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Truro
Borough
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
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Background Information
Right of Election:
in the corporation
Number of voters:
24
Elections
| Date | Candidate |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan. 1715 | JOHN SELWYN |
| SPENCER COWPER | |
| 9 Aug. 1717 | COWPER re-elected after appointment to office |
| 17 Mar. 1721 | THOMAS WYNDHAM vice Selwyn, appointed to office |
| 12 Apr. 1722 | SPENCER COWPER |
| THOMAS WYNDHAM | |
| Thomas Denton | |
| Darrell Trelawny | |
| 25 Aug. 1727 | HUGH BOSCAWEN |
| SIDNEY MEADOWS | |
| 4 May 1734 | KELLAND COURTENAY |
| ROBERT TREFUSIS | |
| 13 May 1741 | CHARLES HAMILTON |
| JAMES HAMMOND | |
| 21 June 1742 | EDWARD BOSCAWEN vice Hammond, deceased |
| 30 Dec. 1743 | HAMILTON re-elected after appointment to office |
| 3 July 1747 | EDWARD BOSCAWEN |
| JOHN BOSCAWEN | |
| 28 June 1751 | EDWARD BOSCAWEN re-elected after appointment to office |
Main Article
Both the Truro seats were controlled by Hugh Boscawen, 1st Lord Falmouth, and after him by his son Hugh, 2nd Lord Falmouth, whose seat at Tregothnan lay near by, and who had much property in the town. The only contest occurred in 1722, when two local candidates stood unsuccessfully. The 2nd Lord Falmouth wrote to the Prince of Wales, 12 May 1741:
Great endeavours have been made to corrupt my friends in Truro, but without effect, so I hope there will be no opposition to Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Hammond.1
He retained control of both seats without opposition.
Author: Eveline Cruickshanks
Notes
- 1. Royal archives, Windsor.
