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Bradford Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Bradford, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The Bradford Baronetcy, of South Audley Street in the City of Westminster in the County of London, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 July 1902 for Edward Bradford. He was a colonel in the army and served as Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis from 1890 to 1903. He was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son, the second Baronet. He was a colonel in the Seaforth Highlanders and fought in the First World War, where he was killed in action in September 1914. The baronetcy descended in the direct line until the early death of his great-grandson, the fourth Baronet, in 1954. The late Baronet was succeeded by his half-brother, the fifth and (as of 2007) present holder of the title. However, he does not use his title. The Bradford Baronetcy, of Mawddwy in the County of Merioneth, was created in the Baronetage of the United Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Bradford
Edward Bradford may refer to: * Edward Bradford (1798–1871), founderof Pine Hill Plantation in Leon County, Florida. * Edward Green Bradford (1819–1884), Delaware politician and United States federal judge *Sir Edward Bradford, 1st Baronet (1836–1911), Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, 1890–1903 * Edward Green Bradford II (1848–1928), United States federal judge * Edward A. Bradford (1813–1872), lawyer and unsuccessful nominee to the United States Supreme Court *Sir Edward Eden Bradford (1858–1935), British Royal Navy admiral * Edward Bradford (botanist) (1802–1888), British army surgeon and botanist who discovered certain endemic flora of Trinidad and Tobago *Sir Edward Montagu Andrew Bradford, 3rd Baronet (1910–1952) of the Bradford baronets *(Sir) Edward Alexander Slade Bradford, 5th Baronet (born 1952) of the Bradford baronets There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Bradford, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bradford, 1st Baronet
Sir John Rose Bradford, 1st Baronet (7 May 1863 – 7 April 1935) was a British physician. Early life John Rose Bradford was born in London, the son of Abraham Rose and Ellen (née Ltttleton) Bradford. His father was a Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals in the Royal Navy. He was educated at University College School and in Bruges, before studying for a degree at University College and qualifying as a doctor in 1883. Career After serving as a house physician in University College Hospital he was made an Assistant Physician in 1889 and then moved to hold the same position at the National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic from 1893 to 1896. His main interest was physiological research on such subjects as the electrical phenomena accompanying secretion, the action of drugs on the circulation and secretion of the kidney, and the innervation of various blood vessels. In 1894 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and in 1898 published ''Clinical Lectures on Nephrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Evelyn Bradford, 2nd Baronet
Sir Evelyn Ridley Bradford, 2nd Baronet (16 April 1869 – 14 September 1914) was an English cricketer and an officer in the British Army. Bradford was commissioned into the Seaforth Highlanders in 1888, his military career spanned the Mahdist War, Second Boer War and the First World War, with him being killed in action during the latter conflict. As a first-class cricketer, he played exclusively for Hampshire as an all-rounder on eight occasions between 1895 and 1905. Early life and military career The son of Sir Edward Bradford, he was born in British India at Goonah in April 1869, where his father served as a political agent. He was educated in England at Eton College, before attending the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. From there, he was commissioned into the Seaforth Highlanders as a second lieutenant in August 1888. Promotion to lieutenant followed in June 1890, with a further promotion to captain coming in July 1895. Playing cricket for Aldershot Garrison aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blazon Of Bradford Baronets Of South Audley Street (1902)
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The visual depiction of a coat of arms or flag has traditionally had considerable latitude in design, but a verbal blazon specifies the essentially distinctive elements. A coat of arms or flag is therefore primarily defined not by a picture but rather by the wording of its blazon (though in modern usage flags are often additionally and more precisely defined using geometrical specifications). ''Blazon'' is also the specialized language in which a blazon is written, and, as a verb, the act of writing such a description. ''Blazonry'' is the art, craft or practice of creating a blazon. The language employed in ''blazonry'' has its own vocabulary, grammar and syntax, which becomes essential for comprehension when blazoning a complex coat of arms. Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Bradford, 1st Baronet
