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Ripon
Double Member Borough
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790, ed. L. Namier, J. Brooke., 1964
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Background Information
Right of Election:
in burgage holders
Number of voters:
about 150
Elections
| Date | Candidate |
|---|---|
| 17 Apr. 1754 | William Aislabie |
| Sir Charles Vernon | |
| 28 Mar. 1761 | William Aislabie |
| William Lawrence | |
| 19 Mar. 1768 | William Aislabie |
| Charles Allanson | |
| 8 Oct. 1774 | William Aislabie |
| Charles Allanson | |
| 30 Oct. 1775 | William Lawrence vice Allanson, deceased |
| 11 Sept. 1780 | William Aislabie |
| Frederick Robinson | |
| 5 June 1781 | William Lawrence vice Aislabie, deceased |
| 3 Apr. 1784 | William Lawrence |
| Frederick Robinson | |
| 21 Dec. 1787 | Sir John Goodricke vice Robinson, granted a pension |
| 1 Sept. 1789 | Sir George Allanson Winn vice Goodricke, deceased |
Main Article
In 1754 Ripon was a complete pocket borough of the Aislabie family, who owned a majority of the burgages. On the death of William Aislabie in 1781 the borough was controlled by his son-in-law, William Lawrence.
