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Sheriff Of Glamorganshire
This page is a list of High Sheriffs of Glamorgan. Sheriffs of Glamorgan served under and were answerable to the independent Lords of Glamorgan until that lordship was merged into the crown. This is in contrast to sheriffs of the English shires who were from the earliest times officers of the crown. Sheriffs in the modern sense, appointed and answerable to the crown, were instituted in the county of Glamorgan in 1541. On 1 April 1974 the shrievalty of Glamorgan was abolished and replaced by the High Sheriff of West Glamorgan, the High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan and the High Sheriff of South Glamorgan. List of Sheriffs *1122–1149 Sir Robert Norreis *1322 Sir Henry de Wylyngton Barony of Willington of Keir Kenny (Carreg Cennen Castle) *1421 Sir John Stradling Clark, G.T. ''Cartae et Alia Munimenta quae ad Dominium de Glamorgan. Pertinent'', Cardiff, 1891, vol.4, Charter no.1116, pp.1486-1488. Witnessed inspeximus of Lord of Glamorgan dated 20/4/1421, described as ''vicecomite nost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Sheriff Of West Glamorgan
The office of High Sheriff of West Glamorgan was established in 1974 as part of the creation of the county of West Glamorgan in Wales following the Local Government Act 1972. Together with the High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan and the High Sheriff of South Glamorgan, it replaced the office of the High Sheriff of Glamorgan. In recent years the High Sheriff of West Glamorgan has supported and chaired the CrimeBeat charity. High Sheriffs of West Glamorgan *''Before 1974 – See High Sheriff of Glamorgan'' *1974: Alan Burnyeat Turnbull of Home Farm, Penrice, Reynoldston *1975: Claud Gerald Bellingham of Bishopston, Swansea *1976: Martin Thomas of Wern Road, Skewen *1977: Commodore Robert Hastie *1978: Donald Humphrey Davies of Caswell, Swansea *1979: Keith Cyril Austin Bailey of Caswell Bay, Swansea *1980: Michael Rowland Godfrey Llewellyn of Glebe House, Penmaen, Swansea *1981: Alexander Herbert Lindsey Eccles of Penmaen, Swansea *1982: Arthur Gordon Chilcott, of Caswell Road, Mumbles, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Herbert (MP Died 1576)
William Herbert may refer to: Earls of Pembroke *William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (died 1469) (c. 1423–1469) *William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1451–1491) *William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (died 1570) (c. 1501–1570), Tudor period noble and courtier * William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (1580–1630) *William Herbert, 6th Earl of Pembroke (c. 1640–1674), English nobleman and politician *William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke (born 1978) Other peers * William Herbert, 1st Baron Powis (1572–1655), an English peer and landowner *William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis (1626–1696), an English peer and landowner *William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis (1665–1745), an English and later British peer and landowner *William Herbert, 3rd Marquess of Powis (1698–1748), a British peer and landowner Others * William Herbert (MP fl.1555), MP for Monmouthshire 1555 *William Herbert (Captain), MP for Cardiff 1555 *Sir William Herbert (planter) (died 1593), Eliza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Nicholas Kemeys, 1st Baronet
Sir Nicholas Kemeys, 1st Baronet (before 1593 – 25 May 1648) was a Welsh landowner and soldier during the English Civil War in South Wales. Lineage The family claimed descent from a Stephen de Kemeys who held lands in the southern Welsh Marches, in Monmouthshire in the 1230s. A David Kemeys, the son of Ievan Kemeys of Began (near St Mellons) married Cecil, a daughter of Llewelyn ab Evan ab Llewelyn ap Cynfig of Cefn Mably in or around 1450. David was succeeded by his son, Lewis Kemeys and his son and heir in turn was John Kemeys, succeeded by his son, also named David (possibly born 1564). David's eldest son Edward Kemeys, High Sheriff of Glamorganshire for 1574, died without issue and the estate passed to a nephew, another David Kemeys, the son of Rhys Kemeys of Llanvair Castle (Llanvair Discoed), who also became Sheriff of Glamorgan for 1616. He was succeeded by his son Edward who had no issue and the estate therefore passed to Nicholas Kemeys, the third son of Rhys Kemey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Mansel
