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Plympton Erle
Borough
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
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Background Information
Right of Election:
in the freemen
Number of voters:
about 100
Elections
| Date | Candidate |
|---|---|
| 2 Feb. 1715 | RICHARD EDGCUMBE |
| GEORGE TREBY | |
| 11 July 1716 | EDGCUMBE re-elected after appointment to office |
| 29 Dec. 1718 | TREBY re-elected after appointment to office |
| 23 June 1720 | EDGCUMBE re-elected after appointment to office |
| 21 Mar. 1722 | RICHARD EDGCUMBE |
| GEORGE TREBY | |
| 18 Apr. 1724 | EDGCUMBE re-elected after appointment to office |
| 18 Apr. 1724 | TREBY re-elected after appointment to office |
| 23 Aug. 1727 | RICHARD EDGCUMBE |
| GEORGE TREBY | |
| 29 Feb. 1728 | JOHN FULLER vice Treby, chose to sit for Dartmouth |
| 29 Apr. 1734 | RICHARD EDGCUMBE |
| THOMAS CLUTTERBUCK | |
| 21 Feb. 1735 | THOMAS WALKER vice Edgcumbe, chose to sit for Lostwithiel |
| 9 May 1741 | RICHARD EDGCUMBE |
| THOMAS CLUTTERBUCK | |
| 3 May 1742 | WILLIAM CLAYTON, Lord Sundon, vice Edgcumbe, called to the Upper House |
| 15 May 1742 | CLUTTERBUCK re-elected after appointment to office |
| 4 Dec. 1742 | RICHARD EDGCUMBE vice Clutterbuck, deceased |
| 2 July 1747 | RICHARD EDGCUMBE |
| GEORGE EDGCUMBE | |
| 14 Dec. 1747 | GEORGE TREBY vice Richard Edgcumbe, chose to sit for Lostwithiel |
| 14 Dec. 1747 | WILLIAM BAKER vice George Edgcumbe, chose to sit for Fowey |
Main Article
The corporation of Plympton were under the influence of the Treby and Edgcumbe families, who shared the representation, each nominating to one seat in the government interest. The second Lord Egmont wrote in his electoral survey, c.1749-50: ‘Between Treby and Lord Edgcumbe at present, but Treby will defeat him with proper helps in time’.
