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- ↑ Paula Watson / Andrew A. Hanham, Tewkesbury in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 (2002).
- . Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : "Tracy, Robert". Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.