Sir Lewis Mansel of Margam (died 1638) was a Welsh landowner. He was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Mansel, Baron Mansel and Mary Mordaunt, a daughter of Lewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron Mordaunt. He attended Jesus College, Oxford in 1601. He inherited on thedeath of his father in 1631. The family homes included Margam, Oxwich Castle, and Penrice Castle. He married Catherine or Kate Sidney, a daughter of Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester and Barbara Gamage. Robert Sidney was Chamberlain to Anne of Denmark. She travelled to Bath in August 1615 for her health. Mansel and Kate joined him from Margam as she wanted medical advice from the physicians at Bath. After Kate's death at Baynard's Castle on 8 May 1616,''Letters of George Lord Carew to Sir Thomas Roe'' (London, 1860), p. 33. Lewis Mansel married Katherine Lewis, daughter of Sir Edward Lewis of Van. His third wife was Elizabeth Montagu, a daughter of Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester. Their children included: * Sir Henry Mans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lewis (MP For Cardiff)
George Lewis may refer to: Entertainment and art * George B. W. Lewis (1818–1906), circus rider and theatre manager in Australia * George E. Lewis (born 1952), American composer and free jazz trombonist * George J. Lewis (1903–1995), Mexican-born American actor * George Robert Lewis (1782–1871), English painter of landscapes and portraits * George Lewis (clarinetist) (1900–1968), New Orleans jazz clarinettist * George Lewis, Jr. aka Twin Shadow (born 1983), Dominican-American musician and actor Politics * George Lowys or Lewis (fl. 1536), mayor of Winchelsea * George Lewis (MP for Cardiff), Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiff, 1586 * George Cornewall Lewis (1806–1863), British statesman * George Lewis (politician) (1820–1887), American politician, mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts Sports * George Lewis (athlete) (1917–2011), track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago * George Lewis (footballer, born 1875) (1875–?), English footballer * George Lewis (f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan David Jones
Evan David Jones CBE FSA (6 December 1903 – 7 March 1987) was the Librarian of the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth from 1958 to 1969. Jones was appointed Librarian of the National Library of Wales, the national legal deposit library of Wales, in 1958. A biographer, Jones wrote articles on Evan Lewis, and David Jones among others for the Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Jones also wrote ''Victorian and Edwardian Wales from Old Photographs''. He was the editor when the entire works of Welsh bard Lewis Glyn Cothi were published in 1953, through the cooperation of the National Library of Wales and the University of Wales Press The University of Wales Press ( cy, Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru) was founded in 1922 as a central service of the University of Wales. The press publishes academic journals and around seventy books a year in the English and Welsh languages on six general ... Board._Lewis_Glyn_Cothi_on_Britannica.com.html" ;"title="Britannica.com.html" ;"title="Lewis Glyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Stradling, 1st Baronet
Sir John Stradling, 1st Baronet (1563 – 9 September 1637), was an English poet, scholar and politician. Life John Stradling was the son of Francis and Elizabeth Stradling of St George, Bristol, and was adopted by his second cousin, Sir Edward Stradling. He was educated under Edward Green, a canon of Bristol, before matriculating at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1580. He graduated BA from Magdalen Hall in 1584, having gained a reputation as "a miracle for his forwardness in learning and pregnancy of parts". After studying for a while at one of the inns of court, he travelled abroad. Stradling was Sheriff of Glamorgan for 1608 and 1620. Knighted on 15 May 1608, he was then described as living in Shropshire. In 1609, on the death of Sir Edward Stradling, he inherited St Donat's Castle and estate in Glamorgan. On 22 May 1611 he was created Baronet. Stradling was member of parliament for St. Germans, Cornwall, (1623–1624), Old Sarum (1625), and Glamorgan (1625–1626). T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Thomas Mansell, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Mansell, 1st Baronet (1556 – 20 December 1631) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1614. Mansell was the eldest son of Sir Edward Mansall of