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Peter Yorke (MP)
Peter Yorke (or Peter York) (c. 1542 – by 1589), of Gouthwaite, Yorkshire, was an English landowner and politician. Peter Yorke was the son of Sir John Yorke (c.1490-1568) and Anne Smyth. He was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge and admitted to the Middle Temple in 1557. In 1560 he married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Ingleby of Ripley Castle, and they moved to Parcevall Hall, part of the manor of Appletreewick, a former possession of Bolton Priory bought by Peter's father in 1549. When his father died in 1568 he inherited the extensive former Byland Abbey estates in Nidderdale, which his father had bought in 1547, as well as Appletreewick manor, which included valuable mining rights at Greenhow Hill. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Ripon in 1589. In his will, proved on 4 July 1589, Yorke left most of his estates to his eldest son John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gouthwaite
Gouthwaite Reservoir is a reservoir in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England. It is one of many in the area, others include Roundhill Reservoir and Angram Reservoir. Gouthwaite's sole purpose is a compensation reservoir for the River Nidd, i.e. it maintains the downstream flow of the river during periods of high and low rainfall. History The reservoir was constructed between 1893 and 1901. The Elizabethan manor house of Gouthwaite White Hall, the ancient home of the Yorke family, was submerged beneath the reservoir. Gouthwaite Hall was rebuilt beside the reservoir with materials from the old hall, and is now a Grade II listed building. On 1 June 1978, a Royal Air Force Jet Provost aircraft crashed into the reservoir killing the pilot. His body and most of the aircraft were recovered in the following days. Birdwatching Gouthwaite Reservoir is a nature reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The reservoir is independently owned by the Gouthwaite Managemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advised the English monarch. Great councils were first called Parliaments during the reign of Henry III (). By this time, the king required Parliament's consent to levy taxation. Originally a unicameral body, a bicameral Parliament emerged when its membership was divided into the House of Lords and House of Commons, which included knights of the shire and burgesses. During Henry IV's time on the throne, the role of Parliament expanded beyond the determination of taxation policy to include the "redress of grievances," which essentially enabled English citizens to petition the body to address complaints in their local towns and counties. By this time, citizens were given the power to vote to elect their representatives—the burgesses—to the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English MPs 1589
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1589 Deaths
Events January–June * War of the Three Henrys: In France, the Catholic League is in rebellion against King Henry III, in revenge for his murder of Henry I, Duke of Guise in December 1588. The King makes peace with his old rival, the Huguenot Henry of Navarre, his designated successor, and together they besiege Paris. * January 26 – Job is elected as the first Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. * February 26 – Valkendorfs Kollegium is founded in Copenhagen, Denmark. * April 13 – An English Armada, led by Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Norreys, and largely financed by private investors, sets sail to attack the Iberian Peninsula's Atlantic coast, but fails to achieve any naval advantage. July–December * August 1 – King Henry III of France is stabbed by the fanatical Dominican friar Jacques Clément (who is immediately killed). * August 2 – Following the death of Henry III of France, his army is thrown into confusion and an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1542 Births
Year 154 ( CLIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Lateranus (or, less frequently, year 907 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 154 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * King Eupator of Bosphorus pays tribute to Rome, due to the threat posed by the Alani. * The Antonine Wall is completed. Asia * Last (2nd) year of ''Yongxing'' era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Adalla becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. By topic Religion * Anicetus becomes pope of Rome (approximate date). * Anicetus meets with Polycarp of Smyrna to discuss the Computus, the date of Easter in the Christian liturgical calendar. * Change of Patriarch of Constantinople from Patriarch Euzois to Patriarch La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bennet (MP For Ripon)
William Bennet (after 1553 – February 1609), of Marlborough, Wiltshire, was an English politician. Education He was educated at John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon, (now Abingdon School). He was later a student of Gray's Inn. Career He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Ripon in 1593. He was a co-founder of Pembroke College, Oxford. Death and legacy He died in February 1609 and left lands to Christ's Hospital of Abingdon. He was the founder of the Bennet scholarship at Abingdon School which in his will, dated 29 Dec. 1608, made provision for the free education and apprenticeship of six poor boys of Abingdon, to be known as Bennet boys. The regulations for the Bennet Boys were set up on 30 November 1609 by his uncle Thomas Tesdale and his brother Ralph Bennett. The Bennet Boys existed from 1609 until 1870. His brother John Bennet succeeded him as the MP for Ripon. See also * List of Old Abingdonians Old Abingdonians are former pupils of Abin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Wingfield (MP For Ripon)
