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Sir Richard Norton, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard Norton, 1st Baronet (c. 1582 – June 1646) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. In March 1608, Norton was set to join an embassy to Florence with the diplomat Stephen Lesieur. He was challenged to a duel by Henry Clare (a follower of the Earl of Montgomery) for wrongs done to his sister. Lesieur wrote to the Earl of Salisbury to prevent a fight. Trouble was avoided and Norton joined the embassy.''HMC Salisbury Hatfield'', vol. 20 (London, 1968), pp. 110–1. Norton was the son of Sir Richard Norton, of East Tisted, Hampshire and his wife Mabel Beecher, daughter of Henry Becher, Alderman of London. He matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford on 14 October 1597, aged 15. In 1602, he entered Middle Temple. He was knighted at Hampton Court on 10 January 1611. He was High Sheriff of Hampshire from 1613 to 1614. In 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament for Petersfield. He wa ...
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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 ...
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Bishop Of Winchester
The Bishop of Winchester is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Winchester in the Church of England. The bishop's seat (''cathedra'') is at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire. The Bishop of Winchester has always held ''ex officio'' (except during the period of the Commonwealth until the Restoration of the Monarchy) the office of Prelate of the Most Noble Order of the Garter since its foundation in 1348, and Bishops of Winchester often held the positions of Lord Treasurer and Lord Chancellor ''ex officio''. During the Middle Ages, it was one of the wealthiest English sees, and its bishops have included a number of politically prominent Englishmen, notably the 9th century Saint Swithun and medieval magnates including William of Wykeham and Henry of Blois. The Bishop of Winchester is appointed by the Crown, and is one of five Church of England bishops who sit ''ex officio'' among the 26 Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords, regardless of their length of service. The Diocese o ...
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Members Of The Middle Temple
Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in a database ** Member variable, a variable that is associated with a specific object * Limb (anatomy), an appendage of the human or animal body ** Euphemism for penis * Structural component of a truss, connected by nodes * User (computing), a person making use of a computing service, especially on the Internet * Member (geology), a component of a geological formation * Member of parliament * The Members, a British punk rock band * Meronymy, a semantic relationship in linguistics * Church membership, belonging to a local Christian congregation, a Christian denomination and the universal Church * Member, a participant in a club or learned society A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an ...
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Baronets In The Baronetage Of England
A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th century, however in its current usage was created by James I of England in 1611 as a means of raising funds for the crown. A baronetcy is the only British hereditary honour that is not a peerage, with the exception of the Anglo-Irish Black Knights, White Knights, and Green Knights (of whom only the Green Knights are extant). A baronet is addressed as "Sir" (just as is a knight) or "Dame" in the case of a baronetess, but ranks above all knighthoods and damehoods in the order of precedence, except for the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Thistle, and the dormant Order of St Patrick. Baronets are conventionally seen to belong to the lesser nobility, even though William Thoms claims that: The precise quality of this dignity is ...
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1646 Deaths
It is one of eight years (CE) to contain each Roman numeral once (1000(M)+500(D)+100(C)+(-10(X)+50(L))+5(V)+1(I) = 1646). Events January–March * January 5 – The English House of Commons approves a bill to provide for Ireland to be governed by a single Englishman. * January 9 – The Battle of Bovey Heath takes place in Devonshire, as Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army surprises and routs the Royalist camp of Lord Wentworth. * January 19 – Sir Richard Grenville, 1st Baronet, a Royalist fighting for Prince Charles against Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth, is imprisoned for insubordination after proposing to make Cornwall self-governing in order to win Cornish support for the Royalists. After being incarcerated at the tidal island of St Michael's Mount off of the coast of Cornwall, he is allowed to escape in March to avoid capture by Cromwell's troops. * January 20 – Francesco Molin is elected as the 99th Doge of Venice after 23 ballots, and govern ...
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1580s Births
Year 158 ( CLVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tertullus and Sacerdos (or, less frequently, year 911 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 158 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * The earliest dated use of Sol Invictus, in a dedication from Rome. * A revolt against Roman rule in Dacia is crushed. China * Change of era name from ''Yongshou'' to ''Yangxi'' of the Chinese Han Dynasty. Births *Gaius Caesonius Macer Rufinianus, Roman politician (d. 237) Deaths * Wang Yi, Chinese librarian and poet (d. AD 89 AD 89 (LXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Fulvus and ...
