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Clevland Town, Bangalore
Clevland may refer to: * Clevland Town, Bangalore, a suburb of Cox Town, Bangalore People with the surname * Augustus Clevland (1754–1784), East India Company administrator in the Province of Bengal *John Clevland (1706–1763) of Tapeley, Westleigh, Devon, MP and Secretary to the Admiralty * John Clevland (1734–1817) of Tapeley, Westleigh, Devon, Member of Parliament for Barnstaple from 1766 to 1802 *William Clevland (1664–1734) of Tapeley, Westleigh, Devon, Royal Navy commander, Controller of Storekeepers' Accounts *William Clevland (king) (1720–1758), Anglo-Scot, self-appointed King of the Banana Islands off the coast of present-day Sierra Leone See also * * Cleland (other) *Cleveland (other) Cleveland is a city in northeast Ohio, United States. Cleveland may also refer to: Places Australia * Cleveland, Queensland ** Electoral district of Cleveland * Cleveland, Tasmania, a place along the Midland Highway Canada * Cleveland, N ... * Clevela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clevland Town, Bangalore
Clevland may refer to: * Clevland Town, Bangalore, a suburb of Cox Town, Bangalore People with the surname * Augustus Clevland (1754–1784), East India Company administrator in the Province of Bengal *John Clevland (1706–1763) of Tapeley, Westleigh, Devon, MP and Secretary to the Admiralty * John Clevland (1734–1817) of Tapeley, Westleigh, Devon, Member of Parliament for Barnstaple from 1766 to 1802 *William Clevland (1664–1734) of Tapeley, Westleigh, Devon, Royal Navy commander, Controller of Storekeepers' Accounts *William Clevland (king) (1720–1758), Anglo-Scot, self-appointed King of the Banana Islands off the coast of present-day Sierra Leone See also * * Cleland (other) *Cleveland (other) Cleveland is a city in northeast Ohio, United States. Cleveland may also refer to: Places Australia * Cleveland, Queensland ** Electoral district of Cleveland * Cleveland, Tasmania, a place along the Midland Highway Canada * Cleveland, N ... * Clevela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cox Town, Bangalore
Sarvagnanagara, commonly known as Cox Town is a suburb located North in the Bangalore Cantonment, named after the last Collector and District Magistrate of the Bangalore Civil and Military Station, Alexander Ranken Cox (A R Cox), Indian Civil Services. It is one of the suburbs which came out of the plan to de-congest thickly populated areas of the Bangalore Cantonment after the bubonic plague. Agricultural fields were converted for this purpose, and town was planned according to modern hygienic standards, with drainage and conservancy conveniences. Cox Town is bound by the Bangalore-Madras Railway line on the North and East, Wheeler Road in the East and the Ulsoor Polo Ground in the South. It consists of posh localities like Heerachand Layout and other localities like Sindhi Colony, Jeevanahalli, Doddigunta, and roads such aAssaye Road [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustus Clevland
Augustus Clevland (1754–1784) was an East India Company administrator in the Province of Bengal, a Collector of the Revenues and a Judge of the Dewanny Adawlut of the Districts of Bhagalpur and various others. He was very hostile towards the native Indians, after the 1777 famine the natives revolted against the company and he was killed by the rebellion leader Tilka manjhi. He died in mid-career at the early age of 30. Origins He was the 6th son of John Clevland (1706-1763) of Tapeley, in the parish of Westleigh, near Bideford, in North Devon, England, his 2nd son by his third wife Sarah Shuckburgh (d.1764), whom he married in 1747, a daughter of Charles Shuckburgh of Longborough, Gloucestershire and a sister of Sir Charles Shuckburgh, 5th Baronet (1722–1773). Clevland is said to have been a cousin of John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth, Governor-General of India. Career Clevland was an Indian administrator. He was collector and magistrate of Bhagalpur, Bengal, and di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Clevland (1706–1763)
John Clevland, ( – 19 June 1763), of Tapeley in the parish of Westleigh, North Devon, was Secretary to the Admiralty and was twice a Member of Parliament for Saltash in Devon and for Sandwich in Kent. Early life Clevland was the eldest son and heir of Commander William Clevland, Royal Navy, of Tapeley, a Scotsman by birth, and the former Ann Davie of an old Devonshire family. His brother, William Clevland, became King of the Banana Islands, Sierra Leone, after being shipwrecked. His father was born in Lanarkshire, and became Controller of the Storekeepers' Accounts for the Navy Board. His maternal grandfather was the prominent merchant John Davie of Orleigh Court near Bideford. He was educated at Westminster in 1718 and called to Middle Temple in 1723. Upon the death of his father in 1734, he inherited Tapeley Park in north Devon. The elder Clevland had acquired Rayhouse, the principal estate at Woodford Bridge in Essex, at some time before 1700, which the younger Clevla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Clevland (1734–1817)