Sir John Rose Bradford, 1st Baronet (7 May 1863 – 7 April 1935) was a British physician. Early life John Rose Bradford was born in London, the son of Abraham Rose and Ellen (née Ltttleton) Bradford. His father was a Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals in the Royal Navy. He was educated at University College School and in Bruges, before studying for a degree at University College and qualifying as a doctor in 1883. Career After serving as a house physician in University College Hospital he was made an Assistant Physician in 1889 and then moved to hold the same position at the National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic from 1893 to 1896. His main interest was physiological research on such subjects as the electrical phenomena accompanying secretion, the action of drugs on the circulation and secretion of the kidney, and the innervation of various blood vessels. In 1894 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and in 1898 published ''Clinical Lectures on Nephrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of Merioneth
, HQ= Dolgellau , Government= Merionethshire County Council (1889-1974) , Origin= , Status= , Start= 1284 , End= , Code= MER , CodeName= Chapman code , Replace= Meirionnydd , Motto= Tra môr, tra Meirion (While the sea lasts, so shall Meirionnydd) , Divisions= , DivisionsNames= , DivisionsMap= , Image= Flag of Merionethshire , Map= , Arms= ''Coat of arms of Merionethshire County Council'' , Civic= , PopulationFirst= 35,315Vision of Britain 1831 Census/ref> , PopulationFirstYear= 1831 , AreaFirst= , AreaFirstYear= 1831 , DensityFirst= 0.1/acre , DensityFirstYear= 1831 , PopulationSecond= 45,565 , PopulationSecondYear= 1911 , AreaSecond= , AreaSecondYear= 1911/1961 , DensitySecon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mawddwy
Mawddwy is a community in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, and is 88.3 miles (142.2 km) from Cardiff and 172.8 miles (278.0 km) from London. In 2011 the population of Mawddwy was 622 with 59.5% of them able to speak Welsh. It is one of the largest and most sparsely populated communities in Wales. History Mawddwy was a medieval commote in the cantref of Cynan of the Kingdom of Powys. Cynan also contained the commote of Cyfeiliog. Other sources refer to Cyfeiliog as a cantref in its own right, possibly as a result of Cynan being renamed for the largest commote within it. The town of Dinas Mawddwy and villages of Mallwyd, Aberangell, and Llanymawddwy are within the community of Mawddwy. It is a very hilly region stretching across the pass of Bwlch y Groes, from Bala Lake to Cadair Idris. The rocks date back to the Cambrian Period and slate, silver and lead have been mined here. In the late 1230s the Commute of Mawddwy was held by Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, illegitimate son of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baronetage Of The United Kingdom
Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) James I of England, King James I created the hereditary Order of Baronets in England on 22 May 1611, for the settlement of Ireland. He offered the dignity to 200 gentlemen of good birth, with a clear estate of Pound sterling, £1,000 a year, on condition that each one should pay a sum equivalent to three years' pay to 30 soldiers at 8d per day per man (total – £1,095) into the King's Exchequer. The Baronetage of England comprises all baronetcies created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union 1707, Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Baronetage of England and the #Baronetage of Nova Scotia (1625–1706), Baronetage of Nova Scotia were replaced by the #Baronetage of Great Britain, Baronetage of Great Britain. The extant baronetcies ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seaforth Highlanders
The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, mainly associated with large areas of the northern Highlands of Scotland. The regiment existed from 1881 to 1961, and saw service in World War I and World War II, along with many smaller conflicts. In 1961 the regiment was amalgamated with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders to form the Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons), which merged, in 1994, with the Gordon Highlanders to form the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons). This later joined the Royal Scots Borderers, the Black Watch, the Royal Highland Fusiliers and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders to create the present Royal Regiment of Scotland. History Formation The regiment was created in 1881 through the amalgamation of the 72nd (Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders) Regiment of Foot and the 78th (Highlanders) (Ross-shire Buffs) Regiment of Foot – which became the 1st and 2nd battalions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commissioner Of Police Of The Metropolis
The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis is the head of London's Metropolitan Police Service. Sir Mark Rowley was appointed to the post on 8 July 2022 after Dame Cressida Dick announced her resignation in February. The rank of Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police is regarded as the highest in United Kingdom policing, although the incumbent's authority is generally confined to the Metropolitan Police Service's area of operation: the Metropolitan Police District. However, unlike other territorial police forces, the Metropolitan Police has certain national responsibilities such as leading counter-terrorism policing and the protection of the Royal Family and senior members of His Majesty's Government. Furthermore, the Commissioner is directly accountable to the Home Secretary, the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, and the Mayor of London, and must answer to Londoners and the public nationally. By contrast, all other UK forces (except the City of London Police) are h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
