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Waterford City (Parliament Of Ireland Constituency)
Waterford City was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1264 to 1800. Following the Act of Union of 1800 the borough retained one seat. Borough This constituency was based in the city of Waterford in County Waterford. It was incorporated by charter in 1264 with freeholders and freemen. Members of Parliament Elections See also *Irish House of Commons *List of Irish constituencies References Sources * Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), , on lin*T. W. Moody Theodore William Moody (26 November 1907 – 11 February 1984) was a historian from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Background Early life Moody was born in Belfast, to a poor family who made their living from dressmaking and iron turning and wa ..., F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, ''A New History of Ireland 1534-1691'', Oxford University Press, 1978 * {{Waterford constituencies Constituencies of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Borough Constituency
In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one member to the House of Commons. Within the United Kingdom there are five bodies with members elected by electoral districts called "constituencies" as opposed to " wards": * The House of Commons (see Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom) * The Scottish Parliament (see Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions) * The Senedd (see Senedd constituencies and electoral regions) * The Northern Ireland Assembly (see Northern Ireland Assembly constituencies) * The London Assembly (see List of London Assembly constituencies) Between 1921 and 1973 the following body also included members elected by constituencies: * The Parliament of Northern Ireland (see Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies) Electoral areas called constituencies were previously used in elections to the European Parliament, prior to the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union (see Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Christmas (Irish Politician)
Richard Christmas was an American state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Copiah County in the Mississippi House of Representatives The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected fo ... in 1874 and 1875. He was born in North Carolina. He served in the 5th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery.Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press 1996 page 46 Either a man born in Tennessee with the same name or one from North Carolina have been identified as likely being this Richard Christmas. See also * African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era References People from Copiah County, Mississippi Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives African-American state legislators in Mississippi Year of death missing Year of birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Alcock (died 1812)
Henry Alcock (1717-1812) was an Irish politician. Alcock was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was M.P. for Clonmines in County Wexford from 1761 to"The Gentleman's and London Magazine: Or Monthly Chronologer, 1741-1794": Dublin; John Exshaw; March 1765 1768; and Waterford City "Waterford remains the untaken city" , mapsize = 220px , pushpin_map = Ireland#Europe , pushpin_map_caption = Location within Ireland##Location within Europe , pushpin_relief = 1 , coordinates ... from 1783 to 1797; for Fethard in County Wexford in 1798. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alcock, Henry Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Irish MPs 1761–1768 Irish MPs 1783–1790 Irish MPs 1790–1797 Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Waterford constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Wexford constituencies 1812 deaths 1717 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Shapland Carew
Robert Shapland Crew (1752–1829) was an Irish politician.Jupp, P. J. (1986). "CAREW, Robert Shapland I (1752-1829), of Castleborough, co. Wexford." In Thorne, R. J. (ed.). ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820.'' Woodbridge, Surrey: Boydell & Brewer. p. 407. Carew was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. Carew represented Waterford City from 1776 to 1800 and, after the Acts of Union, County Wexford in the 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 mem ... from 1806 to 1807. His son was the 1st Baron Carew. References People from Wexford, County Wexford Irish MPs 1776–1783 Irish MPs 1783–1790 Irish MPs 1790–1797 Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelius Bolton (1751–1829)
Cornelius Bolton (1 October 1751 – 11 March 1829) was an Irish landowner and politician. Biography The eldest son and heir of Cornelius Bolton, he was Member of Parliament for the city of Waterford from 1776 to 1783, High Sheriff of County Waterford The High Sheriff of County Waterford was the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Waterford. Initially, an office for a lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became an annual appointment following the Provisions of Oxfor ... in 1778 and 1815 and Mayor of Waterford in 1810 and 1816. He was also MP for Lanesborough from 1783 to 1790. He built Faithlegg House (now a hotel) near Waterford in 1783 and married Eliza MacDonnell in 1789, with whom he had 3 sons and 3 daughters. References 1751 births 1829 deaths High Sheriffs of County Waterford Irish MPs 1776–1783 Irish MPs 1783–1790 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Waterford constituencies Members of the Parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Alcock (1717–1784)
