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Henry Newte
Henry Newte the younger (1609 – 20 October 1670) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660. Newte was the eldest son of Henry Newte The ElderWilliam Harding The History of Tiverton in the County of Devon p.48 Town Clerk of Tiverton, and was baptised in June 1609. He was a student at Lyon's Inn. He succeeded his father as Town Clerk of Tiverton and held that office from 1625 to 1655, he was twice Mayor of Tiverton. In November 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ... for Tiverton in a by-election to the Convention Parliament. He was commissioner for assessment for Devon from August 1660 to 1669. He was a J.P. for Tiverton in 1665. Newte died at the age of 61. He and his wife Alice had one daughter. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons Of England
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 Republic of Ireland, 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 county, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiverton, Devon
Tiverton ( ) is a town and civil parish in Devon, England, and the commercial and administrative centre of the Mid Devon district. The population in 2019 was 20,587. History Early history The town's name is conjectured to derive from "Twy-ford-ton" or "Twyverton", meaning "the town on two fords", and was historically referred to as "Twyford". The town stands at the confluence of the rivers Exe and Lowman. Human occupation in the area dates back to the Stone Age, with many flint tools found in the area. An Iron Age hill fort, Cranmore Castle, stands at the top of Exeter Hill above the town, and a Roman fort or marching camp was discovered on the hillside below Knightshayes Court near Bolham, just to the north of the town. Tiverton formed part of the inheritance of Aethelweard, youngest son of King Alfred. Countess Gytha of Wessex controlled the town in 1066 and the Domesday Book indicates that William the Conqueror was its tenant-in-chief in 1086. Tiverton was also the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyon's Inn
Lyon's Inn was one of the Inns of Chancery attached to London's Inner Temple. Founded some time during or before the reign of Henry V, the Inn educated lawyers including Edward Coke and John Selden, although it was never one of the larger Inns. It eventually developed into an institution of disrepute rather than of respect, and by the time it was dissolved in 1863 it was inhabited by only the worst lawyers. History It is believed that the Inns of Chancery evolved in tandem with the Inns of Court. During the 12th and 13th century the law was taught in the City of London, primarily by the clergy. During the 13th century two events happened which destroyed this form of legal education - firstly a decree by Henry III of England that no institutes of legal education could exist in the City of London, and second a papal bull that prohibited the clergy from teaching the law. As a result the system of legal education fell apart, and the lawyers instead settled immediately outside the City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Tiverton
The ancient borough of Tiverton in Devon, England, is governed by a Mayor and Councillors. The historic seat of government was Tiverton Guildhall, which was demolished to make way for the surviving Tiverton Town Hall, built in 1864 by Samuel Garth, Mayor of Tiverton 1861-2, to the design of Henry Lloyd, the architect of Exeter St Davids railway station. In the Mayoralty Room is a portrait of Sir John Heathcoat, MP for Tiverton (1832–1859). List of Mayors of Tiverton *1620: John Diamond (born 1541) of Tiverton *1655: Thomas Fowler Esq *post 1655: Henry Newte (1609 - 1670), twice Mayor, post 1655 when he last acted as Town Clerk. *1683: Henry Blagdon *1686-1687: Sir Hugh Acland, 5th Baronet, also MP for Tiverton *1693: John How *1703: George Davey (1690–1746), of Gotham House, Tiverton. *before 1766: John Webber Esq, whose residence was "during the summer of 1766 ..burnt to the ground; but whether by accident or intention is not stated" *1714: George Thorne Esq *1724: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms congressman/congresswoman or deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." Members of parliament typically form parliamentary groups, sometimes called caucuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiverton (UK Parliament Constituency)
Tiverton was a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency located in Tiverton, Devon, Tiverton in east Devon, formerly represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1615 and first represented in 1621, it elected two Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Members of Parliament (MPs) by the first past the post system of election until 1885. The name was then transferred to a county constituency electing one MP. (Between 1885 and 1918, the constituency was alternatively called Devon, North East.) In 1997, it was merged with the neighbouring constituency of Honiton (UK Parliament constituency), Honiton to form the Tiverton and Honiton (UK Parliament constituency), Tiverton and Honiton constituency. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Lord Palmerston was a former MP for the seat. __TOC__ History Boundaries 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convention Parliament (1660)
