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John Coventry (theologian)
John Coventry may refer to: * John Coventry (Royalist) (died 1652), English politician, MP for Evesham *John Coventry (died 1685) Sir John Coventry (c. 1636–1685) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1667 and 1682. Coventry was son of John Coventry (died 1652), the second son of lord keeper Thomas Coventry of Croome Park, Worcestershire. Be ... (1636–1685), his son, MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis * John Bulkeley Coventry (1724–1801), MP for Worcestershire * John Coventry (cricketer) (1903–1969), English cricketer * John Coventry (constructor of philosophical instruments) (1735–1812) See also * John Coventre (other) {{hndis, Coventry, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Coventry (Royalist)
John Coventry (died 1652) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1641 to 1642. Coventry was the son of Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry by his second wife Elizabeth Aldersley, daughter of John Aldersley of Spurstow, Cheshire, and widow of William Pitchford. In 1641, he was elected Member of Parliament for Evesham in a by-election on 2 February after William Sandys was expelled from the House as a monopolist. He was disabled from sitting on 12 August 1642 for joining in the Commission of Array. Coventry married Elizabeth Dodington, widow of Herbert Dodington and daughter of John Coles of Barton, Somerset. His son John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ... was MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis whose assault in 1670, led to the passing of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Coventry (died 1685)
Sir John Coventry (c. 1636–1685) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1667 and 1682. Coventry was son of John Coventry (died 1652), the second son of lord keeper Thomas Coventry of Croome Park, Worcestershire. Between 1655 and 1659, he travelled on the continent with his tutor the poet Edward Sherburne. He matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford in 1660 and was made a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of Charles II, the following year. In 1667, he went with his uncle Henry Coventry to the negotiations leading to the Treaty of Breda, ending the Second Anglo-Dutch War. That year and in the following parliaments of 1678, 1679 and 1681, he was elected for Weymouth. He followed Lord Ashley in politics, and was a fairly active member. On 21 December 1670, owing to a jest made by Coventry in the House of Commons on the subject of the King's amours, Sir Thomas Sandys, an officer of the guards, with other accomplices, by the order of Monmouth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bulkeley Coventry
The Hon. John Bulkeley Coventry (21 March 1724 – 16 March 1801), called The Hon. John Bulkeley Coventry-Bulkeley after 1764, was a British politician, MP for Worcestershire 1751–1761. Coventry was the third son of William Coventry, 5th Earl of Coventry. Coventry was educated as a gentleman commoner at Winchester College from 1731, and matriculated at University College, Oxford in 1740, aged 16. Coventry's oldest brother Thomas Henry predeceased their father, the 5th Earl. When the 5th Earl died in 1751, the second brother George George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ... therefore succeeded him as 6th Earl, vacating his seat as MP for Worcestershire. John was elected unopposed to succeed him in a by-election. On succeeding to the estates of his cousin James Coventry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Coventry (cricketer)
The Honourable John Bonynge Coventry (9 January 1903 – 4 July 1969) was an English cricketer who played 75 times in first-class cricket for Worcestershire between 1919 and 1935, captaining the county for the latter part of the 1929 and the whole of the 1930 seasons, although he played in only July and August of the latter year. Early career Born in Westminster, Coventry was educated at Eton and Oxford, Obituary. ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' 1970. although he did not gain a blue at university. He made his first-class debut for Worcestershire in August 1919 against HK Foster's XI, taking the wickets of Sidney Freeman and Howard Battersea but being dismissed for nought in his only innings. The following season Worcestershire rejoined the County Championship and Coventry played three matches, all in August, taking six wickets — the most he was to achieve in a single season — including the wickets of both Percy Holmes and Herbert Sutcliffe in the same innings of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Coventry (constructor Of Philosophical Instruments)
John Coventry (1735–1812) was an English constructor of scientific instruments. He made a reputation through the accuracy of his instruments. Life Coventry was born in Southwark. He worked with Benjamin Franklin and William Henly on electrical experiments, in the capacity of assistant. Works He was the inventor of a new hygrometer, more accurate than any which had been previously in use. This instrument was generally employed by the chemists and other scientific men of his day. His telescope A telescope is a device used to observe distant objects by their emission, absorption, or reflection of electromagnetic radiation. Originally meaning only an optical instrument using lenses, curved mirrors, or a combination of both to observe ...s were found to be more accurately adjusted than those usually employed, and the lenses with which they were fitted were more truly ground. His graduations were especially correct. References ;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Coventry, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |