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High Sheriff Of Sussex
The office of Sheriff of Sussex was established before the Norman Conquest. The Office of sheriff remained first in precedence in the counties until the reign of Edward VII when an Order in Council in 1908 gave the Lord-Lieutenant the prime office under the Crown as the Sovereign's personal representative. At various times the sheriff of Surrey was also sheriff of Sussex (1229–1231, 1232–1240, 1242–1567, 1571–1635), The office of Sheriff of Sussex ceased with local government re-organisation in 1974, when the county was split for local government purposes into East Sussex (see High Sheriff of East Sussex) and West Sussex (see High Sheriff of West Sussex). The High Sheriffs remain the Sovereign's representative in the County for all matters relating to the Judiciary and the maintenance of law and order. List of officeholders 1229–1565 1566–1570 1571–1636 1636–1702 1702–1799 1800–1899 1900–1973 References {{High Shrievalties Sussex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Conquest
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror. William's claim to the English throne derived from his familial relationship with the childless Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Confessor, who may have encouraged William's hopes for the throne. Edward died in January 1066 and was succeeded by his brother-in-law Harold Godwinson. The Norwegian king Harald Hardrada invaded northern England in September 1066 and was victorious at the Battle of Fulford on 20 September, but Godwinson's army defeated and killed Hardrada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 September. Three days later on 28 September, William's invasion force of thousands of men and hundreds of ships landed at Pevensey in Sussex in southern England. Harold marched south to oppose him, leaving a significant portion of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brewer (justice)
William Brewer (''alias'' Briwere, Brigwer, etc.) (died 1226) of Tor Brewer in Devon, was a prominent administrator and judge in England during the reigns of kings Richard I, his brother King John, and John's son Henry III. He was a major landholder and the founder of several religious institutions. In 1204, he acquired the feudal barony of Horsley in Derbyshire. Biography Brewer's ancestry is unclear, but he was probably the son of Henry Brewer and the grandson of William Brewer, Royal Forester of Bere, Hampshire, who founded the nunnery of Polsloe in Exeter. William Brewer, Bishop of Exeter, was one of his nephews. He began his career as Forester of Bere, a hereditary title, and by 1179 had been appointed Sheriff of Devon. Under King Richard I (1189–1199) he was one of the justiciars appointed to administer the kingdom while the king was on the Third Crusade. He was present at Worms, Germany, in 1193 to aid in the negotiations for the ransom of King Richard. In about 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cooke (died 1726)
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Peter Gott
Peter Gott (22 May 1653 – 16 April 1712), of Stanmer, Sussex and Hatton Garden, London, was an English ironmaster and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1690 and 1712. Early life Gott was the eldest son of Samuel Gott, ironmaster of Battle, Sussex, and his wife Joan Farnden, daughter of Peter Farnden of Sedlescombe, Sussex. He was admitted at Gray's Inn in 1670. He succeeded his father to his estates and iron workings in 1671. By licence dated 16 July 1677, he married his cousin Martha Western, the daughter of Thomas Western of St Dunstan-in-the-East, ironmonger. In 1685 he was a baron of the Cinque Ports when he helped carry the canopy over the Queen at the coronation. In 1690, with the resumption of war, he became one of the major suppliers of iron ordnance to the government. Career Gott was Sheriff of Sussex for the year 1688 to 1689. At the 1689 English general election, he stood for Parliament at Rye and Hastings and was defeated. He was returned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Mitchell (MP For Petersfield)
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Edward Selwyn (MP For Seaford)
Edward Gordon Selwyn (6 July 1885 – 11 June 1959) was an English Anglican priest and theologian, who served as Warden of Radley College from 1913 to 1919; Rector of Red Hill, near Havant. He was Dean of Winchester from 1931 to 1958. He wrote sermons and other books and was the editor of the liberal Anglo-Catholic journal ''Theology'' during the first fourteen years of its existence, 1920–34. Early life Selwyn was born on 6 July 1885 in Liverpool, the eldest son of the Rev. Edward Carus Selwyn, Headmaster of Uppingham School (died 1918), and his wife Lucy Ada, née Arnold. He had four brothers and two sisters. He was son-in-law to Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, bishop of Southwell. His mother died at the age of 36, leaving seven very young children. Gordon was only nine years old. Ecclesiastical life Selwyn was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge; he prepared for holy orders at Cuddesdon College before being ordained in 1909."Dr. E. G. Selwyn." Times ondon, England12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Goring (1646–1685)
