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William Bulkeley (MP For Anglesey)
William Bulkeley may refer to: * William Bulkeley (Welsh politician) (16th century) * William Bulkeley (priest) (17th century) * William Bulkeley (sheriff) (1691−1760), diarist * William Bulkeley (merchant) William Bulkeley was a Liverpool merchant, son of Thomas Bulkeley of Anglesey, who financed voyages for slave-trading, privateering, and the Greenland whale fishery. He was apprenticed to Foster Cunliffe, a merchant of Liverpool, in 1731. By 175 ... (18th century) * William H. Bulkeley (1840–1902), American politician See also * William Bulkeley Hughes, 19th-century Welsh politician * Williams-Bulkeley baronets * {{human name disambiguation, Bulkeley, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bulkeley (Welsh Politician)
William Bulkeley (1575 or 1576), of Beaumaris, Anglesey, was a Welsh politician. He was born before 1505, the son of Edmund Bulkeley of Conway, North Wales. He became a well-to-do merchant based in Beaumaris, Anglesey, where he served as bailiff in 1526, 1536 and 1562. He was coroner in 1564. He was elected a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Beaumaris Beaumaris ( ; cy, Biwmares ) is a town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, of which it is the former county town of Anglesey. It is located at the eastern entrance to the Menai Strait, the tidal waterway separating Anglesey from ... in November 1554 and 1571. He married twice; firstly Jane, daughter of Nicholas Elcock, with whom he had two sons and two daughters and secondly Margaret Thickness of Beaumaris. References 1500 births 1576 deaths People from Conwy 16th-century Welsh politicians Members of the Parliament of England for Beaumaris Bulkeley family {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bulkeley (priest)
William Bulkeley was an Anglican priest in the 17th century. The son of Lancelot Bulkeley Archbishop of Dublin from 1619 to 1650, he was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was Prebendary of Mulhuddart in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin from 1626 to 1627 and then Chancellor from 1627 to 1636; and Archdeacon of Dublin from 1636 until his death in 1671. Bulkley built Old Bawn House in 1635 in Tallaght ) , image_skyline = TallaghtDublinD24.jpg , image_caption = Tallaght, Dublin , image_flag = , flag_size = , pushpin_map = Dublin#Ireland , pushpin_label_position = left , ... in South County Dublin. Notes Christian clergy from County Dublin 17th-century Irish Anglican priests Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 1671 deaths Archdeacons of Dublin {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bulkeley (sheriff)
William Bulkeley (4 November 1691 – 28 October 1760) was a minor Welsh landowner, remembered chiefly as a diarist. He was born in Brynddu in the parish of Llanfechell, Anglesey, the son of William Bulkeley of Brynddu and of Lettice, daughter of Captain Henry Jones of Llangoed. He was sheriff of Anglesey in 1715. For many years he kept a meticulous diary. It was celebrated in 2014 with a dramatic performance at Brynddu house, still owned by one of his descendants. Two volumes survive: the first from 30 March 1734 to 8 June 1743, and the second from 1 August 1747 to 28 September 1760. Every day he recorded his impression of the weather, but he also gives many details of estate management, local politics and religious upheaval, his patronage of harpists, cattle-dealing in the local fairs, his legal duties as justice of the peace, and his visit to Dublin. He seldom alludes to his business dealings, but in 1736 he refers to a debt and to money paid in London: Family trou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bulkeley (merchant)
William Bulkeley was a Liverpool merchant, son of Thomas Bulkeley of Anglesey, who financed voyages for slave-trading, privateering, and the Greenland whale fishery. He was apprenticed to Foster Cunliffe, a merchant of Liverpool, in 1731. By 1750 he was prosperous enough to be one of the first pew-holders oSt Thomas's Church, Liverpool Bulkeley was part of a consortium of Liverpool merchants who in 1744 invested in '' Old Noll'' which they put to work as a privateer.during the War of the Austrian Succession. Between 1747 and 1756 he was part-owner of eleven slaving voyages. He also co-owned many other ventures, including from 1749 the ship Golden Lion, captured from the French on the last day of 1744, by HMS Port Mahon, (Hy. Aylmer Smith, commander), which was then used as a privateer.History of the Liverpool Privateers and Letters of Marque, with an account of the Liverpool Slave Trade, 1744-1812. pp. 80-83. Gomer Williams. Reprint of the 1897 edition (William Heinemann (Londo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William H
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 shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bulkeley Hughes
William Bulkeley Hughes J.P. (26 July 17978 March 1882) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1837 to 1859 and 1865 to 1882. He was elected for Member of Parliament for Carnarvon Boroughs constituency. Hughes was the eldest son of Sir William Bulkeley Hughes of Plas Coch, Llanidan, Anglesey and Elizabeth, of Coed Alun, Caernarfon. He was educated at Harrow School and called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1824. Public life As a prospector in railway shares, Bulkeley-Hughes made significant gains in the 1840s. In 1850, Bulkeley-Hughes had organised a banquet for Robert Stephenson to commemorate the opening of the Britannia Bridge. Bulkeley-Hughes was the chairperson of the Anglesey Central Railway from its founding until it was absorbed by the London and North Western Railway in 1876. As a politician, Bulkeley-Hughes was Justice of the peace of Anglesey and Caernarvonshire, and became sheriff of Anglesey in 1861. Politics Bulkeley-Hughes was initially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
