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Merioneth
County
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
Available from Boydell and Brewer
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Background Information
Number of voters:
about 600 in 1774
Elections
| Date | Candidate |
|---|---|
| 15 Feb. 1715 | RICHARD VAUGHAN |
| 24 Apr. 1722 | RICHARD VAUGHAN |
| 5 Sept. 1727 | RICHARD VAUGHAN |
| 7 May 1734 | WILLIAM VAUGHAN |
| 26 May 1741 | WILLIAM VAUGHAN |
| 2 July 1747 | WILLIAM VAUGHAN |
Main Article
The Vaughans of Corsygedol, who possessed the leading interest in Merioneth, represented the county as Tories without opposition from 1701. Although Watkin Williams Wynn of Wynnstay had inherited the important Rhiwgoch estate in 1719, he made no attempt to interfere in the affairs of Merioneth.1
Author: Peter D.G. Thomas
Notes
- 1. P. D. G. Thomas, ‘Parl. Rep. Merioneth during the 18th Cent.’, Merion. Hist. Jnl. iii. 128-36.
