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Foreign News July 21, 1768

The Virginia Gazette

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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Report listing the chosen representatives for numerous British parliamentary constituencies ahead of the next Parliament, emphasizing the importance to colonial liberties.

Merged-components note: Continuation of the list of elected members of the British Parliament across pages.

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As the attention of the publick has for some time past been much taken up with the choice of REPRESENTATIVES that might be made for the next PARLIAMENT, and as the preservation of the liberties and privileges of the colonies may in some measure depend thereon, we thought it would be agreeable to our readers to publish them.

For Banbury, Oxfordshire, Lord North. Oxfordshire, Right Hon. Lord Robert Spencer, and Col. Gordon. Grantham, Lincolnshire, Sir John Cust, late Speaker, and Lord George Sutton. Colchester, Charles Gray, and Isaac Martin Rebow, Esquires. [A scrutiny is demanded by Mr. Fordyce.] Yarmouth, Norfolk, Charles Townshend, Esq; and Hon. Robert Walpole. Cambridge town, Hon. Mr. Cadogan, and Soame Jenyns, Esquire. Canterbury, William Lynch, and Richard Milles, Esquires. Sudbury, Patrick Blake, and Walden Hanmer, Esquires. Shrewsbury, Lord Clive, and Noel Hill, Esquire. Sandwich, Right Hon. Lord Viscount Conyngham, and Philip Stephens, Esquire. Dorchester, John Damer, and William Ewer, Esquires. Reading, Berks, Henry Vansittart, and John Dodd, Esquires. Chippenham, Wilts, Edward Baynton, Esq; and Sir Thomas Fludyer. Peterborough, Sir Matthew Lamb, and Matthew Wildbore, Esquire. East Retford, Nottinghamshire, John Offley, and John White, Esquires. Leominster, Lord Bateman, and Gen. Carnac. Worcester, Henry Crabb Boulton, and John Walsh, Esquires. Nottingham, Col. Howe, and John Plumptre, Esquire. Bridgwater, Somersetshire, Lord Percival, son to the Earl of Egmont, and - Allen, Esquire. Winchelsea, Earl of Thomond, uncle to the present Earl of Egmont, and Thomas Orby Hunter, Esquire. Wallingford, Berks, John Ankey, Esq; and Col. Pigot. Lewes, Sussex, Mr. Hampden, and Col. Hay. Shoreham, Sussex, Peregrine Cust, Esquire. Stockbridge, Hants, Richard Worge, and Richard Fuller, banker, Esquires. Bramber, Sussex, Earl Winterton, and Charles Lowndes, Esquire. Ipswich, Suffolk, Thomas Staunton, and William Wollaston, Esquires. Bridport, Dorsetshire, Hon. Thomas Coventry, and Benjamin Way, Esquire. Harwich, Essex, Hon. General Harvey, and John Roberts, Esquire. Seaford, Sussex, Lord Gage, and Mr. Medley. Hull, Lord Robert Manners, and Mr. Weddle. Dover, Lord Villiers, and Sir Joseph Yorke. Berwick, Sir John Hussey Delaval, Bart. and John Paris Taylor, Esquire. Newcastle upon Tyne, Sir Walter Blackett, Bart. and Matthew Ridley, Esquire. Durham, General Lambton, and John Tempest, Esquire. Plymouth, Lord Barrington, and Admiral Holbourn. Portsmouth, Sir Edward Hawke, and Matthew Featherstonehaugh, Esq; Horsham, Sussex, the Right Hon. James Grenville. Whitchurch, Hants, the Hon. Thomas Townshend, and Henry Wallop, Esquire. Rye, Sussex, John Norris, and Rose Fuller, Esquires. Shaftesbury, Dorset, Ralph Payne, and - Groves, Esquires. Steyning, Sussex, Sir John Filmer, Bart. and Thomas Edwards Freeman, Esquire. Tewkesbury, Sir William Codrington, Bart. and Nicholson Calvert, Esquire. Windsor, the Hon. Augustus Keppel, and Lord George Beauclerk. Maidstone, the Hon. Charles Masham, and Gregory, Esquire. Norwich, Harboard Harboard, and Edward Bacon, Esquires. Agmondesham, William Drake, and