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Sir Gervase Clifton, 6th Baronet
Two unrelated baronetcies have been created in the surname of Clifton. The Clifton Baronetcy, of Clifton in the County of Nottinghamshire, was created in the Baronetage of England on 22 May 1611 for Sir Gervas Clifton, of Clifton Hall, Nottingham. This Clifton family took their name from the settlement on the Bank of the River Trent at Clifton, Nottinghamshire, which they made their home at the time of the Norman Conquest. The family was much involved in the events of its times. Several members of the family served from the 13th century as High Sheriff of the counties of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Sir John Clifton was slain fighting for the King at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1402. Sir Gervase Clifton was captured and beheaded following the Battle of Tewkesbury during the Wars of the Roses in 1471. The first Baronet was the grandson of Sir Gervase Clifton (High Sheriff of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire in 1547 and of Nottinghamshire only in 1571) whom he succeeded at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Kimber
Edward Kimber (1719–1769) was an English novelist, journalist and compiler of reference works. Life He was son of Isaac Kimber; and in early life apprentice to a bookseller, John Noon of Cheapside. He made a living by compilation and editorial work for booksellers. Kimber spent the years 1742 to 1744 in British North America, and drew on his travels in subsequent writing. In 1745–6 he published a series of ''Itinerant Observations in America'' in ''The London Magazine'', at that point edited by his father. Works Kimber wrote: *''A Relation, or Journal, of a Late Expedition to the Gates of St. Augustine, on Florida'' (1744). Kimber had served in the militia of James Oglethorpe, and participated in a raid in 1743 that was a sequel to the 1740 siege of St. Augustine, Florida. * ''The Life and Adventures of Joe Thompson, a Narrative founded on fact, written by himself'' non. 2 vols., London, 1750; other editions, 1751, 1775, 1783. A French translation appeared in 1762. A "ram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Juckes Granville Juckes-Clifton, 8th Baronet
Sir Juckes Granville Juckes-Clifton, 8th Baronet (1769—1852) was 8th Baronet Clifton of Clifton, Nottinghamshire. and High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1820. Family He was the second son of Sir Gervase Clifton, 6th Baronet, and wife Frances. He was educated at Rugby School. He married in 1794 Margaret de Lancy, daughter of James de Lancy of Bath. They had no children. He married again in 1821, to Marianne Swinfen (d 1860), daughter of John Swinfen of Swinfen, Staffordshire. The children from this marriage were: *Sir Robert Juckes Clifton, later 9th Baronet *Marianne Margaret Clifton (d 1891), married in 1842 the Rt Hon. Sir Henry Hervey Bruce, 3rd Baronet (d 1907), of Downhill, co. Londonderry Career In 1790 he inherited the estate of his great-uncle the Rev. Juckes Egerton, of Trelydon, Montgomeryshire, and assumed by Royal Licence the sole surname of Juckes. He succeeded his brother Sir Robert Clifton, 7th Baronet as 8th Baronet in 1837, and consequently took the additio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Robert Clifton, 7th Baronet ...
Sir Robert Clifton (1767–1837) was 7th Baronet Clifton of Clifton, Nottinghamshire and High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1820. Family He was the eldest son of Sir Gervase Clifton, 6th Baronet, and wife Frances. He succeeded his father in 1815. Educated at Rugby School, he served as High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1820. He did not marry and was succeeded by his brother Juckes Granville Juckes-Clifton as 8th Baronet.''The Gentleman's Magazine'', Volume 192. p. 633 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Clifton, Robert, 7th Baronet 1767 births 1837 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England People from Nottingham People educated at Rugby School High Sheriffs of Nottinghamshire 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, glory, honou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Robert Clifton, 5th Baronet
Sir Robert Clifton, 5th Baronet (1690–1762) Order of the Bath, KB of Clifton Hall, Nottingham was a British politician who sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons from 1727 to 1741. Early life Clifton was the eldest son of Sir Gervase Clifton, 4th Baronet, and his wife Anne Bagnall, daughter of Dudley Bagnall of Newry, Ireland. He was imprisoned briefly with his father during the Jacobite Rising of 1715. He married on 27 June 1723, Frances Coote, daughter of Nanfan Coote, 2nd Earl of Bellomont. On 27 May 1725, he was made a Knight of the Bath. Career At the 1727 British general election Clifton planned to stand for both East Retford (UK Parliament constituency), East Retford and Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency), Nottinghamshire with combined Whig and Tory support, but reached a compromise by which he was assured of support at East Retford where he was returned as Member of Parliament. He supported the Government, serving on the gaols committee of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacobitism
Jacobitism (; gd, Seumasachas, ; ga, Seacaibíteachas, ) was a political movement that supported the restoration of the senior line of the House of Stuart to the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British throne. The name derives from the first name of James II and VII, which in Latin translates as ''Jacobus (name), Jacobus''. When James went into exile after the November 1688 Glorious Revolution, the Parliament of England argued that he had abandoned the Kingdom of England, English throne, which they offered to his Protestant daughter Mary II, and her husband William III of England, William III. In April, the Convention of Estates (1689), Scottish Convention held that he "forfeited" the throne of Scotland by his actions, listed in the Articles of Grievances. The Revolution thus created the principle of a contract between monarch and people, which if violated meant the monarch could be removed. Jacobites argued monarchs were appointed by God, or Divine right of kings, divine right, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Clifton, 3rd Baronet
