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Herries
Herries is a surname. For the meaning and origins of this name please refer to Harris (surname). Herries may refer to: * Lord Herries of Terregles, a title in the Peerage of Scotland ** Herbert Herries, 1st Lord Herries of Terregles (c.1460–after 1503), Scottish landowner * John Charles Herries (1778–1855), English politician and financier * Sir Michael Herries (1923–1995), British businessman, chairman of Jardine Matheson and of the Royal Bank of Scotland * Sir William Herries (1859–1923), English-born New Zealand politician * ''Herries Chronicle'', a series of historical romances by Hugh Walpole See also *Herrys, surname * Harries *Harris Harris may refer to: Places Canada * Harris, Ontario * Northland Pyrite Mine (also known as Harris Mine) * Harris, Saskatchewan * Rural Municipality of Harris No. 316, Saskatchewan Scotland * Harris, Outer Hebrides (sometimes called the Isle o ... * Harriss * Gordon Leslie Herries Davies (1932–2019), British geographer and histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Herries Of Terregles
Lord Herries of Terregles (pronounced "''Heh''-reez of Ter-regulls'") is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1490 for Herbert Herries with remainder to his heirs general. On the death of his grandson, William, 3rd Lord Herries of Terregles, the male line failed. He was succeeded by his daughter Agnes, who married Sir John Maxwell, second son of Robert Maxwell, fifth Lord Maxwell. Their great-grandson, the 7th Lord Herries of Terregles, succeeded as third Earl of Nithsdale in 1667 on the death of his kinsman the second Earl. The earldom had been created in 1620 for Robert Maxwell, ninth Lord Maxwell. The third Earl's grandson, the fifth Earl, took part in the Jacobite rising of 1715. He was attainted in 1716, his peerages forfeited and sentenced to death. However, he managed to make a celebrated escape from the Tower of London by changing clothes with his wife's maid the day before his execution. His granddaughter Winifred married William Haggerston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Leslie Herries Davies
Gordon Leslie Herries Davies (born Gordon Leslie Davies, 18 January 1932, Manchester – 22 February 2019, North Uist, Scotland) was a British and Irish geographer, specializing in geomorphology, and a historian of geography and geology. He was the president of the Geographical Society of Ireland from 1962 to 1964. Biography As a child at the beginning of WW II, he was evacuated to Blackpool, but returned to Manchester after a brief time. G. L. Davies matriculated in 1949 to read geography at the University of Manchester. There he graduated in 1953 with an M.A. with a thesis on geomorphology in North Wales. In October 1954 he joined the academic staff of Trinity College Dublin (TCD). In TCD's department of geography, he was from an Assistant Lecturer from 1954 to 1957, a Lecturer from 1957 to 1970, and an Associate Professor from 1970 to 1989, when he when retired with emeritus status. In 1967 he was elected to Fellowship of TCD. At TCD he received a second M.A. ''jure officii'' on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Charles Herries
John Charles Herries PC (November 1778 – 24 April 1855), known as J. C. Herries, was a British politician and financier and a frequent member of Tory and Conservative cabinets in the early to mid-19th century. Background and education Herries was the eldest son of Charles Herries, a London merchant, by his wife Mary Ann Johnson, and was educated at Cheam and the University of Leipzig. Political career Herries worked his way up in the Treasury and eventually became Secretary to the First Lord of the Treasury, Commissary-General to the Army, Paymaster of the Civil List, Secretary to the Treasury (1823–1827), Chancellor of the Exchequer in Lord Goderich's government (1827–1828), Master of the Mint under the Duke of Wellington (1828–1830), briefly President of the Board of Trade (1830), Secretary at War under Sir Robert Peel (1834–1835), and finally President of the Board of Control in Lord Derby's first government (1852). During his tenure as Commissary-General, he us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Herries
Sir William Herbert Herries (19 April 1859 – 22 February 1923) was an English-born New Zealand politician. Biography Herries was born in London, the son of Herbert Crompton Herries, a barrister, and his wife, Leonora Emma Wickham. His grandfather was Henry Lewis Wickham, a Receiver General of Gibraltar. The English MP William Wickham was his uncle. From a wealthy middle-class family, he was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied natural sciences. At the age of 22 he emigrated to New Zealand and became a farmer near Te Aroha, with a passion for racing and breeding horses. On 4 December 1889, he married his neighbour Catherine Louisa Roche; they remained without children. Herries was elected to the House of Representatives for the Bay of Plenty electorate in 1896, holding the seat until 1908, when he was elected for Tauranga, which he held until his death. He became a member of the Reform Party, which formed in 1909. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Walpole
Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE (13 March 18841 June 1941) was an English novelist. He was the son of an Anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the church but drawn instead to writing. Among those who encouraged him were the authors Henry James and Arnold Bennett. His skill at scene-setting and vivid plots, as well as his high profile as a lecturer, brought him a large readership in the United Kingdom and North America. He was a best-selling author in the 1920s and 1930s but has been largely neglected since his death. After his debut novel, first novel, ''The Wooden Horse'', in 1909, Walpole wrote prolifically, producing at least one book every year. He was a spontaneous story-teller, writing quickly to get all his ideas on paper, seldom revising. His first novel to achieve major success was his third, ''Mr Perrin and Mr Traill'', a tragicomic story of a fatal clash between two schoolmasters. During the First World War he served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Herries, 1st Lord Herries Of Terregles
Herbert Herries, 1st Lord Herries of Terregles (died c. 1505), was a Scottish peer. Herries was summoned to the Scottish Parliament as Lord Herries of Terregles in 1490. He died about 1505 and was succeeded in the lordship of Parliament by his son Andrew. References *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Herries of Terregles, Herbert Herries, 1st Lord 15th-century births 1505 deaths Lords Herries of Terregles Peers created by James IV Lords of Parliament (pre-1707) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Herries
Sir Michael Alexander Robert Young-Herries OBE MC (28 February 1923 – 6 May 1995) was the chairman and managing director of Jardine Matheson & Co. from 1963 to 1970 and was the Chairman of The Royal Bank of Scotland from 1978 to 1991. Born in Scotland in the Dumfries and Galloway region, he was educated at Eton where he excelled in Classics and sports then later at Trinity College in Cambridge. While at Cambridge in 1942, his studies were interrupted by his service with the King's Own Scottish Borderers, serving in Europe, later on his regiment was transferred to the Middle East, in Egypt then in Palestine. Attaining the rank of Captain and awarded the Military Cross for gallantry in action, he returned to Cambridge in 1947 to continue his studies in Classics. In 1949, Herries joined Jardine, Matheson & Co. as a junior accountant and was immediately asked to report to Hong Kong in the Far East. Before moving, he had married Elizabeth Smith and transferred to Hong Kon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harris (surname)
Harris is a surname predominantly originating in England and Wales. Etymology ''Harris'' is a patronymic surname from the Middle English name ''Harry'', a pet form of ''Henry''. In addition, the British surname can represent Old Norse ''Harri'', Dutch ''Harries'' and Flemish ''Hariche''. In Ireland, where the British name is well established, ''Harris'' can occur as a Anglicization of ''Ó hEarchadha''. Distribution United Kingdom For the latest available census data from 2011, the UK government did not generate a list of surname frequencies. United States For the latest available census data from 2010, Harris ranked as the 25th most common surname in the US with 624,252 entries. Harrison ranked as the 141st most common surname in the US with 181,091 entries. (refer to the provided documents) See also * Harries * Harrison * Harriss * Herries * List of people with surname Harris A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herrys
Herrys is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Edward Herrys (1612–1662), MP for Maldon (1660) *Christopher Herrys (1599–1628), MP for Harwich (1624–1628 not continuously) See also *Herries *Harris (surname) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harries
Harries is a surname. For the meaning and origins of the name refer to Harris (surname). Harries may refer to: Trevor Harries Welsh descent, English Sculptor, b, 1966 former assistant to Sir Anthony Caro * Carl Dietrich Harries (1866–1923), German chemist * Douglas Harries (1893–1972), Royal Air Force officer and cricketer * Finn Harries (born 13 May 1993), YouTube personality, brother of Jack Harries * Heinrich Harries (1762–1802), German theologian * Jack Harries (born 13 May 1993), YouTube personality known for his channel Jacksgap * Jenny Harries (born October 1958), English public health physician * Jill Harries, professor emerita of ancient history at the University of St Andrews * Lauren Charlotte Harries (born 1978), disputed British child prodigy * Paul Harries (born 1977), Australian professional footballer * Raymond Harries, Royal Air Force pilot in World War II * Richard Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth (born 1936), Bishop of Oxford, England * Sian Harries, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harriss
Harriss is a surname. For the meaning and origins of this name please refer to Harris (surname). Harriss may refer to: * Charles A.E. Harriss (1862-1929), English then Canadian composer, impresario, educator, organist-choirmaster, conductor * Cynthia Harriss, American retail and tourism industry executive * Edmund Harriss (b. 1976), British Mathematician and Artist * Gerald Leslie Harriss (1925-2014), English historian of the Late Middle Ages * Julian Harriss (1914-1989), American director of public relations for University of Tennessee * Paul Harriss (b. 1954), independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council of Huon, Australia * Slim Harriss (1896-1963), American pitcher who played in Major League Baseball See also * Harries * Harris * Herries Herries is a surname. For the meaning and origins of this name please refer to Harris (surname). Herries may refer to: * Lord Herries of Terregles, a title in the Peerage of Scotland ** Herbert Herries, 1st Lord Herries of Terregl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