The Convention Parliament of England (25 April 1660 – 29 December 1660) followed the Long Parliament that had finally voted for its own dissolution on 16 March that year. Elected as a "free parliament", i.e. with no oath of allegiance to the Commonwealth or to the monarchy, it was predominantly Royalist in its membership. It assembled for the first time on 25 April 1660. After the Declaration of Breda had been received, Parliament proclaimed on 8 May that King Charles II had been the lawful monarch since the death of Charles I in January 1649. The Convention Parliament then proceeded to conduct the necessary preparation for the Restoration Settlement. These preparations included the necessary provisions to deal with land and funding such that the new régime could operate. Reprisals against the establishment which had developed under Oliver Cromwell were constrained under the terms of the Indemnity and Oblivion Act which became law on 29 August 1660. Nonetheless there were p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice Of The Peace
A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the same meaning. Depending on the jurisdiction, such justices dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions. Justices of the peace are appointed or elected from the citizens of the jurisdiction in which they serve, and are (or were) usually not required to have any formal legal education in order to qualify for the office. Some jurisdictions have varying forms of training for JPs. History In 1195, Richard I ("the Lionheart") of England and his Minister Hubert Walter commissioned certain knights to preserve the peace in unruly areas. They were responsible to the King in ensuring that the law was upheld and preserving the " King's peace". Therefore, they were known as "keepers of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Shapcote
Robert Shapcote, JP (born 1621, died 1689) was an English lawyer from Devon and four times Member of Parliament for Tiverton in 1646–1649, 1654, 1656 and 1660. He sat in the Irish House of Commons for Wicklow Borough from 1661 to 1665 and was briefly Attorney-General for Ireland. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the Civil War. Shapcote was the eldest son of Henry Shapcote of Bradninch and his first wife Wilmot Hill, and was baptised on 4 February 1621. He entered Lincoln's Inn in 1638 and was called to the bar in 1645. From 1644 to 1646, he was a colonel in the Parliamentary army. He was elected Member of Parliament for Tiverton for the Long Parliament on 7 December 1646 but was excluded in 1649 under Pride's Purge.History of Parliament Online - Robert Shapcote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Colman
Roger Colman (c 1623 - 1660) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660. Colman was the eldest son of Francis Colman of Gornhay, Tiverton, Devon and his wife Bridget Cruwys, daughter of Lewis Cruwys of Cruwys Morchard. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 9 April 1641, aged 18. In 1650 he succeeded to Gorhnay on the death of his father. He was commissioner for assessment for Devon in 1657. In July 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament for Tiverton in a by-election to the Convention Parliament. Colman died at the age of about 37 between 27 October 1660 when he wrote his will and 10 November when it was proved. Colman married Elizabeth Drewe, daughter of William Drewe of The Grange, Broadhembury The Grange is a historic estate in the parish of Broadhembury in Devon, England. The surviving 16th-century mansion house (known as The Grange) is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England. History The Grange estat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Thomas Carew, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Carew, 1st Baronet (1632 – September 1673) of Haccombe, Devon, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1674. Origins He was baptised on 21 June 1632 and was the eldest son and heir of Thomas Carew (d. 1656) of Haccombe by his wife, Anna Clifford (d. 1656), daughter of the Rev John Clifford of Ugbrooke. Career In 1649 he was admitted at the Middle Temple. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 12 November 1650 and was awarded BA on 11 February 1653 and MA on 28 June 1655. He succeeded to the estate at Haccombe on the death of his father on 6 December 1656. Carew was created baronet on 2 August 1661. In 1661 he was elected Member of Parliament for Tiverton in the Cavalier Parliament and sat until his death in 1674. Marriages and children Carew married firstly in or before 1653 to Elizabeth Carew, daughter of Sir Henry Carew of Bickleigh Castle, near Tiverton by his wife, Dorothy Mohun, daughter of Sir Reginald Mohun of Cornwal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Stucley (MP)
Sir Thomas Stucley (24 August 1620 – 20 September 1663) of Affeton Castle, Devon was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1663. He fought in the Royalist army in the English Civil War. Biography Stucley was the eldest son of John Stucley of Affeton, West Worlington, Devon, and his first wife Honor Hals, daughter of Richard Hals of Kennedon, Sherford. He matriculated at Wadham College, Oxford on 19 May 1637, aged 17. In 1638, he succeeded to West Worlinton on the death of his father. He was J.P. for Devon from 1643 to 1646 and was a distinguished soldier in the Royalist army during the Civil War. He was a major of horse from 1643 to 1646 and was a colonel by the time of the surrender of Exeter in that year. On the Restoration, Stucley was knighted on 27 May 1660. He was reinstated as J.P in June 1660 and became Deputy Lieutenant and commissioner for assessment in August 1660, remaining in those posts until his death. He was captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
