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Sir Joseph Danvers, 1st Baronet
Sir Joseph Danvers, 1st Baronet (24 December 1686 – 21 October 1753), of Swithland, Leicestershire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1747. Danvers was the eldest son of Samuel Danvers of Swithland and his wife Elizabeth Morewood, only daughter of Joseph Morewood, merchant, of London and Overton, Derbyshire. He succeeded his father in 1693. He was admitted at Lincoln's Inn on 14 January 1709. In 1721, he succeeded to the Oxfordshire estates of his mother's second husband, John Danvers. He married Frances Babington, the daughter of Thomas Babington of Rothley Temple, Leicestershire on 7 December 1721.He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1724 . Danvers was appointed High Sheriff of Leicestershire for 1721 (June to December). He was returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for Boroughbridge at a by-election on 24 October 1722 by the Duke of Newcastle at the request of Lord Sunderland. He was a frequent speaker in Parliament. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danvers OfSwithland Arms '' (1948), a French film
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Danvers, D'Anvers or d'Anvers may refer to: People * Danvers (surname) * Caleb D'Anvers, pseudonym of Nicholas Amhurst (1697–1742), English poet, political writer and editor of ''The Craftsman'' Places In Canada * Danvers, Nova Scotia In the United States * Danvers, Illinois * Danvers, Massachusetts ** Danvers State Hospital, in Danvers, Massachusetts * Danvers, Minnesota * Danvers, Montana Art, entertainment, and media * ''Dédée d'Anvers ''Woman of Antwerp'' or ''Dédée of Antwerp'' (French: ''Dédée d'Anvers'' ) is a 1948 French drama film directed by Yves Allégret that stars Bernard Blier, Simone Signoret, and Marcel Dalio. The film was released in English-speaking markets un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1747 British General Election
The 1747 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election saw Henry Pelham's Whig government increase its majority and the Tories continue their decline. By 1747, thirty years of Whig oligarchy and systematic corruption had weakened party ties substantially; despite that Walpole, the main reason for the split that led to the creation of the Patriot Whig faction, had resigned, there were still almost as many Whigs in opposition to the ministry as there were Tories, and the real struggle for power was between various feuding factions of Whig aristocrats rather than between the old parties. The Tories had effectively become an irrelevant group of country gentlemen who had resigned themselves to permanent opposition. Summary of the constituencies See 1796 British general election for details. The constituen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danvers Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Danvers, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. Both creations are extinct. The D'Anvers Baronetcy, of Culworth in the County of Northampton, was created in the Baronetage of England on 21 March 1643 for Samuel D'Anvers. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1776. The Danvers Baronetcy, of Swithland in the County of Leicester, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 4 July 1746 for Joseph Danvers, Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge, Bramber and Totnes. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1796. Danvers baronets, of Culworth (1643) *Sir Samuel Danvers, 1st Baronet (1611–1682) *Sir Pope Danvers, 2nd Baronet (1644–1712) *Sir John Danvers, 3rd Baronet (1673–1744) * Sir Henry D'Anvers, 4th Baronet (1731–1753) * Sir Michael D'Anvers, 5th Baronet (1738–1776) Danvers baronets, of Swithland (1746) *Sir J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Taylor (MP For Totnes)
Charles Taylor ( – 1766), of Maridge, near Totnes, Devon, was an English barrister and politician. He was the eldest son of attorney Charles Taylor of Ugborough and Totnes, Devon, and educated at Wadham College, Oxford. He entered the Middle Temple in 1710 to study law and was called to the bar in 1717, becoming a bencher in 1749. He was appointed a deputy remembrancer in the Court of Exchequer from 1729 to his death and was deputy recorder of Totnes from 1728 to 1736. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1722. He was a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain for Totnes Totnes ( or ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish at the head of the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, England, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is about west of Paignton, about west-so ... from 1747 to 1754. He died in 1766. He had married Ann Pearse in 1725 and had four sons. References 1693 births 1766 deaths Alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Strange (English Politician)
Sir John Strange (1696 – 18 May 1754) was a British politician and judge. Life He was born to another John Strange of Fleet Street, London and his second wife, Mary Plaistowe. He studied Law at the Middle Temple on 11 July 1712 before starting a pupillage at the chambers of Charles Salkeld, who trained (among others) Lord Hardwicke.Foss (1870) p.636 He was called to the Bar on 27 October 1718. In 1735 he bought the lease of Leyton Grange House in Leyton, then in Essex. In 1725 he represented Lord Macclesfield at his impeachment, and he was made a King's Counsel on 9 February 1736. The same year, he became a Bencher of Middle Temple. He was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales on 28 January 1737, and was made a Member of Parliament for West Looe to allow him to take his position. After the death of the Master of the Rolls Joseph Jekyll on 19 August 1738, Strange was invited to succeed him, but declined the offer. He became Recorder of London in November 1739, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Wills
