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Worcestershire
Double Member County
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
Constituency Detail
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Background Information
Number of voters:
about 4,000
Elections
| Date | Candidate |
|---|---|
| 17 Apr. 1754 | John Bulkeley Coventry |
| Edmund Pytts | |
| 8 Apr. 1761 | John Ward |
| William Dowdeswell | |
| 8 Jan. 1766 | Dowdeswell re-elected after appointment to office |
| 30 Mar. 1768 | John Ward |
| William Dowdeswell | |
| 30 May 1774 | Edward Foley vice Ward, called to the Upper House |
| 17 Oct. 1774 | William Dowdeswell |
| Edward Foley | |
| 22 Mar. 1775 | William Lygon vice Dowdeswell, deceased |
| 27 Sept. 1780 | Edward Foley |
| William Lygon | |
| 7 Apr. 1784 | Edward Foley |
| William Lygon |
Main Article
There was no contest for Worcestershire between 1741 and 1806, and during this period the representation of the county was settled amicably at the county meeting. The Foley family had probably the largest interest, but it was not such as to dominate the county.
