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Cheshire
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
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Background Information
Number of voters:
about 5,000
Elections
| Date | Candidate |
|---|---|
| 1 May 1754 | Charles Cholmondeley |
| Samuel Egerton | |
| 28 Apr. 1756 | Thomas Cholmondeley vice Charles Cholomondeley, deceased |
| 8 Apr. 1761 | Samuel Egerton |
| Thomas Cholmondeley | |
| 29 Mar. 1768 | Samuel Egerton |
| John Crewe | |
| 19 Oct. 1774 | Samuel Egerton |
| John Crewe | |
| 1 Mar. 1780 | Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton vice Egerton, deceased |
| 27 Sept. 1780 | Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton |
| John Crewe | |
| 21 Apr. 1784 | Sir John Salusbury Cotton |
| John Crewe |
Main Article
Cheshire contained only one borough which sent Members to Parliament, and the county representation was monopolized by the country gentlemen.
