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John Brinton
John Brinton (25 January 1827 – 2 July 1914) was an English carpet manufacturer and a Liberal politician. Brinton was born at Kidderminster, the son of Henry Brinton a carpet manufacturer. He joined the family carpet manufacturing firm John Brinton & Co as a partner in 1848. Brintons had a large factory at Stourport a town noted for its carpet manufacture. In time he became chairman of Brintons Ltd. He became J.P. for Kidderminster in 1856 and was chairman of the Kidderminster School of Art from 1863 to 1869. In 1866 he was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour for France. Sometime before 1871 he purchased Moor Park at Stourport. There he carried out considerable alterations to the house and grounds, planting an avenue of trees from Lickhill Road to Bewdley Road (Avenue Road) and erecting three pairs of ornamental iron gates. Brinton became a member of King Charles I School Kidderminster School Board in 1871, remaining until 1888. He became J.P. for Worcestershire in 1876 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percival Brinton
Percival Robert Brinton (5 February 1873 – 14 May 1958) was an English cricketer, who played one first-class match, for Worcestershire against Oxford University in 1904. He scored only one run in his only innings before being dismissed by Adolph von Ernsthausen. Brinton was born at Moor Hall, Lower Mitton, Worcestershire, the son of John Brinton Chairman of Brintons carpet manufacturers and MP for Kidderminster. Percival's brother Reginald, also chairman of Brintons, served as Mayor of Kidderminster, and made 13 appearances for Worcestershire. Brinton died in Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ... at the age of 85. External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brinton, Percival 1873 births 1958 deaths English cricketers Worcestershire cricketers People from Wyre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Sheriffs Of Worcestershire
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UK MPs 1885–1886
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UK MPs 1880–1885
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Liberal Party (UK) MPs For English Constituencies
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1914 Deaths
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1827 Births
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Augustus Godson
Sir Augustus Frederick Godson JP DL (183511 October 1906) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was educated at King's College London and Queen's College, Oxford, and served as Member of Parliament for Kidderminster from 1886 to 1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, .... He was knighted in 1898.‘GODSON, Sir Augustus Frederick’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007 References 1835 births 1906 deaths Alumni of King's College London Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies English justices of the peace UK MPs 1886–1892 UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1900–1906 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1830s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Fraser, 4th Baronet
Sir William Augustus Fraser, 4th Baronet (10 February 182617 August 1898), of Pilton House, near Barnstaple, Devon, was an English politician, author and collector. He was elected member of parliament for Barnstaple (Devon) in 1852, and again in 1857, and for Ludlow (Shropshire) in 1863 and for Kidderminster (Worcestershire) in 1874. Origins He was the eldest son and heir of Sir James Fraser, 3rd Baronet, a colonel of the 7th Hussars, who had served on Wellington's staff at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Biography Fraser was educated at Eton and at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating B.A. and M.A. In 1847 he was appointed an officer in the 1st Life Guards, but retired with a captain's rank in 1852. He then set about entering parliament, and the ups and downs of his political career were rather remarkable. He was returned for Barnstaple in 1852, but the election was declared void on account of bribery, and the constituency was disfranchised for two years. At the election of 185 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, a member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Electoral system All 650 members of the UK House of Commons are elected using the first-past-the-post voting system in single member constituencies across the whole of the United Kingdom, where each constituency has its own single representative. Elections All MP positions become simultaneously vacant for elections held on a five-year cycle, or when a snap election is called. The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 set out that ordinary general elections are held on the first Thursday in May, every five years. The Act was repealed in 2022. With approval from Parliament, both the 2017 and 2019 general elections were held earlier than the schedule set by the Act. If a vacancy arises at another time, due to death or resignation, then a constituency vacancy may be filled by a by-election. Under the Representation of the People Act 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Worcestershire. Its Vitality Blast T20 team has been rebranded the Worcestershire Rapids, but the county is known by most fans as 'the Pears'. The club is based at New Road, Worcester. Founded in 1865, Worcestershire held minor status at first and was a prominent member of the early Minor Counties Championship in the 1890s, winning the competition three times. In 1899, the club joined the County Championship and the team was elevated to first-class status. Since then, Worcestershire have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England. Honours First XI honours * County Championship (5) – 1964, 1965, 1974, 1988, 1989 :''Division Two'' (1) – 2003, 2017 * Gillette/NatWest/C&G/Friends Provident Trophy (1) – 1994 * Vitality T20 Blast (1) – 2018 * Sunday/Pro 40 League (4) – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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