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Great Bedwin (UK Parliament Constituency)
Great Bedwyn was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, centred on Great Bedwyn, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act. Members of Parliament 1295–1640 1640–1832 Notes References *Robert Beatson''A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament''(London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807) *D Brunton & D H Pennington, ''Members of the Long Parliament'' (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954) *''Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803'' (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808) viInternet Archive* J Holladay Philbin, ''Parliamentary Representation 1832 – England and Wales'' (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965) *Henry Stooks Smith, ''The Parliaments of England from 1715 to 1847'' (2nd edition, edited by FWS Craig – Chichester: Parliamentary Reference Publications, 1973) * * {{Cite journal , last=Ward , first=Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliamentary Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle Ages, boroughs were settlements in England that were granted some self-government; burghs were the Scottish equivalent. In medieval England, boroughs were also entitled to elect members of parliament. The use of the word ''borough'' probably derives from the burghal system of Alfred the Great. Alfred set up a system of defensive strong points (Burhs); in order to maintain these particular settlements, he granted them a degree of autonomy. After the Norman Conquest, when certain towns were granted self-governance, the concept of the burh/borough seems to have been reused to mean a self-governing settlement. The concept of the borough has been used repeatedly (and often differently) throughout the world. Often, a borough is a single town with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hussey (died 1468)
Thomas Hussey (died 1468), of Shapwick, Dorset, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Great Bedwyn in 1421, for Old Sarum in 1423, for Melcombe Regis in 1427 and for Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ... in 1435. References Year of birth missing 1468 deaths English MPs May 1421 Politicians from Dorset Members of Parliament for Great Bedwyn English MPs 1423 English MPs 1427 English MPs 1435 Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Old Sarum {{15thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Hungerford (died 1572)
Edward Hungerford (c. 1519 – 1572) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1554. Biography Hungerford was probably the son of Sir Anthony Hungerford of Down Ampney, Gloucestershire and his first wife Jane Darrell, daughter of Sir Edward Darrell of Littlecote, Wiltshire. He was a commissioner for relief for Berkshire in 1550. In 1554, he was elected Member of Parliament for Great Bedwyn. Hungerford made his will on 13 September 1572 and an inventory of his estate was produced in November 1572. He asked to be buried in Welford church. Hungerford made a marriage settlement in June 1555, at the time of his marriage to Dorothy Allen, daughter of Robert Allen of London. They had at least a son and five daughters. His brother John Hungerford was also MP for Great Bedwyn Great Bedwyn is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in east Wiltshire, England. The village is on the River Dun (River Kennet), River Dun about southwest of Hungerford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Rous
Sir Edmund Rous (by 1521 – 1572 or later), of Dunwich, Suffolk, was an English landowner, magistrate, MP and Vice-Treasurer of Ireland. Origins John Leland (antiquary), John Leland the antiquary, who lived in Sir Edmund's time, wrote:"Al the Rousis that be in Southfolk cum, as I can lerne, oute of the house of Rouse of Dinnington. Diverse of the Rouses of this Eldest House ly in Dinington Paroche Chirche buried under flat Stones. Antony Rouse, now the Heire of Dinington Haule, hath much enlargid his Possessions." Edmund was the second son of Sir William Rous of Dennington, Suffolk (presumed to have been MP for Dunwich in 1529), by Alice, daughter of the Judge Sir John Sulyard (died 1488) of Wetherden, Suffolk. He was a younger brother of Anthony Rous of Dennington (c. 1502-1546), Comptrouller of Calais 1542-44, who sat for Suffolk in 1545. The name Edmund was recurrent in the Rous family, and this Sir Edmund should not be confused with his mid-14th century ancestor the Captain o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hungerford (died 1582) (1825–1883), U.S. Representative from New York
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John Hungerford may refer to: *John Hungerford (by 1516 – 1582) of Stokke and Down Ampney, English MP for Great Bedwyn *John Hungerford (died 1635) of Down Ampney, English MP for Gloucestershire, 1597 and Cricklade, 1604 and 1611 * John Hungerford (c. 1560 – 1636) of Cadnam, English MP for Wootton Bassett and Chippenham *John Hungerford (congressman) (1761–1833), politician and lawyer from Virginia. *John Hungerford (died 1729), lawyer and English MP for Scarborough *John N. Hungerford John Newton Hungerford (December 31, 1825 – April 2, 1883) was a banker, philanthropist, and a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York. Although he had no children, one of his focuses in l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Fulmerston
