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Sir William Norris, 1st Baronet
Sir William Norris, 1st Baronet ( – 10 October 1702) was an English diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1695 to 1701. He was also a servant of the East India Company, and served as ambassador to the Mogul Emperor Aurangzeb. The family name is sometimes spelt Norres or Norreys.''Proceedings and Papers'' 1849, p. 170. Life Origins He was the second son of Thomas Norris of Speke Hall, Lancashire, by Katherine, daughter of Sir Henry Garraway. The eldest son, Thomas Norris (1653–1700), was a Whig MP for Liverpool, 1688 to 1690 and 1690 to 1695. William succeeded his eldest brother, Thomas, as member for Liverpool in 1695, and held the seat till 1701; he was re-elected during his absence in India, but unseated on petition. He was made a baronet on 3 December 1698, of Speke, Lancashire. The title became extinct on his death. India In 1698 the new General Society or English Company (less accurately, the "New East India Company") obtained an act of par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Norris or Noris may refer to: Places In Canada *Norris, Ontario, in Algoma District In the United Kingdom *Hampstead Norreys (or Norris), Berkshire In the United States * Norris, Illinois * Norris, Missouri * Norris, Nebraska * Norris, South Carolina * Norris, Tennessee, named after George William Norris * Norris Dam, which forms Norris Lake, Tennessee * Geothermal areas of Yellowstone#Norris Geyser Basin, Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park * Norristown, Pennsylvania * Lake Norris, Florida In Germany * Norisring, street circuit in Nuremberg People *Norris (surname), including Norris as a first name Companies * Norris Locomotive Works * Norisbank, a List of banks in Germany, bank in Germany * T. Norris & Son, London, hand-tool makers Other * Noris (pencil), a popular brand of Staedtler pencil See also * Norreys {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
