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Thomas Webb (died 1734)
Thomas Webb (c. 1663 – 26 March 1734), of Gloucester, was an English merchant and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1713. Webb was the son of John Webb, merchant and alderman of Gloucester, and his wife Jane Greville, daughter of Giles Greville of Gloucester. He was a mercer of Gloucester and became progressively freeman of Gloucester in 1685, sheriff for the year 1690 to 1691, alderman in 1695 and Mayor of Gloucester for the year 1701 to 1702. From 1702 to 1706, he was receiver-general of land tax for Gloucestershire. Webb was returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for Gloucester at the 1708 British general election. He was a very inactive Member in the House, presumably because he was involved in supporting the Tories in local affairs for which he was deemed indispensable. He voted against the impeachment of Dr Sacheverell in 1710. On the appointment of the Tory ministry he applied to Harley to be restored to his post as receiver-general, which ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloucester
Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east of the border with Wales. Including suburban areas, Gloucester has a population of around 132,000. It is a port, linked via the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to the Severn Estuary. Gloucester was founded by the Romans and became an important city and '' colony'' in AD 97 under Emperor Nerva as '' Colonia Glevum Nervensis''. It was granted its first charter in 1155 by Henry II. In 1216, Henry III, aged only nine years, was crowned with a gilded iron ring in the Chapter House of Gloucester Cathedral. Gloucester's significance in the Middle Ages is underlined by the fact that it had a number of monastic establishments, including: St Peter's Abbey founded in 679 (later Gloucester Cathedral), the nearby St Oswald's Priory, Glo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cooke (1682–1709)
William Cooke (18 December 1682 – 1709), of Highnam Court, near Gloucester, was an English Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1705 to 1709. Cooke was the second but eldest surviving son of Edward Cooke of Highnam, Gloucestershire and his wife Mary Newborough, daughter of Rowland Newborough of Berkley, Somerset. His grandfather, William Cooke, was also MP for Gloucester. He was admitted at Middle Temple in 1702. In 1705 he became Freeman of Gloucester. Cooke was returned as a Whig Member of Parliament (MP) for Gloucester at the 1705 English general election. He voted for the Court candidate for Speaker on 25 October 1705 and supported the Court on the 'place clause' in the regency bill on 18 February 1706. In 1707, he was said to be pressing hard for his uncle to be appointed Dean of Gloucester, but was unsuccessful. He was returned as MP for Gloucester again at the 1708 British general election The 1708 British general election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Parliament Of Great Britain For English Constituencies
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People From Gloucester
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1734 Deaths
Events January– March * January 8 – Salzburgers, Lutherans who were expelled by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Salzburg, Austria, in October 1731, set sail for the British Colony of Georgia in America. * February 16 – The Ostend Company, established in 1722 in the Austrian Netherlands (modern-day Belgium) to compete for trade in the West Indies (the Caribbean islands) and the East Indies (south and southeast Asia), ceases business as part of the agreement by Austria in the Second Treaty of Vienna. * March 12 – Salzburgers arrive at the mouth of the Savannah River in the British Colony of Georgia. April–June * April 25 – Easter occurs on the latest possible date (the next time is in 1886). * May 15 – Prince Charles of Spain (later King Charles III) becomes the new King of Naples and Sicily, five days after his arrival in Naples. * May 25 – Spanish forces under the command of José Carrillo de Albornoz, 1st Duke of Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1663 Births
Events January–March * January 10 – The Royal African Company is granted a Royal Charter by Charles II of England. * January 23 – The Treaty of Ghilajharighat is signed in India between representatives of the Mughal Empire and the independent Ahom Kingdom (in what is now the Assam state), with the Mughals ending their occupation of the Ahom capital of Garhgaon, in return for payment by Ahom in silver and gold for costs of the occupation, and King Sutamla of Ahom sending one of his daughters to be part of the harem of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. * February 5 - A magnitude 7.3 to 7.9 earthquake hits Canada's Quebec Province. * February 8 – English pirates led by Christopher Myngs and Edward Mansvelt carry out the sack of Campeche in Mexico, looting the town during a two week occupation that ends on February 23. * February 10 – The army of the Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand) captures Chiang Mai from the Kingdom of Burma (now Myanmar), using it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Snell (1682–1726)
