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James Godwyn
James Godwyn (c. 1557 – 1616), of Wells, Somerset, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wells in 1593. He was Mayor of Wells Mayor of Wells, Somerset, England: *1590: Leonard Crosse *1592: William Watkin *15931594: James Godwyn *1598: John Ayshe *1608: John Ayshe *16131614: James Godwyn *17501751 John Dorset Long *17511752 Thomas Strode *17521753 Charles Tudway *17 ... in 1593–94 and 1613–14. References 1550s births 1616 deaths Mayors of Wells, Somerset English MPs 1593 {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wells, Somerset
Wells () is a cathedral city and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, located on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills, south-east of Weston-super-Mare, south-west of Bath and south of Bristol. Although the population recorded in the 2011 census was only 10,536, (increased to 12,000 by 2018) and with a built-up area of just , Wells has had city status since medieval times, because of the presence of Wells Cathedral. Often described as England's smallest city, it is actually second smallest to the City of London in area and population, but unlike London it is not part of a larger urban agglomeration. Wells takes its name from three wells dedicated to Saint Andrew, one in the market place and two within the grounds of the Bishop's Palace and cathedral. A small Roman settlement surrounded them, which grew in importance and size under the Anglo-Saxons when King Ine of Wessex founded a minster church there in 704. The community became a trading centre based on ... [...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] |
Parliament Of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advised the English monarch. Great councils were first called Parliaments during the reign of Henry III (). By this time, the king required Parliament's consent to levy taxation. Originally a unicameral body, a bicameral Parliament emerged when its membership was divided into the House of Lords and House of Commons, which included knights of the shire and burgesses. During Henry IV's time on the throne, the role of Parliament expanded beyond the determination of taxation policy to include the "redress of grievances," which essentially enabled English citizens to petition the body to address complaints in their local towns and counties. By this time, citizens were given the power to vote to elect their representatives—the burgesses—to the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wells (UK Parliament Constituency)
Wells is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by James Heappey of the Conservative Party. History The original two-member borough constituency was created in 1295, and abolished by the Reform Act 1867 with effect from the 1868 general election. Its revival saw a more comparable size of electorate across the country and across Somerset, with a large swathe of the county covered by this new seat, under the plans of the third Reform Act and the connected Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 which was enacted the following year. ;Political history The seat was largely Conservative-held during the 20th century and has never elected a Labour MP ever in its history. The only other political party to have been represented is the Liberal Democrats or their predecessor, the Liberal Party, who achieved a marginal victory in 2010, see marginal seat. ;Prominent frontbenchers Sir William Hayter was chief government whip of the Commons under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Wells
Mayor of Wells, Somerset, England: *1590: Leonard Crosse *1592: William Watkin *15931594: James Godwyn *1598: John Ayshe *1608: John Ayshe *16131614: James Godwyn *17501751 John Dorset Long *17511752 Thomas Strode *17521753 Charles Tudway *17531754 John Sutton *17541755 Robert Holloway *17551756 Charles Tudway *17561757 Thomas Miller *17571758 William Keate *17581759 John Long *17591760 John Sutton *17601761 William Nicholls *17611762 Charles Tudway *17621763 Joseph Lovell *17631764 Clement Tudway *17641765 Thomas Miller *17651766 Robert Tudway *17661767 William Rood *17671768 Charles Tudway *17681769 James Flood *17691770 Joseph Lovell *17701771 Thomas Millard *17711772 Robert Tudway *17721773 Clement Tudway *17731774 William Rood *17741775 Joseph Lovell *17751776 Clement Tudway *17761777 Thomas Millard *17771778 Robert Tudway *17781779 John Brock *17791780 William Rood *17801781 Clement Tudway *17811782 Joseph Lovell *17821783 Thomas Millard *17831784 William Rood *17841785 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Purfrey
