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William Brereton (other)
William Brereton may refer to: * William Brereton (fl. 1406–1432), MP for Midhurst and Chichester * William Brereton (courtier) (d. 1536) in the privy chamber of Henry VIII * William Brereton (lord justice) (d. 1541), lord justice of Ireland * Sir William Brereton (died 1559) (c. 1520–1559), MP for Cheshire in 1547 and 1559 * Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet (1604–1661), Parliamentary General in the English Civil War * William Brereton, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Lords Brereton ** William Brereton, 1st Baron Brereton (1550–1630), MP for Cheshire in 1597, 1614 and 1621 ** William Brereton, 2nd Baron Brereton (1611–1664), MP for Cheshire in 1661 ** William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton (1631–1680), MP for Newton in 1659 and Bossiney 1660 * William Brereton (British Army officer) (1789–1864), colonel in the Royal Horse Artillery * William Brereton (officer), British Army officer in South Carolina in 1782 * William Brereton (Norfolk cricketer) (1786–1851), English cricketer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brereton (fl
William Brereton may refer to: * William Brereton (fl. 1406–1432), MP for Midhurst and Chichester * William Brereton (courtier) (d. 1536) in the privy chamber of Henry VIII * William Brereton (lord justice) (d. 1541), lord justice of Ireland * Sir William Brereton (died 1559) (c. 1520–1559), MP for Cheshire in 1547 and 1559 * Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet (1604–1661), Parliamentary General in the English Civil War * William Brereton, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Lords Brereton ** William Brereton, 1st Baron Brereton (1550–1630), MP for Cheshire in 1597, 1614 and 1621 ** William Brereton, 2nd Baron Brereton (1611–1664), MP for Cheshire in 1661 ** William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton (1631–1680), MP for Newton in 1659 and Bossiney 1660 * William Brereton (British Army officer) (1789–1864), colonel in the Royal Horse Artillery * William Brereton (officer), British Army officer in South Carolina in 1782 * William Brereton (Norfolk cricketer) (1786–1851), English cricketer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midhurst (UK Parliament Constituency)
Midhurst was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1311 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished. Before the Great Reform Act of 1832, it was one of the most notorious of England's rotten boroughs. History From its foundation in the 14th century until 1832, the borough consisted of part of the parish of Midhurst, a small market town in Sussex. Much of the town as it existed by the 19th century was outside this ancient boundary, but the boundary was in any case academic since the townsfolk had no votes. As a contemporary, writer, Sir George Trevelyan explained in writing about the general election of 1768,G O Trevelyan, ''Life of Fox'', quoted by Porritt ''the right of election rested in a few small holdings, on which no human being resided, distinguished among the pastures and the stubble that surrounded them by a large stone set up on end in the middle of ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brereton (courtier)
William Brereton (c. 1487 – 17 May 1536), the son of a Cheshire landowner, was a Groom of the Privy Chamber to Henry VIII. In May 1536, Brereton, the queen's brother George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston and a musician, Mark Smeaton, were tried and executed for treason and adultery with Anne Boleyn, the king's second wife. Many historians are now of the opinion that Anne Boleyn, Brereton and their co-accused were innocent. Family William Brereton, born between 1496 and 1499, was the seventh son of Sir Randle Brereton of Ipstones, Shocklach, and Malpas, Knight Chamberlain of Chester, knight banneret and knight of the body of Henry VII. His mother was Eleanor, sister of Piers Dutton of Halton, Cheshire. Along with three of his brothers, including Sir Urian Brereton, William entered royal service. By 1521 he was a groom of the king's chamber, and from 1524, groom of the privy chamber. Marriage and issue In 1529, Brereton married Eliz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brereton (lord Justice)
William Brereton may refer to: * William Brereton (fl. 1406–1432), MP for Midhurst and Chichester * William Brereton (courtier) (d. 1536) in the privy chamber of Henry VIII * William Brereton (lord justice) (d. 1541), lord justice of Ireland * Sir William Brereton (died 1559) (c. 1520–1559), MP for Cheshire in 1547 and 1559 * Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet (1604–1661), Parliamentary General in the English Civil War * William Brereton, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Lords Brereton ** William Brereton, 1st Baron Brereton (1550–1630), MP for Cheshire in 1597, 1614 and 1621 ** William Brereton, 2nd Baron Brereton (1611–1664), MP for Cheshire in 1661 ** William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton (1631–1680), MP for Newton in 1659 and Bossiney 1660 * William Brereton (British Army officer) (1789–1864), colonel in the Royal Horse Artillery * William Brereton (officer), British Army officer in South Carolina in 1782 * William Brereton (Norfolk cricketer) (1786–1851), English cricketer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brereton (died 1559)
