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Glamorgan (UK Parliament Constituency)
Glamorganshire was a parliamentary constituency in Wales, returning two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the British House of Commons. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 divided it into five new constituencies: East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda. Boundaries This constituency comprised the whole of Glamorganshire , HQ = Cardiff , Government = Glamorgan County Council (1889–1974) , Origin= , Code = GLA , CodeName = Chapman code , Replace = * West Glamorgan * Mid Glamorgan * South Glamorgan , Motto .... History For most of its history, the county constituency was represented by landowners from a small number of aristocratic families and this pattern continued until the nineteenth century. Following the Great Reform Act of 1832 a second county seat was created. By the 1850s it had become virtually impossible for a Tory candidate to be elected as a county member since th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Glamorganshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
East Glamorganshire was a parliamentary constituency in Glamorganshire, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system. Overview The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election. Throughout its existence it was held by the Liberal Party and it was a constituency largely dominated by the coal mining industry. Boundaries Created in the redistribution of seats in 1885 & from the old Glamorganshire constituency which had been in existence since 1541, the seat covered a wide area that included Llantwit Fardre, Church Village, Tonteg, Pentyrch, Creigiau, Pontypridd, Caerphilly, Abercynon, Llanfabon, Gelligaer, Hengoed. It was abolished in the next redistribution of seats that took place in 1918. Members of Parliament History Following the creation of the seat in 1885, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Mansell
Edward Mansell FRIBA (c. 1861 – 11 March 1941) was an architect based in Birmingham. Career He was a pupil of J Barnsley and Sons, and then articled to his father, Thomas Henry Mansell. He was made Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1908. His main office was 47 Temple Row, Birmingham. He was in independent practice from 1887, and in partnership with his brother, Thomas Gildart Mansell, and Dixon. He was Diocesan Surveyor for Birmingham and Coventry. New buildings *Shop premises, 86 Digbeth, Birmingham, 1890 * St Luke's Church, Bristol Street, Birmingham, 1903 *King Edward VII Memorial Sanatorium adjacent to Central Hospital, HattonLeamington Spa Courier. Friday 23 July 1920. P.4. Big Contract for Milverton Builders Alterations and restorations *Enlargement of Central Hospital, Hatton Central Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located in Hatton, Warwickshire, England. History Building began in 1846 on a site purchased from the Earl of Warwick and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Stradling, 1st Baronet
Sir John Stradling, 1st Baronet (1563 – 9 September 1637), was an English poet, scholar and politician. Life John Stradling was the son of Francis and Elizabeth Stradling of St George, Bristol, and was adopted by his second cousin, Sir Edward Stradling. He was educated under Edward Green, a canon of Bristol, before matriculating at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1580. He graduated BA from Magdalen Hall in 1584, having gained a reputation as "a miracle for his forwardness in learning and pregnancy of parts". After studying for a while at one of the inns of court, he travelled abroad. Stradling was Sheriff of Glamorgan for 1608 and 1620. Knighted on 15 May 1608, he was then described as living in Shropshire. In 1609, on the death of Sir Edward Stradling, he inherited St Donat's Castle and estate in Glamorgan. On 22 May 1611 he was created Baronet. Stradling was member of parliament for St. Germans, Cornwall, (1623–1624), Old Sarum (1625), and Glamorgan (1625–1626). T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Mansell
Sir Robert Mansell (1573–1656) was an admiral of the English Royal Navy and a Member of Parliament (MP), mostly for Welsh constituencies. His name was sometimes given as Sir Robert Mansfield and Sir Robert Maunsell. Early life Mansel was a Welshman, the son of Sir Edward Mansel of Penrice and Margam (died 1585), although he later established himself among the gentry of Norfolk. His early naval career is not recorded, but he served in the 1596 raid on Cádiz under Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, commanding HMS ''Vanguard'', and was knighted for his part in it. He subsequently took part in Essex's Islands Voyage to the Azores (1597), then held commands off the Irish coast during Essex's campaign in Ireland. In October 1602 he was fitted out with a fleet and with the Dutch helped defeat six Spanish galleys under Federico Spinola at the Battle of the Narrow Seas. As a result, Mansell was named Vice-Admiral of the Narrow seas in 1603 and became Treasurer of the Navy in 1604. Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Price (of Briton Ferry)
William Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1626. Price was the eldest son of Lleisan Price of Briton Ferry, who had been MP for Cardiff, and his wife Maud Evans daughter of D Evans of Gnoll. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Old Sarum. He was elected MP for Glamorgan in 1621 and was elected MP for Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ... in 1624, 1625 and 1626. He was under sheriff of Glamorgan in 1626. Price married Catherine Thomas daughter of David Popkin Thomas of Ynis Forgan. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Price, William Year of birth missing Year of death missing Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales 17th-century Welsh politicians People from B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Herbert, 4th Earl Of Pembroke
Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and 1st Earl of Montgomery, (10 October 158423 January 1650) was an English courtier, nobleman, and politician active during the reigns of James I and Charles I. Philip and his older brother William were the 'incomparable pair of brethren' to whom the First Folio of Shakespeare's collected works was dedicated in 1623. Early life, 1584–1603 Born at Wilton House, he was the son of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, and his third wife, Mary Sidney, sister of Sir Philip Sidney the poet, after whom he was named. In 1593, at age 9, Philip was sent to study at New College, Oxford, but left after a few months. Favourite of James I, 1603–1625 In 1600 the 16-year-old Philip made his first appearance at court. On the accession of James I in 1603 he soon caught the king's eye. According to Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, and John Aubrey, Philip's major interests at the time were hunting and hawking and it was in these fields that he first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Herbert (Secretary Of State)
Sir John Herbert (1550 – 9 July 1617) was a Welsh lawyer, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1611. He was Secretary of State under Elizabeth I and James I. Life Herbert was the son of Matthew Herbert of Swansea and was descended from an illegitimate son of William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke. Herbert may have been educated at Christ Church, Oxford, although this is questioned. He was admitted an honorary member of the College of Doctors of Law in November 1573 and awarded MA. He was a commissioner of the High Court of Admiralty from 1575 to 1584 (with David Lewis) and Master of Requests from 1586 to 1601 (with William Aubrey from 1590). Queen Elizabeth appointed him secretary to the Council of the North and Keeper of Signet. In 1586, Herbert was elected Member of Parliament for Grampound. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Civil Law by the University of Oxford in 1587. In 1588, he was elected MP for Gatton. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Thomas Mansell, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Mansell, 1st Baronet (1556 – 20 December 1631) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1614. Mansell was the eldest son of Sir Edward Mansall of Margam. Mansell was knighted in 1581. Then in 1593 Mansell was High Sheriff of Glamorgan. In 1597, he was elected Member of Parliament for Glamorgan. He was appointed one of council of the Marches on 7 July 1602 and was High Sheriff of Glamorgan again in 1603. In 1605 Mansell was re-elected MP for Glamorgan and sat until 1611. He was created a baronet on 22 May 1611. He was re-elected MP for Glamorgan in 1614 for the Addled Parliament The Parliament of 1614 was the second Parliament of England of the reign of James VI and I, which sat between 5 April and 7 June 1614. Lasting only two months and two days, it saw no bills pass and was not even regarded as a Parliament by its c .... Mansell died at the age of 75 and was buried at Margam. Mansell married firstly M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Carne
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Sidney, 1st Earl Of Leicester
Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester (19 November 1563 – 13 July 1626), second son of Sir Henry Sidney, was a statesman of Elizabethan era, Elizabethan and James I of England, Jacobean England. He was also a patron of the arts and a poet. His mother, Mary Dudley, Lady Sidney, Mary Sidney ''née'' Dudley, was a lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth I of England, Queen Elizabeth I and a sister of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, an advisor and favourite of the Queen. Career He was educated at Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury and Christ Church, Oxford, afterwards travelling on the Continent for some years between 1578 and 1583. In 1585 he was elected member of parliament for Glamorganshire; and in the same year he went with his elder brother, Sir Philip Sidney to the Netherlands, where he served in the war against Spain under Robert Dudley. He was present at the Battle of Zutphen where Sir Philip Sidney was mortally wounded, and remained with his brother. After visiting Scotland o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Mathew
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Herbert (MP Died 1576)
William Herbert may refer to: Earls of Pembroke *William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (died 1469) (c. 1423–1469) *William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1451–1491) *William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (died 1570) (c. 1501–1570), Tudor period noble and courtier * William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (1580–1630) *William Herbert, 6th Earl of Pembroke (c. 1640–1674), English nobleman and politician *William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke (born 1978) Other peers * William Herbert, 1st Baron Powis (1572–1655), an English peer and landowner *William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis (1626–1696), an English peer and landowner *William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis (1665–1745), an English and later British peer and landowner *William Herbert, 3rd Marquess of Powis (1698–1748), a British peer and landowner Others * William Herbert (MP fl.1555), MP for Monmouthshire 1555 *William Herbert (Captain), MP for Cardiff 1555 *Sir William Herbert (planter) (died 1593), Eliza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
