temp. HANOVER. Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (Lord Milton), politician. 1786-1857. WM Medal (40mm, 12.84 g, 12h). 1807 York Election. By E. Thomason. Struck 1807. VF.

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temp. HANOVER. Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (Lord Milton), politician. 1786-1857. WM Medal (40mm, 12.84 g, 12h). 1807 York Election. By E. Thomason. Struck 1807. LORD MILTON/ FOR/ EVER over crossed laurel branches / Radiant crown over crossed laurel branches; above, KING AND CONSTITUTION, below, INDEPENDENCE/ AND/ COMMERCE. Edge: milled. BHM – (but cf. 623 for related); Eimer –. Pierced, some scratches and discoloration, edge dings. VF. Rare and unlisted in BHM.

Ex Troy Wiseman (Heritage 416, 16 September 2006), lot 6122.

The May 1807 General Election was held mere months after Parliament abolished the slave trade and was the blockbuster race of its time. Three candidates vied for the two York seats: William Wilberforce, an anti-slavery campaigner, Earl Fitzwilliam (Lord Milton), and Henry Lascelle (Lord Harewood). Lascelle’s family was deeply involved in the slave trade, having extensive interests in Barbados, and was extensively attacked for it by both Wilberforce and Fitzwilliam. Fitzwilliam and Lascelle each spent over £100,000 on the campaign, but it was ultimately Wilberforce and Fitzwilliam who were victorious.

Closing Date and Time: 16 August 2023 at 14:35:20 ET.

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