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List Of Mayors Of Sunderland
Below is a list of mayors of Sunderland in the United Kingdom (borough from 1836, metropolitan borough from 1974 to 1992 and City of Sunderland from 1992 to present) Mayors of Sunderland * 1836-37 Andrew White ( Whig) * 1837-38 Richard Spoor * 1838-39 Joseph Simpson * 1839-40 Joseph Brown * 1840-41 Richard White * 1841-42 Sir Hedworth Williamson, 7th Baronet * 1842-43 Andrew White * 1843-44 Robert Burdon Cay * 1844-45 James Allison * 1845-47 Robert Brown * 1847 Sir Hedworth Williamson, 7th Baronet * 1847-48 John Scott * 1848-49 Joseph Simpson * 1849-50 William Ord * 1850-51 William Mordey * 1851-53 James Hartley * 1853-54 Samuel Alcock * 1854-56 Anthony John Moore * 1856-58 George Smith Ranson * 1858-59 John Candlish ( Liberal Party) * 1859-61 Samuel Alcock * 1861-62 John Candlish * 1862-63 James Hartley * 1863-64 James Allison * 1864-66 Edward Temperley Gourley * 1866-67 John James Kayll * 1867-68 Edward Temperley Gourley * 1868-69 John Crossley * 1869-70 William Thompson * 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunderland
Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on the River Wear's mouth to the North Sea. The river also flows through Durham, England, Durham roughly south-west of Sunderland City Centre. It is the only other city in the county and the second largest settlement in the North East England, North East after Newcastle upon Tyne. Locals from the city are sometimes known as Mackems. The term originated as recently as the early 1980s; its use and acceptance by residents, particularly among the older generations, is not universal. At one time, ships built on the Wear were called "Jamies", in contrast with those Tyneside, from the Tyne, which were known as "Geordies", although in the case of "Jamie" it is not known whether this was ever extended to people. There were three original settlements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Sunderland
The City of Sunderland () is a metropolitan borough with city status in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, North East England. It is named after its largest settlement, Sunderland, spanning a far larger area, including nearby towns including Washington, Hetton-le-Hole and Houghton-le-Spring, as well as the surrounding suburban villages. The district also forms a large majority of Wearside which includes Chester-le-Street in County Durham. The district was formed in 1974 as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 and is an amalgamation of four former local government districts of County Durham. It was granted city status in 1992, the Ruby Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne. The borough had a population of 275,400 at the time of the 2011 census, with the majority of the population (174,286) residing in Sunderland. History The metropolitan borough was formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 by the merger of several dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whigs (British Political Party)
The Whigs were a political faction and then a political party in the Parliaments of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Between the 1680s and the 1850s, the Whigs contested power with their rivals, the Tories. The Whigs merged into the new Liberal Party with the Peelites and Radicals in the 1850s, and other Whigs left the Liberal Party in 1886 to form the Liberal Unionist Party, which merged into the Liberals' rival, the modern day Conservative Party, in 1912. The Whigs began as a political faction that opposed absolute monarchy and Catholic Emancipation, supporting constitutional monarchism with a parliamentary system. They played a central role in the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and were the standing enemies of the Roman Catholic Stuart kings and pretenders. The period known as the Whig Supremacy (1714–1760) was enabled by the Hanoverian succession of George I in 1714 and the failure of the Jacobite rising of 1715 by Tory rebels. The Whig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Hedworth Williamson, 7th Baronet
Sir Hedworth Williamson, 7th Baronet (1 November 1797 – 24 April 1861) was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1831 and 1852. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. Williamson was the son of Sir Hedworth Williamson, 6th Baronet. He inherited the baronetcy from his father in 1810. Career Williamson was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for County Durham at the 1831 general election and held the seat until 1832 when it was divided under the Great Reform Act. He was then elected at the 1832 general election as an MP for North Durham, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1837 general election. He was High Sheriff of Durham in 1840. In December 1847 he was elected at a by-election as MP for SunderlandCraig, page 295 and held the seat until he stood down at the 1852 general election. Marriage and family Williamson married Anne Elizabeth Liddell (1801–1878), daughter of the first Baron Ravensworth Baron Ravensw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hartley (British Politician)
James Hartley (1811 – 24 May 1886) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected at the 1865 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ..., and held the seat until he stood down at the 1868 general election. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hartley, James 1811 births 1886 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1865–1868 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Candlish
