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A History of the County of Oxford
… the two Tory candidates lost to Cadogan and Sir Thomas Wheate of Glympton, a Bertie ally turned to the Marlborough interest. 43 In 1710 Cadogan and Wheate's tenure seemed unassailable until Sarah, duchess of … all work at Blenheim shortly before the election; in panic Wheate marshalled non-resident support and some workmen were …