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Sir Henry Dashwood, 3rd Baronet
Sir Henry Watkin Dashwood, 3rd Baronet (30 August 1745 – 10 June 1828) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1775 and 1795. Early life Dashwood was the eldest surviving son of Sir James Dashwood, 2nd Baronet of Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire and his wife Elizabeth Spencer, daughter of Edward Spencer of Rendlesham, Suffolk. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1763 and undertook a Grand Tour in 1768. He was extremely extravagant and in 1775 his father had to pay off his debts amounting to £25,000. Political career In 1774 Dashwood contested Wigtown Burghs on the interest of his brother-in-law John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway. With each candidate receiving only two of the four votes, Dashwood's opponent was initially declared the winner, but on petition the result was reversed and Dashwood was returned as Member of Parliament. He voted in support of Lord North in the 1770s. In 1779, Dashwood succeeded to the baronetcy on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons
The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. The leader of the majority party in the House of Commons by convention becomes the prime minister. Other parliaments have also had a lower house called a "House of Commons". History and naming The House of Commons of the Kingdom of England evolved from an undivided parliament to serve as the voice of the tax-paying subjects of the counties and of the boroughs. Knights of the shire, elected from each county, were usually landowners, while the borough members were often from the merchant classes. These members represented subjects of the Crown who were not Lords Temporal or Spiritual, who themselves sat in the House of Lords. The House of Commons gained its name because it represented communities (''communes''). Since the 19th century, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Loftus, 2nd Marquess Of Ely
John Loftus, 2nd Marquess of Ely KP (15 February 1770 – 26 September 1845), styled The Honourable John Loftus from 1785 to 1794 and Viscount Loftus from 1794 to 1806, was a British peer in both the Irish and British peerages. Life He was the son of Charles Loftus, 1st Marquess of Ely and Jane Myhill. Loftus sat in the Irish House of Commons for County Wexford from 1790 until the Act of Union in 1801. He then represented County Wexford in the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1806, when he succeeded his father as 2nd Marquess of Ely and 2nd Baron Loftus. He was Governor of County Wexford from 1805 and Custos Rotulorum of County Wexford from 1824. On 3 November 1807, he was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick. From 1800 to 1806, he was a Lord of the Treasury for Ireland. Family Loftus married Anna Maria, the daughter of Sir Henry Watkin Dashwood, 3rd Baronet, on 22 May 1810 at St George's Hanover Square, and with her, he had five sons and four daughters, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Eden (MP)
William Frederick Elliot Eden (19 January 1782 – January 1810) was a British soldier, politician and Member of Parliament, serving as Teller of the Exchequer. Life Born into the influential Eden family, one of fourteen children, William was the eldest son of William Eden, later to become the 1st Baron Auckland, and his wife Eleanor Elliot, daughter of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet. Career Eden became MP for Woodstock in the 1806 general election, the same constituency as his father had represented. In the same year he was given the position of Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer. Eden was also a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Westminster Volunteers. Death The drowned body of Eden was found by a bargeman, William Western, in the River Thames, London, on 25 February 1810. He had been missing since 19 January. Although he was thought to have committed suicide on that day, the inquest jury returned a verdict of "Found drowned in the river, but by what means it came there, ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester
Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester PC, FRS (14 October 1757 – 8 May 1829) was a British barrister and statesman. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 1802 and 1817. Background and education Born in the Headmaster's Lodge on the South side of Roysse Court, Abingdon, Abbot was the son of Dr John Abbot, headmaster of Abingdon School and rector of All Saints, Colchester, and, by his mother's second marriage, step-brother of Jeremy Bentham. From Westminster School he passed to Christ Church, Oxford, where he matriculated on 14 June 1775. There he gained the chancellor's prize for Latin verse as well as the Vinerian Scholarship. He was admitted to the Middle Temple on 14 October 1768 and was called to the Bar on 9 May 1783. Abbot was granted a BCL in 1783 and a DCL in 1793. On 14 February 1793, he became a Fellow of the Royal Society. Legal and political career In 1795, after having practised twelve years as a barrister, and having published a treatise p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Parker, 4th Earl Of Macclesfield
George Parker, 4th Earl of Macclesfield PC (24 February 1755 – 20 March 1842), styled Viscount Parker between 1764 and 1795, was a British peer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1777 and 1795. Background Macclesfield was the son of Thomas Parker, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield, and Mary, daughter of Sir William Heathcote, 1st Baronet. Political career Macclesfield was returned to Parliament for Woodstock in 1777, a seat he held until 1784, and later represented Minehead between 1790 and 1795. In 1791 he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Comptroller of the Household, which he remained until 1797. In 1795 he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. From 1804 to 1830 he held office as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard under eight different prime ministers. During the French Revolutionary War he raised the County Fencible Cavalry in Oxfordshire, later the Watlington Cavalry, precursor of the Oxfordshire Yeomanry, and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland
