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Duncombe may refer to: People * Anthony Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham (c.1695–1763), British landowner and politician * Anthony Duncombe (died 1708), English politician * Arthur Duncombe (Royal Navy officer) (1806–1889), Royal Navy admiral and Member of Parliament * Arthur Duncombe (1840–1911), British politician * Augustus Duncombe (1814–1880), Church of England priest, Dean of York * Charles Duncombe (other), several people * David Duncombe (1802–1887), Canadian physician and politician * Francis Duncombe (c.1653–1720), English politician * A. Jane Duncombe (1925–2015), Canadian architect * Jasper Duncombe, 7th Baron Feversham (born 1968), British adult film producer * John Duncombe (Bury St Edmunds MP) (1622–1687), English politician * John Duncombe (writer) (1729–1786), English clergyman and writer * Julena Steinheider Duncombe (1911–2003), American mathematics teacher and astronomer * L. C. R. Duncombe-Jewell (1866–1947), British soldier, speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham
Anthony Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham (c. 1695 – 18 June 1763), was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 until 1747 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Feversham. Duncombe was the son of Anthony Duncombe and Jane Cornwallis, daughter of Frederick Cornwallis, younger son of Frederick Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis. In 1721 he succeeded to half of the enormous estates of his uncle, Sir Charles Duncombe. The same year he was returned as Member of Parliament for Salisbury at a by-election on 6 May 1721. He retained the seat in the general elections of 1722 and 1727. At the 1734 general election he was returned unopposed as MP for Downton instead and again in 1741. He vacated his seat in 1747 when he was raised to the peerage as Lord Feversham, Baron of Downton, in the County of Wilts. Lord Feversham married three times. Firstly to Margaret Verney, daughter of George Verney, 12th Baron Willoughby de Broke, in 1716. There were n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Duncombe, 6th Baron Feversham
(Charles Anthony) Peter Duncombe, 6th Baron Feversham (3 January 1945 – 29 March 2009), was a British nobleman and writer. Biography Feversham was born in Hampshire on 3 January 1945. His parents were Colonel Anthony John Duncombe-Anderson and Gioranna Georgina Valerie McNalty. He was born Charles Anthony Peter Duncombe-Anderson, but on 12 March 1954 changed his name to Charles Anthony Peter Duncombe by deed poll. He was educated at Eton College and then trained as a barrister, before going into journalism. He published a novel, ''A Wolf in Tooth'' (1967), and a coffee table book ''Great Yachts'' (1970). Feversham inherited his peerage from his fourth cousin the 3rd Earl of Feversham (who was also the 5th Baron Feversham) in 1963. The earldom was a later creation than the barony and became extinct on the 3rd Earl's death. The 3rd Earl and 6th Baron were both great-great-great grandsons of Charles Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham. Beginning in 1985, Feversham restored Duncombe Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncombe, Lancashire
Bilsborrow is a village on the A6 road and the Lancaster Canal, in the Wyre District, in the English county of Lancashire. The village population at the 2011 census was 632. It is approximately east of Myerscough. Bilsborrow was a civil parish until 2003 when it merged with the neighbouring parish of Myerscough to form the parish of Myerscough and Bilsborrow. Bilsborrow has a primary school, a post office and local shop, and a fish and chip shop, St Hilda's Church of England church and two public houses, the Roebuck and the White Bull, a canalside tavern Owd Nell's Tavern, a Premier Inn hotel, a canalside lodge, a guest house A guest house (also guesthouse) is a kind of lodging. In some parts of the world (such as the Caribbean), guest houses are a type of inexpensive hotel-like lodging. In others, it is a private home that has been converted for the exclusive use o ..., and a themed thatched hamlet 'village' with restaurant, hotel and tavern. In 2018, John Cross Churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncombe, Iowa
Duncombe is a city in Webster County, Iowa, United States. The population was 381 at the time of the 2020 census. History Duncombe is named for Hon. J. F. Duncombe. Geography Duncombe is located at (42.469886, -93.992806). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 410 people, 180 households, and 109 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 193 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.1% White, 0.5% African American, 0.7% Asian, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population. There were 180 households, of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.4% were non-families. 31.1% of all hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncombe Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Duncombe, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extinct. The Duncombe baronetcy, of Tangley Park in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of England on 4 February 1662 for Francis Duncombe. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1706. Sir Philip Pauncefort-Duncombe, 1st Baronet, of Great Brickhill, was a descendant of Thomas Duncombe (16th century), whose brother Roger Duncombe was the ancestor of the Duncombe baronets of Tangley Park (see Pauncefort-Duncombe baronets). The Duncombe baronetcy, of Highfield in the Parish of Driffield in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 May 1919 for George Duncombe, a deputy lieutenant and justice of the peace for the East Riding of Yorkshire. He was the son of Admiral Arthur Duncombe, younger son of Charles Duncombe, 1st Baron Fevers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Feversham
