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Thomas Freke (1660–1721)
Thomas Freke (17 January 1660 – 1721), of Hannington, Wiltshire, was an English Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1685 and 1710. Freke was the eldest son of Thomas Freke of Hinton St. Mary, Dorset and his second wife Elizabeth Clarke, daughter of Sir William Clarke of Ford Place, Wrotham, Kent. He matriculated at Wadham College, Oxford on 19 March 1675, aged 15 and was also admitted at the Middle Temple in 1675. He married Elizabeth Pile, the daughter and coheiress of Thomas Pile of Baverstock, Wiltshire on 10 October 1683. He succeeded his great-uncle to Hannington Hall in 1684. Freke was returned as Member of Parliament for Cricklade in a double return at the 1685 English general election and was allowed to sit until 10 June 1685 when it was resolved against him. At the 1689 English general election he was defeated in the poll at Cricklade, but was seated on petition on 5 April 1689. He was returned as MP for Weymouth and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannington, Wiltshire
Hannington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, two miles northwest of Highworth, and now part of the Borough of Swindon. The parish includes the hamlets of Hannington Wick (north of Hannington village) and Swanborough (south, on the border with Highworth parish). The nearest town is Swindon 5.5 miles (9.2 kilometres) and the County town of Wilshire, Trowbridge, is 29.5 miles (47.6 kilometres). The River Thames forms both the northern boundary of the parish and the county boundary with Gloucestershire. John Marius Wilson of the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales in 1870 described the village of Hannington as:A village and a parish in Highworth district, Wilts. The village stands 2 miles W by N of Highworth, 2 S of the river Thames at the boundary with Gloucester, and 7 NE of Swindon Junction r. station; is a pretty place, built in the form of the letter Y; and has a post office under Swindon. Demographics Population The parish of Hannington has a populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1710 British General Election
The 1710 British general election produced a landslide victory for the Tories. The election came in the wake of the prosecution of Henry Sacheverell, which had led to the collapse of the previous government led by Godolphin and the Whig Junto. In November 1709 the clergyman Henry Sacheverell had delivered a sermon fiercely criticising the government's policy of toleration for Protestant dissenters and attacking the personal conduct of the ministers. The government had Sacheverell impeached, and he was narrowly found guilty but received only a light sentence, making the government appear weak and vindictive. The trial enraged a large section of the population, and riots in London led to attacks on dissenting places of worship and cries of " Church in Danger". The government's unpopularity was further increased by its enthusiasm for the war with France, as peace talks with the French king Louis XIV had broken down over the government's insistence that the Bourbons hand over th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Thynne (1675–1708)
Henry Thynne (8 February 1675 – 20 December 1708) was an English Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1701 to 1708. Early life Thynne was the eldest of the three sons of Thomas Thynne, 1st Viscount Weymouth (1640–1714), of Longleat, a substantial landowner in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, by his marriage to Lady Frances Finch, a daughter of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea. He was christened on 16 February 1675 at Drayton Bassett.Henry Thynne at thepeerage.com, accessed 20 November 2011 Charles Mosley, ed., ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage'' (107th edition), vol. 1 (Burke's Peerage, 2003), p. 1291 He was educated at home and was very interested i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Shallett
Arthur Shallett was a British Army general who served during the War of the Spanish Succession The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phil .... He was from Cornwall. He was replaced by Charles Churchill. References * British Army generals Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) officers British military personnel of the War of the Spanish Succession Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{UK-army-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Taylor (MP)
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John Knight (died 1708)
