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Governor Of Chester
The Governor of Chester was a military officer responsible for the garrison at Chester Castle. The equivalent or related role from the 11th to 14th centuries was Constable of Chester. Governors * 1399: John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury * 1643: (11 November–) John Byron, 1st Baron Byron * 1644 (19 May–): William Legge * 1644: John Marrow (shot by Parliamentary forces) * 1644: Sir Nicholas Byron (captured during siege) * 1644: John Byron, 1st Baron Byron * 1646–?: Michael Jones (Parliamentarian) * 1647- Col. William Massey of Audlem arrested by mutineers 30 June 1647- (Dore) * 1650: Robert Dukenfield * 1650s: Thomas Croxton * 1659: Richard Dutton * ?–1660: Robert Venables * 1660–1663: Sir Evan Lloyd, 1st Baronet * 1663–1682: Sir Geoffrey Shakerley * 1682–1689: Peter ShakerleyEveline Cruickshanks and Richard HarrisonSHAKERLEY, Peter (c.1650-1726), of Hulme and Somerford, Cheshire and Chapel Street, Westminsterin ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chester Castle
Chester Castle is in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. It is sited at the southwest extremity of the area bounded by the city walls. The castle stands on an eminence overlooking the River Dee. In the castle complex are the remaining parts of the medieval castle together with the neoclassical buildings designed by Thomas Harrison which were built between 1788 and 1813. Parts of the neoclassical buildings are used today by the Crown Court and as a military museum. The museum and the medieval remains are a tourist attraction. History The castle was built in 1070 by Hugh d'Avranches, the second Earl of Chester. It is possible that it was built on the site of an earlier Saxon fortification but this has not been confirmed. The original structure would have been a motte-and-bailey castle with a wooden tower. In the 12th century the wooden tower was replaced by a square stone tower, the Flag Tower. During the same century the stone gateway to the inner bailey was built. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl Of Cholmondeley
George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley, (2 January 1703 – 10 June 1770), styled as Viscount Malpas from 1725 to 1733, was a British Whig politician and nobleman who sat in the House of Commons from 1724 to 1733. Life Cholmondeley was the son of George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley, and Elizabeth van Ruyterburgh (or Ruttenburg). He was elected to the House of Commons for East Looe in 1724, a seat he held until 1727, and then represented Windsor between 1727 and 1733, when he succeeded his father as third Earl of Cholmondeley and entered the House of Lords. He held office under his father-in-law Sir Robert Walpole as a Lord of the Admiralty from 1727 to 1729, as a Lord of the Treasury from 1735 to 1736 and as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1736 to 1743 (from 1742 to 1743 under the premiership of The Earl of Wilmington). From 1743 to 1744 he also served as Lord Privy Seal under Henry Pelham and was Joint Vice-Treasurer of Ireland between 1744 and 175 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fraser (British Army Officer, Born 1760)
General Sir John Fraser, GCH (1760 – 14 November 1843) was a British Army officer. Military career Fraser was the second son of William Fraser of Park, near Fraserburgh (a kinsman of George Fraser, 15th Lord Saltoun), and his wife, Katherine ''née'' Kinellar. On 29 September 1778, Fraser was appointed a lieutenant in the 73rd Highlanders, afterwards the 71st Highland Light Infantry. He was later on board Rodney's fleet with a second battalion (afterwards disbanded) of this regiment during the actions with the Spanish Caraccas fleet under Juan de Lángara and at the relief of Gibraltar. He served at the defence of Gibraltar in 1780–1782, until the loss of his right leg, his second wound during the defence, compelled him to return home. Fraser was captain of a garrison invalid company at Hull in 1785–1793, and at the outbreak of the French Revolutionary War, raised men for an independent company. He became a major on 28 August 1794, and a lieutenant colonel, royal garri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Coghlan
Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings and nobles *Edmund the Martyr (died 869 or 870), king of East Anglia *Edmund I (922–946), King of England from 939 to 946 *Edmund Ironside (989–1016), also known as Edmund II, King of England in 1016 *Edmund of Scotland (after 1070 – after 1097) *Edmund Crouchback (1245–1296), son of King Henry III of England and claimant to the Sicilian throne *Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall (1249–1300), earl of Cornwall; English nobleman of royal descent *Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341–1402), son of King Edward III of England * Edmund Tudor, earl of Richmond (1430–1456), English and Welsh nobleman *Edmund, Prince of Schwarzenberg (1803–1873), the last created Austrian field marshal of the 19th century In religion * Saint Edmund (dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Grey (British Army Officer)
William, Billy or Bill Grey may refer to: Public figures *William Grey, 13th Baron Grey de Wilton (died 1562), English baron and military commander *William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Werke (died 1674) *William Grey (died 1551), MP for Reading *Willam Grey (died 1574), MP for Bridgnorth *Sir William Grey (governor) (1818–1878), Governor of Bengal 1866–1871, Governor of Jamaica 1874–1877 *William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Werke (died 1674), English politician *William Henry Grey (1829–1888), African-American storeowner, church leader, and Reconstruction politician in Arkansas *William Grey, 9th Earl of Stamford (1850–1910), English peer *William G. Gray (1913–1992), English ceremonial magician Clergy *William Grey (bishop of Lincoln) (died 1436), also bishop of London *William Grey (bishop of Ely) (died 1478), medieval English churchman Characters *Billy Grey, a character in '' Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned'' * Bill Grey, fictional character in the Starfox ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gunn (British Army Officer)