Baron Feversham is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation, in the Peerage of Great Britain, came in 1747 when Anthony Duncombe, who had earlier represented Salisbury and Downton in the House of Commons, was made Lord Feversham, Baron of Downton, in the County of Wilts. He had previously inherited half of the enormous fortune of his uncle Sir Charles Duncombe. However, Lord Feversham had no sons and the barony became extinct on his death in 1763. The peerage was revived in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1826 in favour of his kinsman Charles Duncombe, who was created Baron Feversham, of Duncombe Park in the County of York. He was a former Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury, Aldborough, Heytesbury and Newport. Duncombe was the grandson of Thomas Duncombe, son of John Brown (who assumed the surname Duncombe) by his wife Ursula Duncombe, aunt of the first Baron of the 1747 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Duncombe (other) (1852–1881), British politician
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William Duncombe (1690–1769) was a British author and playwright. William Duncombe may also refer to: *Sir William Duncombe, 2nd Baronet (1658–1706), of the Duncombe baronets *William Duncombe (composer) (c. 1736–1738–1818/19), English composer *William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham (1798–1867), British landowner and politician *William Duncombe, 1st Earl of Feversham (1829–1915), British politician *William Duncombe, Viscount Helmsley William Reginald Duncombe, Viscount Helmsley (1 August 1852 – 24 December 1881), was a British Conservative Party politician. Helmsley was the son of William Duncombe, 1st Earl of Feversham, and his wife Mabel Violet (née Graham), daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Slingsby Duncombe
Thomas Slingsby Duncombe (179613 November 1861) was a Radical politician, who was a member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Hertford from 1826 to 1832 and for Finsbury from 1834 until his death. Duncombe was a tireless champion of radical causes in the 27 years he served the North East London borough of Finsbury. But he was equally well known for his style; he was, it was often said, "the handsomest and best-dressed man in the house," and his love for theatre, gaming and women were well publicized. Duncombe was elected and then returned to his seat seven times by the shopkeepers, artisans and laborers, the Nonconformists, Catholics, and Jews of Finsbury, making him the longest-sitting representative of a metropolitan borough in his day. His constituents called him "Honest Tom Duncombe" with great affection; to his detractors he was known as the "Dandy Demagogue" or the "Radical Dandy". His name was celebrated in working men's newspapers and frequently mentioned in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Duncombe (died 1779)
Thomas Duncombe (baptised 27 August 1724''England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975'' – 23 November 1779) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1751 and 1779. Duncombe was the eldest son of Thomas Duncombe, of Duncombe Park, North Yorkshire and his wife, Mary Slingsby, daughter of Sir Thomas Slingsby. He was educated at Westminster School from an early age in 1732, and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 18 May 1742, aged 17. He succeeded his father to Duncombe Park in 1746 and is also known as Thomas Duncombe III. In 1751, Duncombe was returned as Member of Parliament for the Downton constituency. In 1754 he was elected MP for Morpeth. On the death of his cousin Lord Feversham in 1763 he inherited an interest at Downton, and in 1768 was returned to Parliament unopposed. In 1774 his control of the Downton seat was challenged and he was unseated on petition. He was returned unopposed for Downton in 1779, but died a few weeks lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Duncombe (died 1746)
Thomas Duncombe (c.1683–1746) of Duncombe Park, Yorks was a British Tory politician who sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons in two parliaments between 1711 and 1741 Duncombe was born Thomas Browne, the only son of Thomas Browne, merchant, of St Margaret's, Westminster and his wife Ursula Duncombe, daughter of Alexander Duncombe of Drayton, Buckinghamshire. His father was involved with his uncle, the banker Charles Duncombe (English banker), Sir Charles Duncombe, in making government loans in the reign of Charles II and continued to do so on his own after 1690, lending various sums.. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 27 April 1703, aged 19 and was admitted at Inner Temple in 1709. In 1711 he succeeded to the Yorkshire estates, of his uncle Sir Charles Duncombe and assumed the name of Duncombe. He married Sarah Slingsby, daughter of Sir Thomas Slingsby, 4th Baronet, of Scriven, Yorkshire on 18 August 1714. Duncombe was returned unopposed as Member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanna Duncombe
Susanna Duncombe (''née'' Highmore; 5 December 1725 – 28 October 1812) was an English poet and artist. Life She was the only daughter of Joseph Highmore, the painter who illustrated Samuel Richardson's ''Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded'', was born in 1725, probably in London, either in the city or Lincoln's Inn Fields. Her mother, Susanna Highmore, was also a poet. Much care went into the daughter's education and she came to be proficient in Latin, Spanish, French and Italian. She was one of a party to whom Richardson read his ''Sir Charles Grandison''; and she made a sketch of the scene, which forms the frontispiece to volume ii of Mrs Barbauld's ''Correspondence of Samuel Richardson''. She contributed the story of ''Fidelio and Honoria'' to ''The Adventurer''; was eulogised by John Duncombe as Eugenia in his '' Feminead'', 1754; and, after a protracted courtship, they were married on 20 April 1763, and went to his living in Kent, taking her father with them. Later resident in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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