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STONEHOUSE SCHOOL BOARD

The Stonehouse School Board was formed on June 16th 1874.  Eleven candidates contested the seven seats.  There were three polling stations, at the St George's Hall, the National School in Market Street, and at the Workhouse.  The poll was closed at 7pm and the count started at 8.30pm after the ballot-boxes had been carried to the St George's Hall.   The result was declared at 1.30am the following morning.

There were 616 ballot papers distributed and the votes cast were as follows:  the Reverend S Hobbs (Nonconformist), 617 votes*; Mr W C Hare (Churchman), 460 votes; Mr T Taylor (Nonconformist), 447 votes; Mr T S Bayly, (Churchman), 446 votes; the Reverend P H Newnham, (Churchman), 436 votes; Mr J Friend (Churchman), 410 votes; Mr A D Davey (Nonconformist), 407 votes; Mr J Treverton (Non conformist), 402 votes; Mr G F Bartlett (Independent Churchman), 272 votes; Mr C Trego (Independent Dissenter), 230 votes; and Mr J Taylor (Independent Dissenter), 49 votes.

*There is no explanation of how the Reverend Hobbs managed to secure one more vote than the number of ballot-papers unless this was an extra "vote on the night" that was not included in the number of papers distributed.

THE SCHOOLS

East Street Board School

High Street Board School

 

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