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Dyott is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anthony Dyott, English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1614 * George Dyott, British pioneer aviator and explorer of the Amazon * Richard Dyott (other), any of four different British politicians {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Dyott
Anthony Dyott (c. 1560 – 1622) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1614. Dyott was the eldest son of John Dyott of Freeford, bailiff of Lichfield, and his first wife Margaret Hill, daughter of Robert Hill of Lichfield. He was admitted at Inner Temple in 1576 and was called to the bar in 1587. In 1580, he succeeded to the Freeford estate on the death of his father. He became recorder of Tamworth on 24 July 1598. He was bencher of the Inner Temple in June 1599. In 1601, Dyott was elected Member of Parliament for Lichfield. One of his contributions in that parliament was opposing a clause in the bill for better observing of the sabbath day which imposed fines on husbands whose wives failed to attend church service on Sunday. He argued "What if wives were wilful and would not go? Every man can tame a shrew but he that hath her". He was Lent reader at Inner Temple in 1602. In 1604 he was re-elected MP for Lichfield. He became J.P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Dyott
George Miller Dyott (6 February 1883 – 2 August 1972) was an English pioneer aviator, cinematographer, and explorer of the Amazon. Dyott accompanied Arthur S. Vernay to India and helped produce a documentary on tiger hunting. Biography Dyott was born in New York to a British father and American mother.David Grann, p. 245 Dyott was raised at his father's English home Freeford Hall and educated at Bedford Grammar School. He went on to train as an electrical engineer at Faraday House in London.Steven J Charbonneau, ''Lust For Inca Gold'' p. 185 He testflew planes not long after the Wright brothers, and was the first pilot to fly at the Nassau Aerodrome (Mitchell Field) on Long Island at night, in October 1911. He was awarded his Royal Aero Club pilot's Certificate (Number 114) on 17 August 1911. Though less well known now, Dyott gained his licence soon after many of the most famous names of early aviation. Moore-Brabazon was the first to gain the newly devised certificate, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |