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Henry Curwen (1728–1778)
Henry Curwen may refer to: *Henry Curwen (1528–1596) Henry Curwen (1528–1596) was an English landowner and Member of Parliament for Cumberland. Career He was a son of Thomas Curwen of Workington (died 1544) and Agnes Strickland. In 1568 Mary, Queen of Scots came to Workington by boat as a fugiti ..., Member of Parliament for Cumberland * Henry Curwen (died 1623), Member of Parliament for Cumberland * Henry Curwen (1728–1778), Member of Parliament for Cumberland and Carlisle * Henry Curwen (journalist) (1845–1892), editor of the ''Times of India'' {{hndis, Curwen, Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Curwen (1528–1596)
Henry Curwen (1528–1596) was an English landowner and Member of Parliament for Cumberland. Career He was a son of Thomas Curwen of Workington (died 1544) and Agnes Strickland. In 1568 Mary, Queen of Scots came to Workington by boat as a fugitive after her defeat at the battle of Langside. She stayed a night at Workington Hall as a guest of Henry Curwen's family. Mary wrote to Elizabeth from the Hall on 17 May, asking for assistance. An agate cup was treasured by the family as her gift to her hosts, known as the "Luck of Workington Hall". Henry Curwen was betrothed to Agnes Wharton, a daughter of Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton. He married Mary Fairfax, a daughter of Nicolas Fairfax of Walton. His family included a son, Nicholas Curwen (died 1605), who married, (1) Anne, daughter of Simon Musgrave, (2) Elizabeth Carus, a daughter of the lawyer Thomas Carus. Henry Curwen had two daughters; Joan Curwen married Christopher Musgrave, and Agnes Curwen married James Bellingham of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cumberland (UK Parliament Constituency)
Cumberland is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire. It was divided between the constituencies of Cumberland East and Cumberland West in 1832. Members of Parliament * ''Constituency created 1290'' MPs 1290–1640 MPs 1640–1832 *''Constituency abolished'' (1832) Notes Elections The county franchise, from 1430, was held by the adult male owners of freehold land valued at 40 shillings or more. Each elector had as many votes as there were seats to be filled. Votes had to be cast by a spoken declaration, in public, at the hustings, which took place in the town of Cockermouth. The expense and difficulty of voting at only one location in the county, together with the lack of a secret ballot contributed to the corruption and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Curwen (died 1623)
Sir Henry Curwen (c. 1581 – 23 October 1623) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons from 1621 to 1622. Curwen was the only son of Sir Nicholas Curwen of Workington Hall, Workington, Cumberland and his first wife Ann Musgrave. He matriculated at Pembroke College, Cambridge in about 1595. He succeeded his father in 1605, by which time he had been knighted. Biography He served as a Justice of the Peace for Cumberland from 1617 until his death and was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland for 1619–20. In 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament for Cumberland (UK Parliament constituency), Cumberland. Curwen died in 1624. He is buried in Amersham with a memorial sculpted by Edward Marshall (sculptor), Edward Marshall.Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis p.254 He had married firstly Catherine Dalston, daughter of Sir John Dalston of Dalston, Cumberland, and secondly Margaret Bruskill, daughter of Thomas Brusk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Curwen (1728–1778)
Henry Curwen may refer to: *Henry Curwen (1528–1596) Henry Curwen (1528–1596) was an English landowner and Member of Parliament for Cumberland. Career He was a son of Thomas Curwen of Workington (died 1544) and Agnes Strickland. In 1568 Mary, Queen of Scots came to Workington by boat as a fugiti ..., Member of Parliament for Cumberland * Henry Curwen (died 1623), Member of Parliament for Cumberland * Henry Curwen (1728–1778), Member of Parliament for Cumberland and Carlisle * Henry Curwen (journalist) (1845–1892), editor of the ''Times of India'' {{hndis, Curwen, Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlisle (UK Parliament Constituency)
Carlisle is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Cumbria represented in the United Kingdom House of Commons, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2010 United Kingdom general election, 2010 by John Stevenson (UK politician), John Stevenson of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party. History Carlisle has existed as a seat since the Model Parliament in 1295. It was represented by Labour Party (UK), Labour Party MPs from 1964 to 2010, although the Conservative candidate came within 2% of taking the seat in 1983–1987, and has been held by John Stevenson (UK politician), John Stevenson of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party since the 2010 United Kingdom general election, 2010 general election. Boundaries 1918–1955: The County Borough of Carlisle. 1955–1983: As 1918 but with redrawn boundaries. 1983–1997: The City of Carlisle wards of Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Currock, Dento ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