Henry Alcock (14 October 1886 – 26 April 1948) was a British historian and academic. He was the first professor of modern history at the University of Queensland and a founding member of the Historical Society of Queensland. Early life Alcock was born in Bath, England in 1888. He attended King Edward VI's school, Bath and Magdalen College, Oxford, graduating with his B.A. with first class honours in modern history in 1908. He took his M.A. in 1911. Career Alcock pursued a teaching career, teaching at Tettenhall College, Staffordshire before becoming senior house master at Kendall Grammar School for two years. He moved to Australia where he took up a position as a history and economics lecturer at the newly established University of Queensland in 1912. He became a McCaughey Professor of history in 1922, and later Dean of the Faculty of Commerce. Alcock demonstrated an interest in economics and general commercial studies, which encouraged an interest publicly in establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelius Bolton (died 1779)
Cornelius Bolton ( – 16 September 1779) was an Irish landowner and politician. Biography He was made a freeman of the city of Waterford in 1737 and was Mayor of Waterford from 1743 to 1744 and in 1761. He represented the city in Parliament from 1768 to 1776. He was a magistrate for County Waterford County Waterford ( ga, Contae Phort Láirge) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is part of the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region. It is named ... from 1743 and High Sheriff of the county in 1738, 1743 and 1778. He married Elizabeth Barker of Grantstown in 1738. His eldest son Cornelius was also active in county politics.E. M. Johnston-Liik, ''History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800'', vol. III, p. 218. References 1710s births 1779 deaths High Sheriffs of County Waterford Irish MPs 1769–1776 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Waterford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shapland Carew
Shapland Carew was an Irish politician. Carew was born in Wexford and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. Carew represented Waterford City "Waterford remains the untaken city" , mapsize = 220px , pushpin_map = Ireland#Europe , pushpin_map_caption = Location within Ireland##Location within Europe , pushpin_relief = 1 , coordinates ... from 1748 to 1761; and again from 1769 to 1776 in the Irish Parliament. References People from Wexford, County Wexford Irish MPs 1727–1760 Irish MPs 1769–1776 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Waterford constituencies Alumni of Trinity College Dublin {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Barker (Irish Politician)
Samuel Barker may refer to: * Samuel Barker (Canadian politician) (1839–1915), Canadian parliamentarian and lawyer * Samuel Barker (MP for Cricklade) Samuel Barker (c. 1659 – 1 May 1708) was the member of Parliament for Cricklade in the parliaments of 1702 and 1705.Samuel Barker (Hebraist) (1686–1759), English Hebraist {{hndis, Barker, Samuel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Paul
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries, is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the holiday season organized around it. The traditional Christmas narrative recounted in the New Testament, known as the Nativity of Jesus, says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in accordance with messianic prophecies. When Joseph and Mary arrived in the city, the inn had no room and so they were offered a stable where the Christ Child was soon born, with angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Carew (Irish Politician)
Robert Edmund Carew (1 December 1898 – 5 September 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1919 and 1922 for the Richmond Football Club The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football team playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). Between its inception in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 1885 and 1907, the club competed in the Victo .... Notes References *Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996 External links * 1898 births 1969 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Players of Australian handball Richmond Football Club players Richmond Football Club premiership players VFL/AFL premiership players People from Williamstown, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1898-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrose Congreve (1698–1741)
Ambrose Christian Congreve CBE (14 April 1907 – 28 May 2011) was an Irish industrialist, best known for his world-famous garden at Mount Congreve. Early life He was the son of Major John Congreve and Lady Helena Ponsonby, the daughter of the 8th Earl of Bessborough. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. Childhood visits to the Rothschild estate at Exbury inspired a lifelong love of gardening. Business career In 1927, Congreve joined Unilever, working in England and in China. From 1939, he took over the running of Humphreys & Glasgow, the gasworks manufacturers and petrochemical engineers. Dr Arthur Glasgow, his father-in-law, was a co-founder of the firm. He remained there until 1983, when the company was sold to an American concern. However, his abiding passion was gardening, especially at Mount Congreve, near Kilmeaden, County Waterford. Mount Congreve house and gardens The Mount Congreve estate lies just outside the village of Kilmeadan. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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