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Humphrey Howorth
Sir Humphrey Howorth (c.1684–1755), of Maesllwch Castle, Radnorshire, was a British landowner and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for 33 years from 1722 to 1755. Howorth was the son of Humphrey Howorth and a daughter of Charles Lloyd (died 1698) who brought Maesllwch into the family. He married Sibel Mainwaring daughter of Roger Mainwaring, He or his father rebuilt the house at Maesllwch Castle and established the surrounding park in 1715. Howorth was receiver of crown rents in Cheshire from 1714 to 1730 and was knighted on 21 August 1715. Because he owned Maesllwch, he had a strong electoral interest in Radnorshire and as a Whig, he was led to believe that it was impossible for the Tories to put up against him. However the Duke of Chandos, Lord Lieutenant of the county, who also had a strong interest through stewardship of the King’s manors, decided to lead a sustained campaign against him. In 1719 he was one of the original backers of the Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasbury
Glasbury ( cy, Y Clas-ar-Wy), also known as Glasbury-on-Wye, is a village and community in Powys, Wales. The village lies at an important crossing point on the River Wye, connecting the historic counties of Brecknockshire and Radnorshire, and is located just outside the Brecon Beacons National Park, north of the Black Mountains. The village is split between the communities of Glasbury and Gwernyfed. The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, some to the north east. The nearest city is Hereford in England, some to the east. Glasbury is a popular location for river fishing, canoeing and kayaking. The population of Glasbury community in Radnorshire was 994 (census 2011), in 1841 it was 838. History Saint Cynidr and early settlement The early village grew north of the river crossing, where a church was built dedicated to St Cynidr, a 6th-century bishop said to be buried in Glasbury. The name 'Glasbury' derives from the Welsh ' clas', which signifies a glebe or church land. St Cyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1747 British General Election
The 1747 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election saw Henry Pelham's Whig government increase its majority and the Tories continue their decline. By 1747, thirty years of Whig oligarchy and systematic corruption had weakened party ties substantially; despite that Walpole, the main reason for the split that led to the creation of the Patriot Whig faction, had resigned, there were still almost as many Whigs in opposition to the ministry as there were Tories, and the real struggle for power was between various feuding factions of Whig aristocrats rather than between the old parties. The Tories had effectively become an irrelevant group of country gentlemen who had resigned themselves to permanent opposition. Summary of the constituencies See 1796 British general election for details. The constituen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British MPs 1741–1747
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British MPs 1734–1741
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British MPs 1727–1734
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British MPs 1722–1727
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Members Of The Parliament Of Great Britain For Welsh Constituencies
Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in a database ** Member variable, a variable that is associated with a specific object * Limb (anatomy), an appendage of the human or animal body ** Euphemism for penis * Structural component of a truss, connected by nodes * User (computing), a person making use of a computing service, especially on the Internet * Member (geology), a component of a geological formation * Member of parliament * The Members, a British punk rock band * Meronymy, a semantic relationship in linguistics * Church membership, belonging to a local Christian congregation, a Christian denomination and the universal Church * Member, a participant in a club or learned society A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1755 Deaths
Events January–March * January 23 (O. S. January 12, Tatiana Day, nowadays celebrated on January 25) – Moscow University is established. * February 13 – The kingdom of Mataram on Java is divided in two, creating the sultanate of Yogyakarta and the sunanate of Surakarta. * March 12 – A steam engine is used in the American colonies for the first time as New Jersey copper mine owner Arent Schuyler installs a Newcomen atmospheric engine to pump water out of a mineshaft. * March 22 – Britain's House of Commons votes in favor of £1,000,000 of appropriations to expand the British Army and Royal Navy operations in North America. * March 26 – General Edward Braddock and 1,600 British sailors and soldiers arrive at Alexandria, Virginia on transport ships that have sailed up the Potomac River. Braddock, sent to take command of the British forces against the French in North America, commandeers taverns and private homes to feed and house the tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1680s Births
Year 168 ( CLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Paullus (or, less frequently, year 921 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 168 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Marcus Aurelius and his adopted brother Lucius Verus leave Rome, and establish their headquarters at Aquileia. * The Roman army crosses the Alps into Pannonia, and subdues the Marcomanni at Carnuntum, north of the Danube. Asia * Emperor Ling of Han succeeds Emperor Huan of Han as the emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty; the first year of the ''Jianning'' era. Births * Cao Ren, Chinese general (d. 223) * Gu Yong, Chinese chancellor (d. 243) * Li Tong, Chinese general (d. 209) Deaths * Anicetus, pope of Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howell Gwynne (MP)
Howell Gwynne (16 April 1718 – 1780) was a British politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Radnorshire from 1755 to 1761, and Old Sarum 1761 to 1768. Educated at Christ Church, Oxford, Howell stood unsuccessfully at the 1754 general election as candidate for Breconshire. The following year he was chosen by chosen by the agents of the Duke of Newcastle as their candidate for the Radnorshire seat which had been vacated by Sir Humphrey Howorth. He was elected unopposed, and his expenses £173 were paid out of secret service money. His subsequent appointment as Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire offended Lord Carnarvon, and a deal was eventually reached whereby Gwynne would remain Lord Lieutenant for five years, and at the next election abandon Radnorshire in favour of a seat in the rotten borough of Old Sarum. Carnarvon took the Radnorshire seat, and Gwynne was duly returned for Old Sarum at the 1761 general election, and held it until 1768. Described as "dim", he not rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Fowler (MP)
Sir Richard Fowler, 2nd Baronet (1681–1731), of Harnage Grange, Shropshire was an English politician. Life He was the eldest son of Sir William Fowler, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary Cotton, daughter of Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Combermere. Fowler was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain for Radnorshire, from 1715 to 1722. Family Fowler married Sarah Sloane, daughter of William Sloane and niece of Sir Hans Sloane. They had two sons and a daughter: *Sir William Fowler, 3rd Baronet (1718–1746) *Sir Hans Fowler, 5th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ... (died 1773), last of the Fowler baronets of Harnage Grange. *Sarah Fowler (died 1799), married Col. Hodges (John Hodges of Brook Street, died 1768), grandmother through her daughter Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Howorth (barrister)
Henry Howorth (ca. 1746-11 May 1783) was an English barrister and Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP). The father of Henry Howorth was a cleric, Henry Robert Howorth, of Glasbury, Maesllwch in Radnorshire and his great-uncle was Humphrey Howorth. He attended Westminster School, was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in October 1764 and called to the Bar in May 1769. In 1780, Howorth was appointed recorder (judge), recorder at Abingdon-on-Thames, Abingdon, Berkshire, and was also appointed King's Counsel. He was elected to House of Commons from the Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency), Abingdon constituency in 1782. A keen sailor, he drowned on 11 May 1783 in the River Thames near his house at Mortlake. He had succeeded John Mayor (brewer), John Mayor as MP for the seat, Mayor having resigned it in December 1782 for reasons that are unclear. Howorth was unmarried but left a bequest to four illegitimate children born of Mary Chippendale. He was succeeded as M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
