222:, arriving in the midst of this, asked Sheridan what had caused the cheering, to which Sheridan replied "Burke has knocked down one of Lord Lonsdale's ninepins". However, most of the members returned in 1784 are not known to have spoken in the House (William Lowther did so twice and le Fleming once). A. M. W. Stirling reports a passage between "another of Sir James's ninepins",
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in 1784, was the scion of an old
Cumberland family. He succeeded his father in his baronetcy and estates in 1745 and inherited the wealth and estates of two other branches of the family on the death of a cousin in 1756. He thus became the richest commoner in England while still in his minority, and
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had heretofore been returned under his direction, his insistence on absolute obedience from the
Members he nominated led them to find other seats or break with him. The last of these was Pitt, returned in 1781 for Appleby; the members returned in 1784, and after, were either relatives, personal
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Before the general election of 1790, two of
Lonsdale's members were ousted at Carlisle on electoral petitions, and he also withdrew support from his cousins John and William, perhaps because the latter (only) broke with him over the
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in 1796 after a string of defeats, and continued his expensive and unscrupulous electioneering until his death in 1802. William, with whom he was reconciled in 1801, inherited his fortune and electoral interests.
59:, where both had inherited a Parliamentary interest. This was to develop into an obsessive campaign to control Parliamentary representation and dictate civil and military appointments in Westmorland and
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The following comprise the "ninepins" who sat at
Lowther's direction from 1780 until 1790 (aside from Lowther himself, returned for both Haslemere and Cumberland in 1780 and sitting for the latter):
141:: returned for Cockermouth in 1780 and 1784, for Carlisle in 1786, but unseated on petition the same year, and for Haslemere in 1786. Third cousin twice removed of Lonsdale.
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wielded enormous power in the northwestern counties of
England. Under his mother's tuition, he began his involvement in Parliamentary affairs in 1753 with a struggle with
187:: returned for Cockermouth in 1786 after John Lowther succeeded the deceased Norton at Carlisle (Lowther was unseated on petition the same year). A friend of Lonsdale.
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135:: returned for Westmorland in 1780 and 1784, and Haslemere in 1780, where he did not sit. Fourth cousin of Lonsdale and second to him in two duels.
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The height of his electoral power was reached in the general elections of 1780 and 1784, when he obtained the return of two of his candidates for
226:(seated for Cockermouth by Lonsdale) and Burke in 1775, but Lonsdale did not control nine seats at the time (he returned seven members in 1774).
147:: returned for Carlisle in 1780 and Cumberland in 1784, and for Appleby, where he did not sit, in 1780. Third cousin twice removed of Lonsdale.
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193:: returned for Haslemere in 1780 after Sir James Lowther (Lonsdale) chose to sit for Cumberland. Third cousin twice removed of Lonsdale.
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83:
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742:"SPENCER STANHOPE (formerly STANHOPE), Walter (1750-1821), of Cannon Hall, nr. Barnsley and Horsforth, nr. Leeds, Yorks."
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friends, or dependent clients of
Lonsdale, political non-entities who achieved no distinction in the House of Commons.
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made a cutting, sarcastic reply to a speech by one of
Lonsdale's members that drew cheers from the House of Commons.
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153:: returned for Haslemere in 1780 and Carlisle in 1784. Lonsdale's friend and electoral agent in Lancaster.
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175:: returned for Haslemere. His identity is not certain and he was evidently a dependent of Lonsdale's.
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202:. While he was not able to control all nine seats at subsequent elections, he got Penn returned at
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91:
156:
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105:: returned for Cockermouth in 1780 and Haslemere in 1784. Steward and agent of Lonsdale.
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219:
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The term "Lord
Lonsdale's ninepins" was made popular by a piece of wit attributed to
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181:: returned for Cockermouth in 1784. A retainer and electoral agent for Lonsdale.
169:: returned for Appleby in 1781 to replace William Lowther, sitting for Carlisle.
549:"LOWTHER, James (1753-1837), of Aikton, Cumb. and Kensington Gravel Pits, Mdx."
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719:"SATTERTHWAITE, James Clarke (c.1746-?1818), of Papcastle, Cockermouth, Cumb."
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267:"LOWTHER, Sir James, 5th Bt. (1736-1802), of Lowther, nr. Penrith, Westmld."
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86:, control of which he purchased in 1780. While politicians of note such as
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63:, in which Lowther spent his fortune lavishly and made many enemies.
111:: returned for Westmorland in 1780 and 1784. A friend of Lonsdale.
634:"LOWTHER, Sir William, 2nd Bt. (1757-1844), of Uffington, Lincs."
419:"BAYNES GARFORTH, John (?1722-1808), of Steeton Hall, Yorks."
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Cyclopaedia of Anecdotes of Literature and the Fine Arts
792:. Boston, Massachusetts: Gould and Lincoln. p. 685.
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who owed their Parliamentary seats to the patronage of
575:"LOWTHER, John (1759-1844), of Swillington, Yorks."
526:"KNUBLEY, Edward (aft.1749-1815), of Wigton, Cumb."
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159:: returned for Appleby in 1784. Grandson of
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717:Smith, E. A.; Thorne, R. G. (1986).
49:Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet
37:James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale
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129:in 1787. A placeman of Lonsdale's.
82:and two for the Surrey borough of
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657:"NORTON, Hon. Edward (1750-86)."
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744:. In Thorne, R. G. (ed.).
721:. In Thorne, R. G. (ed.).
636:. In Thorne, R. G. (ed.).
577:. In Thorne, R. G. (ed.).
551:. In Thorne, R. G. (ed.).
528:. In Thorne, R. G. (ed.).
417:Drummond, Mary M. (1964).
214:. According to the story,
179:James Clarke Satterthwaite
212:Richard Brinsley Sheridan
163:and a friend of Lonsdale.
786:Arvine, Kazlitt (1852).
740:Collinge, J. M. (1986).
688:"POSTLETHWAITE, Thomas."
573:Collinge, J. M. (1986).
547:Collinge, J. M. (1986).
524:Collinge, J. M. (1986).
167:William Pitt the Younger
125:, but unseated there on
92:William Pitt the Younger
17:Lord Lonsdale's ninepins
191:Walter Spencer-Stanhope
632:Thorne, R. G. (1986).
109:Sir Michael le Fleming
686:Brooke, John (1964).
655:Brooke, John (1964).
596:Brooke, John (1964).
493:Brooke, John (1964).
451:Brooke, John (1964).
341:Brooke, John (1964).
303:Brooke, John (1964).
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173:Thomas Postlethwaite
103:John Baynes Garforth
51:over the borough of
21:Sir James's ninepins
25:Lowther's ninepins
692:Namier, Sir Lewis
661:Namier, Sir Lewis
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388:"Haslemere"
224:James Adair
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495:"Carlisle"
230:References
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