Taunton M.P.’s: In Savage’s “History of (missing)” the first mention made of members of Parliament elected for the borough Taunton is after the Restoration, when Thomas Goyes and William Wyndham were returned, and owed their seats to the management and cause of the Crown. In the General Election of 1714, the dissolution of Parliament after the death of Queen Anne, resulted in the election of Sir Francis Warre, Bart., and Henry Portman Esq. These gentlemen were afterwards unseated, and William Pynsent, Esq., and James Smith, Esq., were elected in their place. The General Election 1722 resulted in the return of Mr. Trenchard and Mr. Smith. In 1774, the next date mentioned, Nathaniel Webb and Edward Stratford were returned as members for the borough. The Somerset County Herald Almanac for this year gives a complete list of Taunton Election Polls and their results from 1784 to the present time.
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