John Candlish (baptism, bapt. 28 April 1816 – 17 March 1874) was a British glass bottle manufacturer and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician. Early life Candlish was born in Tarset, Northumberland, the eldest son of farmer John Candlish and Mary, née Robson. After Mary died in 1820, Candlish senior moved the family to Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Sunderland where the latter found work at Ayres Quay bottleworks, managed by his brother, Robert. Candlish was educated at local Dissenter schools and then at an academy in North Shields before returning to Sunderland, aged eleven, to work in the bottleworks. Aged fourteen, his uncle secured him an apprenticeship as a draper and he began to study the French language and joined a debating society. Early career In 1836, Candlish became a partner in a drapery business, and later that year purchased the newspaper, ''Sunderland Beacon'', but it failed within six months. Other short-lived ventures followed into coal exporting and sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party
The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a list of existing and active Liberal Parties worldwide with a name similar to "Liberal party". Defunct liberal parties See also * *Liberalism by country, for a list of liberal parties, such as: **Democratic Liberal Party (other) **Liberal Democratic Party (other) **Liberal People's Party (other) ** Liberal Reform Party (other) **National Liberal Party (other) **New Liberal Party (other) ** Progressive Liberal Party (other) **Radical Liberal Party (other) **Social Liberal Party (other) **Free Democratic Party (other) **Radical Party (other) ** Freedom Party *Partido Liberal (other) *Liberal government, a list of Australian, Canadian, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Temperley Gourley
Sir Edward Temperley Gourley (8 June 1826 – 15 April 1902) was a coal fitter, shipowner and politician born in Sunderland, England. He was knighted for his political work. Early life Edward Temperley Gourley - known as E.T. Gourley - was the eldest son of shipowner John Young Gourley and his wife, Mary Temperley. Born on the banks of the River Wear on 8 June 1826, he left school at 13 and served his apprenticeship as a coalfitter with ''John Halcro''.Sunderland Daily Echo: April 1902, 21 January 1881, 1 July 1895 The Halcro office was one of the largest commercial businesses then in Sunderland and, under the supervision of John Halcro, Gourley acquired the rudiments of business and successful commerce. His job took him to the Netherlands and Germany, where he studied foreign trade, and, after finishing his apprenticeship, he was rewarded with a percentage of the firm's profits.The Durham Thirteen: Published April 1874 Business life At the age of 22, Gourley went into bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Storey (Liberal Politician)
Samuel Storey (1841–1925) was a British politician born in County Durham. He became a Member of Parliament for Sunderland and the main founder of the ''Sunderland Echo'' newspaper. Early life Samuel Storey was born in Sherburn, near Durham, on 13 January 1841. He was the sixth son of County Durham farmer Robert Storey. When Robert died in 1843, his mother moved to Newcastle, where Samuel Storey was educated at ''St Andrew’s School''. He became a pupil-teacher there when he was 13 and then attended Durham Diocesan Training College from 1858 to 1859.''Sunderland Echo'' archive story After leaving college, Storey worked as a master at ''Birtley Church of England School'' from 1860 to 1864. However, when his mother moved from Newcastle to Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, in around 1858, he became increasingly involved in events in the town, helping to establish Sunderland Working Men's Club in 1863. Storey married Mary Ann Addison, daughter of John Addison of Monkwearmouth, in Apr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Scott Turnbull
Thomas Scott Turnbull (28 October 1825 – 22 March 1880) was the son of a Newcastle saddler. He went on to open one of the largest drapery houses in Northeast England, was a founder member of a daily provincial newspaper and served as Mayor of Sunderland. Early life Thomas Scott Turnbull, the son of saddler John Turnbull, was born in Newcastle on October 28, 1825. After being educated at St Mary's School, Newcastle, he went to work for "''Dunn and Bainbridge''" - then the largest drapery firm in Newcastle. Turnbull soon rose to a "high position", later gaining further experience of the trade by working in several large commercial houses in London, before moving to Sunderland in 1850 and starting his own business. Business life Turnbull was extremely forward-thinking, introducing a system of "small profits and quick returns" at a time when established drapers gave long credit. From humble beginnings, he built up his Sunderland-based business "Albion House" into one of the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Ritson
Joshua Ritson CBE (16 June 1874 in Farlam – 5 February 1955 in Sunderland) was a British Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of Durham. He was elected in 1922, unseated in 1931, and re-elected in 1935 and remained in Parliament until 1945."Mr. Joshua Ritson", ''The Times'', London, Monday, 7 Feb 1955; page 10, Issue 53159. He is known for his representation of the Durham miners. He became mayor of Sunderland in 1945, and was appointed the C.B.E. Order of the British Empire in 1949.''Who was who: a companion to Who's who, containing the biographies of those who died, Volume 5'', Publisher A. & C. Black, 1961.page 929 In 1951 he was made Roll of Honorary Freeman of the former Borough of Sunderland. Quotes :"The day has passed when we had to take off our hats to the squire and bow to the bishop" Personal Born in 1874, he was the son of Joshua Ritson from Bampton, Cumberland and his wife Ann. His older brother John Ritson was President of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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