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Bent, Thomas

Address: 20-21 (65-67) High Street, Deal

Occupation: Furniture Dealer, Bill poster

Called on: Day 5

Witness Type: Other

Party: Liberal

Amount Received: £34

Received From:

Edwards, James Barber (Liberal)
Hughes, Edwin (Conservative)

Notes

Posted bills for both sides equally although stated he was a Liberal voter. Received £20 from Mr Hughes and £14 from Mr Edwards. Not listed as a bribee.

The average amount paid for a vote was £3 or the equivalent of £291.10 today! Many people were bribed by both sides...

1881	2023
£1	£97.03
£3	£291.10
£5	£485.16
£10	£970.33
£50	£4,851.64
£100	£9,703.29
£500	£48,516.445
£10,000	£970,328.86