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Norton Powlett (died 1741)
Norton Powlett (1680–1741) of Rotherfield Park and Amport, Hampshire, was a British landowner and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for nearly 30 years from 1705 to 1734. Early life Powlett was baptized on 27 September 1680, the only son of Francis Powlett. MP, of Amport, Hampshire and his wife Elizabeth Norton, daughter of Sir Richard Norton, 2nd Baronet of Rotherfield Park, Hampshire. In 1695 he succeeded his father and inherited Amport near Andover. Through his mother he also inherited the manors of East Tisted and Rotherfield. He matriculated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford on 26 May 1698, aged 17. He married Jane Morley, daughter of Sir Charles Morley in 1699. At the time of his marriage, his income was estimated at £2,000 per annum. These lands gave the family a strong electoral influence. Career Powlett became a Freeman of Winchester by 1701 and a Freeman of Lymington in 1701. At the 1705 English general election, he was returned as Member of Parliamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotherfield Park
Rotherfield Park is a country house and estate located in East Tisted, East Hampshire in England. The park originated as a medieval hunting park, which may have been predated by a settlement and was later in the 18th century turned into pleasure grounds. The land owned by the park stretches across much of East Hampshire and includes fields in Colemore, Priors Dean, East Tisted and other parishes. In 1815–21 large changes were made to the older estate house; the designs were made by architect Joseph T. Parkinson and is a Grade I listed building. History Rotherfield Park is an ancient estate first mentioned in 1015 as ''Hrytherafeld'' meaning 'the open land for cattle.' There was likely settlement here predating the medieval hunting park which is first mentioned in the 16th century. The evidence for the park can still be seen today as a complex of ditches running around the estate. The estate has undergone a number of changes over the centuries, the first major one being the crea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1715 British General Election
The 1715 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 5th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the 1707 merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland. In October 1714, soon after George I had arrived in London after ascending to the throne, he dismissed the Tory cabinet and replaced it with one almost entirely composed of Whigs, as they were responsible for securing his succession. The election of 1715 saw the Whigs win an overwhelming majority in the House of Commons, and afterwards virtually all Tories in central or local government were purged, leading to a period of Whig ascendancy lasting almost fifty years during which Tories were almost entirely excluded from office. The Whigs then moved to impeach Robert Harley, the former Tory first minister. After he was imprisoned in the Tower of London for two years, the case ultimately ended with his acquittal in 1717. Constituencies See 1796 British general electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Taylor (died 1759)
Joseph Taylor (c. 1679–1759), of Stanmore, Middlesex, was a British lawyer and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1734. Taylor was probably a posthumous son of Joseph Taylor, merchant and draper of Queen Street, London and his second wife Hannah Rolt. He was admitted at Middle Temple in 1697 and at Inner Temple, and was called to the bar in 1707. He became Clerk of Bridewell and Bethlehem Hospitals in 1707. He acted as counsel to Lord Oxford during his impeachment in 1715. Taylor was legal adviser and executor to Edward Gibbon, the grandfather of Edward Gibbon the historian, and stood unsuccessfully for Parliament at Petersfield at the 1722 general election on the interest of the elder Gibbon. He was returned as Tory Member of Parliament for Petersfield at a by-election on 28 January 1727, but was unseated on petition on 9 May 1727. He was then returned unopposed at the 1727 general election, and voted regularly against the Government. On 23 Febr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Miller
Edmund Miller (1669– 1 August 1730) was an MP for Petersfield during the first half of the 18th century. Miller was born at Marsworth, the son of John Miller and Bridget née West.'One hundred years of a pocket borough: Petersfield and Parliament, 1685-1783' Surry, N. p16: Petersfield; Petersfield Area Historical Society (Paper No. 7); 1983 He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was elected a Fellow of Trinity in 1692. He studied at Lincoln's Inn, migrated to The Temple and was called to the bar The call to the bar is a legal term of art in most common law jurisdictions where persons must be qualified to be allowed to argue in court on behalf of another party and are then said to have been "called to the bar" or to have received "call to ... in 1699. References Politicians from Buckinghamshire People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge British MPs 1722–1727 1669 births 1730 deaths {{England-Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Pargiter-Fuller
Samuel Pargiter-Fuller (1690–1722) was a M.P. for Petersfield. A Whig, he was the eldest son of Samuel Pargiter, a merchant of St. Andrew, Holborn and Consul at Nice; and his wife, Frances. In 1713 he married Margaret, daughter and heir of Douse Fuller of Stedham Stedham is a village and parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England, on the A272 road west of Midhurst. The village has a garden centre, social club and a pub, ''The Hamilton Arms'', which has a Thai restaurant. The village shop ... and assumed the additional name of Fuller.'One hundred years of a pocket borough: Petersfield and Parliament, 1685–1783' Surry, N. p17: Petersfield; Petersfield Area Historical Society (Paper No. 7); 1983 References 18th-century English people 1690 births 1722 deaths People from Holborn British MPs 1715–1722 {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Bilson (1681–1715)
