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Antrim (Parliament Of Ireland Constituency)
Antrim was a borough constituency which elected two MPs to the Irish House of Commons, the house of representatives of the Kingdom of Ireland. History The borough of Antrim in County Antrim was enfranchised as a borough constituency in 1666. In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Antrim was not represented. Thereafter it continued to be entitled to send two Members of Parliament to the Irish House of Commons until the Parliament of Ireland was merged into the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 1 January 1801. The constituency was disenfranchised on 31 December 1800 by the Acts of Union 1800. The borough was represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as part of the county constituency of Antrim. Electoral System and Electorate The parliamentary representatives for all constituencies in the Irish House of Commons were elected using the bloc vote for two-member elections and first past the post for single-member by-elections. The borough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antrim (town)
Antrim ( ga, Aontroim , meaning 'lone ridge') is a town and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Antrim in the northeast of Northern Ireland, on the banks of the Six Mile Water, on the northeast shore of Lough Neagh. It had a population of 23,375 people in the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census. It is the county town of County Antrim and was the administrative centre of Antrim Borough Council. It is northwest of Belfast. History Middle Ages According to tradition, a monastery was founded at Antrim in AD 495, thirty years after the death of Saint Patrick, to take forward his ministry, with a small settlement growing up around it. The Irish round tower, round tower (see below), also known as "the Steeple", is all that remains. The original name of Antrim was ''Aontreibh'', Irish language, Irish for 'lone house', referring to the monks' house. This later became, or was reinterpreted, as ''Aontroim'' ('lone ridge'). In the early Middle Ages, the area was part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potwalloper
A potwalloper (sometimes potwalloner or potwaller) or householder borough was a parliamentary borough in which the franchise was extended to the male head of any household with a hearth large enough to boil a cauldron (or "wallop a pot").Edward Porritt, A. M. Kelley, ''The Unreformed House of Commons: Scotland and Ireland'' (1963), pp. 348, 354 Potwallopers existed in the Unreformed House of Commons prior to the Reform Act 1832, and in its predecessors the Irish House of Commons and House of Commons of Great Britain (until 1800) and the House of Commons of England (to 1707). The potwalloper was one of the widest variants of the borough franchise and the tendency over the centuries was for the franchise to be limited, reducing the number of electors. English potwalloper boroughs From the time of the Restoration, the only English boroughs to elect on a potwalloper or inhabitant franchise were: * Abingdon (1690–1708, and only if electors were not in receipt of alms) * Amersh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Skeffington (Antrim MP) (born 1940), British peer
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John Skeffington may refer to: * Sir John Skeffington, 2nd Baronet (c. 1590–1651), English landowner and politician * John Skeffington, 2nd Viscount Massereene (1632–1695), Anglo-Irish politician and official * John Skeffington, 10th Viscount Massereene (1812–1863), Irish peer and poet * John Skeffington, 14th Viscount Massereene John David Clotworthy Whyte-Melville Foster Skeffington, 14th Viscount Massereene and 7th Viscount Ferrard (born 3 June 1940) is a British peer. Life and career John Skeffington succeeded his father, John Whyte-Melville-Skeffington, 13th Vis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John William MacMullan
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Henry (Irish Politician)
Hugh Henry (born 12 February 1952) is a former Scottish Labour Party politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Renfrewshire South, formerly Paisley South, from 1999 to 2016. Background Henry was born in Glasgow and raised in Erskine, Renfrewshire. He was educated at St Mirin's Academy in Paisley, the University of Glasgow and Jordanhill College of Education in Glasgow. Prior to working in politics, he worked as an accountant with IBM UK Ltd, as a teacher and as a welfare rights officer with Strathclyde Regional Council. He was a local councillor from 1984 until 1999, including 4 years as leader of Renfrewshire Council. A former Marxist, he was once a supporter of the Militant tendency. Member of the Scottish Parliament Henry was appointed Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care in the Scottish Executive in 2001, and moved to become Deputy Minister for Social Justice in 2002. He was appointed Deputy Minister for Justice after the 2003 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Upton
