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John Garth (politician)
John Garth (c. 1701–1764), of Garth House, Devizes, Wiltshire, was a British lawyer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1740 to 1764. Early life Garth was second, but eldest surviving, son of Colonel Thomas Garth of Harrold, Bedfordshire and his wife Elizabeth Colleton, granddaughter of Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet, one of the original proprietors of South Carolina. John Garth was also a nephew of Sir Samuel Garth the physician. He was admitted at Lincoln's Inn on 7 May 1718, and matriculated at Clare College, Cambridge on 24 October 1719. He was admitted at Inner Temple on 5 May 1727 and was called to the bar in 1728. In 1731 he succeeded to the estates of his father. He married Rebecca Brompton (1713–1785), daughter of John Brompton of Whitton and granddaughter of Sir Richard Raynsford, English judge and Chief Justice of the King's Bench in about 1730. His family home in Devizes was Brownston House, renamed Garth House, a large Grade 1 listed house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brownston House, Devizes - Geograph
Brownston is a hamlet in Devon, England. It is located within Modbury Parish. Its church (dedicated to St John the Baptist John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti ...) is now a private home and was built in 1844. There is also a converted Wesleyan chapel. Several of the farmhouses in Brownston are grade II listed. It also has a converted school and forge and was a busier place when the road through Brownston was a main route for people travelling from the South Hams area to Plymouth during the gold rush days. Brownston Cross was renamed California Cross at this time. External links Brownston community page Villages in Devon {{Devon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Garth
George Garth (1733–1819) was a British General, a commander in the American Revolutionary War, and Colonel of the 17th Regiment of Foot. Life He was son of John Garth (politician), John Garth Member of parliament, MP and Rebecca, the daughter of John Brompton and granddaughter of Sir Richard Raynsford, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench. He joined the Army and served for 37 years in the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards. Garth served as second-in-command to William Tryon, during the attack on New Haven, Connecticut, in the summer of 1779 when on 5 July his forces landed at West Haven, Connecticut, West Haven, while those of Tryon landed at East Haven, Connecticut, East Haven. Dispatched to replace General Augustine Prevost at Savannah, Georgia, Savannah, Garth was taken prisoner on . In 1789 he was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel of his regiment and in 1792 transferred as Colonel to the 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot, which post he held to his death. He was promoted t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Wiltshire
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1764 Deaths
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1701 Births
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Joseph Eyles
Sir Joseph Eyles (c. 1690–8 February 1740), of Bishopsgate in the City of London, was an English merchant, financier and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1740. Origins He was the younger son of Sir Francis Eyles, 1st Baronet (died 1716). His elder brother was Sir John Eyles, 2nd Baronet, also a director of the East India Company. Career He was a Turkey Merchant and held extensive commercial interests in the Mediterranean. He was a director of the East India Company 1714-17 and 1721–2, a director of the Bank of England from 1717 to 1721 and a sub-governor of the London Assurance Company. At the 1722 British general election, Eyles was returned as a Member of Parliament for Devizes, a rotten borough controlled by his family. He voted with the Government in all recorded divisions. He was elected Sheriff of London for 1724 to 1725 and was master of the Haberdashers' Company for the same period. He was knighted on 9 December 1724. At the 1727 Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Willy
William Willy (1703? – 22 May 1765) was an English politician. He was born the second son of George Willy, a mercer of New Park, Devizes, Wiltshire, with whom he started his career. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Devizes Devizes is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It developed around Devizes Castle, an 11th-century Norman architecture, Norman castle, and received a charter in 1141. The castle was besieged during the Anarchy, a 12th-century ... from 1747 to his death in 1765. He died unmarried. References 1703 births 1765 deaths Directors of the British East India Company People from Devizes Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1747–1754 British MPs 1754–1761 British MPs 1761–1768 {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lee (English Politician)
