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Guildford
Borough
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
Available from Boydell and Brewer
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Background Information
Right of Election:
in the freemen and freeholders paying scot and lot
Number of voters:
about 200
Elections
| Date | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan. 1715 | DENZIL ONSLOW | |
| MORGAN RANDYLL | ||
| 31 Dec. 1717 | ROBERT WROTH vice Onslow, appointed to office | |
| 15 Feb. 1720 | ARTHUR ONSLOW vice Wroth, deceased | |
| 26 Mar. 1722 | ARTHUR ONSLOW | 160 |
| THOMAS BRODRICK | 105 | |
| Morgan Randyll | 76 | |
| 18 Aug. 1727 | ARTHUR ONSLOW | |
| RICHARD ONSLOW | ||
| 21 Feb. 1728 | HENRY VINCENT vice Arthur Onslow, chose to sit for Surrey | 124 |
| Charles Calvert, Lord Baltimore | 75 | |
| 29 Apr. 1734 | RICHARD ONSLOW | 105 |
| COL. RICHARD ONSLOW | 98 | |
| Charles Child | 96 | |
| 24 Nov. 1740 | DENZIL ONSLOW vice Richard Onslow, called to the Upper House | |
| 2 May 1741 | COL. RICHARD ONSLOW | |
| Denzil Onslow | ||
| 27 Dec. 1743 | DENZIL ONSLOW re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 26 June 1747 | GEN. RICHARD ONSLOW | |
| SIR JOHN ELWILL |
Main Article
Guildford was dominated by the Onslows of Clandon, two miles from the borough, and always returned at least one member of the family.
