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Warwickshire
County
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
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Background Information
Number of voters:
about 3,500
Elections
| Date | Candidate |
|---|---|
| 9 Feb. 1715 | ANDREW ARCHER |
| WILLIAM PEYTO | |
| 28 Mar. 1722 | ROBERT DIGBY |
| WILLIAM PEYTO | |
| 30 Aug. 1727 | EDWARD DIGBY |
| WILLIAM PEYTO | |
| 1 May 1734 | EDWARD DIGBY |
| SIR CHARLES MORDAUNT | |
| 20 May 1741 | EDWARD DIGBY |
| SIR CHARLES MORDAUNT | |
| 24 Dec. 1746 | WILLIAM CRAVEN vice Digby, deceased |
| 8 July 1747 | SIR CHARLES MORDAUNT |
| WILLIAM CRAVEN |
Main Article
From 1715 to 1754 Warwickshire, ‘a county with hardly a Whig in it’,1 was represented by Tory country gentlemen, who were all unopposed.
Author: Shirley Matthews
Notes
- 1. Stuart mss 65/16.
