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John Major (17th-century English MP)
John Major was the member of parliament for Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ..., England, during 1628. References English MPs 1628–1629 {{17thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advised the English monarch. Great councils were first called Parliaments during the reign of Henry III (). By this time, the king required Parliament's consent to levy taxation. Originally a unicameral body, a bicameral Parliament emerged when its membership was divided into the House of Lords and House of Commons, which included knights of the shire and burgesses. During Henry IV's time on the throne, the role of Parliament expanded beyond the determination of taxation policy to include the "redress of grievances," which essentially enabled English citizens to petition the body to address complaints in their local towns and counties. By this time, citizens were given the power to vote to elect their representatives—the burgesses—to the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southampton (UK Parliament Constituency)
Southampton was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. Centred on the town of Southampton, it returned two members of parliament (MPs) from 1295 until it was abolished for the 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 general election. Members of Parliament MPs 1295–1660 MPs 1660–1832 MPs 1832–1950 Elections Elections in the 1830s Chamberlayne's death caused a by-election. * On petition, Hoy was unseated in favour of Penleaze Elections in the 1840s The election was declared void on petition on 6 May 1842, due to bribery by Bruce and Martyn's agents, and a writ for a by-election was not moved until 1 August 1842. Elections in the 1850s Cockburn was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales, requiring a by-election. Cockburn was appointed Attorney General for England and Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 often have a different title. The terms congressman/congresswoman or deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." Members of parliament typically form parliamentary groups, sometimes called caucuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Mill, 1st Baronet
Sir John Mill, 1st Baronet (1 April 1587 – 1648) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1640. Mill was the younger son of Lewknor Mill, of Camois Court and his wife, Cicely (or Cecily, daughter of John Crook of Southampton), and educated in the law at Gray's Inn. He succeeded his elder brother in 1587 and was created a Mill Baronets, baronet of Camois Court on 3 December 1619.John Burke, John Bernard Burke ''A genealogical and heraldic hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gallop
George Gallop (1590–1650) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1650. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War. Gallop was the son of Thomas Gallop, of Strode, Dorset and his wife, Agnes Watkins, daughter of Humphrey Watkins of Holwel, Somerset. He became a merchant of Southampton and in July 1619 acquired the property of Southampton Castle. He became an alderman of the city. In 1625, Gallop was elected Member of Parliament for Southampton. He was re-elected MP for Southampton in 1626 and 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. In 1632 he was mayor of Southampton. In November 1640, Gallop was re-elected MP for Southampton in the Long Parliament. He supported the parliamentary cause and survived Pride's Purge to sit in the Rump Parliament The Rump Parliament was the English Parliament after Colonel Thomas Pride commanded soldiers to purge the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
