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Milbank Baronets
The Milbank Baronetcy, of Well in the County of York, and of Hart in the County of Durham, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 16 May 1882 for Frederick Milbank, member of parliament for the North Riding of Yorkshire and for Richmond. The second Baronet represented Radnorshire in the House of Commons as a Conservative. The fourth Baronet was Master of the Household between 1954 and 1967. The fifth Baronet focused on estate management and won awards for game conservancy. Barningham Park country house and estate has been home to the Milbank family since 1690. Milbank baronets, of Well and Hart (1882) * Sir Frederick Acclom Milbank, 1st Baronet (1820–1898) * Sir Powlett Charles John Milbank, 2nd Baronet (1852–1918) *Sir Frederick Richard Powlett Milbank, 3rd Baronet (1881–1964) * Sir Mark Vane Milbank, 4th Baronet (1907–1984) *Sir Anthony Frederick Milbank, 5th Baronet (1939–2016) *Sir Edward Mark Somerset Milbank, 6th Baronet (born 1973 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a minster, castle, and city walls. It is the largest settlement and the administrative centre of the wider City of York district. The city was founded under the name of Eboracum in 71 AD. It then became the capital of the Roman province of Britannia Inferior, and later of the kingdoms of Deira, Northumbria, and Scandinavian York. In the Middle Ages, it became the northern England ecclesiastical province's centre, and grew as a wool-trading centre. In the 19th century, it became a major railway network hub and confectionery manufacturing centre. During the Second World War, part of the Baedeker Blitz bombed the city; it was less affected by the war than other northern cities, with several historic buildings being gutted and restore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party and also known colloquially as the Tories, is one of the Two-party system, two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. It is the current Government of the United Kingdom, governing party, having won the 2019 United Kingdom general election, 2019 general election. It has been the primary governing party in Britain since 2010. The party is on the Centre-right politics, centre-right of the political spectrum, and encompasses various ideological #Party factions, factions including One-nation conservatism, one-nation conservatives, Thatcherism, Thatcherites, and traditionalist conservatism, traditionalist conservatives. The party currently has 356 Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Members of Parliament, 264 members of the House of Lords, 9 members of the London Assembly, 31 members of the Scottish Parliament, 16 members of the Senedd, Welsh Parliament, 2 D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heir Apparent
An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the birth of a more eligible heir is known as heir presumptive. Today these terms most commonly describe heirs to hereditary titles (e.g. titles of nobility) or offices, especially when only inheritable by a single person. Most monarchies refer to the heir apparent of their thrones with the descriptive term of ''crown prince'' or ''crown princess'', but they may also be accorded with a more specific substantive title: such as Prince of Orange in the Netherlands, Duke of Brabant in Belgium, Prince of Asturias in Spain (also granted to heirs presumptive), or the Prince of Wales in the United Kingdom; former titles include Dauphin in the Kingdom of France, and Tsesarevich in Imperial Russia. The term is also used metaphorically to indicate a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Mark Milbank, 4th Baronet
Major Sir Mark Vane Milbank, 4th Baronet, (11 January 1907 – 4 April 1984) was a British Army officer and courtier, who served as Master of the Household from 1954 to 1967. Early life He was the son of Sir Frederick Richard Milbank, 3rd Baronet and Harriet Anne Dorothy Wilson. He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Military career Milbank commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1930, and served as the Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Bombay between 1933 and 1938. He saw active service in the Second World War, and was awarded the Military Cross in 1945. Courtier He was Comptroller to the Governor General of Canada between 1946 and 1952, before being appointed Deputy Master of the Household. In 1953 Milbank became Master of the Household and was invested as a Member of the Royal Victorian Order. He held the position until 1967, became a CVO in 1958, and was knighted as a KCVO in 1962. Between 1954 and 1984 he was an Extra Equerry to Eliza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Powlett Milbank, 2nd Baronet
Sir Powlett Charles John Milbank, 2nd Baronet (1 May 1852 – 30 January 1918), was a British Conservative Member of Parliament. Milbank was returned to Parliament for Radnorshire , HQ = Presteigne , Government = Radnorshire County Council (1889–1974) Radnorshire District Council (1974–1996) , Origin = , Status = historic county, administrative county , Start ... in 1895, a seat he held until 1900. He became Lord Lieutenant of the county in the same year. In 1898 he succeeded as second Baronet, of Well and Hart. He died in January 1918, aged 65. References *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * 1852 births 1918 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Conservative Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies Lord-Lieutenants of Radnorshire UK MPs 1895–1900 {{Conservative-UK-MP-185 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Frederick Milbank, 1st Baronet
Sir Frederick Acclom Milbank, 1st Baronet (21 April 1820 – 28 April 1898), was a British Liberal Member of Parliament. Career Milbank was elected to the House of Commons for the North Riding of Yorkshire in 1865, a seat he held until 1885, and then represented Richmond until 1886. On 16 May 1882 he was created a Baronet, of Well in the County of York, and of Hart in the County of Durham. Milbank died in April 1898, aged 78. Family He married in 1844 Alexina Harriet Don, daughter of Sir Alexander Don, 6th Baronet. They were parents of: * William Harry Vane Milbank (1848–1892), stepfather of Albert de Belleroche. * Powlett Charles John Milbank (1852–1918), who succeeded his father as 2nd Baronet. * Alice Frederica Milbank (d.1902), who married in 1888 Sir David Dale, 1st Baronet Sir David Dale, 1st Baronet (11 December 1829 – 28 April 1906), was an English industrialist. He died as chairman of the Consett Iron Company and the mining firm Pease & Partners, and as a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barningham Park
