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Sir Christopher Wyvill, 3rd Baronet
Sir Christopher Wyvill, 3rd Baronet (1614 – 8 February 1681) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and 1660. Wyvill was the son of Sir Marmaduke Wyvill, 2nd Baronet of Constable Burton Hall and his wife Isabel Gascoigne, daughter of Sir William Gascoigne of Sedbury Yorkshire. He was baptised on 6 December 1614. Wyvill is credited with a rare little octavo in the Bodleian Library entitled ''Certaine serious Thoughts which at severall times & upon sundry occasions have stollen themselves into verse and now into the publike view from the author onogram, ‘C. W.’ Esquire. Together with a chronological table denoting the names of such Princes as ruled the neighbour states & were contemporary with our English Kings'' published in London in 1647. This volume of verse is described at some length in Brydges's ''Censura Literaria'' (1808, vii. 261–4), and there dubiously attributed to C. Warwick. The Wyvill arms on the title-page point almost conclusiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons Of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England (which incorporated Wales) from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain after the 1707 Act of Union was passed in both the English and Scottish parliaments at the time. In 1801, with the union of Great Britain and Republic of Ireland, Ireland, that house was in turn replaced by the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Origins The Parliament of England developed from the Magnum Concilium that advised the English monarch in medieval times. This royal council, meeting for short periods, included ecclesiastics, noblemen, and representatives of the county, counties (known as "knights of the shire"). The chief duty of the council was to approve taxes proposed by the Crown. In many cases, however, the council demanded the redress of the people's grievances before proceeding to vote on taxation. Thus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament Constituency)
Richmond (Yorks) is a constituency in North Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since May 2015 by Rishi Sunak, the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Conservative Party. Constituency profile The constituency presents itself as a safe seat for the Conservative Party, which held it continuously since 1910 (if including the 11 years by the allied Unionist Party from 1918), and in the 2010 general election, Richmond produced the largest numerical and percentage majority for a Conservative, 62.8% of the vote. The Conservative MP and one-time Party leader William Hague held the seat from a by-election in 1989 until he retired from the Commons in 2015. He had held the posts of Leader of the Opposition (1997–2001), Foreign Secretary (2010–2014) and Leader of the House of Commons (2014–2015). His successor Rishi Sunak served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from February 2020 to July 2022 and as Prime Minister from Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English MPs 1660
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English MPs 1659
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1681 Deaths
Events January–March * January 1 – Prince Muhammad Akbar, son of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, initiates a civil war in India. With the support of troops from the Rajput states, Akbar declares himself the new Mughal Emperor and prepares to fight his father, but is ultimately defeated. * January 3 – The Treaty of Bakhchisarai is signed, between the Ottoman vassal Crimean Khanate and the Russian Empire. * January 18 – The "Exclusion Bill Parliament", summoned by King Charles II of England in October, is dissolved after three months, with directions that new elections be held, and that a new parliament be convened in March in Oxford. * February 2 – In India, the Mughal Empire city of Burhanpur (now in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh) is sacked and looted by troops of the Maratha Empire on orders of the Maratha emperor, the Chhatrapati Sambhaji. General Hambirrao Mohite began the pillaging three days earlier. * March 4 – King Char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1614 Births
Events January–June * February – King James I of England condemns duels, in his proclamation ''Against Private Challenges and Combats''. * April 5 – Pocahontas is forced into child marriage with English colonist John Rolfe in Jamestown, Virginia. July–December * July 6 – Raid of Żejtun: Ottoman forces make a final attempt to conquer the island of Malta, but are beaten back by the Knights Hospitaller. * August 23 – The University of Groningen is established in the Dutch Republic. * September 1 – In England, Sir Julius Caesar becomes Master of the Rolls. * October 11 – Adriaen Block and a group of Amsterdam merchants petition the States General of the Northern Netherlands for exclusive trading rights, in the area he explored and named "New Netherland". * November 12 – The Treaty of Xanten ends the War of the Jülich Succession. * November 19 – Hostilities resulting from an attempt by Toyotomi Hideyori to restore Osaka Castle begin. Tokugawa Ieyasu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Cradock
