Right of election
in burgage holders
Background Information
Number of voters: about 150
Number of seats
2
Constituency business
County
| Date | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr. 1754 | WILLIAM AISLABIE | |
| SIR CHARLES VERNON | ||
| 28 Mar. 1761 | WILLIAM AISLABIE | |
| WILLIAM LAWRENCE | ||
| 19 Mar. 1768 | WILLIAM AISLABIE | |
| CHARLES ALLANSON | ||
| 8 Oct. 1774 | WILLIAM AISLABIE | |
| CHARLES ALLANSON | ||
| 30 Oct. 1775 | WILLIAM LAWRENCE vice Allanson, deceased | |
| 11 Sept. 1780 | WILLIAM AISLABIE | |
| FREDERICK ROBINSON | ||
| 5 June 1781 | WILLIAM LAWRENCE vice Aislabie, deceased | |
| 3 Apr. 1784 | WILLIAM LAWRENCE | |
| FREDERICK ROBINSON | ||
| 21 Dec. 1787 | SIR JOHN GOODRICKE vice Robinson, granted a pension | |
| 1 Sept. 1789 | SIR GEORGE ALLANSON WINN vice Goodricke, deceased |
Main Article
In 1754 Ripon was a complete pocket borough of the Aislabie family, who owned a majority of the burgages. On the death of William Aislabie in 1781 the borough was controlled by his son-in-law, William Lawrence.
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