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Baron Gisborough
Baron Gisborough, of Cleveland in the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1917 for the Conservative politician Richard Chaloner, who had previously represented Westbury (also known as Wiltshire West) and Abercromby in the House of Commons. Born Richard Long, the son of Richard Penruddocke Long, he had assumed by royal licence the surname of Chaloner in lieu of Long in 1881, as a condition of inheriting the Guisborough estate and Gisborough Hall from his maternal great-uncle, Admiral Thomas Chaloner. The latter was a descendant through his mother of Robert de Brus, who founded Gisborough Priory in 1119. Lord Gisborough's eldest son and heir, Richard Godolphin Hume Long Chaloner, was accidentally killed in France in 1917 while guarding German prisoners of war, and is buried at Calais. Lord Gisborough was therefore succeeded by his second son, the second Baron. , the title is held by the latter's son, the third Baron, who succeeded in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland, England
Cleveland is a land of hills and dales from the River Tees to Vale of Pickering, England. The name means “cliff-land”. The area corresponds to the former Langbaurgh Wapentake. The North York Moors national park, established in 1952, covers part of it. A non-metropolitan Cleveland (county), county under the same name existed from 1974 to 1996 and there is ambiguity today between that county and the historic extent of the name. Heritage Cleveland has a centuries-long association with the area from Middlesbrough to Pickering, North Yorkshire, Pickering and Thirsk to Whitby, effectively the eastern half of Yorkshire's North Riding. Archdeacon of Cleveland, Ralph, Archdeacon of Cleveland, was the area's first archdeacon recorded, before 1174. A Dukedom of Cleveland was first created in the 17th century. Metal The Cleveland Hills were key suppliers of the ironstone which was essential to running blast furnaces alongside the River Tees. Cleveland’s rich ore has created a si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Chaloner, 3rd Baron Gisborough
(Thomas) Richard John Long Chaloner, 3rd Baron Gisborough (born 1 July 1927), is a British peer. Chaloner was born at Hurworth Old Hall, Darlington, the son of Thomas Chaloner, 2nd Baron Gisborough, and Esther Hall. He succeeded his father as Baron Gisborough in 1951. In 1967 he was appointed to the Board of Universal Television Yorkshire. In 1973, he was appointed deputy lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire and in 1981 he became Lord Lieutenant of Cleveland. Lord Gisborough was the only member of the House of Lords to be in place for both the accession of Queen Elizabeth II and her successor King Charles III. Further reading Inheriting the Earth: The Long Family's 500 Year Reign in Wiltshire; Cheryl Nicol References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gisborough, Richard Chaloner, 3rd Baron 1927 births Living people Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Richard Chaloner, 3rd Baron Gisborough (Thomas) Richard John Long Chaloner, 3rd Baron Gisborough (born 1 Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Guisborough
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Long Family Of Wiltshire
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Baronies In The Peerage Of The United Kingdom
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Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron * Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron * Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British Isles ** Barony (Ireland), a historical subdivision of the Irish counties * Barony (role-playing game), a 1990 tabletop RPG See also * Baronet * Baronage {{English Feudalism In England, the ''baronage'' was the collectively inclusive term denoting all members of the feudal nobility, as observed by the constitutional authority Edward Coke. It was replaced eventually by the term '' peerage''. Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean & Son
Dean & Son was a 19th-century London publishing firm, best known for making and mass-producing moveable children's books and toy books, established around 1800. Thomas Dean founded the firm, probably in the late 1790s, bringing to it innovative lithographic printing processes. By the time his son George became a partner in 1847,Carpenter, Humphrey, and Mari Prichard. (1984). ''The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature''. New York: Oxford University Press. , 143 the firm was the preeminent publisher of novelty children's books in London. The firm was first located on Threadneedle Street early in the century; it moved to Ludgate Hill in the middle of the century, and then to Fleet Street from 1871 to 1890."Historical Childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Chaloner (courtier)
