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Bridgnorth MP’s

This list appears at the beginning of both the Apley Burgess Book and the Second Burgess Book, where it appears under the heading: "An Account of Elections & Members chose for Bridgnorth". These lists both begin in 1660, but there is an addition tucked inside the front of the 1784(A) poll book which gives information on the four elections immediately before 1660, and has been included here.

Note that many parliamentary elections in the 17th and 18th centuries were either "unanimous" or not even contested (i.e. nemine contradicente, or "Nem. Con.").

There are a few mistakes in this list - for example, the 1705 election is listed here as "unanimous", even though the 1705 Poll Book shows votes for a third candidate "A", Whitmore Acton. The three names which I know to be wrong, I have corrected in square brackets.

• 1626 (6 Mar.) - Sir Richard Shelton his Majesties Solicitor General and Sir George Paules Knight were Elected Members to represent the Borough of B.North in Parliament.
• 1646 (9 Jun.) - Colonel Clyve and Rob^t. Charlton Esquire Elected Members to represent the said Borough.
• 1654 (Jan^y. 6.) - William Crowle [should be Crowne] Elected one of the Members to represent s^d. Borough.
• 1658 (13^th. Jan^y.) - Edward Waringe and John Humfry Esquires Elected Members to represent the said Borough.
• 1660 - Walter Acton, John Bennet Esq^r: were Elected.
• 1661 - The same.
• 1678 - Sir Thomas Whitmore, S^r. William Whitmore.
• 1681 - The same.
• 1685 - Sir William Whitmore, Roger Pope.
• 1688 - Sir Edward Acton, S^r. Will^m: Whitmore.
• 1690 - The same.
• 1695 - The same.
• 1698 - The same.
• 1701 - Robert [should be Roger] Pope, Edw^d. Acton Esq^r.
• 1702 - Sir Humphrey Pope [should be Briggs], Edw^d. Acton Esq^r:
• 1705 - Will^m: Whitmore Esq^r: S^r: Humphrey Briggs Bar^t: unanimously Elected. [Poll Book]
• 1708 - The same.
• 1710 - William Creswell Jun^r: & Whitmore Acton Esq^r: Elected. [Poll Book]
• 1713 - Will^m: Whitmore, John Weaver Esq^r.
• 1714 (1^st. Feb^y.) - Will^m: Whitmore, John Weaver Esq^r. unanimously Elected.
• 1721 (24. Mar.) - Will^m: Whitmore, John Weaver Esq^r. unanimously Elected.
• 1725 (8 June) - S^t: John Charlton Esq^r. unanimously Elected in the Room of William Whitmore Esq^r: deceased.
• 1727 (30^th Aug^t.) - Candidates S^t: John Charlton Esq^r: 666, Jn^o. Weaver Esq^r: 621, S^r. Whitmore Acton Bar^t. 507, Edw^d: Acton Esq^r: 316, Edw^d: Bridgen Esq^r. 94, and the two first were Elected. [Poll Book]
• 1734 (29^th: April) - Candidates Thomas Whitmore Esq^r: 727, Grey James Grove Esq^r: 714, Sir Rich^d: Acton Bar^t. 511, Sir Robert Lawley Bar^t. 484, and the two first were Elected.
• 1741 (7^th: May) - Candidates Thomas Whitmore Esq^r: 878, William Whitmore Esq^r: 829, Lanc^t: Lee Esq^r: 522, Sir Richard Acton Bar^t: 30, S^r: Walter Baggott Bar^t. 1, William Lacon Child Esq^r: 1, Henry Mytton Esq^r: 2, and the Two first were Elected. [Poll Book]
• 1747 (27^th: June) - Sir Thomas Whitmore Kn^t: of the Bath & Arthur Weaver Esq^r: were Elected. (Nem. Con.)
• 1754 (16^th: April) - The Honourable John Grey & William Whitmore Esq^r. Elected. (Nem. Con.)
• 1761 (30^th: Mar.) - The Honourable John Grey and Will^m: Whitmore Esq^r: Elected. (Nem. Con.)
• 1766 (1^st: April) - William Whitmore Esq^r: being chosen Warden of the Mint was unanimously Re-Elected.
• 1768 (18^th: March) - The Right Honourable George Lord Pigot Baron of Pattshall in the Kingdom of Ireland & Lieu^t: Gen^l: W^m: Whitmore Esq^r: Elected. (Nem. Con.)
• 1771 (20^th: Sep^r.) - Major Tho^s: Whitmore unanimously elected in the Room of Lieu^t: Gen^l: W^m: Whitmore his late Uncle deceased.
• 1774 (10^th: Oct^r.) - The Right Honourable George Lord Pigot Baron of the Kingdom of Ireland and Thomas Whitmore Esquire Elected. (Nem. Con.)
• 1778 (16^th: Feb^y.) - Hugh Pigot Esq. Vice Admiral of the White unanimously elected in the Room of the Right Honble. George Lord Pigot Baron his late Brother deceased.
• 1780 (11^th: Sep^r.) - Tho^s. Whitmore, Hugh Pigot Esq^r. Elected. (Nem. Con.)
• 1782 (4^th: Ap^l.) - Hugh Pigot Esq^r. being chosen one of the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admira^l. of G^t. Britain was unanimously elected.
• 1784 (5^th: April) - Tho^s. Whitmore Esq^r. ___, Isaac Hawkins Browne Esq^r. ___, Hugh Pigot Esq^r. 381 and the two first were Elected. [2 Poll Books]

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