To the Ten Pound Householders of the Borough of Halifax, 1832
Joseph Matthews' appeal to the electors of Halifax, 1832
Author: Joseph Matthews
Date: 1832
Location: Halifax
Format: Handbill
Document ID: 102234
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Following the 1832 Parliamentary Reform Act, Joseph Matthews, formerly Chief Constable of Bradford, put himself forward as a prospective candidate for the new two-member borough of Halifax, making his appeal to the new electorate of 'ten pound householders'. He was unsuccessful, as the ensuing election, in December, proved to be a contest between Rawdon Briggs Jnr, Charles Wood, Michael Stocks and Hon James Archibald Stuart Wortley, the first two being elected.
