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John Upton (died C
John Upton may refer to: Politicians * John Upton (died c.1453), MP for Warwick *John Upton, 1st Viscount Templetown (1771–1846), British Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds *John Upton (died 1687) (1639–1687), British Member of Parliament for Dartmouth *John Upton (born 1718), Member of Parliament for Westmorland *John Upton (mayor), Mayor of Auckland City 1889–1891 *John Upton (Irish politician), Member of the Parliament of Ireland for County Antrim 1725–1741 * John Upton (died 1641) (1590–1641), British Member of Parliament for Dartmouth *John Upton, MP for Haverfordwest 1656–1660 Others * Sir John Upton (dead 1551), one of the last leaders of the English ''Langue'' of the Knights of St. John *John Upton (civil engineer) (1774–1851), English civil engineer and contractor working in England and Russia *John Upton (Spenser editor) John Upton (1707–2 December 1760) was an English clergyman, academic and critic. An important early editor of Edmund Spenser, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Upton (died C
John Upton may refer to: Politicians * John Upton (died c.1453), MP for Warwick *John Upton, 1st Viscount Templetown (1771–1846), British Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds *John Upton (died 1687) (1639–1687), British Member of Parliament for Dartmouth *John Upton (born 1718), Member of Parliament for Westmorland *John Upton (mayor), Mayor of Auckland City 1889–1891 *John Upton (Irish politician), Member of the Parliament of Ireland for County Antrim 1725–1741 * John Upton (died 1641) (1590–1641), British Member of Parliament for Dartmouth *John Upton, MP for Haverfordwest 1656–1660 Others * Sir John Upton (dead 1551), one of the last leaders of the English ''Langue'' of the Knights of St. John *John Upton (civil engineer) (1774–1851), English civil engineer and contractor working in England and Russia *John Upton (Spenser editor) John Upton (1707–2 December 1760) was an English clergyman, academic and critic. An important early editor of Edmund Spenser, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Upton (died 1641)
John Upton (7 April 1590 – 12 September 1641) of Lupton in the parish of Brixham in Devon, was four times elected a Member of Parliament for Dartmouth in Devon (2 1/2 miles south-west of Lupton) at various times between 1625 and 1641. Origins John Upton was born on 7 April 1590 and was baptised at Weare Giffard, North Devon, the 3rd son and heirVivian, p.744 of Arthur Upton of Lupton, in the parish of Brixham, South Devon, by his wife Gertrude Fortescue (d.1598) a daughter of Hugh Fortescue of Filleigh and Weare Giffard in North Devon, ancestor of the present Earl Fortescue. The ancient family of Upton originated at the Cornish manor of Upton.Vivian, p.743 A notable early member of this family was Nicholas Upton (c.1400–1457), a cleric, Precentor of Salisbury Cathedral and a writer on heraldry and the art of war. Before inheriting Lupton this branch of the family were seated at Puslinch in the parish of Newton Ferrers in Devon. Career In 1625 he was elected a Member o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baptist World Alliance
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is the largest international Baptist organization with an estimated 51 million people in 2022 with 246 member bodies in 128 countries and territories. A voluntary association of Baptist churches, the BWA accounts for about half the Baptists in the world. It is the 8th largest Christian communion. The BWA was founded in 1905 in London during an international congress of Baptist churches. Its headquarters are in Falls Church, Washington metropolitan area, Virginia, United States. It is led by General Secretary and CEO Elijah M. Brown and by President Tomás Mackey. History The roots of the Baptist World Alliance can be traced back to the seventeenth century when Baptist leader Thomas Grantham proposed the concept of a congregation of all Christians in the world that are "baptised according to the appointment of Christ." Similar proposals were put forward later such as the call of John Rippon in 1790 for a world meeting of Baptists "to consult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Upton (Spenser Editor)
John Upton (1707–2 December 1760) was an English clergyman, academic and critic. An important early editor of Edmund Spenser, he is best known for the notes in his 1758 edition of Spenser's great romance epic ''The Faerie Queene'', which was first published in 1590 (books 1-3) and 1596 (books 4-6). Upton was educated at Oxford University, where he was a college fellow. The notes in his edition of ''The Faerie Queene'' attempted to link the poem to events in Spenser's life, and characters in the poem with historical figures.David Hill Radcliffe, ''Edmund Spenser: a reception history'', Camden House, 1996, p.62 Life Born at Taunton, he was the second son of James Upton and his wife Mary Proctor. He was educated by his father and at Merton College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1724. In 1728 he was elected fellow of Exeter College, graduating B.A. 1730, M.A. 1732. He resigned his fellowship in 1736. In 1732 Lord Powlett gave him the rectory of Seavington with Donnington, Some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Upton (civil Engineer)
John Upton (c. 1774 – 1851) was born in Petworth, Sussex, England. He was a civil engineer and contractor working on roads, canals and ports first in England and later in Russia. English career His father, John Upton, was a surveyor to the George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont at Petworth House. The Earl took a great interest in road and waterway improvements. It seems probable that the young Upton gained basic engineering skills partly from his father and from working on schemes sponsored by the Earl. In 1815 he was working on the stalled project to build a canal from Gloucester to join the river Severn at Berkeley. He published a plan that the canal should join the river at Sharpness rather than Berkeley - a plan that was eventually adopted. He was also working as a construction contractor, principally in South Wales. By 1819 he had become surveyor for part of the London to Holyhead road running from Stony Stratford (Buckinghamshire), to Dunchurch (Warwickshire) unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knights Of St
