Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton: Difference between revisions

Powlett was elected at the [[1715 British general election|1715 general election]] as a [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[St Ives (UK Parliament constituency)|St Ives]] in Cornwall.<ref>Stooks Smith, p. 47</ref> He held the seat until the [[1722 British general election|1722 general election]],<ref>{{Rayment-hc|i|date=March 2012}}</ref> when he was returned as MP for [[Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Hampshire]].<ref>Stooks Smith, pp. 121–122</ref> He held that seat until he succeeded to the peerage in 1754,<ref>{{Rayment-hc|h|1|date=March 2012}}</ref> with one interruption. At the [[1734 British general election|1734 general election]] he was returned both for Hampshire and for [[Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)|Yarmouth]]. A [[election petition|petition]] was lodged against the Hampshire result, and he sat for Yarmouth until 1737, when the petition against the Hampshire result was withdrawn, then chose to represent Hampshire rather than Yarmouth for the remainder of the Parliament.<ref>Stooks Smith, p. 520</ref>