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John Blackburne (other)
John Blackburne may refer to: * John Blackburne (botanist) (1694–1786), English industrialist and botanist *John Blackburne (1754–1833), Member of Parliament (MP) for Lancashire 1784–1830 *John Blackburne (Huddersfield MP) (died 1837), Member of Parliament (MP) for Huddersfield 1834–1837 *John Ireland Blackburne (1783–1874), MP for Newton (1807–1818) and for Warrington (1835–1847) *John Ireland Blackburne (1817–1893) John Ireland Blackburne (28 May 1817 – 5 September 1893) was a British army officer and Conservative politician. Blackburne came from a political family: his father, also John Ireland Blackburne was Member of Parliament (MP) for Newton from 1 ..., son of the above, MP for South West Lancashire 1875–1885 See also * John Blackburn (other) {{hndis, name=Blackburne, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Blackburne (botanist)
John Blackburne (baptised 1694 – 1786) was an English businessman, landowner and renowned amateur botanist. He was the second son of wealthy salt merchant Jonathan Blackburne of Orford Hall, Warrington, Lancashire (but now Cheshire) and his first wife Anne Lever. He inherited Orford on the death of his father in 1724. There in coal-fired hothouses he established a large exotic plant collection, amongst which were some of the earliest English specimens of pineapple, coffee, tea and sugarcane. He was assisted in his endeavours by his daughter Anna, who was herself to become a noted botanist. A detailed catalogue of the whole collection was produced in 1779 by the head gardener, Adam Neal, which has provided the basis of several books. Anna's natural history tutor, Dr Reinhold Forster, who later sailed as naturalist on Cook's second voyage, named a new genus of fan palm '' Sabal blackburniana'' in the family's honour. Blackburne was selected High Sheriff of Lancashire for 1743â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Blackburne (1754–1833)
John Blackburne (5 August 1754 – 11 April 1833) was an English landowner, Member of Parliament and High Sheriff of Lancashire. He was born the eldest son of Thomas Blackburne of Hale Hall, Liverpool and educated at Harrow School and Queen's College, Oxford. He succeeded his father to Hale Hall in 1768 and his grandfather John Blackburne to Orford Hall, Warrington in 1786. He was appointed High Sheriff of Lancashire for 1781–82 and elected MP for Lancashire in 1784, holding the seat until 1830. In Parliament he was an Independent but generally supported William Pitt. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the judges of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural science, natural knowledge, incl ... in 1794. He died in 1833. He had married Anne, the daughter of Samuel Rodbard of Evercreech, Somerset, with whom he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Blackburne (Huddersfield MP)
John Blackburne (1787 – 21 April 1837) was a British barrister and politician. Born in Huddersfield, Blackburne studied at Brasenose College, Oxford. He became a bencher of the Middle Temple, and a King's Counsel. He was appointed as Chief Commissioner of the Corporation Inquiry. He stood in the 1834 Huddersfield by-election as a Whig, winning the seat. In Parliament, he supported a three-year maximum period between general elections, and opposed the Corn Laws The Corn Laws were tariffs and other trade restrictions on imported food and corn enforced in the United Kingdom between 1815 and 1846. The word ''corn'' in British English denotes all cereal grains, including wheat, oats and barley. They were .... He held his seat until his death, in 1837. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Blackburne, John 1787 births 1837 deaths Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford English barristers People from Huddersfield UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1835–1837 Whig (British politica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ireland Blackburne (1783–1874)
John Ireland Blackburne (26 May 1783 – 27 January 1874) was a British Conservative politician. Born at Hale Hall, Lancashire, he was the son of John Blackburne, lord of the manor of Hale and Member of Parliament for Lancashire, and his wife Anne née Robard of Shepton Mallet, Somerset. He was descended from two old Lancashire families, the Irelands and the Blackburnes. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1807, sitting as MP for Newton until 1818. He subsequently became involved in the politics of the town of Warrington, helping to establish the Warrington Operative Conservative Association. Such associations were established in the north west of England in order to enlist the support of working class men against the emerging Radical and Chartist movements. He returned to parliament at the 1835 general election when he won the parliamentary borough of Warrington from the Liberal Party. He sat as the town's MP until he retired in 1847. He was a strong defender of the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ireland Blackburne (1817–1893)
John Ireland Blackburne (28 May 1817 – 5 September 1893) was a British army officer and Conservative politician. Blackburne came from a political family: his father, also John Ireland Blackburne was Member of Parliament (MP) for Newton from 1807 to 1818 and Warrington from 1835 to 1847, his mother was Anne née Bamford, of Bamford, Lancashire. His grandfather was John Blackburne (1754–1833), also a member of the Commons. He sat for Lancashire from 1784 – 1831. He was born at Hale Hall near Liverpool, the family home of the Ireland Blackburnes, and was educated at Eton College. He obtained a commission in the 5th Dragoon Guards and served with the regiment for 14 years, retiring with the rank of captain. On 22 March 1853 he was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the newly raised part-time 4th Royal Lancashire Militia (The Duke of Lancaster's Own Light Infantry). After his retirement from the command he was appointed Honorary Colonel of the regiment on 11 July 187 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
