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Henry Johnson (1623-1683)
Sir Henry Johnson (c. 1623–1683) was an English shipbuilder and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1679. He was one of the leading commercial shipbuilders on the River Thames during the period of enormous mercantile expansion and the Dutch wars after the Restoration.. Early life Johnson was baptized on. 25 January 1623, the eldest son of Francis Johnson of Aldeburgh and his wife Mary Pett, daughter of Peter Pett of Deptford, Kent. His father was descended from a merchant family and his great-grandfather Francis Johnson settled at Aldeburgh and was MP for the borough in 1597. His mother’s family were shipbuilders of Kent. He succeeded his father in 1636. In 1639 he was apprenticed as a shipbuilder to his cousin Phineas Pett, the Royal Shipwright. He married Dorothy Lord, daughter of William Lord of Melton, Kent, on 13 December 1648. Career Johnson was Commissioner for sewers for Middlesex in 1647. By 1651 he was building ships for both the merchant service and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English House Of Commons
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England (which incorporated Wales) from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain after the 1707 Act of Union was passed in both the English and Scottish parliaments at the time. In 1801, with the union of Great Britain and Ireland, that house was in turn replaced by the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Origins The Parliament of England developed from the Magnum Concilium that advised the English monarch in medieval times. This royal council, meeting for short periods, included ecclesiastics, noblemen, and representatives of the counties (known as "knights of the shire"). The chief duty of the council was to approve taxes proposed by the Crown. In many cases, however, the council demanded the redress of the people's grievances before proceeding to vote on taxation. Thus, it developed legislative p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Johnson (died 1718)
William Johnson (c. 1660 - 1718) of Blackwall, Middlesex, and Mandeville's Manor, Sternfield, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, was an English merchant, shipbuilder and Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons for 29 years from 1689 to 1718 Early life Johnson was the second son of Sir Henry Johnson and his wife Dorothy Lord, daughter of William Lord of Melton, Kent. He was educated at Leyden in 1678. He went to Bengal as a factor for the East India Company and sometime after 1683, he returned to England and established himself as a merchant, trading to Africa and the Peninsula. He bought Mandeville's Manor, Sternfield, near Aldeburgh, but lived mainly near the shipyard inherited by his brother Henry at Blackwall. By 1687, he married Agneta Baron, daughter of Hartgill Baron, clerk of the privy seal, of Windsor, Berkshire. Career From 1687 to 1689 Johnson was an Assistant of the Royal African Company. At the 1689 English general election, he was returned as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English MPs 1679
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English Shipbuilders
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1683 Deaths
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1620s Births
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John Corrance
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Richard Haddock
Admiral Sir Richard Haddock (c. 1629 – 26 January 1715 Old Style) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the Anglo-Dutch Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Admiral in August 1690. In Herge's ''Adventures of Tintin'', Richard Haddock was one of the inspirations for Captain Haddock's 17th century ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock. Family and early life Haddock was born into a distinguished navy family. His grandfather, also Richard Haddock, had been rewarded by the government in 1652, having held commands under both Charles I and subsequently the Parliamentary regime; he commanded the ''Victory'' in 1642, the ''Antelope'' in 1643–44, the ''John'' in 1644 and the ''Unicorn'' in 1648. In 1652 he served as Vice-Admiral commanding the ''Vanguard''. His father, William Haddock, also commanded trading vessels, and was appointed on 14 March 1651 to command the ''America'', a ship hired by the Commonwealth of England Navy. He served in the First Anglo–Dutch War and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Holland, 1st Baronet
Sir John Holland, 1st Baronet (October 1603 – 19 January 1701) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1679. Holland was the son of Sir Thomas Holland of Quiddenham, Norfolk and his wife Mary Knyvet, daughter of Sir Thomas Knyvet. He was created a baronet, of Quiddenham by King Charles 1 on 15 June 1629.John Burke, John Bernard Burke ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies'' Accessed 12 January 2023. In April 1640, Holland was elected for |
John Bence (1622–1688)
John Bence (1622 – 4 March 1688) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1688. Bence was the eldest son of Alexander Bence of Aldeburgh, Suffolk and London and his first wife Anne Aylett of Rendham, Suffolk. He was baptised on 3 October 1622. He was a merchant trading with Portugal, Brazil and the Levant. In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament for Aldeburgh (UK Parliament constituency), Aldeburgh in the Third Protectorate Parliament. In 1662, Bence went into partnership with Martin Noell, Sir Martin Noel as farmer of additional customs duties on wine, tobacco, silk and linen. He succeeded to the property of his father in 1663. He invested £1,500 in the Royal Adventurers into Africa Company, and became secretary of the company by 1665. He was commissioner for assessment for London from 1664 to 1680. He became alderman of London in 1664 and paid £720 to be excused from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Johnson (died 1719)
Sir Henry Johnson (13 August 1661''England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980'' – 29 September 1719) of The Gate House, Blackwall, Middlesex; Bradenham, Buckinghamshire; and Toddington, Bedfordshire was a British shipbuilder and a Member of Parliament for 30 years. Early life He was born the eldest son of Sir Henry Johnson, M.P., of Blackwall and Friston Hall, Suffolk by Mary Lord, the daughter and heiress of William Lord of Melton, Kent. Among his siblings were William Johnson and Martha Johnson (who married Hill Mussenden, MP for Harwich and brother to Carteret Leathes). Career Described as "the greatest shipbuilder and shipowner of his day, having at one time shares in 38 vessels" as well as owning considerable East India Company stock. Later, he had become a bitter opponent of the East India Company and was one of the leading members of the syndicate established in October 1691 to break its monopoly, likely as a result of a dispute with Sir Josiah Child, 1st Baron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Johnson (died 1605)
Francis Johnson may refer to: Politics * Francis Johnson (MP) (died 1605), English MP for Aldeburgh 1597 * Francis Johnson (congressman) (1776–1842), U.S. Representative from Kentucky * Francis Godschall Johnson (1817–1894), Canadian politician * Francis Bulkeley Johnson (1828–1887), member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong * Francis Johnson (ILP politician) (1878–1970), British socialist activist with the Independent Labour Party * Francis M. Johnson (1850–1924), Mississippi politician Sports * Francis Johnson (cricketer) (1880–1951), Australian cricketer * Francis Johnson (basketball) (1910–1997), American basketball player and Olympic gold medalist Other * Francis Johnson (academic) (fl. 1660), Oxford academic and administrator * Francis Johnson (architect) (1911–1995), English architect * Francis Johnson (Brownist) (1562–1618), English Presbyterian separatist minister * Francis Johnson (composer) (1792–1844), American musician and composer * Franci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
