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James Majendie
James Henry Alexander Majendie (1871 – 12 January 1939) was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician. In August 1897 he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the Essex, County of Essex. He was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons at the 1900 United Kingdom general election, general election in October 1900, having unsuccessfully contested the seat at a 1900 Portsmouth by-election, by-election in May 1900. In the Census in the United Kingdom, 1901 Census of London Majendie is listed as a 29-year-old Member of Parliament living at 3, Queens Arms Gate, Westminster, London with his wife Beatrice and two sons. He did not contest the 1906 United Kingdom general election, 1906 general election. In 1912 Majendie, described as a Gentleman of no occupation and living at Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham in Essex was declared bankrupt In 1914 another Bankruptcy petition was raised against him by two money lenders. Majendie d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Henry Alexander MAJENDIE (1871-1939) Signed Photo In 1906 Suffolk Leaders
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Memorial To James Majendie In St Nicholas' Church, Castle Hedingham, Essex
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People From Westminster
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UK MPs 1900–1906
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Conservative Party (UK) MPs For English Constituencies
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1939 Deaths
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. *** The Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. *** The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. ** The rest of the world *** In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. *** First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. *** The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. *** Sydney, in Australia, records temperature of 45 ˚C, the highest record for the city. *** Philipp Etter took over as Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1871 Births
Events January–March * January 3 – Franco-Prussian War – Battle of Bapaume: Prussians win a strategic victory. * January 18 – Proclamation of the German Empire: The member states of the North German Confederation and the south German states, aside from Austria, unite into a single nation state, known as the German Empire. The King of Prussia is declared the first German Emperor as Wilhelm I of Germany, in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles. Constitution of the German Confederation comes into effect. It abolishes all restrictions on Jewish marriage, choice of occupation, place of residence, and property ownership, but exclusion from government employment and discrimination in social relations remain in effect. * January 21 – Giuseppe Garibaldi's group of French and Italian volunteer troops, in support of the French Third Republic, win a battle against the Prussians in the Battle of Dijon. * February 8 – 1871 French legislative election elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Bramsdon
Sir Thomas Arthur Bramsdon (27 February 1857 – 29 September 1935) was a British solicitor from Portsmouth and a Liberal Party politician who was elected for four non-consecutive terms as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Portsmouth constituencies. Early life Bramsdon was born on 27 February 1857 in Portsea, Portsmouth, the son of John and Emma Bramsdon.1861 Census RG09/634 Folio 86, Page 27, Schedule 161: Portsea Island - Portsmouth Municipal Borough - 40, Hertford Street, Portsea, Portsmouth In the 1861 Census his father was described as a retail brewer living at 40 Hertford Street, Portsea and Thomas is listed as a four-year-old Scholar. In the 1871 Census Bramsdon is living with his widowed mother at 350 Commercial Road, Portsea and is described as a 14-year-old solicitor's clerk.1871 Census RG10/1129 Folio 5, Page 4, Schedule 23: Portsea Island - Portsmouth Municipal Borough - Commercial Road, Portsea, Portsmouth Bramsdon was educated at Esplanade House School, in Port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baker (Portsmouth Politician)
Sir John Baker (1828 – 9 November 1909) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected at the 1892 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Portsmouth, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1900 general election, when both Portsmouth seats were won by the Conservative Party. He was re-elected at the 1906 general election, but died in office in 1909, aged 81. No by-election was held for his seat before Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ... was dissolved for the January 1910 general election. References * External links * 1828 births 1909 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 Knights Bachelor English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Lucas
Reginald Jaffray Lucas (1865 – 9 May 1914) was a British historian and Conservative Party politician. He was the son of Sir Thomas Lucas, 1st Baronet, decade at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was private secretary to two Unionist Chief Whips, Sir William Walrond, and Aretas Akers-Douglas. Then from 1900 to 1906 he was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Portsmouth. After leaving the House of Commons he turned to writing. His most-highly regarded work was 'George II and his Ministers', and he also published several novels. After a painful illness of tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ... of the lungs, he committed suicide on 9 May 1914 at his home in London, by shooting himself with a revolver. References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portsmouth (UK Parliament Constituency)
Portsmouth was a borough constituency based upon the borough of Portsmouth in Hampshire. It returned two members of parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system. History The constituency first elected MPs in 1295. It was abolished at the 1918 general election, when the Representation of the People Act 1918 divided it into three new constituencies; Portsmouth North, Portsmouth South and Portsmouth Central. According to Namier and Brooke in ''The House of Commons 1754–1790'', the right of election was in the freemen of the borough who numbered about 100. The town was known as an Admiralty borough and at least one MP was usually an Admiral. The Earl of Sandwich was First Lord of the Admiralty from 1771 to 1782. He imposed tighter Admiralty control over the borough. This change of policy led to an independent element of the local Council supporting challengers to the Admiralty candidates between 1774 and 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament
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