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Independent Hampshire Election Recall of Legge Contested
A London Evening Post excerpt recounts the Hampshire county contest involving Henry Legge and Sir Simeon Stuart in 1759. Letters with Lord Bute and Leicester House outline pressure, promises, and Legge’s decision to honor engagements, the potential costs of a prolonged fight, and the tension between the Prince of Wales and the whig factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Bolton
Legge
Southampton
Stuart
Simeon Stuart
Leicester House
Hampshire
Ts Bute
London
Alton
Jam
C. H. B. Legge
Bute
Martin
Prince of Wales
Lord Bute
Lord Bure
Mr. Legge
Ighulalbe
Stirzed
Henry Bilton Legge
Countess of
Hillsborough
Asist
C. Townshend
John Buller
Oxford
Earl of