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Henry Thompson (1659–1700)
Henry Thompson (7 June 1659 – 6 July 1700) was an English landowner and politician. The eldest son of Sir Henry Thompson, a wine merchant of York, he inherited his father's estate of Escrick in 1683. He had already lived there for some time during his father's life, and remodeled the old house between 1680 and 1690. He was then Member of Parliament for York for five years, and, like his father, was Lord Mayor of York, in 1699. By his first wife, Frances Swann, he had a daughter, Frances, who married her second cousin once removed, Leonard Thompson of Sheriff Hutton Sheriff Hutton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies about north by north-east of York. History The village is mentioned twice in the Domesday Book of 1086, as ''Hotun'' in the Bulford hund .... By his second wife, Mary Beilby, he had a son, Beilby Thompson (d. 1750), who inherited Escrick. References * 1659 births 1700 deaths English MPs 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Thompson (1625-1683)
Henry Thompson may refer to: * Sir Henry Thompson, 1st Baronet (1820–1904), British surgeon * Henry Thompson (1625–1683) (1620s–1683), English merchant and politician * Henry Thompson (1659–1700), English landowner and politician * Henry Thompson (priest) (1797–1878), English cleric and author * Henry Francis Herbert Thompson (1859–1944), British Egyptologist * Sir Henry Thompson, 3rd Baronet (1796–1868) * H. S. Thompson (1824–?), American songwriter * Henry Gregory Thompson (1871–1942), Roman Catholic Bishop of Gibraltar * Henry A. Thompson (1841–1889), United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient * Henry W. Thompson (1839–1906), South Australian sailor and politician * Henry Thompson (veterinary surgeon) (1836–1920), veterinary surgeon and author * Henry Thompson (Medal of Honor), United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient * Henry Thompson (Australian politician) (1906–1964) * Henry Adams Thompson (1837–1920), American prohibition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a minster, castle, and city walls. It is the largest settlement and the administrative centre of the wider City of York district. The city was founded under the name of Eboracum in 71 AD. It then became the capital of the Roman province of Britannia Inferior, and later of the kingdoms of Deira, Northumbria, and Scandinavian York. In the Middle Ages, it became the northern England ecclesiastical province's centre, and grew as a wool-trading centre. In the 19th century, it became a major railway network hub and confectionery manufacturing centre. During the Second World War, part of the Baedeker Blitz bombed the city; it was less affected by the war than other northern cities, with several historic buildings being gutted and restore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms congressman/congresswoman or deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." Members of parliament typically form parliamentary groups, sometimes called caucuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York (UK Parliament Constituency)
The City of York was a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency represented in the United Kingdom House of Commons, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Boundaries 1918–1950: The County Borough of York. 1950–1974: As prior but with redrawn boundaries. 1974–1983: As prior but with redrawn boundaries. 1983–1997: As prior but County Borough of York renamed the City of York. 1997–2010: As prior but constituency renamed City of York. This constituency covered most of the city of York, though the outer parts of the city and local council area fell within the Selby (UK Parliament constituency), Selby, Vale of York (UK Parliament constituency), Vale of York and Ryedale (UK Parliament constituency), Ryedale constituencies. History By virtue of its importance, York was regularly represented in Parliament from an early date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Mayor Of York
The Lord Mayor of York is the chairman of City of York Council, first citizen and civic head of York. The appointment is made by the council each year in May, at the same time appointing a sheriff, the city's other civic head. York's lord mayor is second only to the Lord Mayor of London in precedence.Lord Mayor City of York Council The office of mayor dates back to at least 1217 and was upgraded by Richard II to that of Lord Mayor in 1389. The Mansion House, York, is the Lord Mayor's home during his or her term of office. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheriff Hutton
Sheriff Hutton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies about north by north-east of York. History The village is mentioned twice in the Domesday Book of 1086, as ''Hotun'' in the Bulford hundred. Before the Norman invasion the manor was split between several land owners. Those named included ''Ligulf'', ''Northmann'', ''Thorkil'', ''Thorsten'' and ''Thorulf''. Afterwards some of the land was retained by the Crown and other portions given to Count Robert of Mortain who installed Nigel Fossard as lord of the manor. Soon after this, the land was in the possession of the Bulmer family. Bertram de Bulmer built the first castle in the village during the reign of King Stephen. After the civil war between Stephen and Matilda, the castle and manor were seized by the Crown before being held for the king by the Mauley family. The manor eventually came into the possession of the Neville family in the 14th century until 1480, when it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Waller (York MP)
