183:William Trevanion
786:Sir John Tremayne
718:Charles Trevanion
540:Sir Thomas Trevor
476:Sir John Arundell
428:
427:
416:Sir John Arundell
283:Arnold Oldisworth
263:Richard Penkevell
248:Richard Trevanion
233:Sir John St Leger
139:James Adam Gordon
129:the other; later
127:William Trevanion
123:Viscount Falmouth
111:municipal borough
56:
55:
1918:
1872:
1867:London. p.
1822:
1817:
1816:
1815:
1799:
1795:
1789:
1786:
1780:
1777:
1771:
1760:
1754:
1747:
1741:
1734:
1728:
1721:Nicholas Borlace
1717:
1711:
1698:
1692:
1679:
1673:
1665:
1526:Viscount Barnard
1317:Robert Kingsmill
1127:Sir Robert Cowan
977:Edward Southwell
940:Viscount Rialton
817:Francis Robartes
746:Charles Boscawen
435:
434:
357:Happy Parliament
340:William Hakewill
328:Richard Garveigh
293:Sir Edward Denny
253:Oliver Carminowe
188:Edward Ameredith
179:Adrian Poynings
157:
156:
135:Great Reform Act
103:Cornish boroughs
87:Great Reform Act
71:Model Parliament
36:
34:House of Commons
18:
17:
1926:
1925:
1921:
1920:
1919:
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1906:Rotten boroughs
1881:
1880:
1820:Cornwall portal
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1813:
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1808:
1803:
1802:
1796:
1792:
1787:
1783:
1778:
1774:
1766:Magna Britannia
1761:
1757:
1748:
1744:
1735:
1731:
1718:
1714:
1699:
1695:
1680:
1676:
1666:
1662:
1657:
1596:James Mackillop
1354:Matthew Montagu
1345:John Stephenson
1285:John Stephenson
1271:Alexander Leith
1192:Claudius Amyand
1028:Daniel Pulteney
985:September 1713
963:George Robinson
840:Philip Meadowes
690:Robert Boscawen
639:Edward Boscawen
630:Sir John Temple
601:Edward Boscawen
433:
386:Sebastian Goode
381:Sir Henry Carey
368:Ambrose Manaton
238:Richard Grafton
223:Peter Wentworth
218:William Knollys
155:
150:
95:
31:
30:
12:
11:
5:
1924:
1914:
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1908:
1903:
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1879:
1878:
1873:
1859:Willis, Browne
1855:
1852:
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1840:
1832:
1824:
1823:
1807:
1804:
1801:
1800:
1790:
1781:
1772:
1755:
1751:John Trevanion
1742:
1729:
1712:
1693:
1674:
1659:
1658:
1656:
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1649:
1644:
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1604:
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1598:
1593:
1591:
1586:
1581:
1579:
1575:
1574:
1569:
1567:James Brougham
1564:
1562:
1557:
1552:
1550:
1546:
1545:
1540:
1535:
1533:
1528:
1523:
1521:
1517:
1516:
1511:
1509:William Holmes
1506:
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1499:
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1488:
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1471:
1470:
1465:
1460:
1458:
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1446:
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1436:
1431:
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1425:
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1410:
1405:
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1399:
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1387:
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1376:
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1326:
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1276:
1275:
1273:
1268:
1266:
1264:
1259:
1257:
1253:
1252:
1250:
1248:Hon. John Grey
1245:
1243:
1239:
1238:
1236:
1234:Thomas Pownall
1231:
1229:
1225:
1224:
1222:
1217:
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1211:
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1203:
1201:
1197:
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1174:
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1159:
1157:
1152:
1150:
1146:
1145:
1143:
1141:Joseph Gulston
1138:
1136:
1132:
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1129:
1124:
1122:
1121:February 1737
1118:
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1064:
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1056:
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1050:
1049:
1047:
1042:
1040:
1039:November 1721
1036:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1023:
1019:
1018:
1016:
1014:Charles Talbot
1011:
1009:
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993:
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986:
982:
981:
979:
974:
972:
968:
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965:
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954:
953:
951:
949:John Trevanion
946:
944:
942:
937:
935:
931:
930:
928:
923:
921:
919:
917:Anthony Nicoll
914:
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905:
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894:John Trevanion
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865:
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854:Hugh Fortescue
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837:
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748:
743:
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736:
734:
732:Charles Porter
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166:Second member
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116:Tregony was a
94:
91:
63:rotten borough
54:
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50:
46:
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38:
37:
23:
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9:
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1427:
1426:
1421:
1414:
1411:
1409:
1406:
1404:
1401:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1394:John Nicholls
1392:
1390:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1377:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
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1269:
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1265:
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1260:
1258:
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1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1240:
1235:
1227:
1226:
1221:
1213:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1184:
1176:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1161:
1158:
1156:
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1148:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
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1130:
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975:
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964:
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952:
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947:
945:
941:
934:October 1710
933:
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922:
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918:
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890:
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869:
868:Hugh Boscawen
866:
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1083:John Goddard
1073:Thomas Smith
1045:John Merrill
1000:James Craggs
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880:Joseph Sawle
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1059:James Cooke
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704:John Tanner
698:April 1679
624:April 1660
592:John Thomas
446:First party
308:Lewis Darte
298:Henry Birde
118:potwalloper
1885:Categories
1806:References
1700:Page 148,
1681:Page 145,
1294:John Dawes
531:John Carew
460:April 1640
160:Parliament
81:and later
1672:reckoning
1670:New Style
278:John Snow
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570:and the
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67:Cornwall
32:for the
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99:Tregony
93:History
79:English
77:to the
59:Tregony
26:Former
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576:Second
61:was a
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1655:Notes
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