Margam. Mansell was knighted in 1581. Then in 1593 Mansell was High Sheriff of Glamorgan. In 1597, he was elected Member of Parliament for Glamorgan. He was appointed one of council of the Marches on 7 July 1602 and was High Sheriff of Glamorgan again in 1603. In 1605 Mansell was re-elected MP for Glamorgan and sat until 1611. He was created a baronet on 22 May 1611. He was re-elected MP for Glamorgan in 1614 for the Addled Parliament The Parliament of 1614 was the second Parliament of England of the reign of James VI and I, which sat between 5 April and 7 June 1614. Lasting only two months and two days, it saw no bills pass and was not even regarded as a Parliament by its c .... Mansell died at the age of 75 and was buried at Margam. Mansell married firstly M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Herbert (MP Died 1593)
Sir William Herbert (c. 1554 – 4 March 1593) was a Welsh colonist in Ireland, author and Member of Parliament. Early life He was son of William Herbert of St. Julians in Monmouthshire, on a family estate lying between Caerleon and Newport. His mother was Jane, daughter of Edward Griffith. He was sole surviving legitimate heir-male of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke, as the great-grandson of Sir George Herbert of St. Julians, the earl's third son. Born after 1552, he was a pupil of Laurence Humphrey, President of Magdalen College, Oxford, presumed to have been a private pupil. Herbert was a savant, and 1 May 1577 he sent John Dee notes for Dee's '' Monas Hieroglyphica''. In 1581 he was residing at Mortlake, and enjoying Dee's learning. Thomas Churchyard the poet was another admirer, and Churchyard dedicated to Herbert his 'Dream,' which forms 'the ninth labour' of 'the first parte of Churchyardes Chippes,' 1575. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Mansel
Sir Edward Mansel, 4th Baronet (ca. October 163714 November 1706) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in three periods between 1660 and 1689. Mansel was the son of Sir Lewis Mansel, 2nd Baronet of Margam and his third wife Lady Elizabeth Montagu, daughter of Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester. He inherited the baronetcy of Margam on the death of his brother Henry who died in infancy in around 1640. In 1660, Mansel was elected Member of Parliament for Glamorgan in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Glamorgan in 1670 for the Cavalier Parliament and sat until 1679. In 1681 he was re-elected MP for Glamorgan and held the seat until 1689. In 1660 he was appointed a commissioner of militia in Glamorgan and was the Colonel of the Glamorganshire Militia in 1665 and again in 1697. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cefn Mably
Cefn Mably is a district located approximately 6 miles north of Cardiff city centre and 5 miles south-east of Caerphilly. It's mostly within the city and county of Cardiff but is also partly within the Caerphilly County Borough. Notable Buildings Cefn Mably House is an historic property in the area. Greyhound racing The greyhounds that raced at the Cardiff Arms Park and Somerton Park Somerton Park was a football, greyhound racing and speedway stadium in Newport, South Wales. Football In April 1912 Newport County had been accepted to play in the Southern League for the 1912–13 season. Shortly afterwards, the site ... were based at kennels in Cefn Mably. Fishing There's 8 fishing lakes, and the Cardiff Angling Centre based at the Cefn Mably Lakes. Farming There's an outdoor entertainment venue based at Cefn Mably Farm Park. It contains a soft play barn, child friendly go-karting and digger facilities, a farm shop, hot and cold food for sale, and as the name s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Stradling (1528/29–1609)
Edward Stradling may refer to: * Edward Stradling (1528/29–1609), MP for Steyning 1554, MP for Arundel 1557–58 * Sir Edward Stradling, 2nd Baronet (1601–1644) * Sir Edward Stradling, 3rd Baronet (''c'' 1624–''c'' 1660) of Cardiff Castle * Sir Edward Stradling, 4th Baronet (''c'' 1643–1685) of the Stradling baronets * Sir Edward Stradling, 5th Baronet Sir Edward Stradling, 5th Baronet (11 April 1672 – 5 April 1735) was a Welsh landowner and politician and a baronet in the peerage of England. He was the eldest surviving son of Sir Edward Stradling, 4th Baronet of St Donat's Castle, Glamor ... (1672–1735), MP for Cardiff Boroughs 1710–22 * Edward Stradling (1699–1726), son of the 5th Baronet, MP for Cardiff Boroughs 1722–26 {{hndis, Stradling, Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
