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George Gregory (1670–1746)
George Gregory (1670–1746) of Nottingham was an English Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1701 and 1746. Early life Gregory was the eldest son of George Gregory of Nottingham and Lenton and his wife Susanna Lister, daughter of Sir Martin Lister of Thorpe Arnold, Leicestershire. He was educated at Nottingham under Mr. Cudworth and was admitted at St John’s College, Cambridge on 3 May 1688. He married Susanna Williams, the daughter and heiress of William Williams of Rempstone Hall, Nottinghamshire by on 26 December 1693, and succeeded his father in 1694. Career Gregory was appointed High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire for 1694 as his father had been previously. He was involved in local administration, and was appointed a deputy-lieutenant in September 1694. In 1695, he voted for both Whig candidates for Nottinghamshire. He stood for Nottingham in a by-election in 1699 but was unsuccessful, and his petition was rejected. He was elected M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English House Of Commons
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England (which incorporated Wales) from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain after the 1707 Act of Union was passed in both the English and Scottish parliaments at the time. In 1801, with the union of Great Britain and Ireland, that house was in turn replaced by the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Origins The Parliament of England developed from the Magnum Concilium that advised the English monarch in medieval times. This royal council, meeting for short periods, included ecclesiastics, noblemen, and representatives of the counties (known as "knights of the shire"). The chief duty of the council was to approve taxes proposed by the Crown. In many cases, however, the council demanded the redress of the people's grievances before proceeding to vote on taxation. Thus, it developed legislative p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Sacheverell
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1746 Deaths
Events January–March * January 8 – The Young Pretender Charles Edward Stuart occupies Stirling, Scotland. * January 17 – Battle of Falkirk Muir: British Government forces are defeated by Jacobite forces. * February 1 – Jagat Singh II, the ruler of the Mewar Kingdom, inaugurates his Lake Palace on the island of Jag Niwas in Lake Pichola, in what is now the state of Rajasthan in northwest India. * February 19 – Brussels, at the time part of the Austrian Netherlands, surrenders to France's Marshal Maurice de Saxe. * February 19 – Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, issues a proclamation offering an amnesty to participants in the Jacobite rebellion, directing them that they can avoid punishment if they turn their weapons in to their local Presbyterian church. * March 10 – Zakariya Khan Bahadur, the Mughal Empire's viceroy administering Lahore (in what is now Pakistan), orders the massacre of the city's Sikh people. April–Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1670 Births
Year 167 ( CLXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Quadratus (or, less frequently, year 920 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 167 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus and Marcus Ummidius Quadratus Annianus become Roman Consuls. * The Marcomanni tribe wages war against the Romans at Aquileia. They destroy aqueducts and irrigation conduits. Marcus Aurelius repels the invaders, ending the Pax Romana (Roman Peace) that has kept the Roman Empire free of conflict since the days of Emperor Augustus. * The Vandals (Astingi and Lacringi) and the Sarmatian Iazyges invade Dacia. To counter them, Legio V ''Macedonica'', returning from the Parthian War, moves its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Wilkinson (British Politician)
Andrew Wilkinson (1697–1784), of Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, was a British estate manager and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for 35 years between 1735 and 1772. Wilkinson was the son of Charles Wilkinson of Boroughbridge and his wife Deborah Cholmley, daughter of Richard Cholmley of Bramham, Yorkshire. He was admitted at Clare College, Cambridge on 2 July 1715 and at the Middle Temple on 8 July 1719. He married Barbara Jessop, daughter of William Jessop of Broom Hall near Sheffield on 2 September 1723. Wilkinson's father was the Yorkshire estate agent of successive Dukes of Newcastle, and from 1718 was the receiver-general of the land tax for Yorkshire, Northumberland and Durham until he resigned in 1727. Wilkinson then became receiver of the land tax for West Rising. Shortly afterwards it was discovered that Wilkinson's father was in debt to the Government for over £30,000 and consequently spent the rest of his life as a crown debtor in Newgate prison. Wilk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Thomas Wheate, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Wheate, 1st Baronet (6 September 1667 – 25 August 1721), of Glympton Park, Oxfordshire was an English landowner and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1695 and 1721. Early life Wheate was the only son of Thomas Wheate of Glympton Park, near Woodstock and his wife Frances Jenkinson (died 1706), daughter of Sir Robert Jenkinson, 1st Baronet. In 1668, at a year old, he succeeded his father, inheriting Glympton Park. He married Anne Sawbridge, daughter of George Sawbridge, bookseller, of London, by licence dated 24 May 1687. Career In 1689, Wheate was made freeman and bailiff of Oxford and appointed a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, which post he held until 1702. He was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for Woodstock at the 1690 English general election and three weeks later also stood unsuccessfully for Oxfordshire, where he had a bitter contest with his uncle Sir Robert Jenkinson, the 2nd baronet. He was recognized as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Scott, Earl Of Dalkeith
