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Sir Thomas Miller, 3rd Baronet
Sir Thomas Miller, 3rd Baronet (c. 1688–1733) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1727. Miller was the only son of Sir John Miller, 2nd Baronet and his first wife Margaret Peachey, daughter of John Peachey of Chichester. He matriculated at New College, Oxford on 29 January 1707, aged 18. He married Jane Gother, daughter of Francis Gother, or Goater, alderman of Chichester. Miller was returned as Member of Parliament for Chichester in a contest at the 1715 general election and retained the seat unopposed at the 1722 general election. He did not stand in 1727. In 1717 he strongly opposed the acquittal of former Tory first minister Robert Harley during his Impeachment trial. Miller succeeded his father in the baronetcy 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 mention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British House Of Commons
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 members known as members of Parliament (MPs). MPs are elected to represent constituencies by the first-past-the-post system and hold their seats until Parliament is dissolved. The House of Commons of England started to evolve in the 13th and 14th centuries. In 1707 it became the House of Commons of Great Britain after the political union with Scotland, and from 1800 it also became the House of Commons for Ireland after the political union of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922, the body became the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland after the independence of the Irish Free State. Under the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, the Lords' power to reject legislation was reduced to a delaying power. The gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Brudenell (died 1746)
James Brudenell (c.1687–1746), of Luffenham, Rutland, was a British courtier, office holder and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1713 to 1746. Early life Brudenell was the second son of Francis Brudenell, Lord Brudenell and his wife Lady Frances Savile, daughter of Thomas Savile, 1st Earl of Sussex. Like all his family, Brudenell had been brought up a Roman Catholic. He and his brother George went to Italy in 1703. They enjoyed an unruly time there and while they were still in Rome, the Duke of Shrewsbury was asked to castigate Brudenell for neglecting his studies, and he may have been instrumental in converting the brothers to Anglicanism. Their guardian, Robert Constable, 3rd Earl of Dunbar, ordered them back to England in the autumn of 1704 but instead, they went on to Venice where Brudenell developed smallpox. The brothers finally returned to England at the end of April 1706. Career Brudenell was elected as Whig Member of Parliament for Chichester at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British MPs 1722–1727
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British MPs 1715–1722
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1733 Deaths
Events January–March * January 13 – Borommarachathirat V becomes King of Siam (now Thailand) upon the death of King Sanphet IX. * January 27 – George Frideric Handel's classic opera, ''Orlando'' is performed for the first time, making its debut at the King's Theatre in London. * February 12 – British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. * March 21 – The Molasses Act is passed by British House of Commons, which reinforces the negative opinions of the British by American colonists. The Act then goes to the House of Lords, which consents to it on May 4 and it receives royal assent on May 17. * March 25 – English replaces Latin and Law French as the official language of English and Scottish courts following the enforcement of the Proceedings in Courts of Justice Act 1730. April–June * April 6 – **After British Prime Minister Robert Walpole's proposed excise tax bill results in rioting over the impositio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1680s Births
Year 168 ( CLXVIII) was a leap 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 Apronianus and Paullus (or, less frequently, year 921 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 168 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 * Emperor Marcus Aurelius and his adopted brother Lucius Verus leave Rome, and establish their headquarters at Aquileia. * The Roman army crosses the Alps into Pannonia, and subdues the Marcomanni at Carnuntum, north of the Danube. Asia * Emperor Ling of Han succeeds Emperor Huan of Han as the emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty; the first year of the ''Jianning'' era. Births * Cao Ren, Chinese general (d. 223) * Gu Yong, Chinese chancellor (d. 243) * Li Tong, Chinese general (d. 209) Deaths * Anicetus, pope of Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Lumley (MP)
Charles Lumley (c. 1693–1728) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1728. Lumley was the fifth son of Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough, of Lumley Castle, county Durham, and Stanstead, near Chichester, Sussex, and his wife Frances Jones, daughter of Sir Henry Jones of Aston, Oxfordshire. Lumley was Equerry to the Prince of Wales from 1718 and then, from about 1726, groom of the bedchamber to George II as Prince of Wales and King. He was returned unopposed for Chichester at the 1727 British general election on the joint interests of his brother Lord Scarbrough and the Duke of Richmond. Lumley died unmarried on 11 August 1728. He was the brother of James Lumley James Lumley (c. 1706 – 14 March 1766) was an English Member of Parliament and landowner. Lumley was the seventh son of Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough and was educated at Eton College in 1718 and King's College, Cambridge in 1723. Hi ..., John Lumley and Thomas Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord William Beauclerk
