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Edward Grimston (St Albans MP)
The Honourable Edward Harbottle Grimston (born 2 April 1812 at Mayfair, London; died 4 May 1881 at Pebmarsh, Essex) was an English amateur cricketer and a Conservative Party politician who held a seat in the House of Commons from 1835 to 1841. Career Cricket Grimston played in 30 first-class cricket matches between 1832 and 1849, mainly for Oxford University and MCC.Arthur Haygarth, ''Scores & Biographies'', Volumes 2–4 (1827–1854), Lillywhite, 1862 He was a right-handed batsman and an underarm medium pace bowler. Politics Grimston was elected at the 1835 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for the borough of St Albans in Hertfordshire. He was re-elected in 1837, but resigned his seat in 1841 by the procedural device of appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. Church After resigning his parliamentary seat, Grimston took holy orders and was rector of Pebmarsh (a parish of which his father was patron) from 1841 until his death in 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Harbottle Grimston
The Honourable Edward Harbottle Grimston (born 2 April 1812 at Mayfair, London; died 4 May 1881 at Pebmarsh, Essex) was an English amateur cricketer and a Conservative Party politician who held a seat in the House of Commons from 1835 to 1841. Career Cricket Grimston played in 30 first-class cricket matches between 1832 and 1849, mainly for Oxford University and MCC.Arthur Haygarth, ''Scores & Biographies'', Volumes 2–4 (1827–1854), Lillywhite, 1862 He was a right-handed batsman and an underarm medium pace bowler. Politics Grimston was elected at the 1835 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for the borough of St Albans in Hertfordshire. He was re-elected in 1837, but resigned his seat in 1841 by the procedural device of appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. Church After resigning his parliamentary seat, Grimston took holy orders and was rector of Pebmarsh (a parish of which his father was patron) from 1841 until his death in 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Alfred Muskett
George Alfred Muskett (1785-31 January 1843) was a British banker and politician, who served as the Member of Parliament for St Albans from 1837 to 1841. Muskett began his career as a partner in a chemical works in Southwark, which produced dyes and varnishes. In 1808, he eloped with Mary Ann Hapgood, an eighteen-year-old heiress; as she was a ward of court, this was illegal without the court's permission, and Muskett was imprisoned in the Fleet. With the aid of his lawyer, Samuel Romilly, Muskett arranged a settlement and was released. Mary Ann died the following year, in April 1809, leaving all her inheritance to Muskett. He remarried in 1811, to Sarah Cook (a cousin of Mary Ann), with whom he had two daughters, Mary Ann and Selina. Using his first wife's fortune, Muskett's business ventures expanded heavily over the following years, owning a large number of properties in and around London, as well as tin mines in Cornwall and the Cilgwyn (Kilgwin) quarry in Wales. He purchased ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1841 St Albans By-election
Events January–March * January 20 – Charles Elliot of the United Kingdom, and Qishan of the Qing dynasty, agree to the Convention of Chuenpi. * January 26 – Britain occupies Hong Kong. Later in the year, the first census of the island records a population of about 7,500. * January 27 – The active volcano Mount Erebus in Antarctica is discovered, and named by James Clark Ross. * January 28 – Ross discovers the "Victoria Barrier", later known as the Ross Ice Shelf. On the same voyage, he discovers the Ross Sea, Victoria Land and Mount Terror. * January 30 – A fire ruins and destroys two-thirds of the villa (modern-day city) of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. * February 4 – First known reference to Groundhog Day in North America, in the diary of a James Morris. * February 10 – The Act of Union (''British North America Act'', 1840) is proclaimed in Canada. * February 11 – The two colonies of the Canadas are merged, into the United Province of Canada. * February 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
