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Corbet Kynaston
Corbet Kynaston (28 January 1690 – 17 June 1740), of Hordley, Shropshire, was an English Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1714 and 1740. His Jacobite sympathies resulted in his fleeing abroad to avoid arrest. Early life Kynaston was the eldest son of John Kynaston and his first wife Beatrice Corbet (died 1703), daughter of Sir Vincent Corbet, 2nd Baronet, of Moreton Corbet, Shropshire. He was admitted at Inner Temple in 1720. In 1710, Kynaston was one of the leading figures in the procession which accompanied Dr Sacheverell into Shrewsbury. At about the same time he inherited, through his mother, various estates in Shropshire. Political career At the 1713 British general election he stood for Shrewsbury, with the support of his father, who headed a strong Tory interest in the borough. He lost the poll in a close contest but petitioned and on 14 March 1714 he was returned as Tory Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury. He is not recorded as having spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hordley
Hordley is a small and rural village and civil parish in North Shropshire, Shropshire, England. The population of this Civil Parish at the 2011 census was 292. It lies a few miles south of Ellesmere Within reach of this village are many other easily accessible towns, including Oswestry and Shrewsbury. Towards the west, there are attractive views of many hills. The River Perry runs through it, joining the River Severn into Shrewsbury. It is generally a quiet, rural area. Etymology Hordley takes its name from the Hoord Family of whom Henry de Hoord (c.1170) is the first recorded member. "'In 1215, King John confirms to the Prior and Monks of Durham a gift which Henry de Hoord made to them.' It is thought that the name itself is of Scandinavian origin, there being a family name of Hord in Sweden. Furthermore, the arms of the Hoord family includes a raven, commonly associated with the Norse invaders of the time. History The original medieval manor is thought to have occup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Sea Company
The South Sea Company (officially The Governor and Company of the merchants of Great Britain, trading to the South Seas and other parts of America, and for the encouragement of the Fishery) was a British joint-stock company founded in January 1711, created as a public-private partnership to consolidate and reduce the cost of the national debt. To generate income, in 1713 the company was granted a monopoly (the Asiento de Negros) to supply African slaves to the islands in the "South Seas" and South America. When the company was created, Britain was involved in the War of the Spanish Succession and Spain and Portugal controlled most of South America. There was thus no realistic prospect that trade would take place, and as it turned out, the Company never realised any significant profit from its monopoly. However, Company stock rose greatly in value as it expanded its operations dealing in government debt, and peaked in 1720 before suddenly collapsing to little above its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 4th Baronet
Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 4th Baronet (2 July 1695 – 25 July 1764) was a Great Britain, British baronet and politician. Born in Blodwell in Shropshire, he was the oldest son of Sir John Bridgeman, 3rd Baronet and his wife Ursula, daughter of Roger Matthews. Bridgeman was educated at New College, Oxford and in 1713, he was called to the bar by the Inner Temple. In 1723, he entered the British House of Commons, sitting for Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency), Shrewsbury in the next four years. He succeeded his father as baronet on the latter's death in 1747. On 8 April 1719, Bridgeman married Anne Newport, third daughter of Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford. They had three sons and two daughters. His wife died in 1752 and Bridgeman survived her until 1764, aged 69; both were buried at Weston Park in the county of Staffordshire. His oldest son having predeceased him, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his second son Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford, Henry, who later wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Richard Corbet, 4th Baronet
Sir Richard Corbet, 4th Baronet (1696–1774), of Longnor, Shropshire, was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for 24 years between 1723 and 1754. Corbet was baptised on 21 May 1696, the eldest son of Sir Uvedale Corbet, 3rd Baronet, of Longnor, Shropshire, and his wife Lady Mildred Cecil, daughter of James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury. He was the grandson of Sir Richard Corbet, MP for Shrewsbury from 1678 to 1681. His father died on 15 October 1701 and he succeeded to the estates and baronetcy. His mother subsequently married Sir Charles Hotham, 4th Baronet. Corbet matriculated at New College, Oxford on 30 June 1713 aged 17. He lived mainly at Shrewsbury, and took an active interest in the business of the corporation. Corbet's father had founded a Whig club at Shrewsbury in 1684, and Corbet followed in the Whig tradition. He stood for Parliament at Shrewsbury at the 1722 general election, and after a defeat in the poll, he was returned on petition as Whig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Lyster (Shropshire)
Richard Lyster (c. 1691–13 April 1766) of Rowton Castle, Shropshire, was a British landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons for 34 years between 1722 and 1766 Lyster was the eldest son of Thomas Lyster of Rowton Castle and his wife Elizabeth Beaw, daughter of Dr. William Beaw, Bishop of Llandaff. In 1702, he succeeded his father to Rowton. He was educated at Shrewsbury School, and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 3 July 1708, aged 16, and entered Inner Temple in 1708. He married Anne Pigot, daughter of Robert Pigot of Chetwynd, Shropshire. Lyster was descended from Sir Thomas Lyster, supporter of King Charles I, and was a strong Tory and supposed Jacobite.Pages 238 to 240,Lewis Namier, ''The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III'' (2nd edition - London: St Martin's Press, 1957) He was elected Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury at the 1722 general election by a large majority. When he was unseated on a party vote on 9 April 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Corbet