Francis Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (19 February 1721 – 1 April 1750) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the eldest child of Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch by his first wife Jane, daughter of James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry. In 1732 his father succeeded as second Duke of Buccleuch and Francis assumed the courtesy title Earl of Dalkeith. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, and was awarded the degree of Master of Arts on 26 January 1741. On 2 October 1742 he was married to Lady Caroline Campbell (born 17 November 1717), eldest daughter and co-heiress of John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and 1st Duke of Greenwich. They had four sons and two daughters: * Caroline Scott (1 October 1743 – 10 December 1753) * John Scott, styled Lord Scott of Whitchester (3 January 1745 – January 1749)Buried at St James, Westminster, on 22 January 1748/9. Source: ''The Register of Marriages (and Burials) belonging to St James's Westminster. 1723-1754''. 22 January 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Murray, 1st Earl Of Mansfield
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, PC, SL (2 March 170520 March 1793) was a British barrister, politician and judge noted for his reform of English law. Born to Scottish nobility, he was educated in Perth, Scotland, before moving to London at the age of 13 to take up a place at Westminster School. He was accepted into Christ Church, Oxford, in May 1723, and graduated four years later. Returning to London from Oxford, he was called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn on 23 November 1730, and quickly gained a reputation as an excellent barrister. He became involved in politics in 1742, beginning with his election as a Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge, now in North Yorkshire, and appointment as Solicitor General. In the absence of a strong Attorney General, he became the main spokesman for the government in the House of Commons, and was noted for his "great powers of eloquence" and described as "beyond comparison the best speaker" in the House of Commons. With the promotion o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Joseph Danvers, 1st Baronet
Sir Joseph Danvers, 1st Baronet (24 December 1686 – 21 October 1753), of Swithland, Leicestershire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1747. Danvers was the eldest son of Samuel Danvers of Swithland and his wife Elizabeth Morewood, only daughter of Joseph Morewood, merchant, of London and Overton, Derbyshire. He succeeded his father in 1693. He was admitted at Lincoln's Inn on 14 January 1709. In 1721, he succeeded to the Oxfordshire estates of his mother's second husband, John Danvers. He married Frances Babington, the daughter of Thomas Babington of Rothley Temple, Leicestershire on 7 December 1721.He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1724 . Danvers was appointed High Sheriff of Leicestershire for 1721 (June to December). He was returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for Boroughbridge at a by-election on 24 October 1722 by the Duke of Newcastle at the request of Lord Sunderland. He was a frequent speaker in Parliament. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Tyrrell (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant-General James Tyrrell (c. 1674 – 30 August 1742) of Shotover, Oxfordshire, was a British Army officer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1742. Background Tyrrell was the only son of James Tyrrell of Oakley, Buckinghamshire and his wife Mary Hutchinson, daughter of Sir Michael Hutchinson. His father began construction of Shotover Park in Oxfordshire in the early 18th century and James completed it after his father's death in 1718. Tyrrell joined the army and was an ensign in a regiment of foot on 6 February 1694 and served under King William III in the Netherlands. He distinguished himself in the wars of Queen Anne and was promoted to the colonelcy of a newly raised regiment of foot in April 1709. At the peace of Utrecht his regiment was disbanded, and in 1715 he raised a regiment of dragoons for the service of King George I, which was disbanded in November 1718. On 7 November 1722 the King gave him the colonelcy of the 17th Regiment of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stanhope (MP)
John Stanhope (5 January 1705 – 4 December 1748), of Blackheath, Kent was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1727 and 1748. Stanhope was the third son of Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield and Lady Elizabeth Savile, daughter of the Marquess of Halifax. Stanhope was brought in by the Duke of Newcastle as Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham on a compromise at the 1727 British general election. From 1728 to 1732, he was secretary to his brother, Philip Dormer, Lord Chesterfield, when he was ambassador at The Hague. In 1733 he followed Chesterfield into opposition and voted against the Excise Bill. He was not put up for Nottingham at the 1734 British general election but was returned on his family's interest at Derby at a by-election on 13 March 1736, in succession to his younger brother, Charles Stanhope. He also inherited his brother's fortune. He continued following Chesterfield politically, and voting against the Government. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Plumptre (elder)
John Plumptre (c. 1680 – 29 September 1751), of Plumptre House, Nottingham, was a British Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1706 and 1751. Plumtre was baptized on 16 January 1680, the eldest son of Henry Plumptre and his second wife Joyce Sacheverell, daughter of Henry Sacheverell of Barton, Nottinghamshire. In 1693, he succeeded his father to Plumptre House, Nottingham. He was admitted at the Middle Temple on 1 July 1696, and at Queens' College, Cambridge on 5 May 1697. He was appointed Guardian of Plumptre Hospital in 1704 and a freeman of Nottingham in 1705. He was a trustee of the King Street Chapel. Plumtre was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham at a by-election on 23 December 1706. At the 1708 British general election, he was returned as Whig MP at the top of the poll in a contest at Nottingham. He voted for the naturalization of the Palatines in 1709 and for the impeachment of Dr Sacheverell in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