William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, PC (Ire), FRS (3 April 174528 May 1814) was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1793. Early life A member of the influential Eden family, Auckland was a younger son of Sir Robert Eden, 3rd Baronet, of Windlestone Hall, County Durham, and Mary, daughter of William Davison. His brothers included Sir John Eden, 4th Baronet, also an MP; Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland, the last royal Governor of Maryland; and Morton Eden, 1st Baron Henley, diplomat. He was educated at Durham School, Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, and was called to the bar, Middle Temple, in 1768. Career In 1771 Auckland published ''Principles of Penal Law'', and soon became a recognized authority on commercial and economic questions. In 1772 he took up an appointment as Under-Secretary of State for the North, a post he held until 1778. He was Member of Parliament for Woodstock from 1774 to 1784 and served as a Lord of Trade f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Moore (English MP)
Charles Moore (23 December 1771 – 14 December 1826) was an English politician. He served in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1799 to 1802 as Member of Parliament for Woodstock. He was later the member for Heytesbury in the enlarged House of Commons of the United Kingdom The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 me ... from 1802 to 1806 and again from 1807 to 1812. References * External links * Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1801–1802 UK MPs 1802–1806 UK MPs 1806–1807 UK MPs 1807–1812 1771 births 1826 deaths British MPs 1796–1800 {{England-UK-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Payne, 1st Baron Lavington
Ralph Payne, 1st Baron Lavington KB PC (19 March 1739 – 3 August 1807) was a British politician and Governor of the Leeward Islands. Early life and education Payne was born in St George, Basseterre on the island of St Kitts in 1739 to Ralph Payne (died 1763)—the Chief Justice of St Kitts—and his wife, Alice. His family was wealthy and originally came from Lavington in Wiltshire, hence Payne's future peerage was as Baron Lavington. He was educated in England at Christ's Hospital school in West Sussex. Following the completion of his time at Christ's, Payne returned to St Kitts where he was "elected a member of the house of assembly and unanimously voted speaker." First tenure as Governor of the Leeward Islands Following his marriage, Payne embarked fully on his political career and became a member of parliament for the borough of Shaftesbury; holding this seat from 1768 to 1771. Payne was created a Knight of the Bath (KB) on 18 February 1771 and was also appointed Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Henry Spencer
Lord Henry John Spencer (20 December 1770 – 3 July 1795) was a British diplomat and politician. Spencer was the second son of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough and his wife, Caroline and was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1790, he was elected Member of Parliament for Woodstock and was briefly secretary to Lord Auckland, British Ambassador at The Hague that year. From 1790 to 1793, he was himself ambassador until transferring to Sweden in 1793. In 1795, he was transferred to Prussia but died of fever at Berlin on 3 July, aged twenty-four. References ;Attribution * Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Younger sons of dukes 1770 births 1795 deaths British MPs 1790–1796 Ambassadors of Great Britain to Sweden Ambassadors of Great Britain to the Netherlands People educated at Eton College Henry Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Burton (died 1832) (1821–1890), British explorer
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Francis Burton may refer to: *Francis Burton (1696–1744), member of parliament for Coleraine, and for Clare *Francis Burton (died 1832) (c. 1744–1832), MP and Justice of Chester *Francis Burton, 2nd Baron Conyngham (c. 1725–1787), Irish peer and politician *Francis Burton (Ennis MP) (died 1714), Irish politician *Francis G. Burton (1840–1915), British engineer and accountant * Francis H. Burton (1817–1872), Ontario businessman and political figure *Francis Nathaniel Burton (1766–1832), Canadian politician *Francis Robert Burton (1840–1915), public servant in South Australia See also * Frank Burton (other) *Richard Francis Burton Sir Richard Francis Burton (; 19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British explorer, writer, orientalist scholar,and soldier. He was famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Adam Of Blair Adam
The Right Hon. William Adam of Blair Adam (2 August 175117 February 1839) was a Scottish advocate, barrister, politician and judge. He served as Solicitor General for Scotland (1802–1805) and as Lord Chief Commissioner of the Jury Court (1815–39). His political career was affected by his father's periodic financial problems, as sometimes the family had substantial wealth and sometimes it was in difficulties, forcing Adam to concentrate his attention on his legal practice. He rose to be Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire. His most important contribution to Scottish Law was probably the introduction of trial by jury on civil (non-criminal) cases. Life William Adam was the only surviving son of Jean Ramsay and John Adam of Blairadam, architect and master mason to the Board of Ordnance in Scotland, of Maryburgh, Kinross. His uncle was the architect Robert Adam. Blairadam House where he was born lies just north of Kelty in Fife but on an isolated side road. He was educate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Norton, 2nd Baron Grantley
William Norton, 2nd Baron Grantley (19 February 1742 – 12 November 1822) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1789 when he succeeded to the peerage as Baron Grantley. Norton was the son of Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, who was created a peer on 9 April 1782, from which time William Norton was styled 'the Honourable'. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. Norton was Member of Parliament for Richmond 1768–1774, for Wigtown Burghs 1774–1775 (unseated on petition), Richmond 1775–1780, Guildford 1782–1784 and Surrey 1784–1789. He became the 2nd Lord Grantley on 1 January 1789. He was the third Englishman to be elected and the second to actually sit in Parliament, for the Scottish constituency of Wigtown Burghs. Arms References *''History of Parliament: House of Commons 1754-1790'', by Sir Lewis Namier and James Brooke (Sidgwick & Jackson 1964) External links * 2nd Lord Grantley* 1742 births 1822 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
