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Ralph Knight
Sir Ralph Knight (1619 – 21 April 1691) was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons in 1660. He served in the Roundheads, Parliamentary army in the English Civil War. He sold 'the Barrels' Manor House in Ullenhal Worcestershire to his cousin to join Cromwell. The Manor had been in the family since the early 1500s. Knight was the son of William Knight of Newbury who had moved south from Worcestershire, and his wife Alice Worthington. In 1643 he was a Major in Sir Miles Hobart's regiment, commanding a troop of cavalry under the overall command of the Parliamentary General the Earl of Manchester. In the same year he was at the fight at Horncastle, and was afterwards sent by the earl to summon the . In 1644 the united armies of Lords Manchester and Fairfax opposed the forces of the Marquis of Newcastle. He was appointed to the New Model Army in 1645 as a captain in the cavalry regiment of Matthew Tomlinson, Colonel Matthew Toml ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Ralph Knight, Knt
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English language, English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men titled as knights, often as members of Order of chivalry, orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuxford
Tuxford is a historic market town and a civil parish in the Bassetlaw District, Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 2,516, increasing to 2,649 at the 2011 census. Geography Nearby towns are Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, Ollerton, Retford, Worksop, Mansfield and Newark-on-Trent. The nearest cities are Lincoln, England, Lincoln and Nottingham. The town is located near the border with Lincolnshire in The Dukeries. The A6075 passes through east–west and connects the A57 road, A57 to Ollerton and Mansfield. The East Coast Main Line passes close to the east. The A611 previously went east–west through the town; this is now the A6075; the A611 now goes from Mansfield to Hucknall. The Great North Road (United Kingdom), Great North Road runs through the town (now B1164), though the majority of traffic now uses the modern A1 road (Great Britain), A1 trunk road, which splits the town in two. The town was bypassed in 1967. The se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1691 Deaths
Events January–March * January 6 – King William III of England, who rules Scotland and Ireland as well as being the Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, departs from Margate to tend to the affairs of the Netherlands. * January 14 – A fleet of ships carrying 827 Spanish Navy sailors and marines arrives at Manzanillo Bay on the island of Hispaniola in what is now the Dominican Republic and joins 700 Spanish cavalry, then proceeds westward to invade the French side of the island in what is now Haiti. * January 15 – King Louis XIV of France issues an order specifically prohibiting play of games of chance, specifically naming basset and similar games, on penalty of 1,000 livres for the first offence. * January 23 – Spanish colonial administrator Domingo Terán de los Ríos, most recently the governor of Sonora y Sinaloa on the east side of the Gulf of California, is assigned by the Viceroy of New Spain to administer a new province that governs lands on both sides of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1610s Births
Year 161 ( CLXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Aurelius (or, less frequently, year 914 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 161 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 * March 7 – Emperor Antoninus Pius dies, and is succeeded by Marcus Aurelius, who shares imperial power with Lucius Verus, although Marcus retains the title Pontifex Maximus. * Marcus Aurelius, a Spaniard like Trajan and Hadrian, is a stoical disciple of Epictetus, and an energetic man of action. He pursues the policy of his predecessor and maintains good relations with the Senate. As a legislator, he endeavors to create new principles of morality and humanity, particularly favoring women and slaves. * Aurelius reduces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Widdrington (died 1665)
Henry Widdrington (died 5 December 1665) of Stamfordham, Northumberland was an English politician. He was the 2nd son of Lewis Mautlaine alias Widdrington of Cheeseburn Grange, Stamfordham. He served as a Royalist Major of Horse in 1642. His elder brother was Thomas Widdrington, a judge and Member of Parliament who was Speaker of the House of Commons. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Morpeth Morpeth may refer to: *Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia ** Electoral district of Morpeth, a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in New South Wales * Morpeth, Ontario, Canada * Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK ** Morpeth (UK ... from 1661 to his death in 1665. He was knighted before 21 January 1662 and succeeded his elder brother in 1664, briefly inheriting Cheeseburn Grange. He had married in 1645 Mary, the daughter of John Swinburne and had 8 sons and 2 daughters. Cheeseburn Grange passed to his brother Ralph. References * https://gw.geneanet.org/jdbeau?l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Mitford
Robert Mitford (1612–1674) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659. Mitford was the son of Cuthbert Mitford, of Mitford, Northumberland. He was admitted at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, in 1634. He may have been admitted at Gray's Inn on 26 March 1634. In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament for Morpeth in the Third Protectorate Parliament. Mitford died at the age of about 62 and was buried at Mitford, Northumberland, on 28 June 1674. Mitford married Philadelphia Wharton, daughter of Humphrey Wharton of Gillingwood, North Riding of Yorkshire. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitford, Robert 1612 births 1674 deaths English MPs 1659 Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Members of Gray's Inn Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Delaval
