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Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament Constituency)
Newport was a rotten borough situated in Cornwall. It is now the suburb of Newport within the town of Launceston, which was itself also a parliamentary borough at the same period. It is also referred to as Newport Iuxta Launceston, to distinguish it from other constituencies named ''Newport.'' History From 1529 until it was abolished by the great reform act of 1832, Newport returned two Members of Parliament. Until the early 18th century, the right to vote was held by all inhabitants paying scot and lot, but subsequently it was converted to a burgage franchise, meaning that the right to vote was tied to ownership of certain properties within the borough, which could be bought and sold at will. This reduced the number of qualified voters: under the scot and lot qualification around 70 people had had the right to vote, but by 1831 the number was only about 12. The borough had a population of 595 in 1831. The Lord of the Manor, owning extensive property within the borough and wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunheved (UK Parliament Constituency)
Launceston, also known at some periods as Dunheved, was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and one member from 1832 until 1918. It was a parliamentary borough until 1885, and a county constituency thereafter. Boundaries 1832–1885: The old Borough of Launceston and the Parish of St Stephen, and all such parts of the several Parishes of Lawhitton, St Thomas the Apostle, and South Petherwin as are without the old Borough of Launceston. 1885–1918: The Sessional Division of East Middle, East North, Lesnewth, and Stratton, and part of the Sessional Division of Trigg. History Launceston was one of 21 parliamentary boroughs in Cornwall between the 16th and 19th centuries; unlike many of these, which had been little more than villages even when established and were rotten boroughs from the start, Launceston, Cornwall, Launceston had been a town of reasonable size and importance thou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Trewynnard
James Trewynnard (c. 1505 – 1572 or later), of Budock, Cornwall, was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament, Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Liskeard (UK Parliament constituency), Liskeard in 1529, Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency), Newport, Cornwall in 1547 and Penryn (UK Parliament constituency), Penryn in November 1554. References 1505 births Year of death missing Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Liskeard Members of the Parliament of England for Newport (Cornwall) Members of the Parliament of England for Penryn English MPs 1529–1536 English MPs 1547–1552 English MPs 1554–1555 {{1529-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Basset
George Basset (), of Tehidy in the parish of Illogan, near Redruth in Cornwall, was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Launceston, Cornwall, in 1563 and 1572, and for Bossiney, Cornwall, in 1571. He was patron of the advowson of Camborne in Cornwall. He was granted by the crown the estate of Columbjohn in Devon, formerly a possession of the Courtenay family, following the 1538 attainder and execution of Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter, a relative of his step-father Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle. He was the second son of Sir John Basset (1462–1528) of Umberleigh in Devon by his second wife Honor Grenville, who was the sister of Sir Richard Grenville the Elder (died 1550) and later wife of Arthur Plantagenet, Viscount Lisle (an illegitimate son of King Edward IV and thus an uncle of King Henry VIII). Basset's sisters were the courtiers Katharine Basset and Anne Bassett, the latter allegedly a mistress of Henry VIII and considered as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hickes
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media *Thomas (Burton novel), ''Thomas'' (Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Roper (MP)
Thomas Roper (1533/34–1598) was an English politician. He was the eldest son of William Roper of St Dunstan's, Canterbury and Eltham, Kent and educated at Lincoln's Inn. He was a Member of Parliament, Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for New Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency), New Shoreham in October 1553 and for Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency), Newport, Cornwall in 1558. He married Lucy, the daughter of Sir Anthony Browne of Cowdray, Sussex, with whom he had 5 sons and 5 daughters. References * 1534 births 1598 deaths Members of Lincoln's Inn Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall English MPs 1553 (Mary I) English MPs 1558 {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hungate
