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John Mitchell (Hull Politician)
John Mitchell ( – 29 August 1859) was an English Tory politician. Life He was the son of David Mitchell, a Jamaica planter, and nephew of William Mitchell, a plantation owner and attorney there, who was also a Westminster politician. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He entered Lincoln's Inn in 1803, and was called to the bar in 1808. Mitchell was elected at the 1818 general election as a Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ... (MP) for Kingston-upon-Hull, and held the seat until the 1826 general election, when he did not contest Hull. References 1780s births 1859 deaths Tory MPs (pre-1834) Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tory (British Political Party)
A Tory () is a person who holds a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalism and conservatism, which upholds the supremacy of social order as it has evolved in the English culture throughout history. The Tory ethos has been summed up with the phrase "God, King, and Country". Tories are monarchists, were historically of a high church Anglican religious heritage, and opposed to the liberalism of the Whig faction. The philosophy originates from the Cavalier faction, a royalist group during the English Civil War. The Tories political faction that emerged in 1681 was a reaction to the Whig-controlled Parliaments that succeeded the Cavalier Parliament. As a political term, Tory was an insult derived from the Irish language, that later entered English politics during the Exclusion Crisis of 1678–1681. It also has exponents in other parts of the former British Empire, such as the Loyalists of British America, who opposed US secession duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir George Denys, 1st Baronet
Sir George Denys, 1st Baronet (1788–1857), of Blacklands House, Chelsea, Middlesex, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from the North Sea and south-east ... 1812 to 1818. Arms References 1788 births 1857 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom People from Chelsea, London Politicians from Yorkshire Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1812–1818 {{UK-baronet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Parliament Of The United Kingdom For English Constituencies
Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in a database ** Member variable, a variable that is associated with a specific object * Limb (anatomy), an appendage of the human or animal body ** Euphemism for penis * Structural component of a truss, connected by nodes * User (computing), a person making use of a computing service, especially on the Internet * Member (geology), a component of a geological formation * Member of parliament * The Members, a British punk rock band * Meronymy, a semantic relationship in linguistics * Church membership, belonging to a local Christian congregation, a Christian denomination and the universal Church * Member, a participant in a club or learned society A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tory MPs (pre-1834)
This is a list of Conservative Party MPs. It includes all Members of Parliament elected to the British House of Commons representing the Conservative Party from 1834 onwards. Members of the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly or the European Parliament are not listed. The provided period of a member's tenure as a constituency MP is only relevant to those times that member was also party to the Conservative whip. Those in ''italics'' are overall leaders of the Conservative Party, those in bold are Prime Ministers. __NOTOC__ List of MPs A *Benjamin St John Ackers; MP for West Gloucestershire (1885) *James Ackers; MP for Ludlow (1841–1847) *Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet; MP for North Devon (1837–1857) *Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 11th Baronet; MP for West Somerset (1837–1847) * Sir Gilbert Acland-Troyte; MP for Tiverton (1924–1945) * William à Court-Holmes; MP for Isle of Wight (1837–1847) * William Acton; MP for Wicklow (1841–1848) *William Augustus Adam; M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1859 Deaths
Events January–March * January 21 – José Mariano Salas (1797–1867) becomes Conservative interim President of Mexico. * January 24 ( O. S.) – Wallachia and Moldavia are united under Alexandru Ioan Cuza (Romania since 1866, final unification takes place on December 1, 1918; Transylvania and other regions are still missing at that time). * January 28 – The city of Olympia is incorporated in the Washington Territory of the United States of America. * February 2 – Miguel Miramón (1832–1867) becomes Conservative interim President of Mexico. * February 4 – German scholar Constantin von Tischendorf rediscovers the ''Codex Sinaiticus'', a 4th-century uncial manuscript of the Greek Bible, in Saint Catherine's Monastery on the foot of Mount Sinai, in the Khedivate of Egypt. * February 14 – Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state. * February 12 – The Mekteb-i Mülkiye School is founded in the Ottoman Empire. * February 17 – French naval forces under Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1780s Births
