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John Woolmore (rugby League)
Sir John Woolmore Royal Guelphic Order, KCH Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (1755 – 2 December 1837) was an English mariner. He served as chairman of the East India Docks Company, and was deputy master of Trinity House. He was also (briefly) a Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament. Mariner Woolmore was born in Whitechapel. Little is known of his life before he went to India in 1768, aged 12, aboard the East India Company ship, the ''Granby'', returning to England in 1770. He joined the Marine Service of the East India Company, and was a midshipman on the Company's ships ''Duke of Richmond'' and ''Stormont'', and then second mate on ''Earl of Chesterfield''. He served as second mate on ''Harcourt'', trading to America from 1774 to 1777, with a brother as third mate. He married his first wife, Margaret Wickham , in December 1778. He was third mate on the East India Company ship from 1779 to 1781, and was then second mate on ''Earl of Chesterfield'' fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Guelphic Order
The Royal Guelphic Order (german: Königliche Guelphen-Orden), sometimes referred to as the Hanoverian Guelphic Order, is a Hanoverian order of chivalry instituted on 28 April 1815 by the Prince Regent (later King George IV). It takes its name from the House of Guelph, of which the Hanoverians were a branch. Since Hanover and the United Kingdom shared a monarch until 1837, the order was frequently bestowed upon British subjects. History Until 1837 the order was frequently awarded to officers in the British Navy and Army, although it was still classed as a foreign order, with British members of the order not entitled to style themselves as "Sir" unless they were also created Knights Bachelor, as many were. The British link ended in 1837 when Hanover's royal union with Great Britain ended, with Ernest Augustus becoming King of Hanover and Queen Victoria ascending the British throne. When Hanover was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1866, the order continued as a house orde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
