Name: THE PARLIAMENTARY HISTORY OF GLAMORGAN 1542-1976
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THE PARLIAMENTARY HISTORY OF GLAMORGAN 1542-1976

Published by Christopher Davies. 1st. 1978

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ISBN: 0715403818
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PART 1
Glamorgan M.P.'s and Parliamentary Elections 1542-1976
Introduction - Evolution from landed aristocracy to modern parliamentary democracy
Chapter One - County Elections in Glamorgan Before the First Reform Act of 1832
Chapter Two - The Election of the member for the Glamorgan Boroughs Before 1832
Genealogical Table No. 1
Chapter Three - The Members of Parliament for Glamorgan 1542-1832
Genealogical Table No. 2
Genealogical Table No. 3
Chapter Four - The Reform Acts of 1832 and 1867: Their Effect Upon the Representation of Glamorgan in the House of Commons, 1832-1885
Chapter Five - The Representation of Glamorgan in the House of Commons, 1885 - 1918
Chapter Six - The Representation of Glamorgan in the House of Commons 1918 -1976
PART II - THE SOURCES
Section 1 - Statutes relating to the representation of Glamorgan in the House of Commons
Section 2 - Illustrations of the political power of the landowners.
(a) Letters etc. 1695-1817
(b) Extracts from the Diary of Lewis Weston Dillwyn relating to Elections in Glamorgan, 1818-1841
Section 3 - Developments after the Reform Act of 1832
Section 4 - The Transfer of political power from property to the people
Appendix
Tables of M.P.'s for Glamorgan, with Biographical Notes
Section 1a County Members 1542-1832
Section 1b Borough Members 1542-1832
Section 2a County Members 1832-1918
Section 3a County Members 1918-1950
Section 3b Borough Members 1918-1950
Section 4a County members 1950-1978
Section 4b Borough Members 1950-1978