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Woodstock (UK Parliament Constituency)
Woodstock, sometimes called New Woodstock, was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom named after the town of Woodstock in the county of Oxfordshire. History The Parliamentary Borough comprised the town of Woodstock and (from 1832) the surrounding countryside and villages, and elected two Members of Parliament from its re-enfranchisement in 1553 until 1832. Under the Great Reform Act 1832, the representation of the borough was reduced to one member. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the borough was abolished and was reconstituted as the Mid or Woodstock Division of Oxfordshire when the three-member Parliamentary County of Oxfordshire was divided into the three single-member constituencies of Banbury, Woodstock and Henley. It comprised the middle part of Oxfordshire, including Witney and Bicester as well as the abolished borough. The constituency was abolished under the Representation of the People Act 1918. The western half, including Witney and Wood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banbury (UK Parliament Constituency)
Banbury, also informally known as Banbury and North Oxfordshire, is a constituency in Oxfordshire created in 1553 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Victoria Prentis of the Conservative Party. She currently serves as Attorney General for England and Wales. In terms of electorate, Banbury was the 16th largest constituency in the United Kingdom at the time of the 2015 general election. Constituency profile The constituency has relatively high economic dependence on agriculture, as well as modern industry (particularly motorsport), research and development, public services and, to a lesser extent, defence. It contains two large market towns, Banbury and Bicester, where the majority of the electorate live. It is a partly rural seat, with the northwest of the constituency on the edge of the Cotswolds. The area has experienced significant urban growth and is popular with commuters who favour its fast transport links to Birmingham, Oxford a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Johnson (MP)
Martin Johnson may refer to: *Martin Johnson (rugby union) (born 1970), English rugby union footballer and manager *One half of Martin and Osa Johnson (1884–1937), a husband-and-wife adventurer/explorer/filmmaker team from Kansas *Martin Johnson (musician) (born 1985), lead singer of Boys Like Girls * Martin Johnson (racing driver) (born 1963), British auto racing driver *Martin Hume Johnson (born 1944), Emeritus Professor of Reproductive Sciences at the University of Cambridge. * Martin Michael Johnson (1899–1975), Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, then Archbishop of Vancouver 1964–1969 *Martin N. Johnson (1850–1909), U.S. Senator from North Dakota *Martin W. Johnson (1893–1984), U.S. oceanographer * Marty P. Johnson, CEO of Isles, Inc. in Trenton, NJ * Martin Johnson (Hollyoaks), a fictional character from British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Martin Johnson (MP), Member of Parliament for Woodstock * Martin Johnson (writer), English writer on cricket and oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Tavernor
Edward Tavernor was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1626 and 1629. Tavernor may have been the son of John Tavernor, surveyor of the King's Woods in 1605. In 1626, he was elected Member of Parliament for Woodstock Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held during August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, United States, southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, Woodstock. .... He was re-elected MP for Woodstock in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles dispensed with parliament for eleven years. His name appears in the Calendar of State Papers receiving reimbursement for royal expenses at this time. He was Secretary to the Lord Chamberlain, Philip Herbert, Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, in December 1630, and was still held the post in 1637. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tavernor, Edward Year of birth missing Year of death missing English MPs 1626 Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Fleetwood
Sir Gerard Fleetwood was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1625 to 1626. Fleetwood was the son of Thomas Fleetwood. He was knighted in July 1603 and was Ranger of Woodstock Park in 1611. In 1625, he was elected Member of Parliament for Woodstock. He was re-elected MP for Woodstock in 1626. Fleetwood lived in Hampshire which was under Royalist control in the English Civil War. He was a Commissioner of Array A commission of array was a commission given by English sovereigns to officers or gentry in a given territory to muster and array the inhabitants and to see them in a condition for war, or to put soldiers of a country in a condition for military ... and went to Winchester as he later claimed not through choice. His estates were sequestered by Parliament and on 22 February 1646, he requested "a moderate composition" because he "disliked the business, and was never in arms". He was willing to submit to a fine and on 7 April, a fine was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lenthall
