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Thomas Powell (MP)
Thomas Powell (c. 1701–1752) of Nanteos, was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1725 to 1727 and from 1742 to 1747. Powell was the eldest son of William Powell and Averina Le Brun; his mother was the daughter of Cornelius Le Brun of Cologne and Anne Jones, daughter of Colonel John Jones of Nanteos. Powell's father was a leading Welsh Jacobite who acquired Nanteos through his mother. Powell was admitted at Middle Temple in 1718. He married Mary Frederick, daughter of Thomas Frederick of Westminster. Powell was returned as Tory Member of Parliament for Cardigan Boroughs at a by-election on 1 April 1725 on the strength of his control of Tregaron, one of the boroughs in the constituency. At the 1727 general election, he stood for Cardiganshire instead, but was unsuccessful. He then stood again for Cardigan Boroughs at a by-election in May 1729, which resulted in a double return. The House of Commons awarded the seat to Powell’s opponent and also disfranch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanteos Mansion
Nanteos (Welsh: ''Plas Nanteos'', Nanteos Mansion) is an 18th-century former country house in Llanbadarn-y-Creuddyn, near Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. A Grade I listed building, it is now a country house hotel. The gardens and parkland surrounding the mansion are listed on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. The current building was constructed between 1738 and 1757 for the Powell family, with the Shrewsbury architect Edward Haycock Sr. designing the stable block in the 1830s, and William Ritson Coultart designing the east wing and rear offices in 1841. The family occupied the house for some 200 years up until the last of the Powells, Margaret Powell, who died in 1951. At its peak the Nanteos estate comprised some 31,000 acres in 1800, covering most of what is today Aberystwyth, and was the major employer of the county. The name derives from the Welsh for "brook" (''nant'') and "nightingale" (''eos''). The house was once the hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1747 British General Election
The 1747 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election saw Henry Pelham's Whig government increase its majority and the Tories continue their decline. By 1747, thirty years of Whig oligarchy and systematic corruption had weakened party ties substantially; despite that Walpole, the main reason for the split that led to the creation of the Patriot Whig faction, had resigned, there were still almost as many Whigs in opposition to the ministry as there were Tories, and the real struggle for power was between various feuding factions of Whig aristocrats rather than between the old parties. The Tories had effectively become an irrelevant group of country gentlemen who had resigned themselves to permanent opposition. Summary of the constituencies See 1796 British general election for details. The constituen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Parliament Of Great Britain For Welsh Constituencies
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Members Of The Middle Temple
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1752 Deaths
Year 175 ( CLXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Piso and Iulianus (or, less frequently, year 928 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 175 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Marcus Aurelius suppresses a revolt of Avidius Cassius, governor of Syria, after the latter proclaims himself emperor. * Avidius Cassius fails in seeking support for his rebellion and is assassinated by Roman officers. They send his head to Aurelius, who persuades the Senate to pardon Cassius's family. * Commodus, son of Marcus Aurelius and his wife Faustina, is named Caesar. * M. Sattonius Iucundus, decurio in Colonia Ulpia Traiana, restores the Thermae of Coriovallum (modern Heerlen) there are sources that state this happe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1700s Births
Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese magazine), a Japanese magazine Novels * ''Seventeen'' (Tarkington novel), a 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington *''Seventeen'' (''Sebuntiin''), a 1961 novel by Kenzaburō Ōe * ''Seventeen'' (Serafin novel), a 2004 novel by Shan Serafin Stage and screen Film * ''Seventeen'' (1916 film), an American silent comedy film *''Number Seventeen'', a 1932 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Seventeen'' (1940 film), an American comedy film *''Eric Soya's '17''' (Danish: ''Sytten''), a 1965 Danish comedy film * ''Seventeen'' (1985 film), a documentary film * ''17 Again'' (film), a 2009 film whose working title was ''17'' * ''Seventeen'' (2019 film), a Spanish drama film Television * ''Seventeen'' (TV drama), a 1994 UK dramatic short starring Christi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lloyd (Cardiganshire)
