... nhouse .. Both sides petitioned, and since by this time Lord Bute was out of favour and Sir James Lowther far from popular. the Whig petition succeeded. Sir James was unseated, and Henry Fletcher went to Westminster in his place. At Carlisle the Duke's nominees ...

... Elected 1761 In 1761 Sir Jsmcs got himself elected for both Cumberland and Westmorland as a Whig. He decided to sit for Westmorlandeven an all powerful n,agn:te could only represent one conatituPncy at a time in the House of Commons. Soon afterwards he ...

... Cumberland seat he had given up fell to Sir Wilfrid Lawson, but his death occurred in 1762. Thereupon Sir James, who feared that a Whig might be elected for Cumberland, eartied out a series of pollt,cal maneouvres. He resigned his seat for his brother and secured ...

... of 1950 may prove to be, it is safe to prophesy that it will not rival the Cumberland election of 1768, when the Tories and Whigs battled against each oth-r with great bitterness and at enormous expense. Exactly what each side spent will prcbably never ...