Henry Goring (6 April 1646 – 10 June 1685) was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1673 and 1685. Goring was the son of Sir Henry Goring, 2nd Baronet of the first creation and his wife Diana Bishopp daughter of Sir Edward Bishopp. He was a captain in the Regiment of Foot. In 1671 he purchased an estate at Wappingthorn, Steyning, Sussex. Goring was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for New Shoreham in 1673 and held the seat to 1678. In 1679 he was elected MP for Bramber and held the seat until 1685. In 1685 he was elected MP for Steyning. He was High Sheriff of Sussex from 1681 to 1682. Goring was killed at a theatre by Sir Edward Dering, 3rd Baronet, or Dering's son Charles, at the age of 39. Goring had married, firstly, Elizabeth Morewood, daughter of Anthony Morewood, in October 1667 and secondly, Mary Covert, daughter of Sir John Covert, 1st Baronet, in 1676. He left three sons, one, Sir Charles Goring, 3rd Baronet by his first wife a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greene Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Greene, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extinct. The Greene Baronetcy, of Mitcham in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of England on 2 November 1664 for William Greene. The title became extinct on his death in 1671. The Greene Baronetcy, of Nether Hall in the Parish of Thurston in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 21 June 1900 for Edward Greene, a brewer and Conservative Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds. His eldest surviving son, Sir Raymond, the second Baronet, represented Chesterton in Parliament. The title became extinct on the death of the latter's younger brother, Sir Edward, the third Baronet, in 1966. The first Baronet was the son of Edward Greene, Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, and the grandson of Benjamin Greene, who established the Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Anthony Shirley, 1st Baronet
Sir Anthony Shirley, 1st Baronet (1624 - June 1683) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1659. Shirley was the son of Thomas Shirley of Preston Manor, Brighton and his wife Elizabeth Stapley, daughter of Drew Stapley of London. He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, on 14 July 1642 aged 14. He was in the commission of peace for the Commonwealth. In 1654, he was elected Member of Parliament for Arundel in the First Protectorate Parliament. He was elected MP for Sussex in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament. In 1659 he was elected MP for Steyning in the Third Protectorate Parliament. He was created baronet on 6 March 1666. He was appointed High Sheriff of Sussex in 1667, but did not take office. Shirley died at the age of 58 and was buried at Preston Manor on 22 June 1683. Shirley married Anne Onslow, daughter of Sir Richard Onslow of West Clandon, Surrey on 2 July 1650 at Cranleigh, Surrey. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Farrington (MP)
John Farrington (c.1609 – 1680) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1660 and 1680. Farrington was the son of Thomas Farrington of Chichester and his wife Dorothy Payne, daughter of Henry Payne of Chichester. His father was mayor of Chichester four times. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 30 June 1626, aged 17. In 1633 he was a student of Gray's Inn. He was involved in an attempt to rescue three Royalists in the city in 1647. He succeeded his father in 1654. In 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament for Chichester for the Convention Parliament when he was involved in a double return but was seated on the merits of the election. He was a J.P. for Sussex from July 1660 to 1680 and commissioner for sewers for West Sussex in October 1660. He was commissioner for assessment for Sussex from 1661 to 1664 and for Chichester from 1663 to 1664. He was Sheriff of Sussex The office of Sheriff of Sussex was established be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Gott
Samuel Gott (20 January 1614 – 18 December 1671) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1645 and 1648 and between 1660 and 1661. Life Gott was the eldest son of Samuel Gott, Ironmonger of London and his wife Elizabeth Russell. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School from 1626 to 1629. He was a student at St Catharine's College, Cambridge in 1630 and was awarded BA in 1633. He entered Gray's Inn in 1633 and was called to the bar in 1640.M.W. Helms/B.D. Hening, 'Gott, Samuel (1614-71), of Battle, Suss.', in B.D. Henning (ed.), ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1660-1690'' (from Boydell & Brewer, 1983)History of Parliament Online He moved to Sussex on his marriage. In April 1645, Gott was elected Member of Parliament for Winchelsea in the Long Parliament until he was excluded in Pride's Purge in 1648. He was an ancient on his Inn in 1658. He was appointed High Sheriff of Sussex for 1658–59 and in April 1660 he was elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Blaker
Edward Blaker (10 January 1630 – 13 September 1678) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1678. Blaker was the son of Edward Blaker of Buckinghams, Shoreham, and his wife Susanna Scrase, daughter of Tuppen Scrase, of Blatchington. He was admitted student of the Inner Temple in November 1647. In 1657 he was High Sheriff of Sussex. Blaker was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for New Shoreham in the Third Protectorate Parliament The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons. It was a bicameral Parliament, with an Upper House having a po ... of 1659. He was re-elected in 1660 and held the seat until 1678. Blaker died in September 1678, aged 48. Blaker married Dorothy Goring, daughter of Henry Goring of Heydown. References 1630 births 1678 deaths English MPs 1659 High Sheriffs of Sussex En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
