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Edward Boys (other)
Edward Boys may refer to: *Sir Edward Boys (MP) (1579–1646), MP for Fowey, Christchurch, Sandwich and Dover * Edward Boys (Royal Navy officer) (1785–1866), English sea captain *Edward James Boys Edward James Boys (19 September 1916 – 1 July 2002) was a leading authority on the men of the cavalry regiments of the British Army who took part in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade of 1854 during the Crimean War of 1854-56 between ... (1916–2002), English military author * Edward Boys (priest) (1599–1667), English divine and author of sermons * Edward's Boys, a youth theatre group run by Perry Mills See also * Edward Boyse (1923–2007), British-born, American physician and biologist {{hndis, Boys, Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Boys (MP)
Sir Edward Boys (1579–1646), of Fredville, Nonington, Kent, was an English politician. He was the son of Sir Edward Boys of Fredville and educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (1594) and the Middle Temple (1599). He was knighted in March 1604. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Fowey in 1614, Christchurch c. June 1625, Sandwich on 21 February 1626 and Dover in April 1640 and November 1640 – 11 August 1646. He was Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports is a ceremonial official in the United Kingdom. The post dates from at least the 12th century, when the title was Keeper of the Coast, but may be older. The Lord Warden was originally in charge of the Cinqu ... and Governor of Dover Castle in 1642–1646. He married in 1604, Elizabeth, the daughter and coheiress of Alexander Hammon of Acrise, Kent, and had six sons and six daughters. References 1579 births 1646 deaths Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Boys (Royal Navy Officer)
Edward Boys (1785–1866) was an English sea captain. Life Edward, son of John Boys (1749–1824), entered the navy in 1796, and after serving in the North Sea, on the coast of Ireland, and in the Channel, was in June 1802 appointed to the frigate, Phoebe. On 4 August 1803, Boys, when in charge of a prize, was made prisoner by the French, and continued so for six years, when after many daring and ingenious attempts he succeeded in effecting his escape. On his return to England he was made lieutenant, and served mostly in the West Indies till the peace. On 8 July 1814 he became commander; but, consequent on the reduction of the navy from its war strength, had no further employment afloat, though from 1837 to 1841 he was superintendent of the dockyard at Deal. On 1 July 1851 he retired with the rank of captain, and died in London on 6 July 1866. Immediately after his escape, and whilst in the West Indies, he wrote for his family an account of his adventures in France; the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward James Boys
Edward James Boys (19 September 1916 – 1 July 2002) was a leading authority on the men of the cavalry regiments of the British Army who took part in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade of 1854 during the Crimean War of 1854-56 between the UK and Russia.Roy Dutton''Forgotten Heroes: The Charge of the Light Brigade'' InfoDial Ltd, (2007) - Google Books pg. 180 Military service Born into a farming family in Plumpton in Sussex in 1916, in the middle of World War I, the son of Henry Boys (1881–1956) and Ann Margaret Boys (1882–1970). Boys' father was a farrier in the Royal Field Artillery. 'Jim' Boys left school aged 14, and in 1937 he enlisted in the 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards and transferred to the 3rd Battalion when that Battalion was posted overseas. From 1937 to 1939 he served in Egypt and Palestine. He served in Egypt during the early stages of World War II, and in Alexandria he met Greek-born Nitza Lemonia Asnay; he was captured at Tobruk in 1941 and spent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Boys (priest)
Edward Boys (1599–1667) was an English divine. Life He was a nephew of Dr. John Boys (dean), John Boys (1571-1625), dean of Canterbury, and the son of Thomas Boys of Hoad Court, in the parish of Blean, Kent, by his first wife, Sarah, daughter of Richard Rogers (bishop), Richard Rogers, dean of Canterbury, and Bishop of Dover, suffragan bishop of Dover. Educated at Eton College, Eton, he was elected a scholar of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, in May 1620, and as a member of that house graduated B.A. in 1623, M.A. in 1627, and obtained a fellowship in 1631. He proceeded B.D., was appointed one of the university preachers in 1634, and in 1639, on the presentation of William Paston, his friend and contemporary at college, Boys became rector of the tiny village of Mautboy in Norfolk. He is said, but on doubtful authority, to have been one of the chaplains to Charles I of England, Charles I. serving from 1639 to 1667. After an incumbency of twenty-eight years Boys died at Mautbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