John Knight may refer to: Sports *John Knight (baseball) (1885–1965), American baseball player * John Knight (cricketer), English cricketer * John Knight (footballer) (1902–1990), English footballer Politicians *John Knight, English name of Zhou Enlai, first Premier of the People's Republic of China * John Knight (fl.1417), MP for Reigate * John Knight (died 1550), MP for Ludgershall * John Knight (died 1566), MP for Hythe * John Knight (MP for Lymington) (died 1621), MP for Lymington *John Knight (died 1683) (1612–1683), English MP for Bristol, 1660–1681 * John Knight (died 1708), English MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis * John Knight (died 1718), English MP for Bristol, 1685–1691 *John Knight (died 1733) (c. 1686–1733), MP for St Germans and Sudbury, son of John Knight died 1708 *John Knight (Australian politician) (1943–1981), Australian Senator for Australian Capital Territory, 1975–1981 * John H. Knight (politician) (1836–1903), American politician in Wisc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Ashley (MP)
Maurice Ashley (14 April 1675 – 21 October 1726), of Bedford Row, Westminster, was an English Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1695 and 1713. Family Ashley was born in 1675, the third son of Lord Ashley, MP, who succeeded as Earl of Shaftesbury in 1683. Maurice Ashley attended Winchester College from circa 1682 to 1689 but after seven years had little to show for his time there. His brother suggested he should spend some time at Utrecht under the guidance of a private tutor which did effect some improvement. Political career Although still a minor, Ashley was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis on his father's interest at the 1695 general election. He did not seek re-election at the 1698 English general election. After his father's death, his brother the 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury settled on him an estate of £1,000 a year. Ashley was returned again as MP for Weymouth for Melcombe Regis, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Gould
Nicholas Gould (1635–1691), of Lime Street, London and Upwey, Dorset, was an English politician. Family He had two sons and three daughters. Career He was Mayor of Dorchester from 1680 to 1681. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advised t ... for Dorchester in March and October 1679 and for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis from 1690 to 1691. References 1635 births 1691 deaths English MPs 1679 Politicians from London Members of the Parliament of England for Dorchester People from Weymouth, Dorset Mayors of Dorchester, Dorset English MPs 1690–1695 {{17thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Henning
Henry may refer to: People * Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal (father of Portugal's first king) ** Prince Henry the Navigator, Infante of Portugal ** Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra (born 1949), the sixth in line to Portuguese throne * King of Germany ** Henry the Fowler (876–936), first king of Germany * King of Scots (in name, at least) ** Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545/6–1567), consort of Mary, queen of Scots ** Henry Benedict Stuart, the 'Cardinal Duke of York', brother of Bonnie Prince Charlie, who was hailed by Jacobites as Henry IX * Four kings of Castile: **Henry I of Castile **Henry II of Castile **Henry III of Castile **Henry IV of Castile * Five kings of France, spelt ''Henri'' in Modern French since the Renaissance to italianize the name a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Harvey (died 1712)
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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 Baronet (d.1662) of Milbourne St Andrew, by his second wife Anne Wortley, a daughter of Sir Richard Wortley of Wortley, Yorkshire, and widow of Sir Rotherham Willoughby. On the Restoration in 1660 he became Gentleman of the Privy Chamber. Career In 1661, he was elected a Member of Parliament for Poole, Dorset, in the Cavalier Parliament and sat until 1679. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1662. He was elected an MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, Dorset, on 22 August 1679 and sat until 1695. Marriages He married twice: *Firstly, before 1664, to Eleanor Fountain (d.1671), a daughter of John Fountain, Serjeant at Law), buried at Milborne; *Secondly, by licence issued on 24 February 1676, he married Elizabeth Culm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1690 English General Election
The 1690 English general election occurred after the dissolution of the Convention Parliament summoned in the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution, and saw the partisan feuds in that parliament continue in the constituencies. The Tories made significant gains against their opponents, particularly in the contested counties and boroughs, as the electorate saw the Whigs increasingly as a source of instability and a threat to the Church of England. Following the election, William continued his policy of forming a coalition government around non-partisan figures. The nominal leader of the new government was the Marquess of Carnarvon, though the Tories were able to use their greater numbers in the House of Commons to increase their share of government positions. Contests occurred in 103 constituencies, 38% of the total. Party strengths are as estimated by the History of Parliament, though division lists for this parliament are not available and so a precise count may not be possible.Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