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media *Thomas (Burton novel), ''Thomas'' (Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stourton (MP For Launceston)
William Stourton may refer to: * William Stourton (speaker), speaker of the English House of Commons, 1413 * William Stourton, 2nd Baron Stourton (c. 1430–1479), English peer * William Stourton, 5th Baron Stourton (c. 1457–1523), English peer * William Stourton, 7th Baron Stourton (c. 1505–1548), English peer * William Stourton, 11th Baron Stourton (c. 1594–1672), English peer * William Stourton, 12th Baron Stourton (died 1685), English peer * William Stourton, 16th Baron Stourton (1704–1781), English peer * William Stourton, 18th Baron Stourton (1776–1846), English peer * William Stourton, 25th Baron Mowbray (1895–1965), English peer and soldier {{hndis, Stourton, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Browne (by 1533-65 Or Later)
Robert Browne may refer to: Politicians * Robert Browne (died 1568/69), in 1554 Member of Parliament (MP) for Colchester (UK Parliament constituency), Colchester * Robert Browne (died 1558), MP for Dunwich * Robert Browne (by 1533 – 1565 or later), MP for Newport * Robert Browne (died 1623), MP for Lichfield in 1601 * Robert Browne (1695–1757), Member of Parliament for Dorchester * Robert Browne (of Frampton) (1588–?), English lawyer and politician *Robert Browne (Vincentian politician), Minister of Health, Welness and The Environment of Saint Vincent and The Grenadines Sports * Bobby Browne (footballer, born 1912) (1912–1994), Irish footballer * Bobby Browne (footballer, born 1962), Irish footballer * Robert Browne (cricketer) (born 1863), Barbadian cricketer Actors * Robert Alan Browne (1932–2018), American actor * Robert Browne (Elizabethan actor) (died 1603), English actor of the Elizabethan era; owner and manager of the Boar's Head Theatre * Robert Browne (Jacobean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Monson
Robert Monson (by 1532 – 23 September 1583) was an English politician and judge. He was Member of Parliament for various constituencies from 1553 to 1572 and also became Justice of the Common Pleas. Life He was born the third son of William Monson of South Carlton, Lincolnshire and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Robert Tyrwhitt of Kettelby. He was educated at Cambridge University before entering Lincoln's Inn, on 23 January 1545 – 1546, and was called to the bar on 2 February 1549 – 1550. He entered politics in 1553 when elected Member of Parliament for Launceston (UK Parliament constituency), Launceston, followed by election for West Looe (UK Parliament constituency), West Looe, Cornwall (April 1554), Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency), Newport, Cornwall (November, 1554 and 1555), Launceston again (1558), his home county town of Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency), Lincoln in 1563 and 1571 and finally Totnes (UK Parliament constituency), Totnes, Devon in 1572 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Prideaux
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 novel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Tavernor
Roger Taverner (Abt.1507-1582) of Upminster, Essex was an English administrator and Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency), Newport, Cornwall. Life Taverner was the eldest of Richard Taverner's younger brothers. He was a Surveying, surveyor and writer, said by Anthony Wood (antiquary), Anthony Wood in ''Athenae Oxonienses'' to have studied at University of Cambridge, Cambridge but not graduated, though university records do not confirm this.He is included in Venn's ''Alumni Cantabrigienses''. Probably in the 1540s he became deputy to Sir Francis Jobson as surveyor for the Court of Augmentations, and later he was employed (also as deputy surveyor) by the exchequer until 1573 (we have surviving various reports by him on crown woods, in British Library, Lansdowne MSS. 43, 56, 62). He was elected to Parliament in 1555 as a member for Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency), Newport-juxta-Launceston, Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gayer (MP)
John Gayer (by 1532 – 1571 or later), of St Mawes and Trenbrace in St Keverne, Cornwall, was an English lawyer and politician. He was a Member of Parliament, Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Liskeard (UK Parliament constituency), Liskeard in March 1553, for Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency), Newport, Cornwall in October 1553, for Penryn (UK Parliament constituency), Penryn in 1559 and for Helston (UK Parliament constituency), Helston in 1571. References 16th-century births Year of death missing 16th-century deaths English MPs 1553 (Mary I) English MPs 1553 (Edward VI) English MPs 1559 English MPs 1571 {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