General Sir Charles Wills (October 166625 December 1741) was a professional soldier from Cornwall, who was Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance and Member of Parliament for Totnes from 1718 to 1741. He began his military career in 1689, serving successively in the Williamite War in Ireland, the Nine Years War and the War of the Spanish Succession. During the Jacobite rising of 1715, he commanded government troops at the Battle of Preston, which ended the revolt. Wills was rewarded with promotion to Lieutenant-General and returned for Totnes, a seat controlled by the Duke of Bolton, a prominent Whig. Despite making little impact on Parliament, he was a reliable supporter of the government and appointed Privy Councillor in 1719. George I made him one of the first members of the newly revived Order of the Bath in 1725, but Wills failed to gain a peerage as expected. He died in London on 25 December 1741 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. Personal details Wills was baptised at S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Gough
Captain Harry Gough (2 April 1681 – 13 July 1751), of Enfield, Middlesex, was a British merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1734 to 1751. Gough was the sixth son of Sir Henry Gough of Perry Hall and his wife Mary Littleton, daughter of Sir Edward Littleton, 2nd Baronet, MP of Pillaton, Staffordshire. Gough went to China with his uncle Richard Gough in 1692 when aged 11, and joined the British East India Company under his patronage. From 1707 to 1715 he was captain of a merchantman, the ''Streatham''. He was named Deputy Chairman in 1736, full Chairman the next year, and then repeatedly held each post (Chairman again in 1741, 1743, 1746, and 1747; Deputy again in 1742, 1745, and 1750). Gould was returned by his cousin Sir Harry Gough as member of Parliament for Bramber, a notoriously rotten borough, at the 1734 British general election and voted consistently with the Administration. He was returned again in 1741 and 1747 attending debates a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Henry Gough, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Gough, 1st Baronet (1709–1774), also known as Sir Harry Gough, of Edgbaston Hall, Warwickshire, was a British merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1732 to 1741. Early life Gough was the son of Sir Richard Gough of Edgbaston Hall, Warwickshire, and Gough House, Chelsea, and his wife Ann Crisp, daughter of Nicholas Crisp of Chiswick, Middlesex. He was admitted at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and at Inner Temple in 1725. He became a merchant in the East India Company. He succeeded his father who died on 9 February 1728, and was created a baronet, of Edgbaston on 6 April 1728. Soon after succeeding his father he bought two more burgages at Bramber, a rotten borough, giving him full control of the seat, for which he thenceforth could nominate both Members. He married Catherine Harpur, daughter of Sir John Harpur, 4th Baronet, of Calke, Derbyshire. Career Gough was returned as Member of Parliament for Totnes on the government interest at a by-el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hoste (died 1744)
James Hoste (1705 1744) ), of Sandringham, Norfolk was a British landowner and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1728 to 1734. Hoste was baptized on 15 October 1705, the son of James Hoste and his second wife Anne Bresley. His father's first wife, Elizabeth Walpole, was the aunt of Sir Robert Walpole. Hoste was descended from Jacques Hooste of Middleburgh, Zealand, who fled to England in 1569. He was admitted at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in 1722. He married Susan Hammond, daughter of Anthony Hammond of South Wootton, Norfolk. Hoste was put forwards as candidate for Bramber on the Gough interest at a by-election on 2 March 1728. There were irregularities in the poll and the matter came to the House of Commons. William Pulteney the brother-in-law of John Gumley, Hoste's opponent, caused a furore by pointing out indirectly that Hoste, was a relation of Robert Walpole. Hoste was seated on petition on 4 April 1728 and voted with the Government in every re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gumley
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 John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Polhill
David Polhill (1674 – 15 January 1754), of Chipstead, Kent, was an English landowner and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1710 and 1754. He was one of the signatories of the Kentish petition in 1701. Early life Polhill was the second son of Thomas Polhill of Otford, Kent and his wife Elizabeth Ireton, daughter of Henry Ireton, and granddaughter of Oliver Cromwell. Polhill's elder brother died, leaving him in possession of his father's inheritance. In December 1692, he was given a licence to travel to Holland which became the start of an extended Grand Tour. He visited Hanover, Brunswick, Zell, Austria, Geneva and Italy where he was at Padua University in 1694. He returned to England in the autumn of 1696. Career Polhill was added to the Kentish lieutenancy on 30 July 1697, and also became a Freeman of Dover in 1697. He was appointed to the Commission of the Peace (J.P) in March 1699 and was steward of the honour of Otford from 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Gough (1655–1728)
Sir Richard Gough (10 October 1655 – 1728), of Edgbaston Hall, Warwickshire. and Gough House, Chelsea, was a British merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1728. Gough was the third son of John Gough of Oldfallings, in Bushbury, Staffordshire and his second wife Bridget Astley, daughter of John Astley of Wood Eaton, Staffordshire. He was brought up in business under Sir James Houblon, MP and received the mercantile advice and assistance of Sir Josiah Child. He made a great fortune trading in the East Indies and was considered to have an expert knowledge of British trade and commerce, and was second to none regarding the East India trade. He married Ann Crisp, daughter of Nicholas Crisp of Chiswick after a settlement made on 5 September 1701. In 1713 Gough became a Director of the East India Company. In 1714 he purchased 18 burgage houses at Bramber which gave him control of one of the seats there. He was knighted on. 8 January 1715. At the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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