Go To Section
Pembrokeshire
County
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
Available from Boydell and Brewer
Available from Boydell and Brewer
Constituency Detail
Related Resources
Background Information
Number of voters:
about 1,000
Elections
| Date | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar. 1715 | SIR ARTHUR OWEN | |
| John Barlow | ||
| 17 Apr. 1722 | SIR ARTHUR OWEN | |
| 5 Sept. 1727 | JOHN CAMPBELL | 541 |
| Sir Arthur Owen | 374 | |
| 21 May 1734 | JOHN CAMPBELL | |
| 22 June 1736 | JOHN CAMPBELL re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 9 June 1741 | JOHN CAMPBELL | 556 |
| John Symmons | 527 | |
| 22 July 1746 | JOHN CAMPBELL re-elected after appointment to office | |
| 21 July 1747 | WILLIAM OWEN |
Main Article
The leading Whig family in Pembrokeshire were the Owens of Orielton, who represented the county from 1689 to 1710 and from 1715 to 1727. In 1727 John Campbell of Calder, and of Stackpole Court, Pembrokeshire, joined with another local family, Philipps of Picton Castle, to turn out Sir Arthur Owen.1 In 1734 Walpole arranged a compromise under which William Owen agreed to support Campbell, on the understanding that Owen’s brother, John, should be provided with a Cornish seat.2 This arrangement lasted till 1747, when William Owen joined with Sir John Philipps to turn out Campbell.3
