Pollexfen

	Pollexfen Pollexfen is a British, South Devon surname associated and may refer to: Henry Pollexfen (1632–1691), British judge and politician John Pollexfen (1636–1715), British merchant, political economist, and Justice-of-the-Peace Jack Pollexfen (1908–2003), US screenwriter and film producer Susan Pollexfen (1841-3–1900), wife of Irish artist John Butler Yeats See also Edmund Pollexfen Bastard (1784–1838), British Tory politician John Pollexfen Bastard John Pollexfen Bastard (18 September 1756 – 4 April 1816) was a British Tory politician, landowner and colonel of the East Devon Militia who was born and lived at Kitley House, Yealmpton, Devon. He married Sarah Wymondesold of East Lockinge, ... (1756–1816), British Tory politician and colonel of the East Devonshire Militia {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Henry Pollexfen Sir Henry Pollexfen (1632 – 15 June 1691) of Nutwell in the parish of Woodbury, Devon, was Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. Origins According to Eliott-Drake (1911), he was the eldest son of Andrew Pollexfen (a younger grandson of John Pollexfen of Kitley in the parish of Yealmpton in Devon) of Stancombe Dawney in the parish of Sherford, Devon, by his wife, Joan Woollcombe, a daughter of John Woollcombe of Pitton in the parish of Yealmpton in Devon. Henry was the elder brother of John Pollexfen, MP, the political economist. This parentage differs from that given in the pedigree in the ''Heraldic Visitations of Devon'' (1895 edition), which therefore appears unreliable. Career He entered Inner Temple in 1652, was called to the bar in 1658 and by 1662 he was pleading before the high courts at Westminster Hall. In 1674 he became a bencher at Inner Temple, and was the leading practitioner on the western circuit, frequently pleading at the King's Bench. In 1676 he defended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	John Pollexfen John Pollexfen (1636–1715), of Walbrooke House in the parish of St Stephen Walbrook, City of London and of Wembury House in Devon, was a merchant, a courtier to Kings Charles II and William III, and a political economist who served four times as a Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle in Devon, in 1679, 1681, 1689 and 1690. He was opposed to the monopoly of the East India Company. Origins According to Eliott-Drake (1911), he was the second son of Andrew Pollexfen of Stancombe Dawney in the parish of Sherford, Devon, by his wife Joan Woollcombe (born 1607), a daughter of John Woollcombe (born 1577) (anciently "Woollocombe") of Pitton in the parish of Yealmpton in Devon, great-grandfather of John Woolcombe (d.1713), MP for Plymouth in 1702. He was a younger brother of Henry Pollexfen (1632-1691), of Nutwell in the parish of Woodbury, Devon, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. This parentage differs from that given in the pedigree in the Heraldic Visitations of Devon (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Edmund Pollexfen Bastard Edmund Pollexfen Bastard (12 July 1784 – 8 June 1838) was a British Tory politician, son of Edmund Bastard and his wife Jane Pownoll. He married Anne Jane Rodney, granddaughter of Admiral Rodney. He succeeded his father as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dartmouth from 1812 to 1816 when that seat was taken by his younger brother, John Bastard. In the same election Edmund succeeded his uncle, John Pollexfen Bastard, as MP for Devonshire from 1816 to 1830. He was appointed High Sheriff of Devon The High Sheriff of Devon is the Queen's representative for the County of Devon, a territory known as his/her bailiwick. Selected from three nominated people, they hold the office for one year. They have judicial, ceremonial and administrative f ... for 1834. Disambiguation John Pollexfen Bastard—John Bastard RN and Edmund Pollexfen Bastard—Edmund Bastard References * John Burke, Bastard of Kitley, ''A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jack Pollexfen Jack Pollexfen (1908–2003) was an American writer, director and producer. He collaborated with Aubrey Wisberg on several science fiction and monster movies of the 1950s. Before entering the film industry he worked as a journalist. Selected filmography ''The Man from Planet X'' (1951) ''Captive Women'' (1952) '' Sword of Venus'' (1953) ''Captain John Smith and Pocahontas'' (1953) ''The Neanderthal Man'' (1953) ''Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl'' (1954) '' Return to Treasure Island'' ''Son of Sinbad'' (1955) ''Indestructible Man'' (1956)Indestructible Man ''Indestructible Man'' is a 1956 American crime horror fiction, horror science fiction film, an original screenplay by Vy Russell and Sue Dwiggins for producer-director Jack Pollexfen and starring Lon Chaney Jr., Ross Elliott and Robert Shayne. ... References External links American film producers 1908 births 2003 deaths {{US-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Susan Pollexfen John Butler Yeats (16 March 1839 – 3 February 1922) was an Irish artist and the father of W. B. Yeats, Lily Yeats, Elizabeth Corbett "Lolly" Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats. The National Gallery of Ireland holds a number of his portraits in oil and works on paper, including one of his portraits of his son William, painted in 1900. His portrait of John O'Leary (1904) is considered his masterpiece (Raymond Keaveney 2002). Career Yeats was born in Lawrencetown, townland of Tullylish, County Down. His parents were William Butler Yeats (1806–1862) and Jane Grace Corbert; John Butler Yeats was the eldest of nine children. Educated in Trinity College, Dublin, and a member of the University Philosophical Society, John Butler Yeats began his career as a lawyer and devilled briefly with Isaac Butt before he took up painting in 1867 and studied at the Heatherley School of Fine Art. There are few records of his sales, so there is no catalogue of his work in private collections. It is pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is a coastal county with cliffs and sandy beaches. Home to the largest open space in southern England, Dartmoor (), the county is predominately rural and has a relatively low population density for an English county. The county is bordered by Somerset to the north east, Dorset to the east, and Cornwall to the west. The county is split into the non-metropolitan districts of East Devon, Mid Devon, North Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Torridge, West Devon, Exeter, and the unitary authority areas of Plymouth, and Torbay. Combined as a ceremonial county, Devon's area is and its population is about 1.2 million. Devon derives its name from Dumnonia (the shift from ''m'' to ''v'' is a typical Celtic consonant shift). During the Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]