Thomas Drake, Esquires. Bedford, Richard Vernon, and Samuel Whitbread, Esquires. Bletchingly, Surrey, Sir Kenrick Clayton, Bart. and his son, Robert Clayton, Esquire. Wigan, Lancashire, George Byng, and Benjamin Botham, Esquires. Warwick, Lord Greville, and the Hon. Henry Archer, Esquire. (since dead.) Hereford, Richard Symons, and John Scudamore, Esquires. Honiton, Devonshire, Sir George Yonge, Bart. and Brass Crosby, Esq; Alderman of Breadstreet Ward, London. Higham Ferrers, Frederick Montague, Esquire. Huntingdon, the Hon Mr. Seymour, and Robert Jones, Esquire. Lymington, Hants, Henry Burrard, and Andrew Drummond, Esquire. Lyme Regis, Dorset, the Right Hon. Lord Bugherst, and Henry Fane, Esquire. Malmsbury, Wiltshire, the Earl of Donegall, and Mr. Thomas Howard. Minehead, H. F. Luttrell, and C. Whitworth, Esquires. Bath, John Strachey, and John Smith, Esquires. Bridgnorth, Lord Pigot and William Whitmore, Esquire. Exeter, John Rolle Walter, and John Buller, Esquires. Heytesbury, Wilts, General A'Court, and Charles Fitzroy Scudamore, Esquire. Lichfield, Thomas Anson, and Thomas Gilbert, Esquires. Lancaster, Sir George Warren, and Francis Reynolds, Esquire. Milborn Port, Somersetshire, Thomas Hutchins Medlycott, and Edward Walter, Esquires. Old Sarum, Right Hon. William Gerard Hamilton, and John Crawford, Esquire. Poole, Dorsetshire, Thomas Calcraft, and Joshua Mauger, Esquires. Stafford, William Lord Viscount Chetwynd, and Richard Whitworth, Esquire. Tamworth, Edward Thurlow, and - De Grey, Esquires. Taunton, Somersetshire, Alexander Popham, and Nathaniel Webb, Esquires. Totnes, Devon, Peter Burrell, Esq; and Col. Jennings. Winchester, George Powlett, and Henry Panton, Esquires. Wenlock, Shropshire, Sir Henry Bridgman, Bart. and George Forrester, Esquire. Andover, Sir John Griffin, and Benjamin Lethulier, Esquire. Ashburton, Laurence Sulivan, and Boon, Esquires. Beverley, York. shire, Hugh Bethell, and -- Anderson, Esquires. Barnstable, Denys Rolle, and John Cleveland, Esquires. Carlisle, Lord Edward Bentinck, and George Musgrave, Esquire. Dartmouth, Lord Howe, and Richard Hopkins, Esquire. East Looe, John Buller, and Richard Hussey, Esquires. Fowey, -- Ruthleigh, and -- Haywood, Esquires. Grimsby, Lincolnshire, Joseph Mellish, Esq; and Lieut. Col. St. Leger. Hedon, Yorkshire, Sir Charles Saunders, Knt. and Beilby Thompson, Esquire. Hastings, William Ashburnham, and Samuel Martin, Esquires. King's Lynn, Norfolk, -- Walpole, Esq; and Sir John Turner. Knaresborough, Yorkshire, the Hon. Robert Boyle Walugham, and Sir Anthony Thomas Abdy, Bart. Launceston, Right Hon. Humphrey Morrice, Esq; and Col. William Amherst. Ludgershall, Lord Garlies, and Peniston Lamb, Esquire. Liverpool, Sir William Meredith, Baronet, and Richard Pennant, Esquire. Midhurst, Sussex, Lord Stavordale, and Hon. C. Fox, Esquire. Morpeth, -- Beckford, and Francis Eyre, Esquires. Berwick upon Tweed, Sir Francis Drake, and the Hon. Mr. Hobart. Clitheroe, Ash. Curzon, and Nath. Lister, Esqs; Devizes, Charles Garth, and James Sutton, Esquires. Gatton, Surrey, the Hon. John Damer, and Joseph Martin, Esquires. Ilchester, Brownlow --, and Peter Leigh, Esquires. Monmouth, John Stepney, Esquire. Newport, Cornwall, Richard Bull, and William De Grey, Esquires. Newark, John Shelley, and John Manners, Esquires. Oxford University, Sir Roger Newdigate, and -- Page, Esquire. Okehampton, Thomas Pitt, and Thomas Brand, Esquires. Plympton, Sir William Baker, and Paul Henry Ourry, Esquire. Pontefract, Sir Rowland Winn, and Lord Galway. Romney New, Sir Edward Deering, and Richard Jackson, Esquire. Rye gate, Hon. John Yorke, and Charles Cocks, Esquires. Appleby, Philip