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High Sheriff Of Radnorshire
History The office of High Sheriff is over 1000 years old, with its establishment before the Norman Conquest. The Office of High Sheriff remained first in precedence in the counties until the reign of Edward VII Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and ... when an Order in Council in 1908 gave the Lord-Lieutenant the prime office under the Crown as the Sovereign's personal representative. The High Sheriff remains the Sovereign's representative in the County for all matters relating to the Judiciary and the maintenance of law and order. The office of High Sheriff for Radnorshire ceased with local government re-organisation in 1974, when it was combined with the High Sheriffs of Brecknockshire and Montgomeryshire as the High Sheriff of Powys. List of officeholders 16th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willersley And Winforton
Willersley and Winforton is a civil parish in west Herefordshire, England, and is approximately west-northwest from the city and county town of Hereford. The parish contains the village of Winforton and the farming hamlet of Willersley. The nearest towns are the market towns of Hay-on-Wye to the south-west, and Kington to the north. The physicist Sir Thomas Ralph Merton KBE, DSc, FRS, lived at Winforton during the Second World War. History According to ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', Willersley derives from probably "a woodland clearing of a man called Wiglāff", from the Old English person name with 'lēah', and in the ''Domesday Book'' written as "Willaveslege". Winforton derives from probably a "farmstead or estate of a man called Winefrith" or "Winfrip", from the Old English person name with 'tūn', and in the ''Domesday Book'' written as "Widferdestune", and in 1265 as "Wynfreton". Thomas Blount, the antiquarian, described Willersley as very small, consist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Jones (artist)
Thomas Jones (26 September 1742 – 29 April 1803) was a Welsh landscape painter. He was a pupil of Richard Wilson and was best known in his lifetime as a painter of Welsh and Italian landscapes in the style of his master. However, Jones's reputation grew in the 20th century when more unconventional works by him, not originally intended for exhibition, came to light. Most notable among these is a series of views of Naples which he painted from 1782 to 1783. By breaking with the conventions of classical landscape painting in favour of direct observation, they look forward to the work of Camille Corot and the Barbizon School in the 19th century.Chilvers, Ian, ''The Oxford Concise Dictionary of Art and Artists''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003 His autobiography, ''Memoirs of Thomas Jones of Penkerrig'', went unpublished until 1951 but is now recognised as an important source of information on the 18th-century art world.Sumner, Ann, "Who was Thomas Jones? The life, death and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Wilkins (1741–1828)
Walter Wilkins (1741 – 17 March 1828), of Maesllwch, Radnorshire and Wallsworth Hall, Gloucestershire was an English Member of Parliament. He was a younger son of attorney John Wilkins of The Priory, Brecon and was educated at Christ College, Brecon, Winchester School (1754–58) and Reeves's academy, London (1758). He held the offices of High Sheriff of Radnorshire for 1774–75 and Breconshire for 1778–79. He served as Member of Parliament for Radnorshire , HQ = Presteigne , Government = Radnorshire County Council (1889–1974) Radnorshire District Council (1974–1996) , Origin = , Status = historic county, administrative county , Start ... from 1796 until his death in 1828 representing the Whig party. He married Catherine, the daughter and heiress of Samuel Hayward of Wallsworth Hall; they had 1 son ( Walter Wilkins) and 1 daughter. References * External links * 1741 births 1828 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Robert De Cornwall
Sir Robert de Cornwall (1700 – 4 April 1756) was a British member of parliament. He was born in 1700, the eldest surviving son of Vice admiral Charles Cornewall and Dorothy Hanmer, and was baptised at Eye, Herefordshire on 21 April 1700. He joined the army, becoming a Cornet in the 2nd Dragoon Guards in 1715, and being promoted to Lieutenant in 1717. He probably resigned his commission on inheriting his father's estate at Berrington, Herefordshire in 1718. From this year onwards, he styled himself "Sir Robert de Cornwall," claiming that George I had promised his father a baronetcy. In the general election of 1734, he made the first of two unsuccessful attempts to represent Leominster. He served as High Sheriff of Radnorshire in 1738, before making his second attempt at Leominster in a By-election in 1742. He was finally successful in being elected to Leominster when he topped the poll at the general election of 1747, and represented the town in the Whig interest until 175 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marmaduke Gwynne
Marmaduke Gwynne (1691–1769) was a descendant of the Gwynne family of Glanbrân near Llandovery and an early and influential Methodist convert. He married well and employed Theophilus Evans as an Anglican private chaplain. He was converted to Methodism by Howell Harris. He served as a legal adviser and financial supporter to the Methodists and his daughter Sarah married Charles Wesley. Life Gwynne was born in Llanafan Fawr, Breconshire, to Howell and Mary (née Gwynne) Gwynne; his parents both had the surname Gwynne, but were not related. He was baptised on 1 January 1692.Marmaduke Gwynne llgc.org.uk, retrieved 28 September 2013 He was the eldest of seven children and his name was the same as his maternal grandfather who had built up the family fortune in a life o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Walcot