Robert Delaval (born c. 1600)In the herald's visitation of 1615 his age is given as 15, while his matriculation record in 1621 gives his age as 16, which would make him only 17 years older than his son was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659. Delaval was the son and heir of Ralph Delaval of Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. He entered Lincoln's Inn in 1619 and matriculated at University College, Oxford on 23 June 1621. In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament for Morpeth Morpeth may refer to: *Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia ** Electoral district of Morpeth, a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in New South Wales * Morpeth, Ontario, Canada * Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK ** Morpeth (UK .... Delaval was the father of Sir Ralph Delaval, 1st Baronet, MP for Northumberland. References 1600s births Year of death missing English MPs 1659 {{UK-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet
Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet ( – 1684) was a statesman, soldier, diplomat and spymaster and preacher, whose allegiances changed significantly during his career, giving his support to Oliver Cromwell and (later, after the Restoration) Charles II. As Teller of the Exchequer, he is credited with instituting major reforms in public finance. His influence on the passage and substance of the mercantilist Navigation Acts was substantial. The Acts protected English maritime commerce from competition, especially competition from the Netherlands, and led to the increase in the size of the English merchant fleet and of the Royal Navy that protected it. They are credited with contributing to the security of the English state and its ability to project its power abroad, but may have stunted potential developments in shipbuilding and operation by stifling competition. Downing Street in London is named after him. More than any other man he was responsible for arranging the acquisit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Widdrington (died 1660)
Thomas Widdrington (baptized 19 June 1640 – May 1660) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660. Widdrington was the son of Sir Thomas Widdrington and was baptised at St. Martin's, Coney Street, York on 19 June 1640. He was educated at Wormley School, Hertfordshire. He matriculated from Christ's College, Cambridge in 1654 and was awarded an MA in 1656. In April 1660, while still a minor, he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Morpeth in the Convention Parliament. He obtained leave to accompany Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron in a delegation to King Charles II and died at The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ..., The Netherlands of a violent fever at the age of about 20. References 1640 births 1660 dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Scotland
The Parliament of Scotland ( sco, Pairlament o Scotland; gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba) was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland from the 13th century until 1707. The parliament evolved during the early 13th century from the king's council of bishops and earls, with the first identifiable parliament being held in 1235 during the reign of Alexander II, when it already possessed a political and judicial role. A unicameral institution, for most of its existence the Parliament consisted of the three estates of clergy, nobility, and the burghs. By the 1690s it comprised the nobility, the shires, the burghs, and various officers of state. Parliament gave consent for the raising of taxation and played an important role in the administration of justice, foreign policy, war, and the passing of a broad range of legislation. Parliamentary business was also carried out by "sister" institutions, such as General Councils or Conventions of Estates, which could both carry out much bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Clarges
Sir Thomas Clarges (c 1618 – 4 October 1695) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1656 and 1695. He played an important part in bringing about the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660. Origins Clarges was the son of John Clarges and his wife Anne Leaver. He was an apothecary in London.William Betham''The Baronetage of England: or The History of the English baronets ..., Volume 2''/ref> His sister Anne Clarges was the wife of the royalist General George Monck, later 1st Duke of Albemarle. Career In 1656 Clarges was elected Member of Parliament for the Sheriffdoms of Ross, Sutherland, and Cromarty in the Second Protectorate Parliament. In 1659 he was MP for the Boroughs of Banff and Cullen, and Aberdeen and for the Boroughs of Peebles, Selkirk, Jedburgh, Lauder, North Berwick, Dunbar and Haddington in the Third Protectorate Parliament. When Richard Cromwell became Lord Protector he ordered Clarges to go immediately to Scotlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sutherland, Ross And Cromarty (Commonwealth Parliament Constituency)
During the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, called the Protectorate, the Scottish sheriffdoms of Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty Cromarty (; gd, Cromba, ) is a town, civil parish and former royal burgh in Ross and Cromarty, in the Highland area of Scotland. Situated at the tip of the Black Isle on the southern shore of the mouth of Cromarty Firth, it is seaward from In ... were jointly represented by one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons at Westminster from 1654 until 1659. List of Members of Parliament References Constituencies in the Parliament of England Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster) Constituencies established in 1654 Constituencies disestablished in 1659 1650s in Scotland History of the Scottish Highlands Politics of the county of Sutherland Politics of the county of Ross Politics of the county of Cromarty 1654 establishments in Scotland {{UK-constituency-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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