Post by ColinJ on Oct 6, 2022 13:42:59 GMT
As far as I can tell, from the thread titles in this section, there may have been no mention of the History of Parliament website, www.historyofparliamentonline.org
It appears to contain a wealth of fascinating information, including obscure election results. This week I obtained on ebay, for a relatively small sum, the Report from the Select Committee on the Tregony Election Petition. Presented in 1813, it petitioned against the return from Tregony at the General Election held in 1812. Wanting to know more, I consulted my copy of The Parliaments of England [F.W.S. Craig's reprint of Henry Stooks Smith's book]. Looking for the figures at Tregony in 1812 just gave:
Alex. Cray Grant (T) --
William Holmes (T) --
Hon. Jas. O'Callaghan (W) --
Thomas Thornhill (W) --
So, no voting numbers, just the information that Grant and Holmes were elected. However, the History of Parliament website at www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/constituencies/tregony gave:
Alexander Cray Grant 124
William Holmes 121
Thomas Thornhill 56
James O'Callaghan 55
So, no parties reported but at last we know the voting figures! There also appeared much background information, enough to conclude that Tregony was a "rotten borough" and that as a place it was an "inconsiderable village, without trade" and a turbulent electoral history. A nice summary of the 1812 election and petition is also supplied:
"In 1812 Lord Yarmouth, warden of the stannaries, by a ‘coup de main’ put up two candidates on the Treasury interest against the patron and defeated his nominees. A petition revealed bribery on both sides, Darlington having allegedly distributed £5,000. The petition failed, but Thomas Croggon, a currier of Truro, was sentenced to Newgate for corruption (13 Apr. 1813), whence he was discharged on the motion of Lord Archibald Hamilton, 22 June, still protesting his innocence. In the debate, William Holmes stated that ‘the majority of his supporters were evicted [by Darlington] the day after the election, being unable to pay the rent’."
It appears to contain a wealth of fascinating information, including obscure election results. This week I obtained on ebay, for a relatively small sum, the Report from the Select Committee on the Tregony Election Petition. Presented in 1813, it petitioned against the return from Tregony at the General Election held in 1812. Wanting to know more, I consulted my copy of The Parliaments of England [F.W.S. Craig's reprint of Henry Stooks Smith's book]. Looking for the figures at Tregony in 1812 just gave:
Alex. Cray Grant (T) --
William Holmes (T) --
Hon. Jas. O'Callaghan (W) --
Thomas Thornhill (W) --
So, no voting numbers, just the information that Grant and Holmes were elected. However, the History of Parliament website at www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/constituencies/tregony gave:
Alexander Cray Grant 124
William Holmes 121
Thomas Thornhill 56
James O'Callaghan 55
So, no parties reported but at last we know the voting figures! There also appeared much background information, enough to conclude that Tregony was a "rotten borough" and that as a place it was an "inconsiderable village, without trade" and a turbulent electoral history. A nice summary of the 1812 election and petition is also supplied:
"In 1812 Lord Yarmouth, warden of the stannaries, by a ‘coup de main’ put up two candidates on the Treasury interest against the patron and defeated his nominees. A petition revealed bribery on both sides, Darlington having allegedly distributed £5,000. The petition failed, but Thomas Croggon, a currier of Truro, was sentenced to Newgate for corruption (13 Apr. 1813), whence he was discharged on the motion of Lord Archibald Hamilton, 22 June, still protesting his innocence. In the debate, William Holmes stated that ‘the majority of his supporters were evicted [by Darlington] the day after the election, being unable to pay the rent’."
