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Sir John Coryton, 1st Baronet
Sir John Coryton, 1st Baronet (c. 1621 – 1680) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons from 1660 to 1680. Coryton was the son of William Coryton, of West Newton Ferrers, St Mellion, Cornwall by his wife Elizabeth Chichester, 3rd daughter of John Chichester (died 1586), Sir John Chichester (died 1586) of Raleigh, Pilton, Raleigh, Devon, Sheriff of Devon in 1585. He was baptised on 29 July 1621 at St Mellion. He was fined £297 in 1651. In 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament for Callington (UK Parliament constituency), Callington in a by-election to the Convention Parliament (1660), Convention Parliament. In 1661 he was elected MP for Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency), Cornwall in the Cavalier Parliament. He was created a Coryton baronets, baronet on 27 February 1662. In February 1679 he was elected MP for Callington again in the First Exclusion Parliament. He was elected MP for Launceston (UK Parliament constituency), L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blason Ville Fr Lacroix-Falgarde (Haute-Garonne)
Blason is a form of poetry. The term originally comes from the heraldic term "blazon" in French heraldry, which means either the codified description of a coat of arms or the coat of arms itself. The Dutch term is Blazoen, and in either Dutch or French, the term is often used to refer to the coat of arms of a chamber of rhetoric. History The term forms the root of the modern words "emblazon", which means to celebrate or adorn with heraldic markings, and "blazoner", one who emblazons. The terms "blason", "blasonner", "blasonneur" were used in 16th-century French literature by poets who, following Clément Marot in 1536, practised a genre of poems that praised a woman by singling out different parts of her body and finding appropriate metaphors to compare them with. It is still being used with that meaning in literature and especially in poetry. One famous example of such a celebratory poem, ironically rejecting each proposed stock metaphor, is William Shakespeare's Sonnet 130: : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolaus Pevsner
Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner (30 January 1902 – 18 August 1983) was a German-British art historian and architectural historian best known for his monumental 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, ''The Buildings of England'' (1951–74). Life Nikolaus Pevsner was born in Leipzig, Saxony, the son of Anna and her husband Hugo Pevsner, a Russian-Jewish fur merchant. He attended St. Thomas School, Leipzig, and went on to study at several universities, Munich, Berlin, and Frankfurt am Main, before being awarded a doctorate by Leipzig in 1924 for a thesis on the Baroque architecture of Leipzig. In 1923, he married Carola ("Lola") Kurlbaum, the daughter of distinguished Leipzig lawyer Alfred Kurlbaum. He worked as an assistant keeper at the Dresden Gallery between 1924 and 1928. He converted from Judaism to Lutheranism early in his life. During this period he became interested in establishing the supremacy of German modernist architecture after becoming aware of Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Carew (died 1691)
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Richard Carew may refer to: * Richard Carew (antiquary) (1555–1620), English translator and antiquary * Sir Richard Carew, 1st Baronet (c. 1580–1643), medical experimenter and educationist, son of the antiquary See also * Sir Richard Carew Pole, 13th Baronet (born 1938) *Carew (surname) Carew is a Welsh and Cornish habitation-type surname; it has also been used as a synonym for the Irish patronymic Ó Corráin. ''Carey'' can be a variant. History The Cambro-Norman Carew family sprang from the same stock as the FitzGeralds: viz. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Rolle (died 1719)
Samuel Rolle may refer to: *Samuel Rolle (died 1647), English MP for Grampound, Callington and Devon *Samuel Rolle (1646–1719), English MP for Callington and Devon (UK Parliament constituency) Devon was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Devon in England. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire, in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and fin ... * Samuel Rolle (1669–1735), English MP for Barnstaple {{hndis, Rolle, Samuel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Edgcumbe (politician)
Richard Edgcumbe (sometimes spelt Edgecumbe and Edgecombe) may refer to: * Sir Richard Edgcumbe (died 1489) (c. 1440–1489), courtier and politician, fought at Bosworth * Sir Richard Edgcumbe (died 1562), courtier and politician * Sir Richard Edgcumbe (died 1639), Cornish MP 1586 to 1628 * Sir Richard Edgcumbe (politician) (1640–1688), MP for Launceston and Cornwall * Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe (1680–1758), British peer and politician * Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron Edgcumbe (1716–1761), British peer and politician * Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ... (1764–1839) * Richard Edgecombe (born c.1540), MP for Totnes See also * Edgcumbe (other) {{hndis, Edgcumbe, Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Robartes
Francis Robartes Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (c. 1649 – 3 February 1718) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1673 and 1718. Early life Robartes was the fourth son of John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor and his second wife Letitia Isabella Smythe (1630–1714). He was baptised at Lanhydrock in Cornwall on 6 January 1650. He was at school at Chelsea under Mr Cary and was admitted at Christ's College, Cambridge on 2 May 1663 aged 13. Robartes was known as a musical composer and a writer of the theory of sound. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1673. Political career In 1673, Robartes was elected Member of Parliament for Bossiney (UK Parliament constituency), Bossiney in the Cavalier Parliament and sat until 1679. He was elected MP for Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency), Cornwall in 1679 and sat until 1681. He was elected for Cornwall again in 1685 and sat until 1687. In 1689 he was elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet
Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet (ca. 1623 – 5 March 1681), of Trelawny in the parish of Pelynt in Cornwall, England, was a Cornish Member of Parliament. Origins He was the fourth child and eldest son and heir of Sir John Trelawny, 1st Baronet (d. 16 February 1664), Sheriff of Cornwall for 1630. Career He entered Parliament in 1660 as a Member of Parliament for his family's pocket borough of East Looe in Cornwall and the prestigious county seat of Cornwall in 1661. He was elected for both East Looe and Liskeard in 1679 but was not called on to choose between them, and again in 1681, but died before Parliament convened. Marriage and children He married Mary Seymour (1619–1680), daughter of Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Baronet (c. 1580–1659) of Berry Pomeroy in Devon, great-grandson of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of England and eldest brother of Queen Jane Seymour (d. 1537), the third wife of King Henry VIII. By his wife he had six sons and at lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Boscawen (1625–1701)
Hugh Boscawen (1625 – 30 May 1701) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons on seven occasions between 1646 and 1701. Origins Boscawen was the second son of Hugh Boscawen of Tregothnan, Cornwall by his wife Margaret Rolle, daughter of Robert Rolle (1560–1633) of Heanton Satchville, Petrockstowe, Devon. He was baptised on 21 August 1625. His brothers were Nicholas Boscawen, Charles Boscawen (1627–1689), and Edward Boscawen (1628–1685). He and his brothers Charles and Edward were MPs in Cornwall. His brother Edward was the father of Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth (1680–1734). The Boscawens are an ancient Cornish family. His father Hugh Boscawen (fl.1620) of Tregothnan was thirteenth in descent from a certain Henry de Boscawen. He derived a huge income from his copper mines at Chacewater and Gwennap where he was the principal landowner. The Chacewater mine, now known as Wheal Busy, was located in what was known at one time as "the richest square m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Carew, 3rd Baronet
Sir John Carew, 3rd Baronet (6 November 1635 – 1 August 1692) of Antony, Cornwall, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1660 and 1692. Origins Carew was the third but eldest surviving son of Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet (1608–1644) by his wife Jane Rolle (1606-1679), daughter of Robert Rolle (d. 1633) of Heanton Satchville, Petrockstowe, Devon. His father was beheaded on Tower Hill on 23 December 1644 for attempting to betray the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War. Career Carew succeeded to the baronetcy in 1644 and although the estates were initially sequestered they were later released and he was allowed to inherit in November 1645. In 1660, Carew was elected Member of Parliament for Cornwall in the Convention Parliament. In 1661 he was elected MP for Bodmin for the Cavalier Parliament and sat until 1679. He was then elected MP for Lostwithiel until 1685. In 1689 he was re-elected MP for Cornwall until 1690 when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Wyche
Sir Cyril Wyche PRS (c.1632 – 28 December 1707) was an English lawyer and politician. Early life He was born in Constantinople, Turkey, where his father, Sir Peter Wyche, was the English Ambassador. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford with Bachelor of Arts in 1653. He received his Master of Arts (MA) in 1655 and his Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) in 1665. Between the time he received his MA and his DCL, he was knighted (1660). This is so close in time to the English Restoration that he was almost certainly a Cavalier, and may have served in the military for the Royalist cause. Career He was an original member of the Royal Society and served as President from 1683–1684. He joined the bar in 1670 and became Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1692. He was a Member of Parliament for several constituencies at different times, (MP for Callington (1661–1678), for East Grinstead (1681–1685), for Saltash (1685–1687), and for Preston (1702–1705) Personal life He married thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Brodrick
Sir Allen Brodrick (28 July 1623 – 25 November 1680) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1660 and 1679. Brodrick was the son of Thomas Brodrick, of Wandsworth, then in Surrey. He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford on 29 November 1639, aged 16 and was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1648. In 1660, Brodrick was elected Member of Parliament for Orford in the Convention Parliament. for his services to the Restoration of the Monarchy he was knighted on 1 August 1660 and made Surveyor General of Ireland from 1660 to 1667. He became an M.P. for Dungarvan (Ireland) in 1661. Also in 1661 he was elected MP for Callington and for Orford in the Cavalier Parliament The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, and longer than any Great British or UK Parliament to date, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter-century reign of C ... and chose to sit for Orford which he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Hugh Pollard, 2nd Baronet
Sir Hugh Pollard, 2nd Baronet (1603 – 27 November 1666) was an English soldier and MP elected for Bere Alston in 1640, Callington in 1660, and Devon in 1661. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Origins Pollard was the eldest son and heir of Sir Lewis Pollard, 1st Baronet (d.1641) of King's Nympton, Devonshire, by his wife Margaret Berkeley, daughter of Sir Henry Berkeley, Knight, of Bruton, Somerset. Career He joined the army and by 1639 was a captain engaged in raising troops in Devon for the Scottish wars. The following year he was ordered to Scotland and was probably present at the Battle of Newburn. Civil War In November 1640, Pollard was elected Member of Parliament for Bere Alston in the Long Parliament.Helms & Ferris He became involved in the Royalist army plots of 1641 and, after being found guilty of misprision, was expelled from the House of Commons. He succeeded to the baronetcy that same year. During the Civil war Pollard mainly served w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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