Sir Andrew Corbet (1580–1637) of Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1629. A Puritan sympathiser, he at first supported the government but became an increasingly vocal opponent of King Charles I's policies and ministers. Background and education He was the son of Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris (editors): History of Parliament Online: Members 1604–1629 – CORBET, Sir Andrew (1580–1637), of Moreton Corbet and Acton Reynell, Salop – Author: Simon Healy Retrieved 18 September 2013. Sir Vincent Corbet (d.1623), of More ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Jones (younger)
Thomas Jones may refer to: Business * Thomas Roy Jones (1890–1985), American industrialist and management author * Thomas V. Jones (1920–2014), American businessman * Thomas W. Jones (born 1949), American businessman Civil servants * Thomas Mercer Jones (1795–1868), British-Canadian administrator * Thomas Jones (civil servant) (1870–1955), British civil servant and educationalist Clergy * Thomas Jones (bishop) (c. 1550–1619), Anglican archbishop in Dublin * Thomas Jones (priest) (died 1682), defender of Anglican Christianity * Thomas Jones of Denbigh (1756–1820), Methodist clergyman, hymnwriter * Thomas Jones (missionary) (1810–1849), Christian missionary to the Khasi people, India * Thomas Jones (minister) (1819–1882), Welsh Independent preacher * Thomas Sherwood Jones (1872–1972), suffragan bishop of Hulme, Manchester, 1930–1945 Legal * Thomas Jones (British justice) (1614–1692), British judge * Thomas Jones (Maryland judge) (1735–1812), justice of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Cressett
Edward Cresset (c. 1698 – 1755) was an 18th-century Anglican churchman. Cresset was born in Glympton, Oxfordshire and educated at Trinity College, Oxford. He was successively Dean of Clogher; Dean of Hereford; and Bishop of Llandaff The Bishop of Llandaff is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. Area of authority The diocese covers most of the County of Glamorgan. The bishop's seat is in the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (the site of a ....”Chronological Antiquities: Or, the Antiquities and Chronology of the Most Ancient Kingdoms from the Creation of the World of the Space of Five Thousand Years” - London, Noon 1752 Notes Deans of Clogher Deans of Hereford Bishops of Llandaff 1755 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford People from Oxfordshire 18th-century Welsh Anglican bishops Year of birth uncertain {{Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Salop Infirmary
The Parade Shops, formerly the Royal Salop Infirmary, is a specialist shopping centre at St Mary's Place in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It is a Grade II listed building. History The original facility on the site was the Salop Infirmary designed by William Baker of Audlem and completed in 1745, converting a mansion named Broom Hall which had been a local house of Corbet Kynaston. The infirmary was completely rebuilt to a design by Edward Haycock, with occasional inspections by Sir Robert Smirke, in the Greek Revival style in 1830. An additional wing was completed in 1870 and it was renamed the Royal Salop Infirmary in 1914. It joined the National Health Service in 1948. The hospital was closed, after structural difficulties were experienced, on 20 November 1977. After services transferred to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital by 1979, the Royal Salop Infirmary buildings were acquired by a developer who converted it into a shopping centre in the early 1980s. Notable staff of Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Kynaston (politician)
Edward Kynaston may refer to: *Edward Kynaston (actor) (c. 1640–1712), English actor *Edward Kynaston (1709–1772) Edward Kynaston (6 October 1709–1772), of Garth and Bryngwyn, Montgomeryshire and Hardwick, Shropshire, was a British landowner and Tory politician who sat in the British House of Commons between 1734 and 1772. Kynaston was the son of John Kyn ..., MP *Sir Edward Kynaston, 2nd Baronet (1758–1839) of the Kynaston baronets {{human name disambiguation, Kynaston, Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruyton-XI-Towns
Ruyton-XI-Towns ( "ry-tən eleven towns"), formally Ruyton of the Eleven Towns or simply Ruyton, is a village and civil parish next to the River Perry in Shropshire, England. It had a population of 1,379 at the 2011 Census. The preparatory school Packwood Haugh is north of the village. Footpaths south of the village lead to the sandstone promontory known as The Cliffe. It is still an area of common land, which is the northern section of the Nesscliffe Hill Country Park. Toponym Mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Ruitone'', the village acquired its unusual compound name in the twelfth century when a castle was built, and it became the major manor of eleven local townships. The Roman numeral for eleven, whose earliest occurrence is stated to be 1379, is included in its name. Some of the eleven ancient townships, mostly situated to the north and west of Ruyton, still survive as hamlets today; although some, like Coton, are just a collection of farm buildings. The eleven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelvock
Shelvock is a name of Saxon origins - from the Old English {{lang, anm, scelf meaning a shelf of level ground, or flat topped hill, and ''ac'' meaning oak, taken from the ancient Manor of Shelvock, near Ruyton-XI-Towns, Shropshire, England originally pronounced "''shelf'ac''", "''shelv'ak''" or "''shelv'oak''", but today as "''shel'vock''". All families with this name (and associated variants Shilvock & Shelvoke) are believed to be given to tenant-farmers and servants attached to the manor. Shelvock is also a type of freestone quarried on the property, a Permian sandstone, known to be used in the building of Grimpo Congregational Chapel, 3 km north of Shelvock. Manor of Shelvock In the Domesday period (1086) Shelvock was one of the three Berewicks (a hamlet attached to a manor) of the Manor of Wykey. Sometime between the ''Domesday Book'' and 1175 Shelvock became the head of the manor. The first recorded spelling of Shelvock was Shelfhoc (1175), and later Sselvak and Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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