John Walcot (1697–1765), of Walcot, Shropshire, was a British Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1734. Walcot was baptized on 24 June 1697, the eldest son of Charles Walcot of Walcot and his second wife Anne Brydges, daughter of James Brydges, 8th Baron Chandos of Sudeley. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on 16 July 1715, aged 16, and was created MA on 6 March 1720. In 1726 he succeeded to his father's estate at Walcot. He married Mary Dashwood, daughter. of Sir Francis Dashwood, 1st Baronet MP of West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, on 15 May 1732. In 1727 Walcot purchased the manor of Bishop's Castle from his uncle, the Duke of Chandos, for £7,000, and so acquired the chief electoral interest there. He had an income of £3,000 a year, but was burdened with a debt of £22,000 and was advised by his uncle not to stand for Shropshire until he had paid off the debt. Ignoring Chandos's advice, Walcot was returned as a Tory Member of Parliament for S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Williams (MP For Radnorshire)
Henry Williams was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1659. Williams was the son of Robert Williams of Caehalfa and probably the grandson of Sir David Williams of Gwernyfed. He was High Sheriff of Breconshire in 1639 and High Sheriff of Radnorshire in 1649. In 1654, Williams was elected Member of Parliament for Radnorshire for the First Protectorate Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Radnorshire in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament and again in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament. In 1662 Williams came to Cathedine Cathedine ( cy, Cathedin) is a small hamlet that lies between the Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains, in Powys, Wales. It is an approximately 2 miles from Llangorse and 2 miles from Bwlch, in the community of Llangors. It has a Norman ... in Breconshire and became High Sheriff of Breconshire again. Williams married Mayzod Evans, widow of Leisan Evans of Gnoll, Neath and daughter of judge David Jenk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Rodd
Richard Rodd (died before 1633), of Totnes, Devon and Rodd, Herefordshire, was a politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Totnes in 1621. He was Mayor of Totnes Totnes, Devon, England received its first borough charter from King John and the recorded list of mayors dates from 1359. The town was incorporated in 1505 with a governing structure consisting of a mayor, recorder and a single council of burgesse ... in 1612–13. References Year of birth missing 17th-century deaths English MPs 1621–1622 Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Totnes Mayors of Totnes People from Herefordshire {{17thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walton, Powys
Walton is a village in Powys, Wales, west from the border with Herefordshire, England. The village is east from New Radnor on the A44 road. A minor road connects to Old Radnor. At south from Walton is Gore quarry, a tarmac Tarmac may refer to: Engineered surfaces * Tarmacadam, a mainly historical tar-based material for macadamising road surfaces, patented in 1902 * Asphalt concrete, a macadamising material using asphalt instead of tar which has largely superseded tar ... facility. Villages in Powys {{Powys-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Jones (MP For Radnor)
Richard Jones (born 1578) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Jones was the son or grandson of Griffith Jones of Trewern. He was elected High Sheriff of Radnorshire for either 1614 or 1617. In 1628 he was elected Member of Parliament for Radnorshire and held the seat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. In April 1640, Jones was elected MP for Radnor in the Short Parliament The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that was summoned by King Charles I of England on the 20th of February 1640 and sat from 13th of April to the 5th of May 1640. It was so called because of its short life of only three weeks. Aft .... He was a commissioner of array for King Charles in 1642 and issued warrants for raising money for the King's forces. In October 1645 he submitted to parliament and begged to compound on 22 March 1647. His fine was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Price (of Pilleth)
James Price (1571 – 6 January 1641) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1624 to 1626. Price was the son of John Price (John ap Rys) of Pileth, an officer in the wars of Queen Elizabeth, and educated at the Middle Temple (1588) and Brasenose College, Oxford (1589). Price was High Sheriff of Radnorshire in 1601 and 1613. In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament for Radnorshire , HQ = Presteigne , Government = Radnorshire County Council (1889–1974) Radnorshire District Council (1974–1996) , Origin = , Status = historic county, administrative county , Start .... He was re-elected MP for Radnorshire in 1625 and 1626. He married Elizabeth, the daughter of (?Eustace) Whitney of Whitney, Herefordshire,; they had 6 sons and 4 daughters. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Price, James 1571 births 1641 deaths Members of the Middle Temple Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Members of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