William or Bill Gunn may refer to: * Bill Gunn (footballer, born 1932) (1932–1991), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne and Williamstown * Bill Gunn (footballer, born 1899) (1899–1970), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne *Bill Gunn (Queensland politician, born 1895) (1895–1970), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Wynnum *Bill Gunn (Queensland politician, born 1920) (1920–2001), Australian politician and former Queensland Deputy Premier * Bill Gunn (Massachusetts politician), Massachusetts candidate for United States House of Representatives *Bill Gunn (writer) (1934–1989), American playwright, novelist, actor and film director *Billy Gunn (born 1963), American professional wrestler * Will A. Gunn, American lawyer, former officer in the American armed forces *William Gunn (cricketer) (1858–1921), English Test cricketer and footballer *William Gunn (writer) (1750–1841), English miscellaneous writer * William Gunn (physician) (1855†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Fraser (British Army Officer)
Major-General Sir Thomas Fraser (1840 – 1922) was a British Army officer. Life Fraser was the eldest of four children of George Robbins Fraser, a barrister, and Elizabeth Allen Smythe. He was educated at Victoria College, Jersey and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, from where he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1862. Following postings in France and Bulgaria, he served as the Political Secretary to Sir Evelyn Wood during the First Boer War. For his service in this conflict he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. He served in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882 and was twice mentioned in dispatches, and promoted to Major and then Lieutenant-Colonel while serving with the Egyptian Army. He was again mentioned in dispatches, promoted to full Colonel and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath, before a period of service in England. Fraser was knighted in the 1900 Birthday Honours and placed on retired pay in 1902. In 1913, Fraser was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Home (British Army Officer)
David Hume or Home of Godscroft (1558–1629) was a Scottish historian and political theorist, poet and controversialist, a major intellectual figure in Jacobean Scotland. It has been said that "Hume marks the culmination of the Scottish humanist tradition." Confusion is possible with David Hume or Home, Scottish minister at Duras in France, a contemporary: they had quite different views on the union with England. Life He was the second son of Sir David Hume or Home, 7th Lord of Wedderburn, a Roman Catholic traditionalist of the Merse (now Berwickshire), who had married an active Calvinist wife in Mary Johnston of Elphinstone. He studied at Dunbar grammar school, under Andrew Simson. He then entered the University of St Andrews in 1578, and after a course of study there travelled on the continent. From France he went on to Geneva, intending to travel to Italy. Hume was recalled to Scotland by the serious illness of his elder brother George, returning about 1581. Both brothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Newton (British Army Officer)
Brigadier-General William Newton (died 10 November 1730) was an officer of the British Army. Career Newton was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards, with the rank of captain in the Army, on 9 November 1692.Charles Dalton, ''English Army Lists and Commission Registers 1661-1714'', volume VI (London, 1904p. 349 He served in the wars of King William III,Richard Cannon, ''Historical Record of the Thirty-Ninth, or the Dorsetshire Regiment of Foot'' (London, 1853p. 106 and was wounded at the siege of Namur in 1695. On 13 February 1702 he was appointed major of Sir Richard Temple's newly raised Regiment of Foot, and served in the wars of Queen Anne, being promoted to lieutenant-colonel commanding the regiment on 25 August 1704, brevet colonel on 1 January 1707, and colonel of the regiment on 24 April 1710. On 22 July 1715 Newton was made colonel of a newly raised regiment of dragoons, and on 28 September 1722 he transferred to the colonelcy of the regiment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Thomas Brooke, 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] |
Edward Morrison (British Army Officer)
Edward or Ed Morrison may refer to: Sportspeople * Edward Morrison (American football) (1894–1961), American college football coach * Edward Morrison (boxer) in New Zealand at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games * Ed Morrison (rugby union) (Edward Francis Morrison), English rugby union referee * Eddie Morrison, Scottish footballer and manager Others * Edward R. Morrison, American legal scholar * Edward Whipple Bancroft Morrison (1867–1925), Canadian journalist and general * Edward Morrison (British Army officer), governor of Chester, 1795–1844 * Edward Morrison (politician), lieutenant-governor of Jamaica, 1811–1813 * Eddy Morrison, right wing British activist * Edward Morrison, owner of Edward Morrison House * Edward Morrison, character in ''Mr. Skeffington ''Mr. Skeffington'' is a 1944 American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman, based on the 1940 novel of the same name by Elizabeth von Arnim. The film stars Bette Davis as a beautiful but self-ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Rainsford
General Charles Rainsford (3 February 1728 – 24 May 1809) was a British Army officer. Career He was the second son of alderman Francis Rainsford (died 1770) and his wife, Isabella and received his first education from a cleric friend of Francis's at Great Clacton. His uncle, also Charles Rainsford (died 1778), was deputy lieutenant of the Tower of London and used his influence to get him made second cornet in General Bland's 3rd dragoons in March 1744, a unit at that time active in the Flanders theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession. Rainsford joined it immediately, carrying its standard at Fontenoy and soon after being appointed ensign in the Coldstream Guards. With his new unit he returned to England to face the Jacobite rising, rising to major of brigade and colonel's aide-de-camp. He then served as private secretary to Tyrawley, governor of Gibraltar (1756–7) before returning to England again in 1760. The following year he was given a company to command under Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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