Sir William Clifton, JP (1663 1686 in France) was 3rd Baronet Clifton of Clifton, Nottinghamshire, and Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire from 1683 to 1686. In 1685, he founded a regiment which later became the 15th Regiment of Foot and subsequently the East Yorkshire Regiment. Family William was the third, but eldest surviving son of Sir Clifford Clifton and Frances Finch, daughter of Sir Heneage Finch former Speaker of the House of Commons. He was christened in St Mary Abbots, Kensington on 7 April 1663. His paternal grandfather was Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet and paternal grandmother was Lady Frances Clifford, daughter of Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland He succeeded his father in ownership of the Clifton estates in 1670, and succeeded his cousin Sir Gervase Clifton, 2nd Baronet, to the baronetcy in 1676. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. Sir William Clifton was Deputy Lieutenant for Nottinghamshire from 1683 until his death in 1686, and was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Gervase Clifton, 2nd Baronet
Sir Gervase Clifton (1612–1675) was 2nd Baronet Clifton of Clifton, Nottinghamshire. Family Gervase was the only son of Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet, and his first wife Lady Penelope Rich, daughter of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and Lady Penelope Devereux. His mother died in 1613, and his father married six more times and had many more children. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1629 he went on the Grand Tour with his tutor, the philosopher Thomas Hobbes. He married in 1633 Sara, daughter of Timothy Pusey of Selston, Nottinghamshire. They had no surviving children, although two daughters died in infancy. Career He was appointed as a Justice of the Peace for Nottinghamshire in 1635. However, his impulsive behaviour caused conflict with his father. He was described as "the wretched unfortunate, who was his father's greatest foil".Dr Robert Thoroton in his History of Nottinghamshire (1676) He was imprisoned in 1640 for assaulting two men serving a writ on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet
Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet, K.B. (25 November 1587 – 28 June 1666) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1666. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. Political career In 1603, at the English coronation of King James I, Clifton was made a Knight of the Order of the Bath. He became a Justice of the Peace for Nottinghamshire in 1609, remaining until 1646. In 1611, he was third on the list of creations for the new order of baronet. He was active in local Nottinghamshire and national politics in both the reign of James I and Charles I. He was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1610 and High Steward of East Retford from 1616 to 1647. During the reign of King James he was elected Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire in 1614, 1621, 1624 and 1625. He was County Treasurer from 1625 to 1626, and Deputy Lieutenant from 1626 to 1642. In 1626, he was elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Sheriff Of Lancashire
The High Sheriff of Lancashire is an ancient officer, now largely ceremonial, granted to Lancashire, a county in North West England. High Shrievalties are the oldest secular titles under the Crown, in England and Wales. The High Sheriff of Lancashire is the representative of the monarch in the county, and is the "Keeper of The King's Peace" in the county, executing judgements of the High Court through an Under Sheriff. Throughout the Middle Ages, the High Sheriff was a powerful political position; the sheriffs were responsible for the maintenance of law and order and various other roles. Some of its powers were relinquished in 1547 as the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire was instated to deal with military duties. It was in 1908 under King Edward VII of the United Kingdom that the Lord Lieutenant position became more senior than the High Sheriff. Since that time the High Sheriff has broadly become an honorific title, with many of its previous roles having been taken up by High Cour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amyas Bampfylde
Sir Amyas Bampfylde (''alias'' "Amias Bampfield" etc.) (1560 – 9 February 1626) of Poltimore and North Molton in Devon, England, was a Member of Parliament for Devon in 1597. Origins Bampfylde was the son of Richard Bampfield (1526–1594),Vivian, p.39 of Poltimore and Bampfylde House in Exeter, Devon, Sheriff of Devon in 1576, (whose monument survives in Poltimore Church) by his wife Elizabeth Sydenham (died 1599), daughter of Sir John Sydenham of Brympton d'Evercy, Somerset. Career He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 3 December 1575, aged 15. He studied law at the Middle Temple in 1576. He succeeded to the manor of Poltimore on the death of his father in 1594. He was JP for Devon from 1596. In 1597, he was elected Member of Parliament for Devon. He was knighted at Windsor on 9 July 1603. He was Sheriff of Devon from 1603 to 1604. In 1616 he was Deputy Lieutenant. Marriage and children In 1576 Bampfylde married Elizabeth Clifton, a daughter of Sir John Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Sheriff Of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire And The Royal Forests
High may refer to: Science and technology * Height * High (atmospheric), a high-pressure area * High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory * High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift took or takes place * Substance intoxication, also known by the slang description "being high" * Sugar high, a misconception about the supposed psychological effects of sucrose Music Performers * High (musical group), a 1974–1990 Indian rock group * The High, an English rock band formed in 1989 Albums * ''High'' (The Blue Nile album) or the title song, 2004 * ''High'' (Flotsam and Jetsam album), 1997 * ''High'' (New Model Army album) or the title song, 2007 * ''High'' (Royal Headache album) or the title song, 2015 * ''High'' (EP), by Jarryd James, or the title song, 2016 Songs * "High" (Alison Wonderland song), 2018 * "High" (The Chainsmokers song), 2022 * "High" (The Cure song), 1992 * "High" (David Hallyday song), 1988 * " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
