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Mayors Of Canterbury (Kent)
Canterbury was granted a city charter in 1448 which gave it the right to have a mayor and a sheriff. The city's web site records that King Henry VI decreed that the City should be "of one Mayor and one commonalty, wholly corporate for ever". The first mayor elected under royal charter was John Lynde. The responsibilities of mayors have diminished over the years. They were once in charge of keeping the peace, serving as chief magistrate and presiding over the local lawcourt. This caused problems as the mayor could be asked to chair sessions without experience or knowledge of law. The Justices of the Peace Act of 1968 decreed that mayors were no longer entitled to sit as magistrates by virtue of their office alone.www.canterbury.gov.uk, 'The History of Office of Mayor' , consulted 10 January 2010. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canterbury
Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate (bishop), primate of the Church of England and the worldwide Anglican Communion owing to the importance of Augustine of Canterbury, St Augustine, who served as the apostle to the Anglo-Saxon paganism, pagan Kingdom of Kent around the turn of the 7th century. The city's Canterbury Cathedral, cathedral became a major focus of Christian pilgrimage, pilgrimage following the 1170 Martyr of the Faith, martyrdom of Thomas Becket, although it had already been a well-trodden pilgrim destination since the murder of Ælfheah of Canterbury, St Alphege by the men of cnut, King Canute in 1012. A journey of pilgrims to Becket's shrine served as the narrative frame, frame for Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th-century Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Forster (mayor)
Thomas Forster (1683 – October 1738), of Adderstone Hall, Northumberland, was an English landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1716. He served as a general of the Jacobite army in the 1715 Uprising and subsequently fled to France. Early life Forster was baptized on 29 March 1683, the eldest son of Thomas Forster (1659-1725) of Adderstone, MP for Northumberland from 1705 to 1708. His mother was Frances Forster, daughter of Sir William Forster of Bamburgh Castle. He was educated at Newcastle School, and was admitted at St John's College, Cambridge on 3 July 1700. In 1701, he inherited, with his aunt Dorothy Crew (wife of Lord Crew, Bishop of Durham) the estates of his uncle Ferdinando Forster, of Bamburgh and Blanchland. The estates had incurred substantial debts, and in 1704 the creditors instituted actions in Chancery to force the heirs to sell them. Career Forster was returned as Tory Member of Parliament (MP) for Northumbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Webbe (MP)
George Webbe (by 1509 – 1556), of Canterbury, Kent, was an English politician. Active in the local politics of Canterbury, he was a common councilman of the city by 1537, sheriff for 1537–38, an alderman in 1540, and mayor for 1552–53. He was appointed a commissioner for goods of churches and fraternities in 1553. In March 1553, he was a Member of Parliament for Canterbury. He married twice; firstly Anne, with whom he had 6 sons including Anthony Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the '' Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, ... and 6 daughters, and secondly Margaret. References * 1556 deaths People from Canterbury Sheriffs of Canterbury Mayors of Canterbury English MPs 1553 (Edward VI) Year of birth uncertain {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Coppyn
William Coppyn (by 1509–1558), of Canterbury, Kent, was an English politician. Career He was involved in local politics as a common councilman of Canterbury by 1537, Sheriff of Canterbury for 1538–1539, an alderman from 1539 to his death and Mayor of Canterbury for 1541–1542 and 1551–1552. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. .... He married Anne and had a daughter. References 1558 deaths Politicians from Canterbury Sheriffs of Canterbury Mayors of Canterbury English MPs 1553 (Mary I) English MPs 1554 Year of birth uncertain {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Starkey (by 1503–54)
John Starkey (by 1503–1554), of Canterbury, Kent, was an English politician. Family Starkey was the son of Thomas Starkey of Canterbury. He married a woman named Agnes, and they had one son. Career Starkey, a yeoman, was active in local politics and was a common councilman of Canterbury by 1529, Sheriff of Canterbury for 1529–30, an alderman by 1534, chamberlain from 1534 to 1537 and mayor of the city for 1538–39. He was elected a Member of Parliament for Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. ... 1539, during the reign of Henry VIII. References Year of birth uncertain 1554 deaths English MPs 1539–1540 Politicians from Canterbury {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lewis (MP)