A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood finds origins in the Greek '' hippeis'' and ''hoplite'' (ἱππεῖς) and Roman '' eques'' and ''centurion'' of classical antiquity. In the Early Middle Ages in Europe, knighthood was conferred upon mounted warriors. During the High Middle Ages, knighthood was considered a class of lower nobility. By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior. Often, a knight was a vassal who served as an elite fighter or a bodyguard for a lord, with payment in the form of land holdings. The lords trusted the knights, who were skilled in battle on horseback. Knighthood in the Middle Ages was closely linked with horsemanship (and especially the joust) from its origins in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langue (Knights Hospitaller)
A langue or tongue ( it, lingua) was an administrative division of the Knights Hospitaller (also known as the Order of St. John of Jerusalem) between 1319 and 1798. The term referred to a rough ethno-linguistic division of the geographical distribution of the Order's members and possessions. Each langue was subdivided into Priories or Grand Priories, Bailiwicks and Commanderies. Each langue had an ''auberge'' as its headquarters, some of which still survive in Rhodes, Birgu and Valletta. History The Knights Hospitaller began to take the features of a state following its acquisition of Rhodes and nearby islands in the early 14th century. The subdivision of the Order into ''langues'' began in 1319 during a meeting of the Chapter General in Montpellier. For the purposes of administration of the Order's possessions in Europe, the langues were divided into ''grand priories'', some of which were further divided into ''priories'' or ''bailiwicks'', and at the lowest level into '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haverfordwest (UK Parliament Constituency)
Haverfordwest was a parliamentary constituency. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system. History The constituency was enfranchised in 1545, as the second borough constituency in the historic county of Pembrokeshire. In the previous election of 1542, the first at which Wales is known to have sent members to the Parliament of England, this borough was one of the ancient boroughs contributing to the wages and being in some sense represented by the member for Pembroke. During the eighteenth century, Haverfordwest was considered to be little more than a pocket borough for the Philipps family of Picton Castle. From 1832 to 1885, it was a district of boroughs constituency, consisting of the three boroughs of Haverfordwest, Fishguard and Narberth. The constituency was abolished for the 1885 general election, and merged into the newly created constituency of Pembroke and Have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Antrim (Parliament Of Ireland Constituency)
County Antrim was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. Following the Acts of Union 1800 the constituency became Antrim (UK Parliament constituency). History The county constituency was enfranchised as a parliamentary constituency at an uncertain date, between the first known meeting of the Parliament in 1264 and the division of the area into baronies in 1584. It sent two knights of the shire to the Irish House of Commons. The county was represented in the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, under the Instrument of Government, after it was established in 1654 as part of the constituency of Down, Antrim and Armagh (constituency). Following the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 the Parliament of Ireland was re-established and the constituency again returned two Members of Parliament. In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, County Antrim was represented with two members. Boundaries and Boundary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwick (UK Parliament Constituency)
Warwick was a parliamentary borough consisting of the town of Warwick, within the larger Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency), Warwickshire constituency of England. It returned two Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the constituency was abolished for the 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new single-member constituency of Warwick and Leamington (UK Parliament constituency), Warwick and Leamington. Members of Parliament MPs 1295–1640 MPs 1640–1885 Election results Elections in the 1830s Greville's election was later declared void but no writ was issued for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Upton (Irish Politician)
John Upton may refer to: Politicians * John Upton (died c.1453), MP for Warwick *John Upton, 1st Viscount Templetown (1771–1846), British Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds *John Upton (died 1687) (1639–1687), British Member of Parliament for Dartmouth *John Upton (born 1718), Member of Parliament for Westmorland *John Upton (mayor), Mayor of Auckland City 1889–1891 *John Upton (Irish politician), Member of the Parliament of Ireland for County Antrim 1725–1741 * John Upton (died 1641) (1590–1641), British Member of Parliament for Dartmouth *John Upton, MP for Haverfordwest 1656–1660 Others * Sir John Upton (dead 1551), one of the last leaders of the English ''Langue'' of the Knights of St. John *John Upton (civil engineer) (1774–1851), English civil engineer and contractor working in England and Russia *John Upton (Spenser editor) John Upton (1707–2 December 1760) was an English clergyman, academic and critic. An important early editor of Edmund Spenser, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Auckland City
The Mayor of Auckland City was the directly elected head of the Auckland City Council, the municipal government of Auckland City, New Zealand. The office existed from 1871 to 2010, when the Auckland City Council and mayoralty was abolished and replaced with the Auckland Council and the Mayor of Auckland. History Auckland obtained its first local government in 1851, when the Borough of Auckland was created, covering an area of . This short-lived entity, which existed for about one year, had only one mayor, Archibald Clark. When the City of Auckland was formally incorporated in 1871, it covered a much smaller area of . Its municipal council was led by a chairman, Walter Lee. Soon afterwards the office of Mayor of Auckland was created. At first, the mayor was elected by the councillors. In 1875, Benjamin Tonks was the first mayor elected at large, i.e. by the ratepayers. There were 39 holders of the position. The longest-serving was Sir Dove-Myer Robinson, who held the post f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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