William Brereton may refer to: * William Brereton (fl. 1406–1432), MP for Midhurst and Chichester * William Brereton (courtier) (d. 1536) in the privy chamber of Henry VIII * William Brereton (lord justice) (d. 1541), lord justice of Ireland * Sir William Brereton (died 1559) (c. 1520–1559), MP for Cheshire in 1547 and 1559 * Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet (1604–1661), Parliamentary General in the English Civil War * William Brereton, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Lords Brereton ** William Brereton, 1st Baron Brereton (1550–1630), MP for Cheshire in 1597, 1614 and 1621 ** William Brereton, 2nd Baron Brereton (1611–1664), MP for Cheshire in 1661 ** William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton (1631–1680), MP for Newton in 1659 and Bossiney 1660 * William Brereton (British Army officer) (1789–1864), colonel in the Royal Horse Artillery * William Brereton (officer), British Army officer in South Carolina in 1782 * William Brereton (Norfolk cricketer) (1786–1851), English cricketer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Cheshire is a former United Kingdom parliamentary constituency for the county of Cheshire. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. As a county palatine it was unrepresented in the Parliament until the Chester and Cheshire (Constituencies) Act 1542 (34 & 35 Hen VIII. c. 13). Cheshire was represented by two Knights of the Shire from 1545, with only County Durham out of the English counties being left unrepresented after that. It was divided between the constituencies of North Cheshire and South Cheshire in 1832. Members of Parliament 1545–1659 * ''Constituency created'' (1545) * ''Four members returned to First Protectorate Parliament'' (1654) 1659–1832 * ''Two members returned to Third Protectorate Parliament'' (1659) *''Constituency abolished'' (1832) See also *List of former United Kingdom Parliament constitue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet
Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet, (1604–1661), was an English Puritan who owned extensive estates in Cheshire, and was Member of Parliament for Cheshire at various times between 1628 and 1653. During the First English Civil War, he was commander of Parliamentarian forces in the North Midlands. In the 1630s, he travelled extensively through France, the Dutch Republic, Scotland, and Ireland; his travel journals from 1634 and 1635 were published in the 19th century. His records and letters from the Civil War are a primary source for Parliamentary local administration in the period, as well as the internal divisions that led to the Second English Civil War. Despite a lack of prior military experience, he proved an energetic and capable soldier, and was one of the most powerful men in England when the First Civil War ended in 1646. However, he gave up his local offices, and although nominated as a judge, refused to attend the trial of Charles I in January 1649. He was elected to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Brereton
Baron Brereton, of Leighlin in the County of Carlow, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 11 May 1624 for Sir William Brereton, of Brereton, Cheshire. William Brereton was from an old and distinguished family in Cheshire, and the family seat was Brereton Hall in Cheshire, however Brereton had an estate near Old Leighlin, for which he and his heirs were absentee landlords. The first Lord Brereton was succeeded by his grandson, the second Lord Brereton. He was the son of Sir John Brereton (1591–1629), fourth son of the first Baron. He sat as Member of Parliament for Cheshire. His son, the third Baron, was one of the founders of the Royal Society. Two of his sons, the fourth and fifth Barons, succeeded in the title. It became extinct on the latter's death without issue in 1722. The estates passed to the Holte family, descended from the second Baron's sister. Barons Brereton (1624) * William Brereton, 1st Baron Brereton (1550–1631) *William Brereton, 2nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brereton, 1st Baron Brereton
William Brereton, 1st Baron Brereton (1550 – 1 October 1631) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1622. He was created a peer in the Peerage of Ireland in 1624 as Baron Brereton. Biography Brereton was the son of Sir William Brereton of Brereton, Cheshire and was baptised on 6 February 1550. He was about nine when his father died in 1559 and he succeeded to the extensive family estates. He was educated at Oxford University and was awarded a BA in 1568. He was admitted at Lincoln's Inn in 1569. From 1573, he was JP for Cheshire and was High Sheriff of Cheshire from 1581 to 1582. In 1586, he built a mansion at Brereton (Brereton Hall) which was similar to Rocksavage, the house of his father-in-law Sir John Savage. He was knighted in 1588. He was commissioner for musters in 1595 and in 1596. In 1597, Brereton was elected Member of Parliament for Cheshire. He was elected MP for Cheshire again in 1614 and in 1621. He had an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brereton, 2nd Baron Brereton
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton
William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton FRS (4 May 1631 – 17 March 1680) was an English mathematician and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and became Baron Brereton in the Irish peerage in 1664. He was chairman of the Committee of Accounts, better known as the Brooke House Committee, in 1667–1670. In that capacity he clashed repeatedly with Samuel Pepys, whose description of Brereton in his Second Diary, or Brooke House Journal, although no doubt biased, is the best portrait we have of the man. Early career Brereton was the eldest son of William Brereton, 2nd Baron Brereton of Brereton Hall, near Chester and his wife Lady Elizabeth Goring, daughter of George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich and Mary Neville. He studied mathematics and Greek at the Orange College of Breda, where he was tutored by John Pell. In 1659, Brereton was elected Member of Parliament for Newton in the Third Protectorate Parliament and for Bossiney in 1660. By his own account he was a man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brereton (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant-General Sir William Brereton (29 December 1789 – 27 July 1864) was a British Army officer of the nineteenth century who served as colonel-commandant of the 4th Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery in the 1860s. Family Brereton was descended from the Cheshire family of Brereton of Brereton Hall, through the Irish branch, the Breretons of Carrigslaney, County Carlow, of whom some details were given by Sir Fortunatus Dwarris in ''Archæologia'', vol. xxxiii., and in Mervyn Archdall's edition of ''Lodge's Peerage of Ireland'', ii. 251. In a biographical notice he is described as a son of Major William Brereton, who fought at Culloden, and younger half-brother of Major-General Robert Brereton of New Abbey, County Kildare (formerly of 30th and 63rd regiments), and Lieutenant-Governor of St. Lucia, who died in 1818. Early life and military career Brereton was born in 1789, and entered the Royal Military Academy as a "Gentleman Cadet" in 1803, passing out on 10 May 1805 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