Leonard Bilson (25 September 1681 – 28 June 1715) was an MP for Petersfield during the early 18th century. He was the son of Thomas Bilson of West Mapledurham and Susanna née Legge. He was educated at New College, Oxford. He was Commissioner of the Portsmouth and Sheet Turnpike Trust from 1711; and a Freeman of Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ..., also from 1711.'One hundred years of a pocket borough: Petersfield and Parliament, 1685-1783' Surry, N. pp13-15: Petersfield; Petersfield Area Historical Society (Paper No. 7); 1983 References Alumni of New College, Oxford 1681 births 1715 deaths People from Petersfield English MPs 1702–1705 English MPs 1705–1707 British MPs 1707–1708 British MPs 1708–1710 British MPs 1710–171 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Michell (MP For Petersfield)
Robert Michell (10 April 1653 – 1 August 1729) was an English politician who was a Member of Parliament for Petersfield during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Biography Michell was born at Warnham, the son of Edwin Michell and Mary née Middleton.'One hundred years of a pocket borough: Petersfield and Parliament, 1685–1783' Surry, N. p10: Petersfield; Petersfield Area Historical Society (Paper No. 7); 1983 On 12 August 1675 he married Margaret White: they had two sons. Mary died in May 1679; and he later married Jane Bold, daughter of Arthur Bold Arthur Bold (c 1604 - 22 May 1677) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1677. Bold was the son of Arthur Bold, of Petersfield, Hampshire. He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford on 26 June 1621, ..., MP. His third wife was Theodosia Montagu, daughter of George Montagu, MP: they had one daughter. References People from Warnham 17th-century English MPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquess Of Winchester
Marquess of Winchester is a title in the Peerage of England that was created in 1551 for the prominent statesman William Paulet, 1st Earl of Wiltshire. It is the oldest of six surviving English marquessates; therefore its holder is considered the premier marquess of England. (The other five are all now held by dukes.) The current holder is Nigel Paulet, 18th Marquess of Winchester (born 1941), whose son uses the courtesy title Earl of Wiltshire. History The peerage was created in 1551 for the prominent statesman William Paulet, 1st Earl of Wiltshire. The king at the time was Edward VI, who was not of age, and the decision was that of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, who in the same year promoted himself to a dukedom. Paulet had already been created Baron St John in 1539 and Earl of Wiltshire in 1550, also in the Peerage of England. The first marquess was one of the most noted statesmen of his time, serving in high positions under King Henry VIII and his children, and se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Paulet, 12th Marquess Of Winchester
George Paulet, 12th Marquess of Winchester (7 June 1722 – 22 April 1800), known as George Paulet or Powlett until 1794, was an English courtier and nobleman. Early life Paulet was the eighth and youngest son of Norton Powlett or Paulet (d. 1741), of Amport, himself a grandson of Lord Henry Paulet, of Amport, whose father was William Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester. George Paulet was a third cousin once removed of Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton, a man who had sons, and he was himself the youngest of many sons, so in his early life there seemed almost no prospect of the inheritance which eventually came to him. Career Paulet held a series of court appointments. On 29 October 1750, he was appointed an Extra Gentleman Usher to Frederick, Prince of Wales, and served until the Prince's death in 1751. From 1758 to 1772, he was a Gentleman Usher to Frederick's widow, Augusta, Dowager Princess of Wales. In 1759, Charles Powlett, 5th Duke of Bolton, a man a few years older ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winchester (UK Parliament Constituency)
Winchester is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2010 United Kingdom general election, 2010 by Steve Brine, a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative. Constituency profile The constituency is in mid-Hampshire and comprises the northern bulk of the large City of Winchester District as well as Chandler's Ford and Hiltingbury in the Borough of Eastleigh. The largest settlement is Winchester. Boundaries 1918–1950: The Borough of Winchester, the Urban District of Eastleigh and Bishopstoke, the Rural Districts of Hursley and Winchester, and the Rural District of South Stoneham except the parish of Bittern. 1950–1955: The Boroughs of Eastleigh, Romsey, and Winchester, in the Rural District of Romsey and Stockbridge the parishes of Ampfield, Chilworth, East Dean, Lockerley, Melchet Park and Plaitfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norton Powlett (died 1750)
Norton Powlett (c. 1705–1759), of Rotherfield Park, near Alton and Amport, Hampshire, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1730 to 1734. Powlett was the eldest son of Norton Powlett MP of Rotherfield Park, near Alton and Amport, Hampshire and his wife Jane Morley, daughter of Sir Charles Morley of Droxford, Hampshire. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 17 December 1722, aged 17. Powlett was returned as Member of Parliament for Winchester at a by-election on 26 January 1730 on the interest of Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton. He voted against the Administration on the Hessians in 1730 but with them on the army in 1732. He voted for the Excise Bill in 1733 and abstained from the division on the repeal of the Septennial Act in 1734. He did not stand at the 1734 British general election The 1734 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned, after the merge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1741 British General Election
The 1741 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 9th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election saw support for the government party increase in the quasi-democratic constituencies which were decided by popular vote, but the Whigs lost control of a number of rotten and pocket boroughs, partly as a result of the influence of the Prince of Wales, and were consequently re-elected with the barest of majorities in the Commons, Walpole's supporters only narrowly outnumbering his opponents. Partly as a result of the election, and also due to the crisis created by naval defeats in the war with Spain, Walpole was finally forced out of office on 11 February 1742, after his government was defeated in a motion of no confidence concerning a supposedly rigged by-election. His supporters were then able to reconcile partially with the Patriot Whigs to form a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
