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Thomas North Graves, 2nd Baron Graves
Thomas North Graves, 2nd Baron Graves (28 May 1775 – 7 February 1830) was a British peer and Member of Parliament. Graves was the son of Admiral Thomas Graves, 1st Baron Graves. He succeeded his father as second Baron Graves in 1802, but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords. He was instead elected to the House of Commons for Okehampton in 1812, a seat he held until 1818, and then represented Windsor from 1819 to 1820 and Milborne Port from 1820 to 1827, when he retired from the Commons to become one of His Majesty's Commissioners of Revenue of Excise. He was also a Lord of the Bedchamber and Comptroller of the Household to His Royal Highness Ernest Augustus, 1st Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale. Lord Graves married Lady Mary Paget, daughter of Henry Bayly Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, in 1803. They had twelve children, five sons and seven daughters: * William Graves, 3rd Baron Graves (1804–1870) *Hon. Jane Anne Graves ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, a member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Electoral system All 650 members of the UK House of Commons are elected using the first-past-the-post voting system in single member constituencies across the whole of the United Kingdom, where each constituency has its own single representative. Elections All MP positions become simultaneously vacant for elections held on a five-year cycle, or when a snap election is called. The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 set out that ordinary general elections are held on the first Thursday in May, every five years. The Act was repealed in 2022. With approval from Parliament, both the 2017 and 2019 general elections were held earlier than the schedule set by the Act. If a vacancy arises at another time, due to death or resignation, then a constituency vacancy may be filled by a by-election. Under the Representation of the People Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Richard Graves
Henry Richard Graves (1818–1882) was an English portrait painter. Graves was the second son of Thomas Graves, 2nd Baron Graves, and worked as a clerk for the India Board in London. From 1847 he was a portrait painter in London, exhibiting 71 works at the Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its pur .... Graves married Henrietta Wellesley in 1843 and had a large family. Notes External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Graves, Henry Richard 1818 births 1882 deaths English portrait painters 19th-century English painters English male painters Younger sons of barons 19th-century English male artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Matthew Casberd
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Paget
General Sir Edward Paget (3 November 1775 – 13 May 1849) was a British Army officer. Career Born the fourth son of Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, Edward Paget became a cornet in the 1st Regiment of Life Guards in 1792. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Caernarvon Boroughs from 1796 to 1806. In 1808, he was with John Moore in Gothenburg assist the Swedish in the Finnish War. Moore's disagreements with Gustavus IV soon led to their being sent home where they were ordered to Portugal. He served in the British Army during the Peninsular War commanding the reserve at the Battle of Corunna in 1809 and then conducting the advance to Oporto in 1809, during which he lost his right arm. He was second in command under Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington in 1811 and was captured by French cavalry in 1812 and kept a prisoner for two years until the end of the War. From 1816 to 1821 he was a Groom of the Bedchamber in the service of George IV, including a period 1816- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Templemore
Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Templemore (8 January 1797 – 26 September 1837) was a British soldier, politician and courtier. Chichester was born in Westminster, London, the eldest son of Lord Spencer Chichester, third son of Arthur Chichester, 1st Marquess of Donegall. His mother was Lady Anne Harriet Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway. He was educated in England, matriculating at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1815, and entered the British Army, serving with the 2nd Life Guards (British Army), Life Guards and eventually attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1827. In 1826 Chichester was elected British Whig Party, Whig Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for Milborne Port (UK Parliament constituency), Milborne Port, a seat he held for four years before becoming representative for County Wexford (UK Parliament constituency), County Wexford in 1830. The following year, on the occasion of the coronation of William IV of the United Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berkeley Thomas Paget
The Honourable Berkeley Thomas Paget (2 January 1780 – 26 October 1842) was a British politician. Background Paget was the sixth son of Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, and Jane, daughter of the Very Reverend Arthur Champagné. He was the younger brother of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, Sir Arthur Paget, Sir Edward Paget and Sir Charles Paget. Political career Paget succeeded his elder brother Sir Arthur Paget as Member of Parliament for Anglesey in 1807. In 1810 he was appointed a lord of the treasury In the United Kingdom there are at least six Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, serving as a commission for the ancient office of Treasurer of the Exchequer. The board consists of the First Lord of the Treasury, the Second Lord of th ... by Spencer Perceval, a post he retained when Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, Lord Liverpool became prime minister in 1812 after Assassination of Spencer Perceval, Perceval's assassination. In 1820 he became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Taylor (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Taylor (29 September 1775 – 20 March 1839) was the first Private Secretary to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, serving George III, George IV, and William IV. Military career Taylor was the son of Rev. Edward Taylor of Bifrons, Patrixbourne, Kent and his wife Margaret Payler daughter of Thomas Turner Payler of Ileden, who died at Brussels in 1780. The diplomat Sir Brook Taylor was his younger brother. He joined the 2nd Dragoon Guards as a cornet in 1794. Later that year he was promoted to lieutenant and then the following year to captain. In 1795 he served as assistant secretary and aide de camp to the Duke of York, then commander-in-chief of the British Army. Taylor was later the Duke of York's assistant military secretary, an office he held until 1798. He was later a Major. In 1798 he was made Aide de Camp, Military Secretary and Private Secretary to the Marquess Cornwallis, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. In the following year he returne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Disbrowe
Edward Disbrowe (1754–1818) was an English soldier and politician. Early life and family Disbrowe was the son of George Disbrowe and Margaret Vaughan. He came from an old Northamptonshire family descended from John Desborough, a Parliamentarian officer during the English Civil War, and his wife Jane Cromwell, a sister of Oliver Cromwell.Bulmer, T"History, Topography, and Directory of Derbyshire"pg. 833 He was the first of his family to be established at Walton-on-Trent, where he inherited an estate in 1773.O'Byrne, Robert Henr"The Representative History of Great Britain and Ireland"pg. 124 Offices and positions While serving as an officer in the Staffordshire militia, Disbrowe became a friend of the king. This led to a variety of royal appointments, including Equerry to George III, Vice-Chamberlain to Queen Charlotte, and Master of St Katharine's by the Tower. His brother-in-law, Robert Hobart, the Colonial Secretary, provided Disbrowe with a sinecure to help suppor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ramsbottom (MP)
John Ramsbottom (1778–1845) was a British Whig politician and landowner, MP for New Windsor from 1810 until his death in 1845. In 1810, he succeeded his uncle Richard Ramsbottom as MP for the constituency of New Windsor. He lived at Clewer Lodge and Woodside Woodside may refer to: Places and buildings Australia * Woodside, South Australia, a town * Woodside, Victoria, a town Canada * Woodside National Historic Site, the boyhood home of William Lyon Mackenzie King *Woodside, Nova Scotia, a neighbo ..., Windsor, Berkshire. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramsbottom, John 1778 births 1845 deaths Politicians from Windsor, Berkshire Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1806–1807 UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 UK MPs 1830–1831 UK MPs 1837–1841 UK MPs 1841–1847 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Atkinson Saville
Christopher Atkinson (''c.'' 1738 – 23 April 1819), from about 1798 known as Christopher Atkinson Savile or Saville, was an English merchant and politician. Born in Yorkshire, Atkinson moved to London and married the niece of a corn merchant, entering that trade himself at the London Corn Exchange. At the 1780 general election Atkinson was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament for Hedon, but he was expelled from the House of Commons on 4 December 1783, after being convicted of perjury in his dealings with the Navy Victualling Board, and was sentenced to stand in the pillory. Atkinson was granted a royal pardon in 1791, and was again returned to Parliament for Hedon in 1796, holding the seat until he stood down at the 1806 general election. He changed his name to Saville some time after 1798. He then bought extensive properties in Okehampton in Devon, which gave him control of both parliamentary seats of the pocket borough of Okehampton, and at the elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwyllym Lloyd Wardle
Gwyllym Lloyd Wardle (c. 1762–1833) was a Welsh army officer and politician. Early life Born at Chester about 1762, he was the only son of Francis Wardle, J.P., of Hartsheath, near Mold, Flintshire, and Catherine, daughter of Richard Lloyd Gwyllym. He was during 1775 at Harrow School, but left in poor health; he was then at the school of George Henry Glasse at Greenford, near Ealing, Middlesex. He was admitted pensioner at St John's College, Cambridge, on 12 February 1780, but did not take a degree. After travelling on the continent of Europe, Wardle settled at Hartsheath. He went into business with William Alexander Madocks, in particular at Tremadog. Military career When Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet raised a troop of dragoons, officially called "the ancient British Light Dragoons",' and popularly known as "Wynn's Lambs", Wardle served in it, in Ireland. He is said to have fought at the battle of Vinegar Hill in 1798. At the peace of Amiens the troop was disbande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albany Savile
Albany Savile (c. 1783 – 26 January 1831), known until about 1798 as Albany Atkinson, was an English landed gentleman, barrister, and master of foxhounds who sat as one of the members of Parliament for Okehampton from 1807 to 1820. Savile was the only legitimate son of Christopher Atkinson Saville, of 3 Park Street, Mayfair, and Hill Hall, Hales, Norfolk, by his second wife, Jane, daughter and coheiress of John Savile, linen draper of Clay Hill, Enfield, Middlesex. While he was a boy, his father changed his surname from Atkinson to his wife’s, Savile. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, where he matriculated on 11 May 1802, aged 18, and at Lincoln's Inn, which he joined in 1804. In 1807 he was elected as a member of Parliament for Okehampton, a pocket borough with two seats in parliament where his property gave him complete control, and was appointed as the borough’s Recorder, but he was not called to the bar until 1817.David R. Fisher“SAVILE, Albany (?1783-1831 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