Honeywood, and Charles Jenkinson, Esquires. Aldborough, Suffolk, Nich. Linwood, and Zac. Phil. Fonnereau, Esquires. Bishop's Castle, George Clive, Esq. and Captain William Clive. Bewdley, the Hon. Thomas Lyttelton. Bodmin, George Hunt, and Ja. Laroche, Esquires. Bossiney, Cornwall, Lord Mount Stewart, and Luttrell, Esquire. Brecon, Charles Morgan, Esquire. Camelford, Charles Phillips, and William Wilson, Esquires. Carmarthenshire, George Rice, Esquire. Cambridge University, Hon. Charles Yorke, and Hon. Thomas Townshend. Droitwich, the Hon. Robert Harley, and Thomas Foley, Esquire. Evesham, John Roushout, and George Durant, Esquires. Gloucestershire, Thomas Tracy, and Edward Southwell, Esquires. Lincolnshire, the Hon. Lord Brownlow Bertie, and Thomas Whichcot, Esquire. Ludlow, Edward Herbert, and -- Fellows, Esquires. Montgomery town, Rich. Clive, Esquire. Malton, Lord Downe, and Savile Finch, Esquire. Marlborough, Col. Robert Brudenell, and Sir James Long, Bart. Newport, Isle of Wight, John Eames, and Hans Sloane, Esquires. Newtown, Isle of Wight, Sir John Barrington, and Harcourt Powell, Esquire. Newton, Lancashire, Peter Legh, and Anthony James Keck, Esquires. Norfolk, Sir Edward Astley, and Thomas De Grey, Esquires. Penryn, Cornwall, Fran. Basset, Esq; and Capt. Hugh Pigot. Scarborough, George Manners, and Fountain Wentworth Osbaldiston, Esquires. Stamford, George Aufrere, Esq; and General Howard. St. Michael, Cornwall, John Stephenson, and James Scawen, Esquires. Saltash, Hawke, and -- Bradshaw, Esquires. Somersetshire, Sir Charles Kemys Tynte, and Richard Hipisley Cox, Esquire. Thirsk, Sir Thomas Frankland, Bart. and W. Frankland, Esquire. Tregony, Cornwall, George Pownall, and -- Gray, Esquires. Wells, Somersetshire, Robert Child, and Clement Tudway, Esquires. Westloe, Cornwall, James Townshend, and William Graves, Esquires. Wallingford, Berks, John Aubrey, and Robert Pigot, Esquires. Westbury, Wilts, William Blackstone, and Peregrine Bertie, Esquires. Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, Jarvis Clarke, and William Stroud, Esquires. York, Lord George Cavendish, and Charles Turner, Esquire. Cambridgeshire, the Right Hon. the Marquis of Granby, and Sir John Hynde Cotton, Bart. Grampound, Cornwall, Grey Cooper, and Charles Wolfran, Esquires. Lincoln city, -- Phipps, and Scroop, Esquires. Brackley, Robert Wood, and William Egerton, Esquires. Bury St. Edmunds, Right Hon. Augustine John Harvey, and Hon. Col. Charles Fitzroy. Haverfordwest, William Edwards, Esquire. Helston, Earl Cambrai, of Ireland, and William Evelyn, Esquire. Northallerton, Yorkshire, Dan. Lascelles and Edw. Lascelles, Esquires. Orford, Lord Beauchamp, and Ed. Colman, Esquire. St. Ives, Cornwall, -- Durant, and Adam Drummond, Esquires. Wilton, Wilts, the Hon. Nich. Herbert, and Henry Herbert, Esquires. Wiltshire, -- Popham, and Goddard, Esquires. Gatton, Hon. John Damer, and Joseph Martin, Esquires. Preston, Lancashire, Sir P. Leicester, and Sir F. Standish. Boston, Lincolnshire, Lord Rob. Bertie, and Charles Amcotts, Esquire. Brecon county, Thomas Morgan, Esquire. Castle Rising, T. Whatley, and Jen. Shaftoe, Esquires. Durham county, Hon. Fred. Vane, and Sir Tho. Clavering, Bart. Newcastle Under Lyme, Tho. Gilbert, and J. Wrottesley, Esqs. Essex, Sir William Maynard, and Mr. Luther. Morpeth, Mr. Beckford, and Sir Matthew Ridley. County of Surrey, Right Hon. George Onslow, and Sir Francis Vincent, Bart. Borough of Cirencester, James Whitshed, and Estcourt Creswell, Esquires. Beaumaris, Sir Hugh Williams, Bart. Bedfordshire, Earl of Upper Ossory, and Rob. Henley Ongley, Esquire. Boroughbridge, Nath. Cholmley, and