Events at the Poll: The General Election at Lichfield, 1761
Was the Poll Fair?
The image above shows an extract taken from a volume of notes produced by a man named Mr. Goodwin concerning the Lichfield Election of 1761. Mr. Goodwin's notes include comments ...
Lichfield Elections 1748, 1753 and 1754: Lawyers Costs
During the eighteenth century the Gower-Anson interest made extensive purchases of property in Lichfield in order to secure the voting rights which were attached to certain properties. Tenants who were ...
Mr. Goodwin’s Notes on the General Election & Scrutiny in Lichfield, 1761
The Sutherland Papers include a small volume entitled ‘Mr. Goodwin’s Notes’ which were made by Mr. Goodwin concerning the General Election and Scrutiny at Lichfield in 1761.
Goodwin’s book provides ...
Problems with Voters & Property
Amongst the papers relating to Lichfield elections in the 1740s and 1750s are a number of documents providing details about the people who voted in the Lichfield elections.
One document concerns the ...
Public House Bills
Many of the bills in the Election Accounts relate to payments owed to Public Houses. The bills tell us about the importance of local pubs in the Lichfield elections and the services provided by these ...
The General Election at Lichfield, 1761
In 1761 Thomas Anson and Hugo Meynell stood as the Gower-Anson party candidates to represent Lichfield at the General Election.
Although the Gower-Anson party hoped to stand without opposition, rumours ...
Thomas Gilbert and Election Campaigns in Lichfield
Thomas Gilbert’s Letter to Lord Gower, 25th December 1754: Election Expenses
Thomas Gilbert was a land agent who worked for the Leveson-Gower family. Gilbert became responsible for managing the Gower ...
Thomas Gilbert Letter, 28th December 1754 : The Local Election, December 1754
As the Lichfield Election Campaign for the December 1754 election got underway, Gilbert wrote a letter to Earl Gower reporting on the Gower-Anson party’s Election Campaign. Gilbert had been attending ...
Thomas Gilbert’s Observations on Mr. Cobb’s Accounts
The local elections of the late 1740s and 1753 cost the Gower-Anson party a great deal of money, particularly in rallying support by treating voters to free food and drink at local public houses. Examining ...
Vouchers for the General Election at Lichfield, 1796
The Sutherland Papers contain many vouchers for purchases made during election campaigns. Vouchers such as the one featured above tell us about the money spent on election campaigns in the eighteenth ...
What Happened at the Scrutiny?
The image above shows an extract from a volume of notes which was produced by a man named Mr. Goodiwn concerning events at the Lichfield Election in 1761.
Mr. Goodwin’s notes include a section describing ...