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Mayor Of Hereford
The office of Mayor of Hereford, a city in the west midlands of England, is now a primarily ceremonial, non-political post. As the city's First Citizen, the mayor serves as the civic representative at a wide range of functions and events throughout the local authority area. The office of Mayor of Hereford was created by Letters Patent on 15 November 1383 by King Richard II to replace the previous office of Chief Bailiff. The Mayor's full title is "The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Hereford". The mayor is traditionally addressed as "Your worship", as a court formality. The following have been notable mayors of Hereford: * 1383–84 and 1393–95: Thomas Whitefield, MP for Hereford, 1378 and 1401 * 1391–92: Thomas Chippenham, MP for Hereford, 1388 and 1402 * 1396–98: John Troney * 1398–1401: Thomas Chippenham * 1400–04, 1412–13, 1421–23: John Falk, MP for Hereford, 1420 * 1430–34: George Breinton * 1436–37, 1443–44: Henry Chippenham, MP for Hereford six tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hereford
Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population of 53,112 in 2021 it is by far the largest settlement in Herefordshire. An early town charter from 1189, granted by Richard I of England, describes it as "Hereford in Wales". Hereford has been recognised as a city since time immemorial, with the status being reconfirmed as recently as October 2000. It is now known chiefly as a trading centre for a wider agricultural and rural area. Products from Hereford include cider, beer, leather goods, nickel alloys, poultry, chemicals and sausage rolls, as well as the famous Hereford breed of cattle. Toponymy The Herefordshire edition of Cambridge County Geographies states "a Welsh derivation of Hereford is more probable than a Saxon one" but the name "Hereford" is also said to come from the Angl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kerry (MP)
John Kerry () was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Hereford in 1559. He was Mayor of Hereford The office of Mayor of Hereford, a city in the west midlands of England, is now a primarily ceremonial, non-political post. As the city's First Citizen, the mayor serves as the civic representative at a wide range of functions and events throughou ... in 1555–56. References Year of birth missing Year of death missing English MPs 1559 Mayors of Hereford {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Mayors Of Places In England
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James Eyre (physician)
Sir James Eyre M.D. (1792–1857), was an English physician and Mayor of Hereford. In October 1811, Eyre commenced his medical education at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where he was a pupil of John Abernethy. In 1813, seventy-five students subscribed to give the great silver cup with cover to Abernethy which is now used as a loving-cup at the annual dinner of the teachers of the medical school of St. Bartholomew's, and Eyre was chosen to present the piece of plate. In 1814 he became a member of the College of Surgeons, and began practice in Hereford, where he attained some local celebrity; in 1830 Eyre was elected mayor (or in 1929), and was knighted in that year on the accession of William IV. George Drinkwater, mayor of Liverpool, was the only other mayor knighted, and a remark of Abernethy to a patient on these honours preserves the correct pronunciation of Eyre's name. "Go away," said Abernethy, "and have always in your thoughts the names of the mayors who have just been knighte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Westfaling (politician)
Herbert Westfaling (3 January 1630 – 1705) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660. Westfaling was the son of Herbert Westfaling of Mansell Gamage and his wife Elizabeth Frogmore, daughter of John Frogmore of Claines, Herefordshire. In 1660, Westfaling was elected Member of Parliament for Hereford in the Convention Parliament. In 1661 he fought a highly contentious election for the Cavalier Parliament The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, and longer than any Great British or UK Parliament to date, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter-century reign of C .... Sir Henry Lingen, the other member, sought to replace Westfaling by his friend Sir Edward Hopton and gained control of the corporation before the royalist councillors were restored. The mayor created 80 freemen from Lingen's supporters and refused to do likewise for Westfaling. Lingen was returned uno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Weaver (MP)
Richard Weaver (1575 – 16 May 1642) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1621 and 1642. Weaver was the son of Edmund Weaver of Stapleton, Llanandrad, Herefordshire and his wife Margery Burhope. In 1621, Weaver was elected Member of Parliament for Hereford and was re-elected until 1626. In 1627 he was elected Mayor of Hereford. In April 1640, Weaver was elected again MP for Hereford in the and in November 1640 for the . He held the seat until his death in 164 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Rodd (MP)
James Rodd (January 29, 1956) was the leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island from November 2007 when he was selected as interim leader at the party's annual general meeting following the resignation of Dean Constable. Rodd was ratified as leader at a leadership convention held on April 4, 2009. Rodd, an organic farmer, was a candidate for the district of Borden-Kinkora in the 2003 provincial election and in York-Oyster Bed in the 2007 provincial election and the 2011 provincial election. Rodd is also past president of the Island NDP. He announced his intention to resign as leader of the party on February 8, 2012. and was succeeded as party leader by Mike Redmond in October of that year, upon his resignation."P.E.I. NDP elect Mike Redmond as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Warden (MP)
John Warden (died 1628), of Widemarsh Street, Hereford, was an English politician and Member of Parliament. Life In he inherited his father's estate, and took on the obligation to pay an annuity of £10 to his mother in lieu of a jointure. by he claimed to have a net worth of £3,000. He was Mayor of Hereford between 1604 and 1605. He was returned (elected) as MP for Hereford Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population ... at a by-election in 1610 during the final session of the first Jacobean Parliament, and re-elected in 1614. On neither occasion did he participate as either as a committeeman or debater. He was named as an alderman in the 1619, and as an ex-officio magistrate in 1620. He served as a commissioner for the Forced Loan in 1626–27 as part of his civic office. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herefordshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
The county constituency of Herefordshire, in the West Midlands of England bordering on Wales, was abolished when the county was divided for parliamentary purposes in 1885. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. The undivided county was represented from 1290 by two Knights of the Shire until 1832 and three thereafter. After the county was split two new county constituencies were created, the North division or Leominster and the South division or Ross. Boundaries The constituency consisted of the historic county of Herefordshire. Although Herefordshire contained a number of parliamentary boroughs, each of which elected one or two MPs in its own right for parts of the period when Herefordshire was a constituency, these areas were not excluded from the county constituency. Owning freehold property of the required value, within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Warnecombe
James Warnecombe or Warmecombe (by 1523 – 21 February 1581), of Ivington, Herefordshire, was an English politician. Family and Education He was born the second son of Richard Warnecombe of Ivington, Lugwardine and Hereford and trained in law at the Inner Temple. He married twice: firstly Eleanor Hyett and secondly Mary, the daughter of John Cornwall of Burford, Shropshire. He had no legitimate children. Career He was the Recorder for Ludlow from 1541 to 1563. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Ludlow in November 1554, Leominster in 1555, Herefordshire in 1563, and Hereford in 1571 and 1572. He was Mayor of Hereford The office of Mayor of Hereford, a city in the west midlands of England, is now a primarily ceremonial, non-political post. As the city's First Citizen, the mayor serves as the civic representative at a wide range of functions and events throughou ... in 1571–72. He was appointed High Sheriff of Herefordshire for 1576–77. In 1571, Warneco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
