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Charles Morley (editor)
Charles Morley may refer to: * Charles Morley (Liberal politician) (1847–1917), British Member of Parliament (MP) for Breconshire * Charles Morley (Hindon MP), MP for Hindon *Charles Morley of Morley Harps *Charles Morley, a character in the 1945 film ''And Then There Were None ''And Then There Were None'' is a mystery novel by the English writer Agatha Christie, described by her as the most difficult of her books to write. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November 1939, as ...'' * Charlie Morley (1883–1919), Australian rules footballer {{hndis, Morley, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Morley (Liberal Politician)
Charles Morley (27 November 1847 – 27 October 1917), was a British Liberal Party politician. Background He was part of a family of Liberal politicians; he was the third son of Samuel Morley MP, and older brother to the Rt Hon. Arnold Morley MP. One of his older brothers was the businessman Baron Hollenden. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge (BA 1870; MA 1874). Career He was Honorary Secretary to the Royal College of Music. He was a partner in the firm of Messrs I. and R. Morley, of Wood Street, London. He was a Justice of the Peace for Berkshire and Somerset. Political career He was Liberal candidate for the Somerset East Division at the 1892 General Election but was unable to gain the seat from the Liberal Unionist. He was Liberal candidate for the Breconshire Division at the 1895 General Election in succession to the retiring Liberal MP, William Fuller-Maitland William Fuller-Maitland (6 May 1844 – 15 November 1932) was an English art collector and Liberal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Morley (Hindon MP)
Charles Morley may refer to: *Charles Morley (Liberal politician) (1847–1917), British Member of Parliament (MP) for Breconshire * Charles Morley (Hindon MP), MP for Hindon *Charles Morley of Morley Harps *Charles Morley, a character in the 1945 film ''And Then There Were None ''And Then There Were None'' is a mystery novel by the English writer Agatha Christie, described by her as the most difficult of her books to write. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November 1939, as ...'' * Charlie Morley (1883–1919), Australian rules footballer {{hndis, Morley, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindon (UK Parliament Constituency)
Hindon was a parliamentary borough consisting of the village of Hindon in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1448 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act. It was one of the most notoriously corrupt of the rotten boroughs, and bills to disfranchise Hindon were debated in Parliament on two occasions before its eventual abolition. History Hindon was a small market town, and may have been of at least minor importance at the time it was first represented in Parliament, during the reign of Henry VI. However, the town was destroyed by a disastrous fire in 1754, and over the same period its trade went into severe decline. By 1831, the population of the borough was only 921, and the borough and town contained 185 houses. Franchise and influences Hindon was an example of the class of constituencies known as potwalloper boroughs, the right to vote being exercised by every householder, a household being notiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morley Harps
The Morley family has been involved in the making, repair, and selling of harps in the United Kingdom since 1817. The harp historian, John Marson, suggests that they are the longest-established dynasty within the harp world.Marson, John: The Book of the Harp: The techniques, history and lore of a unique musical instrument, Kevin Mayhew, Stowmarket, 2005, pg. 138, George Morley and Charles Morley George Morley (1790–1852) first married Ann Harker (1817–1837) and married a second time Mary Ann Killick Kent (1846–1895). It was from the second marriage that Joseph George Morley was born. George Morley registered his harp making, tuning, and repair business at 95 High St, White Chapel, London, in 1817. His brother, Charles Morley (1796–1858), entered into partnership with him in 1820.Rensch, Roslyn: Harps and Harpists, Indiana University Press, Bloomington and Indianapolis, 2007, p. 179, A single-action pedal harp dated around 1810 in the Henry Ford Museum is believed to be the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
