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Henry Curtis-Bennett (Chief Metropolitan Magistrate)
Sir Henry Honywood Curtis-Bennett, KC (31 July 1879 – 2 November 1936) was an English barrister and Conservative Party politician. As a barrister, he led the defence in the 1922 cases of Herbert Rowse Armstrong and of Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters. As a politician, he was the member of parliament (MP) for Chelmsford from 1924 to 1926. Life and career Henry Honywood Curtis-Bennett was born at Brentwood, Essex, the son of Sir Henry Curtis-Bennett, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate. His younger brother was the civil servant and sports administrator Sir Noel Curtis-Bennett. He was educated at Radley College and Trinity College, Cambridge, and was called to the bar by the Middle Temple in 1902. Unable to serve during the First World War on health grounds, Curtis-Bennett defended several accused spies, before being engaged by the War Office to cross-examine suspected spies, including Mata Hari. He became a KC in 1919 and was knighted in 1922 for his wartime work. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Counsel
In the United Kingdom and in some Commonwealth countries, a King's Counsel ( post-nominal initials KC) during the reign of a king, or Queen's Counsel (post-nominal initials QC) during the reign of a queen, is a lawyer (usually a barrister or advocate) who is typically a senior trial lawyer. Technically appointed by the monarch of the country to be one of 'His erMajesty's Counsel learned in the law', the position originated in England and Wales. Some Commonwealth countries have either abolished the position, or renamed it so as to remove monarchical connotations, for example, 'Senior counsel' or 'Senior Advocate'. Appointment as King's Counsel is an office, conferred by the Crown, that is recognised by courts. Members have the privilege of sitting within the inner bar of court. As members wear silk gowns of a particular design (see court dress), appointment as King's Counsel is known informally as ''receiving, obtaining,'' or ''taking silk'' and KCs are often colloquially ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald True
Ronald True (17 June 1891 – 8 January 1951) was an English murderer who was convicted of the 1922 bludgeoning and murder by asphyxiation of a 25-year-old prostitute and call girl named Gertrude Yates. He was initially sentenced to death for Yates's murder, and an initial appeal was dismissed by the Lord Chief Justice. True's conviction was later reprieved following a psychiatric examination ordered by the Home Secretary which determined that True was legally insane. True was then confined for life in Broadmoor Hospital in lieu of his death sentence. He died of a heart attack while still confined at Broadmoor in January 1951, aged 59. Early life True was born in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, England on 17 June 1891, the son of an unmarried 16-year-old girl named Annabelle Angus, who doted on her son. As a child, True was markedly disobedient and selfish to his family and peers, and his public school attendance record poor. He was regularly disciplined for acts of truancy a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Howard-Bury
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury DSO, DL, JP (15 August 188120 September 1963) was a British-Irish soldier, explorer, botanist and Conservative politician. Background and education A member of the Howard family, he was born at Charleville Castle, King's County, Ireland, the only son of Captain Kenneth Howard-Bury (1846–1885), son of the Honourable James Howard. His mother was Lady Emily Alfreda Julia, daughter of Charles Bury, 3rd Earl of Charleville. His father had assumed the additional surname of Bury in 1881 after his wife succeeded to the Charleville estates. In his own right he succeeded to the estates of Charles Brinsley Marlay. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Career until 1921 Howard-Bury was always interested in climbing as a youth, which led him to take up the larger routes in Austrian Alps. He joined the King's Royal Rifle Corps in 1904 and was posted to India, where he went travelling and big game-hunting. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 Chelmsford By-election
The 1926 Chelmsford by-election was held on 30 November 1926. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Curtis-Bennett. It was won by the Conservative candidate Charles Howard-Bury Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury DSO, DL, JP (15 August 188120 September 1963) was a British-Irish soldier, explorer, botanist and Conservative politician. Background and education A member of the Howard family, he was born at .... References 1926 in England Politics of the City of Chelmsford 1926 elections in the United Kingdom By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Essex constituencies 1920s in Essex {{England-UK-Parl-by-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 United Kingdom General Election
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Sydney Robinson (businessman)
Sir Sydney Walter John Robinson JP (27 May 1876''London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930'' – 17 November 1950) was an English farmer, building contractor and Liberal politician. Family and education Sydney Robinson was born in 1876 in Royston, Hertfordshire, the son of Alfred and Georgina Robinson. He was educated in Walthamstow but then travelled to the USA where he studied at the Metropolitan College in Chicago. In 1898, he married Gwendolene Edith King.''Who was Who'', OUP 2007 Career Robinson had business interests as a building contractor and was also a farmer with land near to Chelmsford.The Times, 16 October 1924 p7 His speciality and success was in the breeding of pedigree shorthorn dairy cows but this as much for agricultural shows as for profit. Robinson served as a Justice of the Peace for the county of Essex. He was also a Freeman of the City of London.The Times House of Commons 1931; Politico's Publishing 2003 p60 Politics Local Politics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Curtis-Bennett