John II Clevland (1734 – June 1817) of Tapeley in the parish of Westleigh, Devon, was seven times Member of Parliament for Barnstaple from 1766 to 1802. Origins He was the eldest son of John I Clevland (1706–1763), Secretary to the Admiralty from 1751 to 1763, and a Member of Parliament from 1741 to 1761. His mother was Elizabeth Child, daughter of Sir Caesar Child, 2nd Baronet (c. 1678–1725). Career For most his career, Clevland worked in the Admiralty. He was seven times elected a Member of Parliament for Barnstaple from 1766 to 1802. Marriage In 1782 he married Elizabeth Stevens (1727–1792), widow of Robert Awse of Horwood House, Frithelstock, and only surviving child of Richard Stevens (1702–1776) of Winscott in the parish of Peters Marland, Devon, Member of Parliament for Callington in Cornwall (1761–1768). The marriage was without progeny. Succession His heir to Tapeley and his other estates was his great nephew Col. Augustus II Saltren-Willett ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Clevland (1664–1734)
Captain William Clevland (1664–1734), (''alias'' Cleuland) of Tapeley Park, Tapeley in the parish of Westleigh, North Devon, Westleigh, North Devon, was a Scottish-born Royal Navy commander who served as Controller of Storekeepers Accounts, Controller of Storekeepers' Accounts (23 April 1718 – 24 May 1732). In 1704, he purchased the estate of Tapeley which today is still owned and occupied by his descendants (via two female lines) the Christie family, also of Glyndebourne, Glyndebourne House, East Sussex. Origins He was the eldest son of Archibald Cleuland (''sic'') of Shotts#Knowhoble Hill, Knowhoble Hill, Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The family claimed descent from the ancient List of Scottish clans, Scottish clan of Cleland (''alias'' Cleuland) of Faskine, Lanarkshire, south-east of Glasgow, with which it shares similar armorials. Career At some time before 1700, he acquired Rayhouse, the principal estate at Woodford Bridge in Essex, which he sold in 1732 to Alvar Lope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Clevland (king)
William Clevland (1720 – 6 December 1758) was an Anglo-Scot who became the self-appointed King of the Banana Islands off the coast of present-day Sierra Leone. Early life and family William Clevland was the son of Commodore William Clevland (seaman), William Clevland, a Scotsman who settled at Tapeley Park, near Bideford, Devon. His brother was John Clevland, who was appointed as Secretary of the Admiralty. Career In the 1730s Clevland was working for the Royal African Company, which had a monopoly on trade at Sierra Leone. He was on board a slave ship that was wrecked off the Banana Islands. He and surviving African slaves made their way to the islands, which they settled. Clevland took power and named himself king. His children included: *By Kate Corker, daughter of King Skinner Corker: ** John Clevland (1740–1764) ** Elizabeth Clevland Hardcastle (1741–1808) who settled in South Carolina. *By Ndamba, a Kissi woman. Their children included: ** James Cleveland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleland (other)
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Cleland may refer to: Places * Cleland, South Australia, a suburb ** Cleland National Park, a protected area in South Australia ***Cleland Wildlife Park, a zoo within the area of Cleland National Park * Cleland, North Lanarkshire, a small village in Scotland ** Cleland railway station, the Network Rail train station in the abovementioned village People * Cleland (surname) Cleland is a surname of Scottish origin. People named Cleland *Alec Cleland (born 1970), Scottish footballer *Andrew N. Cleland (born 1961), American physicist *Carol Cleland (born 1948), American philosopher * Cook Cleland (1916–2007), US air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland (other)
Cleveland is a city in northeast Ohio, United States. Cleveland may also refer to: Places Australia * Cleveland, Queensland ** Electoral district of Cleveland * Cleveland, Tasmania, a place along the Midland Highway Canada * Cleveland, Nova Scotia * Cleveland, Quebec Germany * An obsolete English term for the Duchy of Cleves South Africa * Cleveland, Gauteng United Kingdom * Cleveland, Yorkshire, an area in the north of England ** Cleveland Hills, a range of hills in north eastern Yorkshire ** Cleveland (county), former county in the North East of England region ** Cleveland (UK Parliament constituency) (1885–1974) ** Cleveland (European Parliament constituency) (1979–1984) ** Archdeaconry of Cleveland United States * Cleveland, Alabama, a town * Cleveland, Arkansas * Cleveland, Florida, a census-designated place * Cleveland, Georgia, a city * Cleveland, Illinois * Cleveland, Indiana * Cleveland, Kansas * Cleveland, Minnesota, a city * Cleveland, Minnea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