Lord William Beauclerk (22 May 1698 – 1733) was a British army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1724 to 1733. Beauclerk was the second son of Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, and his wife Lady Diana de Vere, daughter of Aubrey de Vere, 20th and last Earl of Oxford. He was educated at Eton College in 1707 and joined the army. He was a lieutenant in the 2nd Foot in 1716 and a captain in the Royal Horse Guards in 1721. He married Charlotte Werden, daughter of Sir John Werden, 2nd Baronet on. 13 December 1722.Charlotte Werden was buried at St James's Church, Piccadilly, on 7 July 1770. Source: ''The Register Book for Burials. In the Parish of St James in Westminster in the County of Middlesex. 1754-1812''. 7 July 1770. Beauclerk was returned as Member of Parliament for Chichester at a by-election on 20 January 1724 with the support of his cousin Charles Lennox. He supported the Administration throughout his time in Parliament. He was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke Of Richmond
Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, 2nd Duke of Lennox, 2nd Duke of Aubigny, (18 May 17018 August 1750) of Goodwood House near Chichester in Sussex, was a British nobleman and politician. He was the son of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, 1st Duke of Lennox, the youngest of the seven illegitimate sons of King Charles II. He was the most important of the early patrons of the game of cricket and did much to help its evolution from village cricket to first-class cricket. Early life Lennox was styled Earl of March from his birth in 1701 as heir to his father's dukedom. He also inherited his father's love of sports, particularly cricket. He had a serious accident at the age of 12 when he was thrown from a horse during a hunt, but he recovered and it did not deter him from horsemanship. March entered into an arranged marriage in December 1719 when he was still only 18 and his bride, Hon. Sarah Cadogan, was just 13, in order to use Sarah's large dowry to pay his considera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Kelsall
Henry Kelsall (c. 1692–1762), of Colkirk, Norfolk, was a British administrator and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1719 to 1734. Kelsall was the son of Henry Kelsall of Chester. He was educated at Westminster School under Knipe, where he was a school-fellow of Thomas Holles, the future Duke of Newcastle. He was admitted at Trinity College, Cambridge on 7 February 1708, aged 15 and became a fellow in 1714. Kelsall was appointed Senior clerk at the Treasury under William Lowndes in November 1714. This was presumably through the influence of Newcastle, and he retained the post for the rest of his life. Newcastle was probably also instrumental in his return as Member of Parliament for Chichester at a by-election on 3 December 1719. At the 1722 general election, the Government brought him in as MP for Bossiney. After Lowndes death in 1724, he was second in command at the Treasury to John Scrope. He served on the House of Commons committees that were respon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Farington
Sir Richard Farington, 1st Baronet ( – 7 August 1719) was an English Whig politician who sat in the English House of Commons between 1681 and 1701 and in the British House of Commons between 1708 and 1719. Life Farington was the son of John Farrington (MP), Sir John Farington and his wife Ann May, daughter of John May, of Rawmere, Sussex. He married Elizabeth Peachey, daughter of John Peachey, of Ertham by licence dated 24 May 1687. Farington was appointed Commissioner for assessment for Sussex for 1679 to 1780. He was returned as Member of Parliament for Chichester (UK Parliament constituency), Chichester at a by-election on 4 January 1681 in succession to his father and returned again at the general election later that year. He sat until 1685. He was commissioner for inquiry into recusancy fines in 1687 and was appointed Justice of the Peace in May 1688. In 1690, Farington was appointed Commissioner for assessment for Sussex again. He was selected as High Sheriff of Susse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Elson (died 1727)
William Elson (1691–1727), of Oving, near Chichester, Sussex, was an English politician. He was born the son of William Elson of Oving and was educated at New College, Oxford. He succeeded his father in 1705 when only a child. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain for Chichester Chichester () is a cathedral city and civil parish in West Sussex, England.OS Explorer map 120: Chichester, South Harting and Selsey Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton B2 edition. Publishing Date:2009. It is the only ci ... 1713 to 1715. He died at only 36 years of age. He had married Anne, the daughter of Sir John Suffield of Portsmouth, Hampshire and left his property in trust for their only daughter. References 1691 births 1727 deaths Politicians from Chichester Alumni of New College, Oxford Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1713–1715 {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