Barningham Park is a Grade II* listed country house and 7,000 acre estate located in the village of Barningham, County Durham (formerly the North Riding of Yorkshire), England. House and Estate The house dates back to the 15th century and came into the possession of the Milbank (also spelt Milbanke) family in 1690. The landed Milbank family have long held connections to this area of northern England. Traditionally, the estate generated income from farming, forestry, and a productive set of grouse moors Driven grouse shooting is the hunting of the red grouse, a field sport of the United Kingdom. The grouse-shooting season extends from 12 August, often called the "Glorious Twelfth", to 10 December each year. Large numbers of grouse are driven to ..., as well as investments in residential and commercial property. More recently, the estate has sought to diversify its income under the tenure of Sir Edmward Milbank. Projects have included hospitality, taking the village pub, The M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Of The Household
The Master of the Household is the operational head (see Chief operating officer) of the "below stairs" elements of the Royal Households of the United Kingdom. The role has charge of the domestic staff, from the Royal Kitchens, the pages and footmen, to the housekeeper and their staff. Since 2004 the Office of the Prince of Wales has included a Master of the Household. List of Masters of the Household *Richard Browne (died 1604), Richard Browne 1603–1604 *Sir Robert Vernon bef. 1608 – c.1625 *Charles Glemham c. 1625 – 1625 *Roger Palmer (MP), Roger Palmer 1626–1632 * ''In abeyance 1632–1645'' *Sir George Lisle, George Lisle c. 1645 – 1648 * ''In abeyance?'' 1648–1660 *Sir Herbert Price, 1st Baronet 1660–1665 and 1666–1678 *Honourable Henry Bulkeley 1678–1688 *Sir Thomas Felton, 4th Baronet 1689–1708 *Edmund Dunch (Whig), Edmund Dunch 1708–1712 *Sir William Pole, 4th Baronet 1712–1714 *Edmund Dunch (Whig), Edmund Dunch 1714–1719 *Conyers Darcy, Sir Cony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons Of The United Kingdom
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 members known as members of Parliament (MPs). MPs are elected to represent constituencies by the first-past-the-post system and hold their seats until Parliament is dissolved. The House of Commons of England started to evolve in the 13th and 14th centuries. In 1707 it became the House of Commons of Great Britain after the political union with Scotland, and from 1800 it also became the House of Commons for Ireland after the political union of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922, the body became the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland after the independence of the Irish Free State. Under the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, the Lords' power to reject legislation was reduced to a delaying power. The g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hart, County Durham
Hart is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, north-west of Hartlepool. History Evidence of occupation in Hart can be seen from 6000 BC, with farming first appearing around 3500 BC. By 1000 BC the area is more extensively settled, including farming buildings and field systems. Activity increases around 650 AD with the establishment of St Hilda's Monastery in Hartlepool. The monastery is destroyed by Viking activity in the 9th & 10th centuries. However Viking lords continue to inhabit Hart. Robert de Brus I gained control of the area in around 1119, with control passing to the Clifford family in 1306 following Robert de Brus VII's attempt on the Scottish throne. In 1587 the parish suffered from the plague, and it was noted in the parish register that "89 corpses were buried, whereof tenne were strangers." In 1652 it was noted that John Pasmore was buried "On Black Monday 29 March. There was a star appeared in the South-east, ye sun eclipsed." In 1596 Ellen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radnorshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Radnorshire was created in 1542 as 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 1918. It elected one knight of the shire (MP) by the first past the post system. By 1918, having too small a relative population the area was combined with that of Breconshire , image_flag= , HQ= Brecon , Government= Brecknockshire County Council (1889-1974) , Origin= Brycheiniog , Status= , Start= 1535 , End= ... to form Brecon and Radnor constituency. Members of Parliament MPs 1542–1604 MPs 1604–1918 Election results Elections in the 1830s Elections in the 1840s Wilkins' death caused a by-election. Elections in the 1850s Elections in the 1860s Walsh was elev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament Constituency)
Richmond (Yorks) is a constituency in North Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since May 2015 by Rishi Sunak, the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Conservative Party. Constituency profile The constituency presents itself as a safe seat for the Conservative Party, which held it continuously since 1910 (if including the 11 years by the allied Unionist Party from 1918), and in the 2010 general election, Richmond produced the largest numerical and percentage majority for a Conservative, 62.8% of the vote. The Conservative MP and one-time Party leader William Hague held the seat from a by-election in 1989 until he retired from the Commons in 2015. He had held the posts of Leader of the Opposition (1997–2001), Foreign Secretary (2010–2014) and Leader of the House of Commons (2014–2015). His successor Rishi Sunak served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from February 2020 to July 2022 and as Prime Minister from Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
