HELPING THE OTHERS REALIZE THE ADVANTAGES OF REFORM UK CANDIDATE NEW BRANCEPETH DURHAM

The generation of honorary freemen with the specific intention of swaying elections was a common abuse in quite a few boroughs within the 18th century, and with the Durham election of 1762 turned sufficiently controversial to power a adjust in the law. The election was disputed mainly because 215 new freemen, The majority of them not resident in th