Anthony Wingfield (1550?–1615?), one of a number of figures from the same family of his period, was an English scholar and Member of Parliament, known as reader in Greek to Queen Elizabeth I. Life Born probably in or soon after 1550, was the third son of Richard Wingfield of Wantisden, Suffolk, by his wife Mary, younger sister of Bess of Hardwick; Anthony Wingfield was his grandfather, and John Wingfield his brother. He matriculated as a pensioner of Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1569, entered as a student of Gray's Inn in 1572, and was elected scholar of Trinity in 1573. He graduated B.A. in 1573–4, was elected fellow of his college in 1576, and commenced M.A. in 1577. Possibly through the influence of his uncle Anthony Wingfield (died 1593), usher to Queen Elizabeth, he was appointed reader in Greek to the Queen. On 16 March 1581 he was elected public orator at Cambridge, and in 1582 he accompanied Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, on his embassy to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Smith (MP For Ripon)
William Smith (c. 1550 – 13 November 1626), of Mounthall, Theydon, Essex, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Ripon in 1589 and High Sheriff of Essex The High Sheriff of Essex was an ancient sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. On 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the ... in 1620. References 1550s births 1626 deaths English MPs 1589 People from Epping Forest District High Sheriffs of Essex {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Sandys (died 1623)
Sir Samuel Sandys (28 December 1560 – 18 August 1623) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1622. Biography Sandys was the eldest surviving son of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York, by his second wife Cecily Wilford. He was admitted to Merchant Taylors' School in April 1571, with his younger brothers Edwin and Miles (all three later became MPs). He entered the Middle Temple in 1579. He acquired the lease of the royal manor of Ombersley, Worcestershire in 1582. He was elected Member of Parliament for Ripon in 1586, and succeeded to the property of his father in 1588. Although he initially lived in Essex, where his mother held land – his eldest son was baptised at Woodham Ferrers in 1591 – he settled at Ombersley thereafter, purchased the manor of Wickhamford, Worcestershire in 1594, and purchased the manor of Ombersley from the Crown for £2,000 in 1614. He was a JP for Worcestershire from 1597, and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Spencer (MP For Ripon)
William Spencer (c. 1552 – 18 December 1609), of Yarnton, Oxfordshire, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Ripon Ripon () is a cathedral city in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The city is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city ... in 1584 and 1586. References 1550s births 1609 deaths Politicians from Oxfordshire English MPs 1584–1585 English MPs 1586–1587 {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Yorke (c
John Yorke may refer to: *John Yorke (Master of the Mint) (c.1490-1569), English merchant and Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge *John Yorke (1633–1663), British Member of Parliament for Richmond *John Yorke (1685–1757), British Member of Parliament for Richmond *John Yorke (1728–1801), British Member of Parliament for Reigate and Higham Ferrers *John Yorke (British Army officer) (1814–1890), British general *John Yorke (Conservative politician) John Reginald Yorke (25 January 1836 – 2 March 1912) was an English landowner and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1864 and 1886. Background and education A member of the Yorke family headed by the Earl of Hardw ... (1836–1912), English landowner and Conservative politician * John Yorke, 7th Earl of Hardwicke (1840–1909), British naval commander * John Yorke (producer), BBC television producer See also * John York (other) {{hndis, Yorke, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ripon (UK Parliament Constituency)
Ripon was a constituency sending members to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1983, centred on the city of Ripon in North Yorkshire. History Ripon was first represented in the Model Parliament of 1295, and also returned members in 1307 and 1337, but it was not permanently represented until 1553, after which it returned two Members of Parliament. It was a parliamentary borough consisting only of the town of Ripon itself until the Great Reform Act of 1832; the right to vote was vested in the holders of the tightly controlled burgage tenements — count-of-head polls were accordingly rare — for, the last contested election in Ripon before the Reform Act 1832 was in 1715. By 1832 it was estimated that there were 43 men qualified to vote; the total of adult males over age 20 in the township in 1831 was recorded at 3,571. Such a burgeoning middle class population when considered under the 1832 Reform Act made for Ripon a relatively major b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