Richard Fulmerston (by 1516 – 1567), of Ipswich, Suffolk and Thetford, Norfolk, was an English politician, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Family It is unclear who Fulmerston's parents are, but his father may also have been named Richard Fulmerston. It is thought the family probably originated from Fulmodeston, Norfolk.Bindoff, Stanley Thomas. ''The House of Commons, 1509-1558'', Boydell & Brewer, 1982, p. 176 Fulmerston married Alice, the daughter of 'Lonzam' of Suffolk and widow of |
Robert Pagman
Robert Pagman (by 1497 – 1552) was the member of the Parliament of England for Great Bedwyn Great Bedwyn is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in east Wiltshire, England. The village is on the River Dun (River Kennet), River Dun about southwest of Hungerford, southeast of Swindon and southeast of Marlborough, Wilt ... for the parliament of 1547.PAGMAN (PACKMAN, PAGENHAM, PAKENHAM), Robert (by 1497-1552), of Tooting Bec, Surr. and Kirkstall, Yorks. ''The History of Parliament''. Retrieved 12 December 2018. References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Browne (died 1567)
Sir Anthony Browne QS (1509–1567), sometimes referred to as Antony Browne, was a British justice. Life He came from a family of lawyers. His father, Sir Wistan Browne, was a barrister of the Middle Temple, and three of his uncles served as benchers there, one of whom was Sir Humphrey Browne, a justice of the Court of Common Pleas. On his mother, Elizabeth's side were Sir John Mordaunt, chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and William Mordaunt, chief Prothonotary of the Common Pleas. Keeping with family tradition he joined Middle Temple, and became a pupil of John Jenour, at the time the second Prothonotary of the Common Pleas. In 1545, he became a Member of Parliament, and in 1554 a bencher of Middle Temple. He was made a Serjeant-at-law in 1555 under the patronage of the Earl of Oxford, and was then immediately made Queen's Serjeant, obliged as the junior serjeant of his inn to give a reading, which he did on the subject of the Statute of Jeofails. On 5 October 155 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Seymour (died 1567)
John Seymour (by 1523–1567), of Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Great Bedwyn Great Bedwyn is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in east Wiltshire, England. The village is on the River Dun (River Kennet), River Dun about southwest of Hungerford, southeast of Swindon and southeast of Marlborough, Wilt ... in 1545. References 1567 deaths English MPs 1545–1547 Year of birth uncertain People from Great Marlow Members of Parliament for Great Bedwyn {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Winchcombe (died 1557)
"Jack of Newbury" or John Winchcombe, also known as John Smallwood (c. 1489 −1557) was a leading English clothier from Newbury in Berkshire. When Tudor cloth-making was booming, and woollen cloth dominated English exports, John Winchcombe was producing for export on an industrial scale. He was a leading clothier in other ways. Cloth-making was heavily regulated, and in the 1530s and 1540s Winchcombe led dozens of clothiers in a national campaign to persuade King Henry VIII to change the law on the making of woollen cloth – a campaign which proved ultimately successful. He was the son of a clothier, but became a clothier in his own right before his father's death in 1520, and combined the two businesses, taking on property which had been leased to his father. He was already wealthy in the 1520s, and his growing prosperity led to a significant rise in his status. Wealth and Property Winchcombe became a wealthy landowner, spending over £4,000 on the purchase of property i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Berwick (died 1572)
John Berwick (by 1508 – 1572) was an English politician who was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Great Bedwyn in 1529 and Marlborough in 1539. He was probably born into the entourage of the Seymours, and by 1535 was receiver-general for Edward Seymour (later Duke of Somerset). He leased Bulford manor from 1538, and bought other land in Wiltshire at Winterbourne Earls, Clyffe Pypard, Preshute and Hippenscombe; also the lordship of Blandford St Mary in Dorset. In 1549 he bought the Wilcot estate of the former Bradenstoke Priory, and made his home there. Berwick died in October 1572, soon after making his will. There is a monument to him, dated 1574, in Holy Cross church at Wilcot. He married one Dorothy and they had one son and two daughters. Their daughter Anne married Sir Thomas Wroughton who was elected on one occasion for Heytesbury Heytesbury is a village (formerly considered to be a town) and a civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village lies on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Polsted
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), ''Thomas'' (Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
