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Thomas Rider (MP For Maidstone)
Thomas Rider (c. 1648 – by 1704), of Boughton Monchelsea Place, Kent, was an English politician. He was the son of Sir William Rider of Bethnal Green, Middlesex and educated at St John's College, Oxford and the Middle Temple (1664). He married in 1682, Philadelphia, the daughter and coheiress of Sir Robert Barnham, 1st Bt., of Boughton Monchelsea. He purchased his father-in-law's estate in Romney Marsh and c.1685 acquired Boughton Monchelsea Place when it was inherited by his wife. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Maidstone Maidstone is the largest town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies 32 miles (51 km) east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, linking it wi ... in 1690–1695 and 1696–1698. He died by 1704, leaving 2 sons and a daughter. Boughton Monchelsea Place passed to his son Barnham Rider. References 1640s births Year of deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boughton Monchelsea Place
Boughton Monchelsea Place, previously Boughton Court, is a 16th-century country house in Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, England. The first part of the house was built by Robert Rudston circa 1567–75 on the site of an earlier manor house. It has been modified a number of times during its history achieving its present form in 1819. It has been a home to a number of members of parliament for Maidstone or for Kent, including Sir Francis Barnham (owner 1613–46), Sir Robert Barnham (1646–85) Sir Barnham Rider (1698–1728) and Thomas Rider (1805–47). The house sits on a south facing slope giving views across the extensive deer park and the Weald beyond. Kitchen gardens to the north of the house remain as remnants of 16th-century formal garden planting. The house is a Grade I listed building and its barn is listed Grade II. The parks and gardens are listed Grade II. History Prior to the sixteenth century, the manor of Boughton Monchelsea passed by marriage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnham Rider
Sir Barnham Rider (c. 1683 – 21 November 1728), of Boughton Monchelsea Place, Kent, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1716 to 1727. Rider was the son of Thomas Rider of Covent Garden and his wife Philadelphia Barnham, youngest daughter of Sir Robert Barnham, 1st Baronet of Boughton Monchelsea Place, Kent. His mother brought Boughton Monchelsea Place into the family. He was admitted at the Middle Temple in 1697 and matriculated at St John's College, Oxford on 16 November 1703, aged 20. In 1704, he succeeded to the estates of his father. He was knighted on 20 October 1714. He married Susan Littleton, the daughter of Vice-Admiral James Littleton of North Ockendon, Essex on around 29 November 1717. Rider was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidstone, Kent at a contested by-election on 30 June 1716. He voted generally with the Administration, although he opposed the Peerage Bill {{short description, Proposed British law of 1719 The Peerage Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of Parliament For Maidstone
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People From Boughton Monchelsea
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