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 novel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Bell (Irish Politician)
Thomas Bell may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Thomas Bell (born 1985), known professionally as Toddla T, English DJ and producer *Thomas Bell (antiquarian) (1785–1860), English book collector *Thomas Bell (novelist) (1903–1961), American novelist *Tom Bell (actor) (1933–2006), British actor *Tom Bell (comedy actor), British comedy actor *Thom Bell (1943-2022), Jamaican-born American record producer Politics * Thomas Bell (mayor of Gloucester) (1486–1566), English cap manufacturer, mayor of Gloucester and MP * Sir Hugh Bell, 2nd Baronet (Thomas Hugh Bell, 1844–1931), mayor of Middlesbrough, England *Thomas Montgomery Bell (1861–1941), Democratic US Congressman from Georgia * Thomas M. Bell (Ohio politician) (born 1950s), Democratic representative in the Ohio House of Representatives *Thomas Bell (politician) (1863–1945), Canadian politician *Thomas Hamilton Bell (1878–1939), businessman and political figure in Ontario *Thomas Miller Bell (1923–1996), Canadian M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Montgomery, 4th Earl Of Mount Alexander
Hugh Montgomery, 4th Earl of Mount Alexander (c. 1680 – 27 February 1745), styled Viscount Montgomery between 1717 and 1731, was an Irish landowner and politician. Montgomery was the son of Henry Montgomery, 3rd Earl of Mount Alexander, by the Honourable Mary St Lawrence, daughter of William St Lawrence, 12th Baron Howth.www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk Mount Alexander, Earl of (I, 1661 - 1757) He was returned to the for Antrim in 1703, a seat he held until 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Dalway
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Dawson (politician)
Thomas Dawson was an Irish politician. Dawson was educated at Trinity College Dublin. Dawson represented County Armagh County Armagh (, named after its county town, Armagh) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the southern shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and ha ... from 1783 to 1790, and Sligo Borough from 1873 to 1790. References 19th-century Irish people Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Irish MPs 1783–1790 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Sligo constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Armagh constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Brooke (Irish Politician)
Thomas Brooke may refer to: Politics * Thomas Brooke (died 1418), MP for Somerset * Thomas Brooke (died 1439), MP for Dorset and Somerset * Thomas Brooke alias Cobham (1533–1578), MP for Rochester * Thomas Brooke (died 1820), MP for Newton, Lancashire 1796–1807 * Col. Thomas Brooke Jr. (1660–1730), acting governor of Maryland * Thomas Brooke, 2nd Viscount Alanbrooke (1920–1972) * Sir Thomas Brooke, 1st Baronet (1830–1908), Director of the London and North Western Railway, Deputy Lieutenant, and Justice of the Peace * Maj. Thomas Brooke Sr. (1632–1676), High Sheriff, Chief Justice of Calvert Co., Maryland * Thomas Brooke (Northamptonshire MP), English member of Barebone's Parliament 1653 * Thomas Brooke, 8th Baron Cobham (died 1529), Tudor baron in England Other * Thomas Broke (fl. 1550), Thomas Broke or Brooke, translator * Thomas Brooke (priest) (1684–1757), Dean of Chester 1732–1758 See also *Tom Brook Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Upton (1623–1706)
General Arthur Percy Upton CB (13 June 1777 – 22 January 1855) was an Anglo-Irish soldier, politician and amateur cricketer. Background Upton was the third son of Clotworthy Upton, 1st Baron Templetown, by Elizabeth Boughton, daughter of Shuckburgh Boughton. John Upton, 1st Viscount Templetown, and the Honourable Fulke Howard were his brothers. He was educated at Westminster School and attended the Royal Military Academy in Berlin. Military career He entered the British army in 1793 as an ensign in the Coldstream Guards and thereafter rose through the ranks as a lieutenant and captain in 1795, aide-de-camp to Sir Ralph Abercromby in 1799, major in the 13th Foot in 1807, lieutenant-colonel in the 7th West Indian regiment and the Grenadier Guards in 1807, brevet colonel in 1814, major-general in 1821, lieutenant-general in 1837 and full general on 11 November 1851. He was awarded CB on 4 June 1815. He was Equerry to the Queen in 1810, aide-de-camp to the Duke of York in 1815 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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