Frederick Henry Derek Curtis-Bennett, QC (29 February 1904 – July 1956) was a British barrister who defended some of the most notorious characters in British legal history, but whose career was cut short by alcoholism. His father was Henry Curtis-Bennett, Sir Henry Curtis-Bennett KC, whose biography he wrote with Roland Wild. Early life and career Curtis-Bennett was educated at Radley College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was called to the bar in 1926 and specialised in criminal defence. He became Recorder (judge), Recorder of Guildford in 1942 and a King's Counsel the following year. Among those that Curtis-Bennett defended were William Joyce (Lord Haw Haw), serial killer John Christie (murderer), John Christie (1953), Sergeant Frederick Emmett-Dunne, atom spy Klaus Fuchs, and Burmese politician U Saw. Curtis-Bennett pursued the truth in the Christie case as his client admitted more and more murders, despite it being injurious to his defence. Family Curtis-Bennett married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorchester Hotel
The Dorchester is a five-star luxury hotel on Park Lane and Deanery Street in London, to the east of Hyde Park. It is one of the world's most prestigious and expensive hotels. The Dorchester opened on 18 April 1931, and it still retains its 1930s furnishings and ambiance despite being modernised. Throughout its history, the hotel has been closely associated with the rich and famous. During the 1930s, it became known as a haunt of numerous writers and artists such as poet Cecil Day-Lewis, novelist Somerset Maugham, and the painter Sir Alfred Munnings. It has held prestigious literary gatherings, such as the "Foyles Literary Luncheons", an event the hotel still hosts today. During the Second World War, the strength of its construction gave the hotel the reputation of being one of London's safest buildings, and notable members of political parties and the military chose it as their London residence. Queen Elizabeth II attended the Dorchester when she was a princess on the day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelmsford
Chelmsford () is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Southend-on-Sea and Colchester. It is located north-east of London at Charing Cross and south-west of Colchester. The population of the urban area was 111,511 in the 2011 Census, while the wider district has 168,310. The demonym for a Chelmsford resident is "Chelmsfordian". The main conurbation of Chelmsford incorporates all or part of the former parishes of Broomfield, Newland Spring, Great Leighs, The Walthams, Great Baddow, Little Baddow, Galleywood, Howe Green, Margaretting, Pleshey, Stock, Roxwell, Danbury, Bicknacre, Writtle, Moulsham, Rettendon, The Hanningfields, The Chignals, Widford and Springfield, including Springfield Barnes, now known as Chelmer Village. The communities of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Chelmsford, Ontario and Chelmsford, New Brunswick are named after the city. Chelmsf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarter Sessions
The courts of quarter sessions or quarter sessions were local courts traditionally held at four set times each year in the Kingdom of England from 1388 (extending also to Wales following the Laws in Wales Act 1535). They were also established in Scotland, Ireland and in various other dominions of the British Empire. Quarter sessions generally sat in the seat of each county and county borough, and in numerous non-county boroughs (mainly, but not exclusively, ancient boroughs), which were entitled to hold their own quarter sessions''Whitaker's Almanack'' 1968, pp 465-6. (see below), although some of the smaller boroughs lost their own quarter sessions in 1951 (see below). All quarter sessions were abolished in England and Wales in 1972, when the Courts Act 1971 replaced them and the assizes with a single permanent Crown Court. In Scotland, they survived until 1975, when they were abolished and replaced by district courts and later by justice of the peace courts. The quarter ses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Select Committee Of The House Of Lords On The Women's Royal Air Force
The Select Committee of the House of Lords on the Women's Royal Air Force was a Select committee (United Kingdom), Select Committee of the House of Lords created to investigate a complaint by Violet Douglas-Pennant that she had been fired in an attempt by several senior Women's Royal Air Force (World War I), Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) officers to cover up "rife immorality"Hyde (1960) p.70 within the WRAF. After her request for a judicial enquiry was turned down James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope, Lord Stanhope proposed a government enquiry in the House of Lords, saying that the government had turned down Douglas-Pennant's request for a judicial enquiry because "His Majesty's Government fear the scandals which will come to light when this inquiry is held", and that her dismissal was contrary to the law. His proposal was accepted, and the committee first sat on 14 October 1918. After three weeks of calling witnesses the committee began to write its report, which was published in De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Thorne
Norman Thorne (c. 1902 – 22 April 1925) was an England, English Sunday school teacher and chicken farmer who was convicted and hanged for what became known as the chicken run murder.The chicken run murder Retrieved 4 January 2017 Thorne murdered his fiancée Elsie Cameron (born 22 April 1898) on 5 December 1924 at his chicken farm in Crowborough, Sussex, and later dismemberment, dismembered and buried her body.Walters, Minette (2006) ''Chickenfeed''. 3rd ed. London, England: Pan Books Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, lived in Crowborough and took an interest in the case. History Elsie Cameron, of Kensal Rise, London, and Norman Thorne were engaged on Christmas Day 1922. However, it became appare ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