Sir George Lee, (''c.'' 1700 – 18 December 1758) was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for 25 years from 1733 to 1758. Life Lee was fifth son of Sir Thomas Lee, 2nd Baronet, who had married Alice Hopkins, daughter and coheiress of Thomas Hopkins, of London. His elder brother was Sir William Lee, the judge. He entered Clare College, Cambridge in 1716, but migrated to Christ Church, Oxford, where he matriculated on 4 April 1720. He took the degrees of B.C.L. in 1724 and D.C.L. in 1729. On 23 October 1729 he was admitted advocate at Doctors' Commons and soon obtained a practice. Lee was returned as Whig Member of Parliament (MP) for Brackley by the Duke of Bridgwater at a by-election on 25 January 1733. He was returned unopposed at the 1741 British general election but resigned the seat on appointment to office in March 1742 and was the returned as MP for Devizes at a by-election on 23 July 1742. At the 1747 British general election he was returned ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Eyles (died 1750)
Francis Eyles (c. 1704–1750), of Soho Square, London, and Earnshill, near Taunton, Somerset, was a British Army officer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1742. Eyles was the eldest son of John Eyles of Southbroom, Wiltshire and his wife Mary Eyles, daughter of John Eyles of Chalford, Gloucestershire. He joined the army and was a cornet in the 4th Dragoons in 1723 and a lieutenant in 1726 and became a captain by 1731. At the 1727 British general election Eyles was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for Devizes on the Eyles family interest. He became a member of the gaols committee of the House of Commons and voted with the Government. In 1732 he became one of the founding Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America. He was described as one of Walpole's ‘creatures’ and in 1734, he obtained a place as commissioner for victualling the navy worth £500 a year. He was returned unopposed again for Devizes at the 173 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Garth (General)
General Thomas Garth (1744 – 18 November 1829) was a British Army officer and chief equerry to King George III. Military career Garth was the son of John Garth (1701–1764), Recorder and MP for Devizes, and Rebecca, daughter of John Brompton and granddaughter of Sir Richard Raynsford, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench. He entered the army as a cornet in the 1st Dragoons in 1762. He saw action in Germany in 1762 during the Seven Years' War. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1765, to captain in 1775 and to major in 1792. Promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1794, he took part in the Flanders Campaign that year. he was appointed an equerry to George III in 1795. Garth rented Ilsington House at Puddletown, which was often visited by the royal family en route for Weymouth. He was further promoted to major-general on 1 January 1798, to lieutenant general on 1 January 1805 and to full general on 4 June 1814. He served as colonel of the 1st Dragoons from 1801 until his d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. Baltimore is the largest city in the state, and the capital is Annapolis. Among its occasional nicknames are '' Old Line State'', the ''Free State'', and the '' Chesapeake Bay State''. It is named after Henrietta Maria, the French-born queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, who was known then in England as Mary. Before its coastline was explored by Europeans in the 16th century, Maryland was inhabited by several groups of Native Americans – mostly by Algonquian peoples and, to a lesser degree, Iroquoian and Siouan. As one of the original Thirteen Colonies of England, Maryland was founded by George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, a Catholic convert"George Calvert and Cecilius Calvert, Barons Baltimore" William Hand Browne, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Carolina
)''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = Greenville (combined and metro) Columbia (urban) , BorderingStates = Georgia, North Carolina , OfficialLang = English , population_demonym = South Carolinian , Governor = , Lieutenant Governor = , Legislature = General Assembly , Upperhouse = Senate , Lowerhouse = House of Representatives , Judiciary = South Carolina Supreme Court , Senators = , Representative = 6 Republicans1 Democrat , postal_code = SC , TradAbbreviation = S.C. , area_rank = 40th , area_total_sq_mi = 32,020 , area_total_km2 = 82,932 , area_land_sq_mi = 30,109 , area_land_km2 = 77,982 , area_water_sq_mi = 1,911 , area_water_km2 = 4,949 , area_water_percent = 6 , population_rank = 23rd , population_as_of = 2022 , 2010Pop = 5282634 , population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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