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St Germans (UK Parliament Constituency)
St Germans was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1562 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act. History The borough consisted of part of St Germans parish in South-East Cornwall, a coastal town too small to have a mayor and corporation, where the chief economic activity was fishing. Like most of the Cornish boroughs enfranchised or re-enfranchised during the Tudor period, it was a rotten borough from the start. The right to vote rested in theory with all (adult male) householders, but in practice only a handful (who called themselves freemen) exercised the right; there were only seven voters in 1831. The Eliot family had exercised complete control over the choice of MPs for many years, as was also true at nearby Liskeard.Page 147, Lewis Namier, ''The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III'' (2nd edition - London: St Martin's Press, 1957) In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Cornwall (UK Parliament Constituency)
East Cornwall was a county constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the bloc vote system of election. Boundaries In 1832 the county of Cornwall, in south west England, was split for parliamentary purposes into two county divisions. These were the East division (with a place of election at Bodmin) and West Cornwall (where voting took place at Truro). Each division returned two members to Parliament. The parliamentary boroughs included in the East division, from 1832 to 1885 (whose non-resident 40 shilling freeholders voted in the county constituency), were Bodmin, Launceston and Liskeard. 1832–1885: The Hundreds of East, West, Lesnewth, Stratton, and Trigg, and in the hundred of Powder, the eastern division, i.e. the parishes of St Austell, St Blazey, St Dennis, St Ewe, Fowey, Gorran, Ladock, Lanlivery, Lostwithiel, Luxulyan, Mevagissey, St Mewan, St Michael Caerhays, Roche, St Samp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hyde (MP For St Germans)
Willam Hyde may refer to: Politicians *William Hyde (high sheriff) (1490–1557), English politician *William Hyde (died 1403), MP for City of London * William Hyde (fl.1407), MP for Lewes (UK Parliament constituency) *William Hyde (MP) (1635–1694), MP for Stamford (UK Parliament constituency) Others *William Hyde (Douai) (1597–1651), president of the English College, Douai *William De Witt Hyde (1858–1917), American college president *William Hyde (journalist) (1836–1898), American journalist *William Hyde (Utah settler), a Mormon bishop and namesake of Hyde Park, Utah Hyde Park is a city in north-central Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 3,833 at the 2010 census, with an estimated population of 4,700 in 2018. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. History ... * William Hyde (artist), 1859–1925, British artist and printmaker See also * {{human name disambiguation, Hyde, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Chamberlain (letter Writer)
John Chamberlain (1553–1628) was the author of a series of letters written in England from 1597 to 1626, notable for their historical value and their literary qualities. In the view of historian Wallace Notestein, Chamberlain's letters "constitute the first considerable body of letters in English history and literature that the modern reader can easily follow". They are an essential source for scholars who study the period. Life Chamberlain's father Richard was a successful ironmonger, also Sheriff of London and twice Master of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers, who left his son enough money to live on for the rest of his life without needing to earn a living. His mother, Anne, was the daughter of Robert Downe, an ironmonger and alderman. Though unambitious for himself, Chamberlain used his network of friends in high places to assist the career of Dudley Carleton, who rose from a minor position in the diplomatic service to become Secretary of State shortly after Chamber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hatchman
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Glanville (judge)
Sir John Glanville (1542 – 27 July 1600), ''the elder'', of Kilworthy, Tavistock, in Devon, was an English Member of Parliament and judge and was the first judge recorded as having reached the bench after beginning his career as an attorney. Career Born in Tavistock, he began as an attorney but joined Lincoln's Inn in 1567 and was called to the bar in 1574: his practice proved lucrative and he amassed a considerable fortune, building a mansion at Kilworthy near Tavistock. He became a serjeant-at-law in 1589, and was both Lent and Autumn Reader of his Inn in that same year. He sat as MP for Launceston in the Parliament of 1584–5, for Tavistock in 1586–7 and St Germans in 1593. He was appointed Judge of Common Pleas in 1598. Marriage and children He married Alice Skirret by whom he had three sons and four daughters including: * Sir John Glanville the younger, 2nd son, was also distinguished as a lawyer and was Speaker of the House of Commons in 1640. *Joan Glanville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampson Lennard
Sampson Lennard (died 20 September 1615), of Chevening in Kent, was an English Member of Parliament who represented an unusually large number of different constituencies during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I.N.M.S., 'Lennard, Sampson (c.1544-1615), of Chevening and Knole, Kent; later of Hurstmonceaux, Suss.', in P.W. Hasler (ed.), ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603'' (Boydell & Brewer 1981)History of Parliament online A prominent member of the Kent and Sussex gentry, Lennard was High Sheriff of Kent in 1590–1. He entered Parliament in 1571 as member for Launceston (Cornwall). He subsequently also represented Bramber (1584–5), St Mawes (1586–7), Christchurch (1589), St Germans (1593), Rye (1597), Liskeard (1601) and Sussex (1614). Lennard married Margaret Fiennes (1541–1612), daughter of Thomas Fiennes, 9th Baron Dacre, and after her brother's death in 1594 he successfully claimed the barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Langham (MP For St Germans)