Ja. West, Esq. Esquires. Cardiff, Herbert Mackworth, Esquire. Kent, Sir Brook Bridges, Bart. and John Sackville, Esquire. Merionethshire, John Pugh Price, Esquire. New Radnor, John Lewis, of Harpton, Esquire. Oxfordshire, Lord Charles Spencer, and Lord Wenman. Richmond, Yorkshire, Thomas Dundas, and Alexander Wedderburn, Esquires. Southampton county, Lord Henley, and Sir Simeon Stuart. Tavistock, Right Hon. Richard Rigby, and Richard Neville, Esquires. Sussex, Lord George Lenox, and the Right Hon. Thomas Pelham. Berks, Arth. Vansittart, and T. Craven, Esquires. Cardigan, Pryce Campbell, Esquire. Carmarthen, Griffith Philips, Esquire. Carnarvon, Col. Glynn Wynn. Cheshire, Sam. Egerton, and John Crew, of Crewe Hall, Esquires. Cockermouth, Sir Geo. Macartney, and Cha. Jenkinson, Esquire. Flint, Sir John Glynn. Monmouthshire, T. Morgan, and J. Hanbury, Esquires, without opposition. Northamptonshire, Sir Edm. Isham, and Sir Will. Dolben. Devonshire, Tho. Noel, of Exton, and Geo. -- Brudenell, of Ayston, Esquires. Suffolk, Sir Charles Bunbury, and Sir John Rous, Barts. Truro, Gen. Geo. Boscawen, and Edw. Hugh Boscawen, Esquire. Worcestershire, the Right Hon. Wm. Dowdeswell, and the Hon. John Ward. County of Derby, Lord Geo. Cavendish, and Mr. Clarke. Northampton, Sir George Osborn, and Sir Geo. Rodney. Huntingdon, Lord Hinchingbroke, and Lord Ludlow. Northumberland, Sir Ed. Blackett, and Geo. Delaval, Esquire. Calne, Wiltshire, John Dunning, Solicitor General, and Thomas Fitzmaurice, Esquires. Cardiganshire, Lord Viscount Lisburne. Cornwall county, Sir John St. Aubyn, and Sir John Molesworth, Barts. Denbighshire, Sir Lynch Salusbury Cotton. Leicestershire, Sir John Parker, and Sir Thomas Cave. Pembroke, Sir William Owen. Leicester, the Hon. Mr. Grey, and Colonel Coote. Hereford, Thomas Foley, senior, and Thomas Foley junior.
Dorsetshire, Humphrey Sturt, and George Pitt, Esquires. Lancashire, Lord Strange, and Lord Archibald Hamilton. Radnorshire, in South Wales, the Marquis of Carharvon. Carnarvonshire, Thomas Wynne, Esquire. Glamorganshire, George Venables Vernon, Esquire. Montgomeryshire, Edward Kynaston, Esquire. Pembrokeshire, Sir Richard Philips, Bart. Shropshire, Sir John Atley, Bart. and Charles Baldwin, Esquire. Warwickshire, Sir Charles Mordaunt, Bart. and William Bromley, Esquire. Flintshire, Sir Roger Mostyn, Bart. Radnorshire, Chase Price, Esquire. Corfe Castle, John Bond, and John Jenkinson, Esquires. Wareham, Ralph Burton, and Robert Palk, Esquires. Weymouth, and Melcombe Regis, the Right Hon. Thomas R. B. Rigby, Lord Waltham of the kingdom of Ireland, Sir Cha. Davers, Bart. Jer. Dyson, and John Tucker, Esquires. Anglesea, Owen Meyrick, Esquire. Westmoreland, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Fenwick.

What sub-type of article is it?

Political

What keywords are associated?

Parliamentary Elections British Constituencies Elected Representatives Mp Choices Colonial Liberties

What entities or persons were involved?

Lord North Sir John Cust Lord Clive Sir Edward Hawke Marquis Of Granby

Where did it happen?

England

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

England

Key Persons

Lord North Sir John Cust Lord Clive Sir Edward Hawke Marquis Of Granby

Outcome

elected representatives listed for various constituencies; one noted death of hon. henry archer; scrutiny demanded in colchester by mr. fordyce; some without opposition.

Event Details

Publication of chosen representatives for the next Parliament across numerous English, Welsh, and Cornish constituencies, including lords, esquires, baronets, and military figures.

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