1765 Rochester by-election

UK parliamentary by-election The 1765 Rochester by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in England on 23 December 1765 for the House of Commons constituency of Rochester in Kent. It was caused by the death of sitting MP Admiral Isaac Townsend and won by the Tory candidate Grey Cooper. John Calcraft stood on the independent interest but was narrowly defeated by the government candidate Grey Cooper; Rochester was generally considered to be a safe government borough, and a less wealthy candidate would have had no chance. At the next General Election Calcraft secured government support for his second candidacy at Rochester, where he was duly elected. Rochester by-election, 1765Stooks Smith Henry. Craig, F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig The Parliaments of England 1844-1850 2nd 1973 Parliamentary Research Services Chichester 0-900178-13-2 169–171 https://archive.org/details/parliamentsofeng0000smit/page/169 Tory Party (UK) Grey Cooper 265 Whig Party (UK) John Calcraft 235 Tory Party (UK) References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in English constituencies Category:By-elections to the Parliament of Great Britain Category:Elections in Kent Category:1765 in England