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William Langham may refer to: *William Langham (MP for St Germans), MP for St Germans 1588 *Sir William Langham, 3rd Baronet (c.1625–1700) of the Langham Baronets, MP for Northampton 1679-1690 *Billy Langham William Langham (1876–1927) was an English-born footballer who played as an outside right in the Football League around the turn of the 19th century. He played for Notts County in the late 1890s scoring 15 times in 47 appearances for themLin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barrington (English Politician) (1931–2014), British record producer
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William Barrington may refer to: *William Barrington (English politician), English MP for St Germans 1588–1589 *William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington (1717–1793), British MP for Berwick and for Plymouth, Secretary at War and Chancellor of the Exchequer *William Barrington, 6th Viscount Barrington (1793–1867), British MP for Berkshire, chairman of Great Western Railway *William Barrington (diplomat) (1842–1922), his son, British Ambassador to Argentine and Sweden *William Barrington (Irish politician), Irish Member of the Seanad Éireann 1922–1931 See also *William Barrington-Coupe William H. Barrington-Coupe (born William Halford Barrington Coupe, 1931 – 19 October 2014 and known as Barry) was a British record producer and music impresario. Married in 1956 to concert pianist Joyce Hatto, he was jailed for a year in 1966 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Barkham (St Germans MP)
Edward Barker (died 1602) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Mitchell in 1584, St Germans in 1586, Andover in 1593, Taunton Taunton () is the county town of Somerset, England, with a 2011 population of 69,570. Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century monastic foundation, Taunton Castle, which later became a priory. The Normans built a castle owned by the ... in 1597, and Downton in 1601. References 16th-century births 1602 deaths English MPs 1584–1585 English MPs 1586–1587 English MPs 1593 English MPs 1597–1598 English MPs 1601 Members of the Parliament of England for Mitchell Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for St Germans Members of the Parliament of England for Taunton {{17thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Bodley
Sir Thomas Bodley (2 March 1545 – 28 January 1613) was an English diplomat and scholar who founded the Bodleian Library in Oxford. Origins Thomas Bodley was born on 2 March 1545, in the second-to-last year of the reign of King Henry VIII, in the city of Exeter in Devon. He was one of the seven sons of John Bodley (d. 15 Oct. 1591) of Exeter, a Protestant merchant who chose foreign exile rather than staying in England under the Roman Catholic government of Queen Mary (). John's father, also John Bodley, was a younger son of the gentry family of Bodley of Dunscombe, near Crediton in Devon. Thomas's mother was Joan Hone, a daughter and co-heiress of Robert Hone of Ottery St Mary, Devon. Thomas's younger brother was Sir Josias Bodley, knighted in Ireland by the Earl of Devon. Childhood and education The family, including Thomas' younger brother Josias Bodley (and the ten-year-old Nicholas Hilliard, who had been attached to the household by his parents, friends of Bodley), soug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Denny (MP)
Henry Denny (1803–1871) was an English museum curator and entomologist, known as an authority on parasites. Life Denny was the first salaried curator of the Leeds Museum, then the museum of the Leeds Literary and Philosophical Society, appointed in 1825. He held that post for 45 years. Also in 1825, he published a monograph on the British species of ant-loving beetles in the genus '' Pselaphus''. The British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1842 made a grant to Denny for the study of British Anoplura; William Kirby tried to bring him in as illustrator of his ''Introduction to Entomology'', though without success. A good friend of Charles Darwin, Henry Denny would be included in his treatise "The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex". A piece of correspondence written by Denny to Darwin found its way into Part One "Race" as supporting evidence to Darwin's Theory of Evolution. The passage is as follows: "...And yet, on Martial's testimony, humans no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Carew (diplomat)
Sir George Carew (died 13 November 1612) was an English diplomat, historian and Member of Parliament. Life He was the second son of Thomas Carew of Antony and brother of Richard Carew. He was educated at Oxford and entered the Middle Temple before travelling abroad. At the recommendation of Queen Elizabeth I, who conferred on him the honour of a knighthood, he was appointed secretary to Sir Christopher Hatton. Later, having been promoted to a Mastership in Chancery, he was sent as ambassador to the King of Poland. He sat in Parliament for St. Germans in 1584, for Saltash in 1586, 1588, 1593, and for St. Germans in 1597 and 1601. The honour of knighthood was conferred upon him at the Palace of Whitehall on 23 July 1603. According to Dudley Carleton, Carew rode north to meet Anne of Denmark in June 1603, in an unsuccessful attempt to gain an office in her household. Family He married Thomazine Carew, the daughter of Sir Francis Godolphin and his first wife Margaret Kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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