Joseph Cradock, FSA (1741/2 – 1826) was an English man of letters, writer, bibliophile and amateur actor. Biography Early life Joseph was born at Leicester on 9 January 1741/2, the only surviving son of Joseph Cradock of Leicester and Gumley. He was inoculated against smallpox in spite of the prevailing prejudice. His father was threatened by the mob, and had to pay the surgeon 100 ''l''. His mother died in 1749, and his father afterwards married Anne Ludlam (died 1774), sister of two well-known mathematicians. Cradock was educated at Leicester Grammar School. His father died in 1759, and he was soon afterwards sent to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, of which Richard Farmer, his schoolfellow, was then tutor. He had already acquired a taste for the stage and for London society, and left Cambridge without daring to face the examination for a degree.Stephen 1887, p. 435. London In 1765 Cradock married Anna Francesca, third daughter of Francis Stratford of Merivale Hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Yorke (1633-1663)
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) (1836–1912), English landowner and Conservative politician *John Yorke, 7th Earl of Hardwicke Captain John Manners Yorke, 7th Earl of Hardwicke DL, JP (30 October 1840 – 13 March 1909), styled The Honourable John Yorke until 1904, was a British naval commander and peer. Yorke was the second son of Admiral Charles Yorke, 4th Earl of H ... (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] |
James Darcy (1617–1673)
James Darcy (1617 - 1673) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660. Darcy was the son of Conyers Darcy, 4th Baron Darcy (died 1654) and his wife Dorothy Belasyse, daughter of Sir Henry Belasyse, 1st Baronet of Newburgh Priory. He was baptised on 30 November 1617. He was a commissioner for militia for Yorkshire in March 1660. In April 1660, Darcy was elected Member of Parliament for Richmond in the Convention Parliament. He was a J.P. for the North Riding of Yorkshire from July 1660 to 1666 and a commissioner for assessment from August 1660 until his death. In June 1661 he was appointed Master of the Royal Stud at £200 per year and was contracted to supply twelve horses a year for £800. He was receiver of the free gift for Yorkshire from 1661 to 1665, commissioner for corporations from 1662 to 1663 and commissioner for loyal and indigent officers in 1662. In 1668 his salary as Master of the Royal Stud was abolished in the Household reforms, and hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Thorpe
Francis Thorpe (1595–1665) was an English barrister, judge and politician. Early life He was the eldest son of Roger Thorpe of Birdsall, North Yorkshire and of his wife Elizabeth, daughter of William Danyell of Beswick. He was admitted a student of Gray's Inn on 12 February 1611, and of St John's College, Cambridge, on 8 November following. He graduated B.A. in 1613. Thorpe was called to the bar on 11 May 1621, was ancient of Gray's Inn in 1632, bencher in 1640, and autumn reader in 1641. He was made recorder of Beverley in 1623, and held the post until raised to the bench in 1649, when he was succeeded by his stepson, William Wise. He was recorder of Kingston upon Hull from 1639 till 1648, and made the public speech at the reception of Charles I on his visit to the town in April 1639. The Civil War On 24 March 1641 Thorpe was called as a witness at the trial of the Earl of Strafford. On the outbreaking of the First English Civil War, Thorpe took the side of Parliament, serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Chaloner (regicide)
Thomas ChalonerIn some contemporary records, likHouse of Commons Journal Volume 8 9 June 1660 his name is also spelt Thomas Challoner (1595–1661) was an English politician, commissioner at the trial of Charles I and signatory to his death warrant. He was born at Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire, and was the son of the courtier Sir Thomas Chaloner. In January 1649 he and his younger brother, James Chaloner (1602–1660), served as two of the 135 commissioners of the court that tried King Charles I. Subsequently Thomas Chaloner signed the King's death warrant, whilst James did not. In 1660, at the restoration of the monarchy under Charles II, Chaloner was excluded from the Indemnity and Oblivion Act, which gave a general pardon, and escaped to the Continent to avoid a trial for high treason. He died at Middelburg in the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bathurst
John Bathurst (1607–1659) was an English physician. He attended Oliver Cromwell, and was twice Member of Parliament. Life He was the second son of Dr. John Bathurst, of Goudhurst in Kent. He was born in Sussex, his mother being Dorothy, daughter of Captain E. Maplesden of Marsden, a naval officer. In December 1614 Bathurst entered the university of Cambridge as a sizar at Pembroke College, took the degree of B.A. in 1618, and that of M.A. in 1621. In 1637 he obtained the degree of M.D., and in the same year, on 22 December was admitted at once candidate and fellow of the College of Physicians, of which he was afterwards twice censor, in 1641 and 1650. On 1 February 1643 he was incorporated M.A. at Oxford. In 1653, during the First Anglo-Dutch War, he was attending the seamen of the fleet after Robert Blake's prolonged engagement in February of that year. He represented Richmond, Yorkshire, as burgess in the parliament summoned by Cromwell in 1656, and again in Richard Crom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
