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Sir George Morton, 1st Baronet
Sir George Morton, 1st Baronet (died 1662) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1626. Morton was the son of Sir George Morton of Milbourne St Andrew, Dorset and his wife Joan Holloway of Walton. He succeeded to the estate of Milborne on the death of his father in 1611, and was created baronet of Milbourne St Andrew in the County of Dorset on 1 March 1619. In 1626, he was elected Member of Parliament for Dorset. He was a faithful Royalist during the English Civil War. Morton married firstly Catharine Hopton, daughter of Sir Arthur Hopton, of Witham. He married secondly Anne Willoughby, widow of Sir Rotherham Willoughby who had died by July 1634, and daughter of Sir Richard Wortley, of Wortley, Yorkshire. He was succeeded by his son John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Parliament Of King Charles I
The Second Parliament of Charles I was summoned by Charles I of England on 26 December 1625 in another attempt to solve his growing monetary problems. Reaction to the First Parliament The King deliberately set out to secure a more docile body than his 1st Parliament by attempting to reduce the numerical strength of his opponents that were returned to the House of Commons. The main tactic he employed was to ensure that a number of the people who were potentially troublesome MPs were chosen to be sheriffs of their county. This prevented the MPs from being elected to parliament since a sheriff was expected to remain within his county during his period in office. Charles also raised some other potential trouble makers to aristocratic titles which again made them ineligible for the Commons. Of course, this tactic gave them an automatic place in the House of Lords, which at least one of the new lords used to continue his attacks on Charles’ policies. Initial Meeting The newly chosen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English MPs 1626
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Politicians From Dorset
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a politician can be anyone who seeks to achieve political power in a government. Identity Politicians are people who are politically active, especially in party politics. Political positions range from local governments to state governments to federal governments to international governments. All ''government leaders'' are considered politicians. Media and rhetoric Politicians are known for their rhetoric, as in speeches or campaign advertisements. They are especially known for using common themes that allow them to develop their political positions in terms familiar to the voters. Politicians of necessity become expert users of the media. Politicians in the 19th century made heavy use of newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1662 Deaths
Year 166 ( CLXVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pudens and Pollio (or, less frequently, year 919 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 166 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 * Dacia is invaded by barbarians. * Conflict erupts on the Danube frontier between Rome and the Germanic tribe of the Marcomanni. * Emperor Marcus Aurelius appoints his sons Commodus and Marcus Annius Verus as co-rulers (Caesar), while he and Lucius Verus travel to Germany. * End of the war with Parthia: The Parthians leave Armenia and eastern Mesopotamia, which both become Roman protectorates. * A plague (possibly small pox) comes from the East and spreads throughout the Roman Empire, lasting for roughly twenty years. * The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of Birth Missing
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Morton Baronets
The Morton Baronetcy, of Milbourne St Andrew in the County of Dorset, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 1 March 1619 for George Morton, subsequently Member of Parliament for Dorset. The second Baronet represented Poole and Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in the House of Commons. The title became extinct on his death in 1699. Morton baronets, of Milbourne St Andrew (1619) *Sir George Morton, 1st Baronet (died 1662) *Sir John Morton, 2nd Baronet Sir John Morton, 2nd Baronet (c. 1627–1699) of Milbourne St Andrew in Dorset, was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1661 and 1695. Origins He was the eldest surviving son of Sir George Morton, 1st Ba ... (–1699) References {{Reflist Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Strangways (died 1666)
Sir John Strangways (27 September 1585 – 30 December 1666) of Melbury House, Melbury Sampford, Somerset, and of Abbotsbury in Dorset, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1666. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War. Origins He was born on 27 September 1585, the 3rd but 2nd surviving son of John Strangways (c.1548-1593) of Melbury Sampford, Sheriff of Dorset,Ferris by his wife Dorothy Thynne, a daughter of Sir John Thynne (c.1515-1580) of Longleat in Wiltshire, steward to Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, a Member of Parliament, the builder of Longleat House and ancestor of the Marquesses of Bath. Career He was appointed Sheriff of Dorset for 1612 and in 1614 elected Member of Parliament for Dorset. He was re-elected MP for Dorset in 1621 and 1624. In 1625 he was elected MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis and was re-elected MP for Weymouth in 1626. He was elected MP for Dorset again in 1628 and sat until 1629 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of MPs Elected To The English Parliament In 1628
This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the third parliament in the reign of King Charles I in 1628. The third parliament began on 16 March 1628 and was held to 26 June 1628. The second session of this parliament began at Westminster on 20 January 1629 and was held to 2 March 1629 when it was adjourned to 10 March and then dissolved. Following the dissolution of this parliament, Charles exercised eleven years of Personal Rule without parliament until April 1640 when the Short Parliament was convened. List of constituencies and members In 1628 the constituencies of Milborne Port and Weobley were re-enfranchised after the Committee of Privileges investigated abuses where the right of boroughs to return burgesses had fallen into disuse. See also *List of parliaments of the United Kingdom Notes {{Reflist References *D. Brunton & D. H. Pennington, ''Members of the Long Parliament'' (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954) *''Cobbett's Parlia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Freke (died 1663)
Sir Thomas Freke (27 September 1563 – 5 May 1633) was an English merchant adventurer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1584 and 1626. Freke was the eldest son of Robert Freke of Iwerne Courtney, and his wife Alice Swayne, daughter of Robert Swayne of Blandford. His father was teller of the Exchequer and surveyor for Dorset. In 1584, Freke was elected Member of Parliament for Dorchester. He succeeded his father in 1592 and became a J.P. for Dorset. He was High Sheriff of Dorset from 1597 to 1598. Freke was knighted in 1603. He was Deputy Lieutenant of Dorset for about 30 years, and was a respected figure in the county. He and his son were owners of the ship 'Leopold' of Weymouth, which was one of the largest Dorset privateers. In 1604 he was elected MP for Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milborne St Andrew
Milborne St Andrew is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated on the A354 road, northeast of the county town Dorchester, in a winterbourne valley on the dip slope of the Dorset Downs. In the 2011 census the parish had 472 dwellings, 453 households and a population of 1,062. History Weatherby Castle is an Iron Age hill fort that encloses about on a spur of land about south of the village. Its structure comprises two concentric enclosures, though parts have been damaged by cultivation and ploughing. Pieces of Roman ware were found within the site in the 19th century. In 1086 in the Domesday Book Milborne St Andrew was recorded as ''Meleburne''; it had 10 households, 4 ploughlands, of meadow and one mill. It was in Puddletown Hundred and the lord and tenant-in-chief was Matthew of Mortagne. There were originally two settlements within the parish: St Andrew to the south of the Dorchester-Blandford road, and Deverel to the nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Napier (died 1635)
Sir Nathaniel Napier (c. 1587 – 6 September 1635), of Middlemarsh Hall and Moor Crichel in Dorset, was an English Member of Parliament (MP). He was born c. 1587, the only son of Sir Robert Napier, a judge and MP who held the office of Lord Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, and his second wife Magdalen Denton, daughter of Sir Anthony Denton of Tonbridge. He was knighted in 1617. He served a year as High Sheriff of Dorset in 1620 and represented Dorset (1625), Wareham (1625–26) and Milborne Port (1628–29) in the House of Commons. Sir Nathaniel also built the family mansion of Crichel House at Moor Crichel. He is remembered in Dorchester for building the Napier Almshouses from money left by his father for that purpose: this was one of many charitable projects inspired by the Great Fire of 1613. He married c. 1599 Elizabeth Gerrard (died 1624), daughter of John Gerrard of Purbeck and Anne Daccombe: according to one historian he was not quite twelve at the time of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
