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British Museum / London Chronicle, 25 August 1796
Mayor of Garratt — Sir Harry Dimsdale Elected
[The mock election at Garratt. At the last mock election at Garratt, Jeffrey Dunstan (see vol. vi) is said to have been defeated by 'Sir' Harry Dimsdale, a seller of muffins and tinware. The election was on 24 Aug. 1796. Portrait etching by Isaac Jenner, 12 July 1796: a man with short deformed legs, wearing an enormous cocked hat with two tufts of feathers, a coat with a star reaching nearly to the ankles, and the George (jewel of the Garter) suspended from his neck. Beneath: "A lover of Liberty and a Firm Friend to the Rights of the People." BM Museum number 1851,0308.193.]