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Grantham (UK Parliament Constituency)
Grantham was a Parliamentary constituency in Lincolnshire, England. The constituency was created in 1468 as a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until the union with Scotland, and then to the Parliament of Great Britain until the Act of Union 1800 established the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The parliamentary borough had its representation reduced to one MP in 1885, and was finally abolished in 1918, the name transferring to a new county division which elected one MP. The county constituency was abolished for the 1997 election, and the area formerly covered by this constituency is now mostly in Sleaford and North Hykeham. Grantham became part of the new constituency of Grantham and Stamford. Boundaries The constituency was based on Grantham, a market town on the River Witham. Members of Parliament MPs 1468–1640 MPs 1640–1885 MPs 1885–1997 Elections Elections in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north-west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders Northamptonshire in the south for just , England's shortest county boundary. The county town is Lincoln, where the county council is also based. The ceremonial county of Lincolnshire consists of the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire and the area covered by the unitary authorities of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. Part of the ceremonial county is in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and most is in the East Midlands region. The county is the second-largest of the English ceremonial counties and one that is predominantly agricultural in land use. The county is fourth-larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mordaunt (speaker)
Sir John Mordaunt (died 1506) was an English landowner, barrister, and parliamentarian of the Tudor period, Speaker of the House of Commons. The offices he held included Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Mordaunt was the son of William Mordaunt of Turvey, Bedfordshire, and entered the Middle Temple to train as a barrister. He was also summoned by Richard III to serve against the Scots in 1484, and fought for Henry VII at Stoke in 1487. In 1485 and 1487 he served as an MP for unidentified constituencies, (probably in Bedfordshire), on the latter occasion being chosen to serve as speaker of the house. He was elected MP for Grantham in 1491 and knight of the shire for Bedfordshire in 1495. In the 1490s he became more active as a government administrator and lawyer and was knighted for his services in 1503. He was appointed High Steward of Cambridge University in 1504 and later the same year nominated to follow Sir Reginald Bray as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Thorold (MP)
Sir Anthony Thorold or Tharrolde (by 1520 – 26 June 1594), of Marston and Blankney, Lincolnshire, was an English lawyer and politician. Thorold was born in or before 1520, the eldest son of William Thorold (died 1569) and Dorothy, daughter of Thomas Leke of Halloughton, Nottinghamshire. He was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1537, becoming Recorder of Grantham soon after 1550, which he probably held until his death. With the support of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, he became the Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Grantham in 1558. The following year, again with Rutland's support, he became Recorder of Lincoln (which he resigned in 1570) and was elected MP for Lincoln. He was Sheriff of Lincolnshire between 1571 and 1572 and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant by 1584. He was knighted in 1585. He married Margaret, daughter of Henry Sutton of Wellingore, and they had four sons and two daughters including Thomas (died 1574) and William William is a male given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Savile (died 1569)
Henry Savile (1517/18–1569) was an English politician, and Surveyor of the Crown for the Northern Provinces. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Grantham in 1558 and for Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have ... in 1559. His will and issue are printed in full in the ''Yorkshire Archaeological Journal''.J.W. Clay, 'The Savile family', ''Yorkshire Archaeological Journal'' XXV (1920), pp. 1-47at pp. 16-22 By his second wife Joan Vernon, he was the father of Sir George Savile, 1st Baronet of Thornhill. References 1518 births 1569 deaths English MPs 1558 English MPs 1559 {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Porter (MP)
William Porter (by 1526 – 1592/93?) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Grantham in 1555, Bletchingley in 1559 and Helston Helston ( kw, Hellys) is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula approximately east of Penzance and south-west of Falmouth.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map shee ... in 1563. References 1590s deaths English MPs 1555 English MPs 1559 English MPs 1563–1567 Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall Year of birth uncertain {{1563-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Williams (died 1556)
George Williams (by 1521 – 1556) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Grantham Grantham () is a market and industrial town in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road. It lies some 23 miles (37 km) south of the Lincoln and ... in 1555. References 1556 deaths English MPs 1555 Year of birth uncertain {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Sharpe (MP)
Grantham was a United Kingdom constituencies, Parliamentary constituency in Lincolnshire, England. The constituency was created in 1468 as a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Unreformed House of Commons, House of Commons of the Parliament of England until the Act of Union 1707, union with Scotland, and then to the Parliament of Great Britain until the Act of Union 1800 established the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The parliamentary borough had its representation reduced to one MP in 1885, and was finally abolished in 1918, the name transferring to a new county division which elected one MP. The county constituency was abolished for the 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 election, and the area formerly covered by this constituency is now mostly in Sleaford and North Hykeham (UK Parliament constituency), Sleaford and North Hykeham. Grantham became part of the new constituency of Grantham and Stamford (UK Parliament constituency) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Johnson (by 1530–64 Or Later) (born 1930), Australian politician
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Roger Johnson may refer to: * Roger Johnson (by 1530–64 or later) (died ?), member of Parliament * Roger Johnson (California official) (1934–2005), American businessman * Roger Johnson (politician), American politician *Roger Johnson (hurdler) (born 1943), New Zealand hurdler *Roger Johnson (footballer) (born 1983), English football player *Roger Johnson (TV presenter), English journalist and presenter *Roger Johnson, President of the British Computer Society * Roger Kirk Johnson (1922–1991), architect, artist and educator See also *Roger Johnston James Roger Johnston (18 June 1930 – 24 June 2020) was an Australian politician. Johnston successfully sought Liberal preselection for Hotham, competing against nine other members. In 1977, he was elected to the Australian House of Representa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Disney (politician)
Richard Disney (by 1505 – 30 March 1578) was an English Member of Parliament. He was born the son of William Disney of Norton Disney and succeeded his father in December 1540. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Grantham in April 1554. He was a Justice of the Peace for Kesteven from 1547 to 1564 and served as High Sheriff of Lincolnshire for 1556–57 and 1566–67. He had married twice:firstly Neile, the daughter and coheiress of Sir William Hussey ''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 ... of Beauvale, Nottinghamshire. with whom he had 7 sons and 5 daughters and secondly Jane, the daughter of Sir William Askew of Nuthall, Nottinghamshire and widow of George St. Poll (d. 1558/59) of Snarford, Lincolnshire. References 1578 deaths English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wallis (died 1588)
James Wallis (died 1588) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Grantham Grantham () is a market and industrial town in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road. It lies some 23 miles (37 km) south of the Lincoln and ... in October 1553. References 16th-century births 1588 deaths English MPs 1553 (Mary I) {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hussey (died 1558)
Thomas Hussey (by 1509 – will proved 1558), of Halton Holegate and Caythorpe, Lincolnshire, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Great Grimsby in 1545; Grantham in March 1553 and April 1554; and Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-we ... in October 1553. References 1558 deaths Members of the Parliament of England for Great Grimsby People from East Lindsey District English MPs 1545–1547 Year of birth uncertain English MPs 1553 (Edward VI) English MPs 1553 (Mary I) English MPs 1554 People from Caythorpe, Lincolnshire {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Hall (MP)
Edmund Hall (by 1519 – 24 November 1592) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Grantham Grantham () is a market and industrial town in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road. It lies some 23 miles (37 km) south of the Lincoln and ... in 1545 and 1547. References : 1592 deaths Year of birth uncertain English MPs 1545–1547 English MPs 1547–1552 {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