John Lloyd (c. 1717 – 1755) of Peterwell, Cardiganshire, was a British lawyer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1747 to 1755. Lloyd was the son of Walter Lloyd of Peterwell, Cardiganshire and his wife Elizabeth Evans, daughter of Daniel Evans of Peterwell. He was admitted at Inner Temple in 1735 and matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford on 16 April 1735, aged 17. He was called to the bar in 1739. In 1747 he succeeded his father to Peterswell. He married Elizabeth Le Heup, daughter of Isaac le Heup, of Gunthorpe, Norfolk on 24 March 1750. He succeeded his brother-in-law Sir Lucius C. Lloyd, 3rd Baronet to Maesyfelin, Cardiganshire in 1750. Lloyd succeeded his father to the post of Attorney-general for South Wales in 1747. He was also returned unopposed as Whig Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire at the 1747 British general election. At the 1754 British general election, he was returned unopposed as MP for Cardiganshire on the Whig interest, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Lloyd (1678–1747)
Walter Lloyd (c. 1678–1747), of Peterwell, Cardiganshire, was a British lawyer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1734 to 1742. Lloyd was the son of David Lloyd of Voelallt, Cardiganshire. He was admitted at Inner Temple in 1695 and matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 6 July 1697, aged 19. He was called to the bar in 1700 and was mayor of Cardigan in 1710 and 1711. He married Elizabeth Evans, daughter of Daniel Evans of Peterwell in about 1713, which established the Lloyds as a political power in Cardiganshire since the Peterwell estate gave him control of Lampeter, and an electoral interest in the county. He was Mayor of Cardigan again in 1714. In 1715 he was appointed Attorney-general for South. Wales. He was twice more mayor of Cardigan in 1718 and 1721. He became a bencher of his Inn in 1725. Lloyd was returned unopposed as Whig Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire at the 1734 British general election. At 1741 British general election, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Cornwallis
Francis Cornwallis (c. 1692–1728) of Abermarlais, was a Welsh Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1728. Cornwallis was the only son of Thomas Cornwallis of Abermarlais, Carmarthenshire, and his wife Emma Charlton, daughter of Sir Job Charlton, 1st Baronet, MP of Ludford, Herefordshire and his second wife Letitia Waring. His father died in 1703 and he succeeded to his estate. His mother remarried John Robinson, Bishop of London. The bishop died in 1723; Emma lived until 1748. He was admitted at Lincoln's Inn in 1706, studied at Eton College in 1707 and matriculated at University College, Oxford on 19 April 1711, aged 18. He married Jane Crowe, daughter of Sir Sackville Crowe, 2nd Baronet of Laugharne, Carmarthenshire. Cornwallis stood for Cardiganshire at the 1722 general election at the suggestion of Lewis Pryse and William Powell of Nanteos, joint leaders of the Cardiganshire Tories, and he was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Parry (Welsh MP)
Stephen Parry (c.1675–1724), of Neuadd Trefawr, was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1724. Parry was the only son of John Parry of Panteynon and his wife Margaret Bulbell of Dublin. He married Anne Parry, daughter of David Parry of Neuadd Trefawr. He succeeded his father in 1722. At the 1715 general election, Parry was returned as Tory Member of Parliament for Cardigan Boroughs The Cardigan District of Boroughs was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors, from 1542 until it was abolished for t ... on the interest of Lewis Pryse. He was a poor attender at Parliament and was put into the custody of the serjeant at arms twice for failing to attend calls of the House. He was returned unopposed again for Cardigan Boroughs at the 1722 general election Parry died without issue on 15 December 1724, aged 49. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1741 British General Election
The 1741 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 9th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election saw support for the government party increase in the quasi-democratic constituencies which were decided by popular vote, but the Whigs lost control of a number of rotten and pocket boroughs, partly as a result of the influence of the Prince of Wales, and were consequently re-elected with the barest of majorities in the Commons, Walpole's supporters only narrowly outnumbering his opponents. Partly as a result of the election, and also due to the crisis created by naval defeats in the war with Spain, Walpole was finally forced out of office on 11 February 1742, after his government was defeated in a motion of no confidence concerning a supposedly rigged by-election. His supporters were then able to reconcile partially with the Patriot Whigs to form a ... [...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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