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Henry Vernon (1686–1719)
Henry Vernon (April 1686 – 25 February 1719), of Sudbury, Derbyshire, was an English landowner and politician. Early life Vernon was born in April 1686 as the only surviving son of George Vernon (Derby MP), George Vernon (1635–1702), MP for Derby (UK Parliament constituency), Derby, and his third wife, Catherine Vernon. His father had previously been married to Margaret Oneley (daughter and heiress of Edward Oneley) and Dorothy Shirley (daughter of Sir Robert Shirley, 4th Baronet, of Staunton Harold Hall). His paternal grandparents were Sir Henry Vernon of Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire and Muriel Vernon (daughter of heiress of Sir George Vernon, Judge of Court of Common Pleas (England), Common Pleas). Eleven generations of Vernons lived at Haslington Hall until his grandmother Muriel married her distant cousin, Sir Henry Vernon and their estates merged. His paternal uncle, Henry Vernon (1663-1732), Henry Vernon, was MP for Stafford (UK Parliament constituency), Stafford from 1711 t ... [...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] |
Sudbury Hall - North-east View
Sudbury may refer to: Places Australia * Sudbury Reef, Queensland Canada * Greater Sudbury, Ontario (official name; the city continues to be known simply as Sudbury for most purposes) ** Sudbury (electoral district), one of the city's federal electoral districts ** Sudbury (provincial electoral district), one of the city's provincial electoral districts * Sudbury Basin (also known as Sudbury Structure), a meteorite impact crater and nickel mining district in Sudbury, Ontario * Sudbury District, a census division in Ontario which surrounds but does ''not'' include the city of Greater Sudbury United Kingdom * Sudbury, Suffolk ** Sudbury (UK Parliament constituency) * Sudbury, London * Sudbury, Derbyshire ** Sudbury (HM Prison), men's open prison in Sudbury, Derbyshire ** Sudbury Rural District, in existence 1894–1934 * Sudbury, former name of Sedbury, Gloucestershire United States * Sudbury, Massachusetts * Sudbury River, Massachusetts * Sudbury, Vermont Military * HMCS ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Vernon (1666–1726)
Thomas Vernon may refer to: * Thomas Vernon (died 1556), MP for Shropshire * Thomas Vernon (1631-1711), merchant and MP for City of London * Thomas Vernon (lawyer) (1654–1721), Chancery lawyer and MP for Worcestershire * Thomas Vernon (MP for Worcester) (1724–1771), landowner and MP for Worcester * Thomas Vernon (engraver) (c. 1824–1872), engraver * Thomas Shrawley Vernon (1759–1825), High Sheriff of Worcestershire 1825 * Tom Vernon (1939–2013), British broadcaster and writer * Roy Vernon Thomas Royston "Roy" Vernon (14 April 1937 – 4 December 1993) was a Welsh international footballer who played for Blackburn Rovers, Everton and Stoke City. Vernon won 32 caps for Wales, scoring eight goals in total, and representing his cou ... (Thomas Royston Vernon, 1937–1993), Welsh footballer See also * * * Vernon Thomas (born 1935), Anglo Indian author * Vernon Thomas (wrestler) (1914–1957), New Zealand wrestler {{hndis, Vernon, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of London (UK Parliament Constituency)
The City of London was a United Kingdom Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliamentary constituency. It was a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency of the British House of Commons, 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 1950. Boundaries and boundary changes This borough constituency (or 'parliamentary borough/burgh') consisted of the City of London, which is at the very centre of Greater London. The only change by the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832 was to include Temple, London, The Temple. Bounded south by the River Thames, Thames, the City adjoins City of Westminster, Westminster westward, enfranchised in 1545.[The House of Commons 1509–1558, by S.T. Bindoff (Secker & Warburg 1982)] In other directions a web of tiny liberties and parishes of diverse size adjoined from medieval times until the 20th century. Most of the population of Middlesex wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrietta Grosvenor
Henrietta de Hochepied, Baroness de Hochepied (née Vernon; formerly Baroness Grosvenor) – 1828) was an English aristocrat, socialite, and courtesan. Early life She was one of four daughters born to Lady Henrietta ( née Wentworth) Vernon (third daughter of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford) and Henry Vernon of Hilton Hall, former Member of Parliament for Lichfield and Newcastle-under-Lyme. New Female Coterie After her separation from the Baron Grosvenor (who was made Earl Grosvenor in 1784), Henrietta lived in Paris and London in the subsequent years, with the emotional and financial support of several men, and the press continued to report on her lovers and her appearances at social occasions for decades. She was a member of the social club for the 'demi-reps' nicknamed the New Female Coterie by the English press, whose members comprised fellow elite women publicly shamed for infidelity such as Caroline Stanhope, Countess of Harrington and Seymour Fleming. Janine Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lichfield (UK Parliament Constituency)
Lichfield is a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency in Staffordshire represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since its 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 recreation by Michael Fabricant, a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative. Boundaries ; 1918–1950: The Boroughs of Lichfield and Tamworth, the Urban Districts of Perry Barr and Rugeley, the Rural District of Lichfield, and parts of the Rural Districts of Tamworth and Walsall. ; 1997–2010: The Lichfield District, District of Lichfield wards of All Saints, Alrewas, Armitage with Handsacre, Boney Hay, Central, Chadsmead, Chase Terrace, Chasetown, Colton and Ridwares, Curborough, Hammerwich, Highfield, King's Bromley, Leomansley, Longdon, Redslade, St John's, Stowe, Summerfield, and Whittington, and the Borough of East Staffordshire wards of Bagots and Yoxall. ; 2010 onwards: The District of Lichfield wards of All Saints, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
