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William Selwyn (British Army Officer)
Major General William Selwyn (1655 – 6 April 1702) was an officer in the British Army, MP and briefly Governor of Jamaica. Early life He was the 5th and eldest surviving son of William Selwyn of Matson, Gloucestershire and Margaret, the daughter of Edward Nourse of Gloucester and was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, matriculating on 11 April 1674. Military career Selwyn served in the Army of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, in the time of King Charles II. He served at the head of his regiment at the Battle of Landen on 29 July 1693, distinguishing himself under the eye of the King William III. He then took part at the siege of Namur in the summer of 1695 and was promoted to the rank of brigadier general during the siege. He became Mayor of Gloucester in 1675. He inherited Matson House in Matson, Gloucester, in 1679 on the death of his father. He was elected MP for Gloucester in 1698, sitting until 1701. Although he was naturally a Whig, being from the Gloucester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic); the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands lies some to the north-west. Originally inhabited by the indigenous Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people either were killed or died of diseases, after which the Spanish brought large numbers of African slaves to Jamaica as labourers. The island remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered it, renaming it ''Jamaica''. Under British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with a plantation economy dependent on the African slaves and later their des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Selwyn (1688–1751)
Colonel John Selwyn (20 August 1688 – 5 November 1751) of Matson, Gloucestershire,a British Army officer, courtier and politician, sat in the British House of Commons , House of Commons between 1715 and 1751. Selwyn was the eldest son of William Selwyn (British Army officer), Lieutenant-general William Selwyn, MP of Matson, Gloucestershire. He was commissioned into the Army in his infancy as ensign and lieutenant of the 3rd Foot Guards on 31 December 1688. His father died in 1702 whilst Governor of Jamaica and he inherited the Matson estate. He became captain and lieutenant-colonel in the 1st Foot Guards in 1707 and served in Flanders as aide-de-camp to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough , the Duke of Marlborough. By 1709, he married Mary Farrington, the daughter of Thomas Farrington (British Army officer), Lieutenant-general Thomas Farrington MP of Chislehurst. He rose to the rank of Colonel of the 3rd Regiment of Foot in 1711 until 1713. Selwyn was returned unoppos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl Of Cholmondeley
George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley, PC, FRS (1666 – 7 May 1733), styled The Honourable from birth until 1715 and then known as Lord Newborough to 1725, was an English soldier. Cholmondeley was the second son of Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Viscount Cholmondeley, and Elizabeth Cradock. Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley, was his elder brother. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. Cholmondeley supported the claim of William of Orange and Mary to the English throne and after their accession he was appointed a Groom of the Bedchamber. Military and political career In 1690 he commanded the Horse Grenadier Guards at the Battle of the Boyne and two years later he fought at the Battle of Steenkerque. From 1690 to 1695 he represented Newton in the House of Commons. Cholmondeley was promoted to Brigadier-General in 1697, to Major-General in 1702, to Lieutenant-General in 1704 and to General in 1727. Honours and titles He was admitted to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Gravesend And Tilbury
The Governor of Gravesend and Tilbury Fort (or West Tilbury) was the military officer responsible for paired fortifications and blockhouses protecting the River Thames: on the south side of the river at Gravesend, Kent and on the north side at Tilbury Fort and West Tilbury, Essex. The fortifications here date from the time of Henry VIII; Tilbury Fort Tilbury Fort, also known historically as the Thermitage Bulwark and the West Tilbury Blockhouse, is an artillery fort on the north bank of the River Thames in England. The earliest version of the fort, comprising a small blockhouse with artill ... remained in military use until 1950, but the office of Governor was discontinued upon the death of Lowry Cole, Sir Lowry Cole in 1842. Governors *in 1651: Col. Crompton *1662–1669: Sir John Griffith *1669–1681: Sir Francis Leke, 1st Baronet (died 1679) *1681–1684: Richard Tufton, 5th Earl of Thanet *1684–1689: Sackville Tufton *1690–1702: William Selwyn (Lieutenant Governor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sackville Tufton