William Lenthall (1591–1662) was an English politician of the English Civil War, Civil War period. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom), Speaker of the House of Commons for a period of almost twenty years, both before and after the execution of Charles I of England, King Charles I. He is best remembered for his defiance of the king on 4 January 1642 when Charles entered the chamber of the House of Commons, supported by 400 armed men, in an attempt to seize Five Members, five members whom he accused of treason. When Charles asked Lenthall where the five were, Lenthall famously replied "I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this place but as this House is pleased to direct me". It was the first time in English history that a speaker of the House of Commons had declared his allegiance to the liberty of parliament rather than the will of the monarch. Early life Lenthall was born in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, the second son of William Lenth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Cary (MP, Died 1631)
Sir Philip Cary (c. 1579 – 1631) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1625. Cary was the son of Edward Cary of Berkhamsted Place, Hertfordshire. He matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford on 22 February 1594, aged 14. Cary was a student of Gray's Inn in 1590. He was knighted on 23 May 1605, In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Woodstock and re-elected in 1621, 1624 and 1625. Cary held estates at Caddington, Bedfordshire and Hunslet, Yorkshire. He died at the age of about 52 and was buried at Aldenham on 13 June 1631. References 1570s births 1631 deaths Members of Gray's Inn English MPs 1614 English MPs 1621–1622 English MPs 1624–1625 English MPs 1625 Philip Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Whitelocke
Sir James Whitelocke SL (28 November 1570 – 22 June 1632) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1610 and 1622. Early life Whitelocke was the younger of posthumous twin sons of Richard Whitelocke, a London merchant, by Joan Brockhurst, widow, daughter of John Colte of Little Munden, Hertfordshire. He was educated from 1575 at Merchant Taylors' School, and on 11 June 1588, he was elected probationer at St. John's College, Oxford. He matriculated on 12 July 1588, and was elected fellow of his college in November 1589. His tutors were Rowland Searchfield, in classics and logic, and Alberico Gentile in the civil law. He also studied Hebrew and other Semitic languages. He graduated bachelor in civil law on 1 July 1594. Among the contemporaries at Oxford with whom he formed lasting friendships were William Laud, Humphrey May, and Ralph Winwood. In London he moved in the circle of Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, and about in 1600 he joined the Soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Thomas Spencer, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Spencer, 1st Baronet (c. 1586 - 7 August 1622) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1604 to 1611. Spencer was the son of Sir William Spencer, of Yarnton, Oxfordshire, and his wife Margaret Bowyer, daughter of Francis Bowyer, Alderman of London. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 8 June 1599, aged 13 and was awarded BA on 18 June 1602. In 1604 he was elected Member of Parliament for Woodstock. He was also a student of Lincoln's Inn in 1604 and in December was one of the keepers of writs and rolls in the court of common pleas. He succeeded to Yarnton on the death of his father in 1608 or 1609 and had Yarnton manor house, a large Jacobean country mansion, built in 1611. He was created baronet of Yardington on 29 June 1611 and was knighted on 4 May 1612, at Whitehall. From 1616 to 1617 he was Sheriff of Oxfordshire. He was famous for his hospitality and rebuilt the tower at the west end of Yarnton Church. Spencer died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Lee (died 1608)
Sir Richard Lee (died 22 December 1608) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in two parliaments between 1593 and 1608 and served as Ambassador to Russia. Family Lee was the illegitimate son of Sir Anthony Lee of Quarrendon, Buckinghamshire by Ann Hassall, daughter of Richard Hassall of Hassall and Hankelow, Cheshire. He was half-brother to Sir Henry Lee K.G. of Ditchley, Master of the Ordnance and Robert Lee. Career He was abroad in 1582, possibly in Russia and he was a volunteer against the Spanish Armada in 1588. His first marriage to the widow of Sir Gerald Croker of Hook Norton led to prolonged legal proceedings over the inheritance of two manors. Through his second marriage he acquired a manor known as Dane John or the 'Dungeon' in Canterbury, and went to live there. He became Freeman of Canterbury in 1590 and was a J.P. for Kent from about 1591. He was a common councilman by 1593 in which year he was elected Member of Parliament for Canterbury. By 159 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Scott (MP For New Woodstock)
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John Lee (MP For New Woodstock)
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Francis Stonor
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