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York Election ticket, Henry Lascelles Long Caption: York election ticket. Obverse: Legend: 'LASCELLES' inscribed above two leafy branches 'FOR EVER'. Reverse: Inscription: 'IN MIND INDEPENDENT IN EXERTION INDEFATIGABLE'. Pierced with a suspension hole. The 1807 Yorkshire parliamentary election had three candidates competing for two seats: the two sitting MPs, William Wilberforce and the Hon. Henry Lascelles, and a challenger, Charles Fitzwilliam, Lord Milton. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund Object: ZBA2813 Artist: E. Thomason Date: 1807 Medium: white metal Size: 40 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.