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William Holles (other)
William Holles was Lord Mayor of London. William Holles or Hollis may also refer to: * William Holles (MP) (1510–1591), MP for Nottinghamshire * William Hollis (1816–?), English cricketer See also * William Holle, engraver {{hndis, Holles, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Holles
Sir William Holles (or Hollis) (1471?– 20 October 1542) rose from apprenticeship to a mercer to become master warden of his company and Lord Mayor of London in 1539. Life He was admitted to the freedom of the Worshipful Company of Mercers on 17 September 1499, and became master of the company in 1528. He was elected Sheriff of London in 1527. He was knighted by Henry VIII in 1533, and became Lord Mayor of London on St. Edward's Day, 13 October 1539. On 3 January 1539–40 he received in great state Anne of Cleves, on her way through the city, before her marriage On 4 February, Holles and the Aldermen accompanied the king and queen by water to Westminster. Holles was a wealthy merchant, and besides two houses in London, one in Bishopsgate Street, where he kept his mayoralty, and another in the parish of St Mary-le-Bow, acquired several manors in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, Middlesex and Essex. He also was the owner of Clement's Inn in the Strand. Death and le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Holles (MP)
Sir William Holles (1509/10 – 18 January 1591) JP of Haughton, Nottinghamshire was a member of parliament for Nottinghamshire and also High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests. He was born the second son of William Holles of Haughton, and Elizabeth, daughter of George Scopham. He married Anne Denzell, daughter of John Denzel of Cornwall on 20 May 1535. After her death he married Ida Grosvenor, daughter of Sir Richard Grosvenor of Cheshire, around 1570. His children were: * Denzil Holles (b. ca. 1538 – 12 April 1590) married Eleanor Sheffield, daughter of Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Sheffield *Gervase Holles *Gertrude Holles He was elected to parliament in October 1553 as member for Nottinghamshire. He was elected a Knight of the Carpet on 22 February 1547, two days after the coronation of King Edward VI. He died on 26 January 1591 and was buried in the family chapel dedicated to St James at his house at Haughton Hall, Nottinghamshire Haughton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hollis
William Hollis was born 1816 in Lewisham, South London. He was an English cricketer who played seven first-class matches for Kent and the Marylebone Cricket Club in the 1840s.Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914'' (revised edition), p. 263.Available onlineat the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)William Hollis CricInfo
ESPN cricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and ''StatsGuru'', a d ... . Retrieved 2022-08-16.
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