Sir Thomas Chaloner (1559 – 17 November 1615) was an English courtier and Governor of the ''Courtly College'' for the household of Prince Henry, son of James I. He was also responsible for introducing alum manufacturing to England. He was Member of Parliament for St Mawes in 1586 and for Lostwithiel in 1604. His third son was the Regicide Parliamentarian Thomas Chaloner. He is sometimes confused with his cousin Thomas Chaloner, a naturalist who prospected for alum. Elizabethan period Chaloner was the illegitimate son of statesman and poet Sir Thomas Chaloner, and Ethelreda Frodsham; his father died in 1565, and his mother then married Edward Brocket (son of Sir John Brocket, knt., of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire). He owed his education mainly to his father's friend, William Cecil, Lord Burghley, at St Paul's School, London and at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was noted for his poetical abilities, but took no degree. In 1579 Chaloner wrote the dedication to Lord Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Chaloner (statesman)
Sir Thomas Chaloner (152114 October 1565) was an English statesman and poet. Life Thomas Chaloner was born in 1521 to Margaret Myddleton and Roger Challoner (c. 1490–1550), a descendant of the Denbighshire Chaloners. His father was a London silk merchant who lived at St Mary-at-Hill Street, Billingsgate. A courtier, Roger was a Gentleman-Usher of the Privy Chamber to King Henry VIII, a Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer, and a Freeman of the City of London through the Worshipful Company of Mercers. Roger died in 1550 and was buried in the main body of the Church of St Dunstan-in-the-East. Sir Thomas's two brothers, Francis and John Challoner settled in Ireland where John became a prominent politician and administrator. No details are known of Thomas Chaloner's youth except that he was educated at both Oxford and Cambridge (likely St John's College).He may have attended St John's College, Cambridge. In 1540 he went, as secretary to Sir Henry Knyvett, to the cour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaloner Baronets
The Baronetcy of Chaloner of Guisborough was created in the Baronetage of England on 20 June 1620 for William Chaloner and was extinct on his death in Turkey in 1641. The Chaloners acquired their estate at Guisborough in 1558 following the dissolution of Gisborough Priory. Their seat was at Gisborough Hall. Chaloner of Guisborough (1620) * Sir William Chaloner, 1st Baronet (1587–1641) See also *Baron Gisborough *Thomas Chaloner (statesman) *Thomas Chaloner (courtier) Sir Thomas Chaloner (1559 – 17 November 1615) was an English courtier and Governor of the ''Courtly College'' for the household of Prince Henry, son of James I. He was also responsible for introducing alum manufacturing to England. He was Me ... References {{Reflist Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1620 establishments in England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viscount Long
__NOTOC__ Viscount Long, of Wraxall in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1921 for the Conservative politician Walter Long, who had previously served as Member of Parliament, President of the Board of Agriculture, President of the Local Government Board, Secretary of State for the Colonies and First Lord of the Admiralty. His grandson, the second Viscount (son of Brigadier General Walter Long) was killed in action in the Second World War. He was succeeded by his uncle, the third Viscount, who had earlier represented Westbury in Parliament as a Conservative. The title was next held by his son, the fourth Viscount, who served as a government whip from 1979 to 1997 in the Conservative administrations of Margaret Thatcher and John Major. However, Lord Long lost his seat in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. the title is held by the latter's son, the fifth Viscount, who succeeded in that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gisborough Escutcheon
Baron Gisborough, of Cleveland in the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1917 for the Conservative politician Richard Chaloner, who had previously represented Westbury (also known as Wiltshire West) and Abercromby in the House of Commons. Born Richard Long, the son of Richard Penruddocke Long, he had assumed by royal licence the surname of Chaloner in lieu of Long in 1881, as a condition of inheriting the Guisborough estate and Gisborough Hall from his maternal great-uncle, Admiral Thomas Chaloner. The latter was a descendant through his mother of Robert de Brus, who founded Gisborough Priory in 1119. Lord Gisborough's eldest son and heir, Richard Godolphin Hume Long Chaloner, was accidentally killed in France in 1917 while guarding German prisoners of war, and is buried at Calais. Lord Gisborough was therefore succeeded by his second son, the second Baron. , the title is held by the latter's son, the third Baron, who succeeded in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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