Haslemere election records

Overview of the Collection

Title: Haslemere election records
Dates: February 9, 1762
17621762
Quantity: 0.1 linear feet, (1 folder)
Collection Number: Coll 442
Summary: Handwritten copy of the minutes of a debate over a House of Commons election at the town of Haslemere, in the borough of Waverley, Surrey, England.
Repository: University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
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Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Content Description

This collection is comprised of the copy council minutes concerning Haslemere's seat in the House of Commons. Peter Burrell held the seat from 1722-1754. Upon his death in 1756 his son, Peter Burrell II, attempted to claim the seat for his own, as was traditional practice in what were, at the time, called rotten burroughs . Burrell II was eventually named to Launceston, but continued to be active in the political scene at Haslemere, supporting Richard Muilman and Thomas Parker against Thomas More Molyneux and Philip Carteret Webb in the 1761 election. This election seems to be the subject of debate in these council minutes.

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