Year 178 ( CLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scipio and Rufus (or, less frequently, year 931 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 178 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Bruttia Crispina marries Commodus, and receives the title of '' Augusta''. * Emperor Marcus Aurelius and his son Commodus arrive at Carnuntum in Pannonia, and travel to the Danube to fight against the Marcomanni. Asia * Last (7th) year of ''Xiping'' era and start of ''Guanghe'' era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * In India, the decline of the Kushan Empire begins. The Sassanides take over Central Asia. Religion * The Montanist heresy is condemned for the first time. Births * Lü Meng, Chinese general (d. 220) * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Augustus O'Neill
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 Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Sykes
Daniel Sykes (12 November 1766 – 24 January 1832) was an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament in the 17th century. Life Sykes was born into the Sykes family of Sledmere. References External links * See also * List of MPs elected in the 1830 United Kingdom general election * List of MPs elected in the 1826 United Kingdom general election * List of MPs elected in the 1820 United Kingdom general election This is a list of MPs elected to the House of Commons at the 7th 1820 United Kingdom general election, arranged by constituency. The Parliament was summoned 21 April 1820 and dissolved 2 June 1826. The Prime Minister throughout was the leader ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Sykes, Daniel 1766 births 1832 deaths Sykes family Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies Politicians from Kingston upon Hull UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 UK MPs 1830–1831 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet
Sir James Robert George Graham, 2nd Baronet (1 June 1792 – 25 October 1861) was a British statesman, who notably served as Home Secretary and First Lord of the Admiralty. He was the eldest son of Sir James Graham, 1st Baronet, by Lady Catherine, eldest daughter of the 7th Earl of Galloway. In 1819, he married Fanny Callander, youngest daughter of Sir James Campbell of Craigforth and Ardkinglas Castle. Sir James was created Doctor of Laws at the University of Cambridge in 1835, was Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow, 1840. He was First Lord of the Admiralty from 1830 to 1834 when he resigned on account of the government pressing for a reform of the Irish Church. He became Secretary of the Home Department from September 1841 to July 1846 and again First Lord of the Admiralty from December 1852 until February 1855. He was a member of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Deputy Lieutenant for county of Hertfordshire. He represented Kingston upon Hull from 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Staniforth
John Staniforth (1771–1830) was a British politician and director of the Bank of England. Early life John Staniforth was the son of Charles Staniforth, a merchant of both the Broad Street Buildings, London and Kingston-Upon-Hull, and his wife Ann Green. His uncles John Staniforth (1725-1798), Philip Green and Joseph Green were notable Hull shipowners, and his uncle Joseph Green was based in Königsberg. On his father's death in 1797, John went into partnership with John Blunt, and carried on his father's London business. Parliamentary career His uncle Philip Green brought him to Hull and persuaded him to stand for election to Parliament. Philip Green used his own popularity, gained through his shipping interests which brought money into the town, to ensure that John was elected in 1802 to represent Hull, a seat he would hold until 1818. Philip Green died in 1803 and Staniforth increased his interest in Hull by setting up his own shipping business. He participated in attract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Parliaments Of England
''The Parliaments of England'' () is a compendium of election results for all House of Commons constituencies of the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1715 to 1847, compiled by Henry Stooks Smith. The compendium was first published in three volumes by Simpkin, Marshall and Company, London, 1844 to 1850. A second edition, edited by F. W. S. Craig, was published in one volume by Political Reference Publications, 18 Lincoln Green, Chichester, Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ..., in 1973. As compiled by Smith, ''The Parliaments of England'' appears to be the first reference work of its kind and, according to Craig, in his introduction to the second edition, "a random check of the book reveals relatively few errors and omissi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Mitchell (died 1823)
William Mitchell may refer to: People Media and the arts * W. O. Mitchell (1914–1998), Canadian writer * William Frederick Mitchell (1845–1914), British naval artist * William Mitchell (sculptor) (1925–2020), English sculptor and muralist * William M. Mitchell, American writer, minister and abolitionist * W. R. Mitchell (William Reginald Mitchell, 1928–2015), British writer * William Mitchell, former alias of actor Peter Finch * William Paul Mitchell, known as Large Professor (born 1973), American hip hop producer Politics and the law * William Mitchell (barrister) (died 1937), Scottish Advocate and Liberal politician * William B. Mitchell (1832–1900), Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court * William D. Mitchell (1874–1955), U.S. Attorney General * William F. Mitchell (Wisconsin politician), Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly * William Foot Mitchell (1859–1947), Conservative Party politician in England, MP 1910 and 1922–1929 * William Henry Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
