Fixing the Membership of the Lords and Commons: The Case of Sir John Cam Hobhouse and the Nottingham By‐Election, 1834.

When Melbourne replaced Grey in 1834 he looked to recruit men with experience to join his government. He enlisted Sir John Cam Hobhouse, but Hobhouse needed a seat in the Commons. This was achieved by a writ of acceleration, whereby Viscount Duncannon, one of the sitting MPs for Nottingham, was call...

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Publicado en:Parliamentary History Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 205 - 220
Autor principal: Beckett, John
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Feb2020
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