Colonel Sackville Tufton (11 June 1646 – 30 March 1721) was the son of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet and his second wife Margaret Sackville. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Ralph Wilbraham of Newbottle, Northumberland. They had twelve children: *John Tufton (25 May 1687 – 23 February 1689) *Sackville Tufton, 7th Earl of Thanet (1688–1753) *John Tufton (d. 12 September 1727) *Wilbraham Tufton (d. 20 October 1754) *Thomas Tufton (d. 9 December 1733) *Richard Tufton *Catharine Tufton (d. 27 June 1731) *Elizabeth Tufton (d. 19 June 1746) *Margaret Tufton (d. 24 July 1758) *Christian Tufton (d. 10 October 1746) *Mary Tufton (d. 19 April 1785) *Elizabeth Tufton (died an infant) Tufton was an officer in the 1st Foot Guards. In 1673, he was wounded in the Battle of Schooneveld against the Dutch fleet. His right hand was shattered with muscles and tendons lacerated and bones broken. Recovery was slow and painful and he required several surgical operations to remove bone fragment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hanbury (1664–1734)
John Hanbury, Esq. (1664–1734) was a British ironmaster and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1701 and 1734. He was one of a dynasty of ironmasters responsible for the industrialisation and urbanisation of the eastern valley through which runs the Afon Llwyd (in English "grey river") in Monmouthshire around Pontypool. Hanbury is most notable for introducing the rolling process of tinplating in the early 18th century. Background and marriage Hanbury was born into a family ultimately from Hanbury, Worcestershire, and was christened in Gloucester in 1664. Hanbury was the son of Capel Hanbury (1625–1704), who in turn was the third son of the first John Hanbury of Pursall Green. Political career Hanbury was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for Gloucester in December 1701. He did not stand in the 1702 general election but regained the seat in a contested by-election in December 1702. He retained his seat in the 1705 general election but did not stand in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Berkeley, 3rd Earl Of Berkeley
Vice-Admiral James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley, (aft. 1679 – 17 August 1736) was the son of Charles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley and the Hon. Elizabeth Noel. He was known by the courtesy title of Viscount Dursley prior to succeeding as Earl of Berkeley in 1710. He was a distinguished Royal Navy officer who served as First Lord of the Admiralty during the reign of King George I. Viscount Dursley received his commission as a lieutenant in the Royal Navy on 10 March 1699 and was promoted to captain on 2 April 1701. He was also a Member of Parliament (MP) for Gloucester 1701–1702. He took part in the battle off Málaga under Admiral Rooke, commanding HMS ''Boyne''. He was summoned to Parliament by writ of acceleration as Baron Berkeley on 5 March 1705, and continued to rise in the Navy. Dursley commanded HMS ''St George'' in 1706, and narrowly escaped the Scilly naval disaster in which Sir Cloudesley Shovell in HMS ''Association'' was lost on 23 October 1707 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bridgeman (died 1729)
John Bridgeman (c. 1655–1729), of Prinknash Park, Gloucestershire, was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament, Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency), Gloucester February to November 1701. He married the daughter of Sir Charles Berkeley who inherited the Berkeley estates in Gloucestershire. On his death in 1729 his widow took charge of lands around Gloucester including what is now Prinknash Abbey.Bazeley W, Transactions BGAS 1882 vol 7, p 267 References 1655 births 1729 deaths People from Stroud District Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Gloucester English MPs 1701 {{18thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Rich, 2nd Baronet
Sir William Rich, 2nd Baronet (c. 1654 – 1711), of Sonning, Berkshire, was an English politician. He was a son of Sir Thomas Rich, 1st Baronet, and his second wife, Elizabeth, daughter of William Cockayne, alderman and merchant of London. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Reading in 1689–1698 and the period 26 November 1705 – 1708, and for Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ... in 1698. References 1654 births 1711 deaths People from Sonning Baronets in the Baronetage of England Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Gloucester English MPs 1689–1690 English MPs 1690–1695 English MPs 1695–1698 English MPs 1698–1700 English MPs 1705–1707 Members of the Parliament of Great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms congressman/congresswoman or deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." Members of parliament typically form parliamentary groups, sometimes called caucuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Payne (Gloucester MP)
Robert Payne (c. 1630 – 1713), of Gloucester, was an English politician. He was the eldest son of Robert Payne of Gloucester, a clothier. He was made a freeman of Gloucester in 1653, an alderman in 1679 and made mayor for 1692 and 1703. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ... from 1695 to 1698. He married Anna, the daughter of William Capel of Gloucester, and had 5 sons and 2 daughters. References * 1630 births 1713 deaths Politicians from Gloucester Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Gloucester English MPs 1695–1698 {{17thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Trye
William Trye (1660–1717), of Hardwicke, Gloucestershire, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ... in 1690–1698 and 1702–1705. References 1660 births 1717 deaths People from Stroud District Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Gloucester English MPs 1702–1705 {{18thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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