John Snell (1682–13 September 1726), of Gloucester, was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1713 to 1726. Snell was the eldest son of well-to-do Thomas Snell of Gloucester ( Mayor of Gloucester in 1699) and his wife Bridget. He was admitted at the Inner Temple in 1700 and called to the bar in 1704. In 1713 he married Anna Maria Huntingdon, the daughter and heiress of Robert Huntington, briefly Bishop of Raphoe, and the niece and heiress of Sir John Powell of Gloucester. Two months later, he inherited the estates of the latter and also bought the manor of Lower Guiting in Gloucestershire. Snell was elected as a Tory Member (MP) for Gloucester at the 1713 general election. He was re-elected at the general elections of 1715 and 1722 Events January–March * January 27 – Daniel Defoe's novel ''Moll Flanders'' is published anonymously in London. * February 10 – The Battle of Cape Lopez begins off of the coast of West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Coxe
Charles Coxe (c. 1661–17 October 1728), of Lincoln's Inn and Rodmarton and Lower Lypiatt, Gloucestershire, was an English lawyer and Tory politician who sat in the English House of Commons, English and British House of Commons between 1698 and 1722. Early life and family Coxe was the second son of John Coxe of Tarlton, Gloucestershire and his wife Deborah Driver, daughter of John Driver of Avening, Gloucestershire. He matriculated at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford on 10 July 1674, at the age of 13. He then entered Lincoln's Inn in 1677 to study law and was called to the bar in 1684. In 1692, he succeeded to his father's estates. He married Catherine Chamberlain, the daughter and heiress of John Chamberlain of Wainborough, Wiltshire and his wife Ann Freame, daughter of Thomas Freame of Lower Lypiatt, on 15 February 1693. He thereby acquired the manor of Nether Lypiatt Manor, Nether Lypiatt in 1699. As a lawyer Coxe was Clerk of the Letters Patent from 1699 to his death and serjeant-a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Blanch
John Blanch ( – 10 July 1725), of Wotton Court, near Gloucester and Eastington, Gloucestershire, was an English politician. Family His ancestry is unknown, but his parents seem to have come from Gloucester. He married a woman named Hannah, and they had one daughter and one son. Career He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain for Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ... from 1710 to 1713. References 1649 births 1725 deaths People from Gloucester Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1710–1713 Members of Parliament for Gloucester {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Wyndham (MP For Gloucester)
Francis Wyndham (c. 1670 – 1716), of Clearwell Court, Gloucestershire, was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons briefly from 1709 to 1710. Wyndham was the third son of John Wyndham of Dunraven, Glamorgan and his wife June Strode, daughter of William Strode of Barrington, Somerset. He matriculated at Wadham College, Oxford on 17 July 1686, aged 16 and was a scholar in 1687. He married Mercy Strode, daughter of Edward Strode MP, by 1696. She brought him £7,000, which he used to acquire Clearwell Court. He was elected a Member of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, on the recommendation of Maynard Colchester in 1702. Under the aegis of the Society, he founded a school in his parish, distributed sermons, and supported the publication of a Welsh version of the Book of Common Prayer and 39 Articles. In 1703 he was elected Verderer of the Forest of Dean and he was High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for the year 1706 to 1707. He became a freeman of G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hanbury (1664–1734)
John Hanbury, Esq. (1664–1734) was a British ironmaster and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1701 and 1734. He was one of a dynasty of ironmasters responsible for the industrialisation and urbanisation of the eastern valley through which runs the Afon Llwyd (in English "grey river") in Monmouthshire around Pontypool. Hanbury is most notable for introducing the rolling process of tinplating in the early 18th century. Background and marriage Hanbury was born into a family ultimately from Hanbury, Worcestershire, and was christened in Gloucester in 1664. Hanbury was the son of Capel Hanbury (1625–1704), who in turn was the third son of the first John Hanbury of Pursall Green. Political career Hanbury was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for Gloucester in December 1701. He did not stand in the 1702 general election but regained the seat in a contested by-election in December 1702. He retained his seat in the 1705 general election but did not stand in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British House Of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 members known as members of Parliament (MPs). MPs are elected to represent constituencies by the first-past-the-post system and hold their seats until Parliament is dissolved. The House of Commons of England started to evolve in the 13th and 14th centuries. In 1707 it became the House of Commons of Great Britain after the political union with Scotland, and from 1800 it also became the House of Commons for Ireland after the political union of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922, the body became the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland after the independence of the Irish Free State. Under the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, the Lords' power to reject legislation was reduced to a delaying power. The gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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