Robert Waller was one of two Members of Parliament for the constituency of York between 1690 and 1694. Life and politics Robert was the son of Thomas and Susannah Waller. He was married to Jane and had a daughter, Penelope, and a son. His father was a freeman of the city and a yeoman and plied a trade as an innkeeper. His father amassed enough wealth to become the lord of Middlethorpe Manor. Robert was a wealthy attorney and aligned politically to the Whig faction. He was an alderman in the city of York and became Lord mayor in 1684. He was also Coroner for the city and Sherriff in 1674–75. He was also registered as a freeman of the city He was granted the office of keeper of the King's manor house in York for services in bringing support of the city for the Prince of Orange in 1689. On 7 March 1692 he was leased the site of St Mary's Abbey for 31 years. He was returned as MP for York in 1690. though now considered a Tory. He was active in the 1691-2 session. He is recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke Of Leeds
Admiral Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds (1659 – 25 June 1729), styled Viscount Osborne between 1673 and 1689, Earl of Danby between 1689 and 1694 and Marquess of Carmarthen between 1694 and 1712, was an English Tory politician. Background Osborne was the second son of the Thomas Osborne (later 1st Duke of Leeds) and his wife, Bridget, a daughter of the Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey. In 1673, his father was created Viscount Osborne in the Peerage of Scotland, but surrendered the title in favour of Peregrine when the former was created Viscount Latimer in the Peerage of England later that year. Political career In 1677, Osborne sat in Parliament as member of parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed and then briefly for Corfe Castle when he succeeded his brother to the seat in 1679. In 1689, he briefly sat in Parliament again, this time for York. He held the seat for almost a year when he left the Commons in 1689 after being called up to House of Lords in his father's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Thompson (of Sheriff Hutton)
Edward Thompson (ca. 1639 – 6 August 1701) was an English landowner and politician. Edward and his brother Sir Henry Thompson were wine merchants of York; Edward became the principal mover of the business after his brother moved to his new estate at Escrick in 1668. He was a particular friend of Andrew Marvell. During the reign of Charles II, Edward bought the estate of Sheriff Hutton for his own country residence. He was Lord Mayor of York in 1683. Drake, Francis (1736), ''Eboracum'': or, The history and antiquities of the city of York, from its original to the present times: Together with the history of the cathedral church, and the lives of the archbishops of that see ..., Printed by W. Bowyer for the author, p. 366 He was three times Member of Parliament for York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobias Jenkins
Tobias Jenkins was one of two Members of the Parliament of England for the constituency of York between 1694 and 1705. He again represented the city as MP in the Parliament of Great Britain between 1715–1722. Life and politics Tobias Jenkins, born in 1660, was the son of Colonel Tobias Jenkins and his wife, Antonyna Wickham. His paternal grandfather, Sir Henry Jenkins was also MP for Boroughbridge Boroughbridge () is a town and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is north-west of the county town of York. Until a bypass was built the town lay on t .... He was made freeman of the city of York on 2 October 1695 just prior to being returned as MP for the city. Tobias did not stand in the first elections of 1701 as he had been elected Lord Mayor of York. He did stand in the second elections of that year and was returned after a contest. He stood down in 1705 in favour of his nephew R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1659 Births
Events January–March * January 14 – In the Battle of the Lines of Elvas, fought near the small city of Elvas in Portugal during the Portuguese Restoration War, the Spanish Army under the command of Luis Méndez de Haro suffers heavy casualties, with over 11,000 of its nearly 16,000 soldiers killed, wounded or taken prisoner; the smaller Portuguese force of 10,500 troops, commanded by André de Albuquerque Ribafria (who is killed in the battle) suffers less than 900 casualties. * January 24 – Pierre Corneille's ''Oedipe'' premieres in Paris. * January 27 – The third and final session of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland is opened by Lord Protector Richard Cromwell, with Chaloner Chute as the Speaker of the House of Commons, with 567 members. "Cromwell's Other House", which replaced the House of Lords during the last years of the Protectorate, opens on the same day, with Richard Cromwell as its speaker. * Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1700 Deaths
Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese magazine), a Japanese magazine Novels * ''Seventeen'' (Tarkington novel), a 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington *''Seventeen'' (''Sebuntiin''), a 1961 novel by Kenzaburō Ōe * ''Seventeen'' (Serafin novel), a 2004 novel by Shan Serafin Stage and screen Film * ''Seventeen'' (1916 film), an American silent comedy film *''Number Seventeen'', a 1932 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Seventeen'' (1940 film), an American comedy film *''Eric Soya's '17''' (Danish: ''Sytten''), a 1965 Danish comedy film * ''Seventeen'' (1985 film), a documentary film * ''17 Again'' (film), a 2009 film whose working title was ''17'' * ''Seventeen'' (2019 film), a Spanish drama film Television * ''Seventeen'' (TV drama), a 1994 UK dramatic short starring Christi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
