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Northallerton
Double Member Borough
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790, ed. L. Namier, J. Brooke., 1964
Available from Boydell and Brewer
Available from Boydell and Brewer
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Background Information
Right of Election:
in burgage holders
Number of voters:
about 200
Elections
| Date | Candidate |
|---|---|
| 16 Apr. 1754 | Edwin Lascelles |
| Daniel Lascelles | |
| 30 Mar. 1761 | Daniel Lascelles |
| Edward Lascelles | |
| 18 Mar. 1768 | Daniel Lascelles |
| Edward Lascelles | |
| 10 Oct. 1774 | Daniel Lascelles |
| Henry Peirse | |
| 11 Sept. 1780 | Daniel Lascelles |
| Henry Peirse | |
| 9 Dec. 1780 | Edwin Lascelles vice Daniel Lascelles, vacated his seat |
| 5 Apr. 1784 | Edwin Lascelles |
| Henry Peirse |
Main Article
The majority of the burgages were owned by the Lascelles family of Harewood and the Peirse family of Bedale; and normally they each recommended one Member. But from 1754 to 1774, while Henry Peirse was under age, both seats were held by the Lascelles.