Thomas Purfrey (c. 1556 – c. 1591), of Wells and Banwell, Somerset, was an English politician. Family Purfrey was the son of William Purfrey, probably of Hollingbourne, Kent or Shalston, Buckinghamshire. He married Blandina Godwyn, whose mother was Isabel Purfrey. Blandina's father was Thomas Godwyn, bishop of Bath and Wells, and her brother was the Wells MP, Thomas Godwyn. There are no reports of who his heir(s) were. Career He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wells Wells most commonly refers to: * Wells, Somerset, a cathedral city in Somerset, England * Well, an excavation or structure created in the ground * Wells (name) Wells may also refer to: Places Canada *Wells, British Columbia England * Wells ... in 1589. References 1550s births 1591 deaths English MPs 1589 Politicians from Wells, Somerset People from Banwell {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ayshe
John Ayshe (fl. 1589–1608) of Wells, Somerset, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wells in 1589. He was Mayor of Wells Mayor of Wells, Somerset, England: *1590: Leonard Crosse *1592: William Watkin *15931594: James Godwyn *1598: John Ayshe *1608: John Ayshe *16131614: James Godwyn *17501751 John Dorset Long *17511752 Thomas Strode *17521753 Charles Tudway *17 ... in 1598 and 1608. References Year of birth missing Year of death missing 17th-century English people Mayors of Wells, Somerset English MPs 1589 {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Goodwin (MP For Wells)
Richard Godwyn (died 1601) of Wells, Somerset, was an English politician, a Member of the Parliament of England for Wells Wells most commonly refers to: * Wells, Somerset, a cathedral city in Somerset, England * Well, an excavation or structure created in the ground * Wells (name) Wells may also refer to: Places Canada *Wells, British Columbia England * Wells ... in 1593. References 16th-century births 1601 deaths Politicians from Wells, Somerset English MPs 1593 {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Crosse
Leonard Crosse (died 1610) of Wells, Somerset, was an English politician. Family Crosse was married with three sons and two daughters. Career Crosse was Mayor of Wells in 1590. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wells Wells most commonly refers to: * Wells, Somerset, a cathedral city in Somerset, England * Well, an excavation or structure created in the ground * Wells (name) Wells may also refer to: Places Canada *Wells, British Columbia England * Wells ... in 1597. References 16th-century births 1610 deaths English MPs 1597–1598 Mayors of Wells, Somerset {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Watkins (MP For Wells)
William Watkin (fl. 1592–1597) of Wells, Somerset, was an English politician. Watkin was Mayor of Wells in 1592. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wells Wells most commonly refers to: * Wells, Somerset, a cathedral city in Somerset, England * Well, an excavation or structure created in the ground * Wells (name) Wells may also refer to: Places Canada *Wells, British Columbia England * Wells ... in 1597. References 16th-century births Year of death unknown Mayors of Wells, Somerset English MPs 1597–1598 {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1550s Births
Year 155 ( CLV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 908 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 155 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. Births * Cao Cao, Chinese statesman and warlord (d. 220) * Dio Cassius, Roman historian (d. c. 235) * Tertullian, Roman Christian theologian (d. c. 240) * Sun Jian, Chinese general and warlord (d. 191) Deaths * Pius I, Roman bishop * Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna (b. AD 65 AD 65 ( LXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Nerva and Vestinus (or, less frequently, year 818 ''Ab urbe condita''). ...) References {{DEFAULTSORT:155 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1616 Deaths
Events January–June * January ** Six-year-old António Vieira arrives from Portugal, with his parents, in Bahia (present-day Salvador) in Colonial Brazil, where he will become a diplomat, noted author, leading figure of the Church, and protector of Brazilian indigenous peoples, in an age of intolerance. ** Officials in Württemberg charge astronomer Johannes Kepler with practicing "forbidden arts" (witchcraft). His mother had also been so charged and spent 14 months in prison. * January 1 – King James I of England attends the masque ''The Golden Age Restored'', a satire by Ben Jonson on fallen court favorite the Earl of Somerset. The king asks for a repeat performance on January 6. * January 3 – In the court of James I of England, the king's favorite George Villiers becomes Master of the Horse (encouraging development of the thoroughbred horse); on April 24 he receives the Order of the Garter; and on August 27 is created Viscount Villiers and Baron Waddon, receivi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
