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John Jenkinson (MP)
Captain John Robert Jenkinson (1734? – 1 May 1805) was a British Army officer, courtier and Member of Parliament.Sir Lewis NamierJENKINSON, John (?1734-1805).in ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790'' (1964). He was born the third son of Colonel Charles Jenkinson and was the younger brother of Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool. He was educated at the Charterhouse School. As a courtier he was a Page of Honour to King George II from 1748 to 1752, a gentleman usher to the Queen from 1761 to his death, the second (or Ulster) secretary to the Lord Lieutenant in Ireland for 1773–75 and joint secretary to the Lord Lieutenant in England in 1775. As a soldier he was a Cornet in the 2nd Troop of Horse Guards in 1752 and a captain in 1762. He then transferred as a captain to the 12th Dragoons in 1765 before retiring in 1773. He sat as Member of Parliament for Corfe Castle between 1768 and 1780. He died in Winchester in 1805. He had married, in 1778, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The History Of Parliament
The History of Parliament is a project to write a complete history of the United Kingdom Parliament and its predecessors, the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of England. The history will principally consist of a prosopography, in which the history of an institution is told through the individual biographies of its members. After various amateur efforts the project was formally launched in 1940 and since 1951 has been funded by the Treasury. As of 2019, the volumes covering the House of Commons for the periods 1386–1421, 1509–1629, and 1660–1832 have been completed and published (in 41 separate volumes containing over 20 million words); and the first five volumes covering the House of Lords from 1660-1715 have been published, with further work on the Commons and the Lords ongoing. In 2011 the completed sections were republished on the internet. History The publication in 1878–79 of the ''Official Return of Members of Parliament'', an incomplete list of the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
