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Thomas Danby (other) (Thompson Danby, 1926–2022), English rugby player
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Thomas Danby may refer to: * Sir Thomas Danby (c. 1530–1590), son of Christopher Danby and High Sheriff of Yorkshire, 1575–1576 * Sir Thomas Danby (died 1660) (1610–1660), English landowner a Royalist, briefly a member of parliament for Richmond, Yorkshire * Thomas Danby (mayor) (1631–1667), mayor of Leeds, England and MP in 1661 for Malton *Thomas Danby (artist) (1818–1886), English landscape painter * Leeds Thomas Danby, college in Leeds, predecessor of Leeds City College See also *Tom Danby Thompson Danby (10 August 1926 – 26 December 2022) was an English dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Danby
Sir Christopher Danby Member of parliament, MP Justice of the peace, JP (1503 – 14 June 1571), of Farnley Hall, West Yorkshire, Farnley, Masham, and Thorp Perrow, Yorkshire, of St Paul's Cray, St. Paul's Cray, Kent, and of Kettleby, Lincolnshire, Kettleby, Lincolnshire, and of Nayland, Suffolk, was an English politician. Life He was born to Sir Christopher Danby and Margaret ( Scrope), daughter and coheiress of Thomas Scrope, 5th Baron Scrope of Masham. He succeeded to his father's estates in 1518, and on the death of his mother, inherited the manor of Masham. He was knighted in 1533 at the coronation of Queen Anne Boleyn (second wife of Henry VIII of England, King Henry VIII). He served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1545, and was a Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency), Yorkshire in April 1554. He married Elizabeth Neville, daughter of Richard Neville, 2nd Baron Latimer, and Anne Stafford. They had fourteen children (six sons and eight daug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Sheriff Of Yorkshire
The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. Sheriff is a title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. A list of the sheriffs from the Norman conquest onwards can be found below. The Shrievalties are the oldest secular titles under the Crown in England and Wales, their purpose being to represent the monarch at a local level, historically in the shires. The office was a powerful position in earlier times, especially in the case of Yorkshire, which covers a very large area. The sheriffs were responsible for the maintenance of law and order and various other roles. Some of their powers in Yorkshire were relinqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Danby (died 1660)
Sir Thomas Danby (1610 – 5 August 1660) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1642. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War. Life Danby was the son of Christopher Danby, and his wife Frances Parker, daughter of Edward Parker, 12th Baron Morley. He owned 10 manors and over 2,000 acres including coal mines. He was High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1637 and was knighted on 25 July 1633. Danby was elected Member of Parliament for Richmond, Yorkshire for the Long Parliament in November 1640. He supported the King and was disabled from sitting in parliament in September 1642. He was fined £4,780 for his loyalty. Danby died in London and was buried in York Minster. Danby married Katherine Wandesford, elder daughter of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Danby (mayor)
Thomas Danby (1631–1667) of Farnley and Thorpe Perrow was the first Mayor of Leeds (1661–62).Kirby, J.W. (1986) ''Northern History'' p 123 "Restoration Leeds and the Aldermen of the Corporation 1661–1700"Leeds Civic Trust Leeds Coat of Arms He was born in 1631, the son of Sir Thomas Danby (1610–1660) of Farnley Hall (West Yorkshire), and his wife Katherine Wandesford, and married Margaret Eure in 1659. In 1660 he became |
Thomas Danby (artist)
Thomas Danby (c. 1818 – 25 March 1886) was a British landscape painter. (Panvertu Gallery). Danby was born, it is thought, in in south-west England, the younger son of (1793-1861). He had an elder brother, James Francis Danby (1816–75) who also became a landscape painter. Thomas went with his father to Europe in 1829, living for a time in where he was able to earn a living by c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeds Thomas Danby
Leeds Thomas Danby (formerly Thomas Danby College) was a further education college in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England offering courses for 16- to 18-year-olds and adults. The college was named after the first Mayor of Leeds, Captain Thomas Danby of Farnley. On 1 April 2009, Leeds Thomas Danby merged with Park Lane College and the Leeds College of Technology to form the new Leeds City College. The Leeds Thomas Danby site, on Roundhay Road in Leeds, was known as the Thomas Danby Campus of the new college. The site was closed in September 2013 due to serious concerns regarding asbestos. Leeds City College's new Printworks Campus, in Hunslet Road, opened in September 2013, replacing the Thomas Danby Campus. It was demolished in 2018 and the site is now used for commercial purposes. Notable alumni *Hasib Hussain, Islamic terrorist who detonated a bomb on a bus during the 7 July 2005 London bombings The 7 July 2005 London bombings, often referred to as 7/7, were a series of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