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Norton Baronets
There are four extinct baronetcies created for persons with the surname Norton: two in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. The Norton Baronetcy, of Rotherfield in the County of Southampton, was created in the Baronetage of England on 18 May 1622 for Richard Norton, Member of Parliament for Petersfield. The third Baronet represented Hampshire and Petersfield in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1687. The Norton Baronetcy, of Charlton in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 27 April 1624 for Gregory Norton, subsequently Member of Parliament for Midhurst and one of the regicides of Charles I. His eldest surviving son, Henry, the second Baronet, was disinherited by his father after opposing the execution of Charles I and later represented Petersfield in Parliament. The title became extinct on Sir Henry's death in circa 1690. The Norton Baronetcy, of Cheston in the Co ...
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John Jephson
Sir John Jephson (died 6 May 1638) was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1625. He married into two prominent Anglo-Irish families, and spent much of his career in Ireland. Jephson was the second son of William Jephson of Froyle, Hampshire and his wife Mary Dannett, daughter of John Dannett of Dannett's Hall, Leicestershire. In 1603, he was knighted by Sir George Carew, Lord President of Munster, at Dublin. He served in the English army in Ireland, being praised as a " gallant and worthy captain", and became a major-general. He was sworn of the Privy Council of Ireland in 1609, and spent much of his time in Ireland, even after he inherited Froyle, on the death of his elder brother. In 1621, Jephson was elected Member of Parliament for Hampshire. In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament for Petersfield and was re-elected MP for Petersfield in 1625. His career was damaged by his fierce opposition to George Villiers, 1st D ...
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John Hippisley (Parliamentarian)
Sir John Hippisley was an English privateer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1653. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War. Hippisley was the son of William Hippisley (died 1630). He was knighted at Sheriff Hutton Park on 14 April 1617. In 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament for Petersfield. He was re-elected MP for Petersfield in 1624. About this time, he purchased from Sir John Leman the manor of Lesnes and the site of Lesnes Abbey in Bexley which he later sold to Sir Thomas Gainsford, of Crowhurst, Surrey. In 1624 he was appointed Lieutenant of Dover Castle, a post he held until 1629. He was elected MP for Dover in 1625 and 1626, During his time at Dover he was involved in the wars with France and Spain and took part in privateering activities.John Appleby ''A Pathway out of Debt: The Privateering Activities of Sir John Hippisley during the Early Stuart Wars with France and Spain'' American Neptu ...
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Walter Savage
Walter Savage was MP for Petersfield Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is north of Portsmouth. The town has its own railway station on the Portsmouth Direct line, the mainline rail link connecting Portsmouth a ... from 1614 to 1621. References People from Petersfield 17th-century English people English MPs 1614 {{17thC-England-MP-stub ...
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Walter Tichborne
Walter Tichborne (c.1580–1637) of Aldershot in Hampshire was MP for Petersfield from 1614 to 1621. Early life and marriage He was born in about 1580, the second son of Sir Benjamin Tichborne, (died 1629), the first Tichborne baronet of Tichborne in Hampshire, and his second wife Amphillis Weston, daughter of Richard Weston, justice of the common pleas. His older brother was Sir Richard Tichborne, the second baronet. The Tichbornes were one of the leading Roman Catholic families in the county. He and his brother married two sisters, the co-heiresses of Sir Robert White of Aldershot, with Walter marrying Mary White (c.1581–1621) on 7 May 1597. According to his wife's memorial monument in St Michael's church in Aldershot (see right) they had seven sons and six daughters: Benjamin, Francis, John, Walter, James, Richard and Lionel. Their daughters were Theophila, Frances, Marie, Elisabeth, Charity and Bridget. On their marriages the brothers joined their new wives at Ald ...
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Sir John Norton, 3rd Baronet
Sir John Norton, 3rd Baronet (1620 – 9 January 1687) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1661 and 1687. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.'One hundred years of a pocket borough: Petersfield and Parliament, 1685-1783' Surry, N. p6: Petersfield; Petersfield Area Historical Society (Paper No. 7); 1983 Norton was the son of Sir Richard Norton, 1st Baronet and his wife Amy Bilson, daughter of Thomas Bilson, Bishop of Winchester. He matriculated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford on 23 June 1637, aged 17. He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1641. During the CIvil War, he and his father supported the King and suffered accordingly. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his brother in 1652. In 1661, Norton was elected Member of Parliament for Hampshire in the Cavalier Parliament. He was elected MP for Petersfield Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It ...
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