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George Wombwell (other)
George Wombwell was a proprietor of Wombwell's Travelling Menagerie. George Wombwell may also refer to: *Sir George Wombwell, 1st Baronet (1734–1780), British MP for Huntingdon 1774–1780 *Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet (1769–1846), English cricketer *Sir George Wombwell, 3rd Baronet (1792–1855) of the Wombwell baronets *George Philip Frederick Wombwell, presumed 7th Baronet (born 1949) of the Wombwell baronets *Sir George Orby Wombwell Sir George Orby Wombwell, 4th Baronet (23 November 1832 – 16 October 1913) was a British baronet. Early life Wombwell was born on 23 November 1832. He was the son of Sir George Wombwell, 3rd Baronet and educated at Eton College and Royal Mili ... (1832–1913), British baronet See also * Wombwell baronets, of Wombwell in the County of York, a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain {{hndis, Wombwell, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Wombwell
George Wombwell, (24 December 1777 at Dudnorend, near Saffron Walden – 16 November 1850 at Northallerton), was a famous menagerie exhibitor in Regency and early Victorian Britain. He founded Wombwell's Travelling Menagerie. Life and work George Wombwell was born in Wendon Lofts, Essex in 1777. Around 1800 he moved to London and in 1804 became a shoemaker in Soho. However, when a ship from South America brought two boas to London docks, he bought them for £75 and began to exhibit them in taverns. He soon made a good profit. Wombwell began to buy exotic animals from ships that came from Africa, Australia and South America, and collected a whole menagerie and put them on display. In 1810 he founded the Wombwell's Travelling Menagerie and began to tour the fairs of Britain. By 1839 it totalled fifteen wagons, and was accompanied by a brass band. His travelling menagerie included elephants, giraffes, a gorilla, a hyena, kangaroo, leopards, 6 lions, llamas, monkeys, ocel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir George Wombwell, 1st Baronet
Sir George Wombwell, 1st Baronet (11 June 1734 – 2 November 1780) was Chairman of the Honourable East India Company and a Member of Parliament. He was the son of Roger Wombwell of Glasgow, Scotland, a merchant. He went into partnership with his uncle in the London company of George Wombwell, sen. and jun. He was elected a director of the British East India Company in 1766–69, 1775–77 and chairman in 1777–79. He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Huntingdon in 1774, sitting until 1780. He was created a baronet in 1778. He married Susanna, the daughter of Sir Thomas Rawlinson, Lord Mayor of London. They had a son, Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet, and two daughters. References * 1734 births 1780 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Directors of the British East India Company British MPs 1774–1780 {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet
Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet (14 March 1769 – 28 October 1846) was an English first-class cricketer with amateur status who played for the Marylebone Cricket Club. He was the son of Sir George Wombwell, 1st Baronet and succeeded his father in 1780. As a cricketer he was recorded in one first-class match in 1792, totalling 19 runs with a highest score of 19. He married twice: firstly Lady Anne Belasyse, daughter of Henry Belasyse, 2nd Earl Fauconberg of Newborough, Yorkshire with whom he had two sons, and secondly Eliza Little, daughter of T. E. Little with whom he had a son and a daughter. He was succeeded by his eldest son Sir George Wombwell, 3rd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p .... References Bibliography * 1769 births 1846 dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir George Wombwell, 3rd Baronet
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men titled as knights, often as members of orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifics such as Mrs, Ms or Miss. Etymolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wombwell Baronets
The Wombwell Baronetcy, of Wombwell in the County of York, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 26 August 1778 for George Wombwell, Chairman of the Honourable East India Company and Member of Parliament for Huntingdon. The fourth Baronet fought in the Crimean War and took part in the Charge of the Light Brigade and in 1861 served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire. As of 13 June 2007 the presumed seventh and present Baronet had not successfully proven his succession to the title, and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant since 1977. The family surname is pronounced "Woomwell". The 3rd Baronet inherited Newburgh Priory in 1825 from his aunt, Lady Charlotte Belasyse. Wombwell baronets, of Wombwell (1778) *Sir George Wombwell, 1st Baronet (1734–1780) *Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet (1769–1846) *Sir George Wombwell, 3rd Baronet (1792–1855) *Sir George Orby Wombwell, 4th Baronet (1832–1913) *Sir H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Orby Wombwell
Sir George Orby Wombwell, 4th Baronet (23 November 1832 – 16 October 1913) was a British baronet. Early life Wombwell was born on 23 November 1832. He was the son of Sir George Wombwell, 3rd Baronet and educated at Eton College and Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Career He joined the 17th Lancers in 1852 as a cornet and served as an aide-de-camp to Lord Cardigan. He was a survivor of the Charge of the Light Brigade. When he had reached the guns, his horse was killed under him and he was shortly after pulled off and taken prisoner, his sword and pistols being taken from him by some Russian Lancers. He managed to escape, catch another loose horse and ride back to the British lines, hotly pursued by Russians. He retired from the Army as a lieutenant in 1855, when he inherited his title and Newburgh Priory, the old seat of the Belasyses, in Coxwold, North Yorkshire, on the death of his father. Included in this estate was Over Silton Manor, where Wombwell's initials (GOW) can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Henry Herbert Wombwell, 5th Baronet
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men titled as knights, often as members of orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifics such as Mrs, Ms or Miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir (Frederick) Philip Alfred William Wombwell, 6th Baronet
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men titled as knights, often as members of orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifics such as Mrs, Ms or Miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir George Philip Frederick Wombwell, 7th Baronet
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men titled as knights, often as members of orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifics such as Mrs, Ms or Miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