Robert Lewis (by 1486 – 1560/1561), of Canterbury, Kent, was an English politician. He was born the son of John Lewis of Canterbury and traded as a merchant. Career He was active in local politics, serving as a common councilman in Canterbury by 1519, Sheriff of Canterbury for 1522–23, an alderman by 1524, and Mayor of Canterbury for 1529–30, 1536–37, 1540–41, 1550–51. Lewis was elected a Member of Parliament for Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. ... in 1539 and 1545. He married twice; firstly Anne Mynote, with whom he had at least two sons and secondly Margery, with whom he had at least one son. References 15th-century births 1561 deaths Politicians from Canterbury Sheriffs of Canterbury Mayors of Canterbury English MPs 1539–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bridges (MP)
John Bridges, Brigges or A Bregges (by 1488 – 29 November 1537), of Canterbury, Kent, was an English politician. Family Bridges was married to Agnes Hales. Career Bridges was a brewer who was Mayor of Canterbury for 1520–21, 1524–25 and 1534–35. He was elected a Member of Parliament for Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. ... in 1523, 1529 and 1536. References Year of birth missing 1537 deaths 15th-century births Politicians from Canterbury Mayors of Canterbury English MPs 1523 English MPs 1529–1536 English MPs 1536 {{1529-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Wainfleet
Thomas Wainfleet (by 1463 – 1515), of Canterbury, Kent, was an English politician. Family Wainfleet was the son of Thomas Wainfleet of Canterbury. He was unmarried, but had an illegitimate son. Career Active in local politics, he was a common councilman for Canterbury by 1500, an alderman by 1504 and mayor for 1514–15. In 1512, he was elected a Member of Parliament for Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. .... References Year of birth missing 15th-century births 1515 deaths Politicians from Canterbury Mayors of Canterbury English MPs 1512–1514 {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Crump (MP)
William Crump or Crompe (born by 1479 – 1516 or later), of Canterbury, Kent, was an English politician. Career Crump was a common councilman of Canterbury by 1500, chamberlain in 1503–1505, an alderman by 1505 and Mayor of Canterbury for 1505–06 and 1509–10. He was elected a Member of Parliament for Canterbury, Kent Canterbury (, ) is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of th ... in 1510. References Year of birth missing Year of death missing 15th-century births 16th-century deaths Politicians from Canterbury English MPs 1510 Mayors of Canterbury {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canterbury (UK Parliament Constituency)
Canterbury is a constituency in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Rosie Duffield of the Labour Party. The seat dates to the earliest century of regular parliaments, in 1295; it elected two MPs until 1885, electing one thereafter, before being altered by the later-termed Fourth Reform Act in 1918 (the first being in 1832). Currently, the electorate (the total of people eligible to vote) is much greater than the average nationwide (the electoral quota); this is termed under-apportionment of representation. Constituency profile The seat takes in the cathedral and university city of Canterbury, rural villages to the south, and the seaside resort of Whitstable to the north. Full time students make up around a quarter of the electorate. History ;Constitutional status of seat The widened Canterbury constituency was formed from an expansion of the narrow parliamentary borough (or simply borough) of the same name that existed from 1295 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Atwode
Thomas Atwode (Awode, Wode, Wodde) (by 1469 – 1532), of Canterbury, Kent, was an English politician. Atwode was born by 1469, the third son of Thomas Atwode, who died in 1498. The family were from Canterbury, and his brother, William Atwode, was also an MP. Atwode was educated at Gray's Inn. Atwode married Margaret Moyle, a daughter of the MP John Moyle of Eastwell. He was an alderman of Canterbury by 1500, chamberlain from 1500 to 1503 and mayor for 1504–05, 1512–13 and 1530–31. Atwode was a Member of Parliament for Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. ... 1504, 1510, 1515, and 1529. On his death he was buried in the chapel which he had built in the church of St. Mildred, Canterbury. References 15th-century births 1532 deaths People from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Faunt (MP)
Nicholas Faunt ( fl. 1572–1608) was an English clerk of the signet, agent of the Crown, and politician. Life Faunt was a native of Norfolk. An earlier person of the same name, who was mayor of Canterbury and M.P. for the city in 1460, had played a prominent part in Warwick the Kingmaker's rebellion of 1471, actively supported Thomas Neville (the "Bastard of Fauconberg") in his raid on London, and was beheaded at Canterbury by Edward IV's orders in May 1471. The clerk to the signet matriculated as a pensioner at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, in June 1572, and was admitted a scholar of Corpus Christi College in the same university in 1573. In the interval he visited Paris, witnessed the St. Bartholomew massacre, and was one of the first to bring the news to England. About 1580 he became secretary to Sir Francis Walsingham, and was engaged in carrying despatches to English agents abroad and sending home 'intelligence.' In August 1580, while in Paris, he met Anthony B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
