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Anthony Irby (1577–1610)
Anthony Irby (1547 – 6 October 1625) was an England, English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1622. Background Irby was the only son of Thomas Irby of Whaplode and his wife Isabel Serjeant, daughter of Thomas Serjeant. He matriculated from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge in 1559 and was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1569. His uncle was Leonard Irby. He was commissioner for sewers in Lincolnshire in 1564. Career Irby became Recorder (legal office), recorder and town clerk of Stamford, Lincolnshire. In 1588 some of the burgesses of Stamford terminated his appointment as recorder and possibly as a result, when he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) that year, it was for Boston (UK Parliament constituency), Boston. After making enquiries in January 1589, the Privy Council ordered in March that Irby, "a gentleman of good discretion, credit and learning", should be reinstated as rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It shares Anglo-Scottish border, a land border with Scotland to the north and England–Wales border, another land border with Wales to the west, and is otherwise surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and the Irish Sea to the west. Continental Europe lies to the south-east, and Ireland to the west. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the population was 56,490,048. London is both List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, the largest city and the Capital city, capital. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic. It takes its name from the Angles (tribe), Angles, a Germanic peoples, Germanic tribe who settled du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the Great Council of England, great council of Lords Spiritual, bishops and Peerages in the United Kingdom, peers that advised the History of the English monarchy, English monarch. Great councils were first called Parliaments during the reign of Henry III of England, Henry III (). By this time, the king required Parliament's consent to levy taxation. Originally a Unicameralism, unicameral body, a Bicameralism, bicameral Parliament emerged when its membership was divided into the House of Lords and House of Commons of England, House of Commons, which included Knight of the shire, knights of the shire and Burgess (title), burgesses. During Henry IV of England, Henry IV's reign, the role of Parliament expanded beyond the determination of taxation policy to include the "redress of grievances", whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1625 Deaths
Events January–March * January 17 – Led by the Benjamin de Rohan, duc de Soubise, Duke of Soubise, the Huguenots launch Huguenot rebellions#Second, a second rebellion against King Louis XIII, with a Battle of Blavet, surprise naval assault on a French fleet being prepared in Port-Louis, Morbihan, Blavet. * February 3 – Francesca Caccini's opera ''La liberazione di Ruggiero'' has its premiere, stated in Florence in Italy. The opera will continue to be staged almost 400 years later, as late as the year 2018. * February 6 – Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania, Bogislaw XIV becomes the final Duke of Pomerania, an office that becomes extinct after his death in 1637. * February 8 – Hafız Ahmed Pasha is designated as the new List of Ottoman grand viziers, grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire by Sultan Murad IV, 11 days after the death of Çerkes Mehmed Pasha. * February 11 – Dutch–Portuguese War: One of the largest naval battles ever fought in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1547 Births
Year 1547 (Roman numerals, MDXLVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. Events January–March * January 8 – The first Lithuanian-language book, a ''Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas, Catechism'' (, Simple Words of Catechism), is published in Königsberg by Martynas Mažvydas. * January 13 – Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey is sentenced to death for treason in England. * January 16 – Grand Prince Ivan IV of Russia, Ivan IV is crowned as Tsar of all Russia at the Dormition Cathedral, Moscow, Dormition Cathedral in Moscow, thereby proclaiming the Tsardom of Russia. * January 28 – King Henry VIII of England dies in London, and is succeeded by his 9-year-old son Edward VI of England, Edward VI, as King of Kingdom of England, England. * February 20 – Edward VI of England is Coronation of Edward VI, crowned at Westminster Abbey. * March 31 – King Francis I of France dies at the Château de Rambouillet and is succeeded by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Boswell
Sir William Boswell (died 1650) was an English diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1624 and 1625. He was a resident ambassador to the Netherlands from 1632 to 1649. Life William Boswell was a native of Suffolk. He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, of which he was elected fellow in 1606. He was incorporated at Oxford University on 12 July 1608 and became proctor in 1624. He was one of the keepers of the state paper office and served as secretary to Baron Herbert. In 1624 he was elected Member of Parliament for Boston in a by-election to the Happy Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Boston in 1625. Boswell subsequently entered the diplomatic service, and was appointed secretary to Sir Dudley Carleton, then ambassador at The Hague. Boswell eventually succeeded Carleton in 1632. He was knighted at Bockstal near Baldock on 25 July 1633. A large share of Sir William's attention while ambassador was taken up with the controversy between the Gomarist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Airmine, 1st Baronet
Sir William Armine, 1st Baronet (11 December 1593 – 10 April 1651) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1651. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War. (His name was also spelled Airmine, Armin, Armyne and Armyn.). Background Armine was the son of William Armyn (MP) of Osgodby, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, and his first wife, Martha, daughter of Lord Eure.J.C.H., 'Armyn, William (1561–1622), of Osgodby, Lincs.', in P.W. Hasler (ed.), ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603'' (from Boydell and Brewer 1981)History of Parliament Online Public life Armine was created a baronet on 28 November 1619 and succeeded to the estates of his father on 22 January 1622. He was elected Member of Parliament for Boston at least in 1624 and possibly in 1621 to replace Sir Thomas Cheek who sat for another seat. In 1625, he was elected MP for Grantham and in 1626 MP for Lincolnshire. He acted as as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Bawtree (MP)
Leonard Bawtree (January 7, 1924 – June 7, 2014) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia () is the deliberative assembly of the Legislature of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The other component of the Legislature is the lieutenant governor of British Columbi ... from 1975 to 1979, as a Social Credit member for the constituency of Shuswap. References British Columbia Social Credit Party MLAs 1924 births 2014 deaths 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia {{SocialCredit-BritishColumbia-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Bullingham
Francis Bullingham (1554 – ca. 1636), of the Cathedral Close, Lincoln was an English politician. Bullingham was the son of Nicholas Bullingham, Bishop of Lincoln then Worcester. He matriculated at Jesus College, Cambridge in 1568, but transferred to King's College, Cambridge, where he studied 1569–1572, and was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1576. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Lincoln in 1601 and Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ... in 1604. References 1554 births 1636 deaths Politicians from Lincoln, England Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Members of Gray's Inn English MPs 1601 English MPs 1604–1611 {{1604-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Capell (MP For Boston)
Henry Capell may refer to: * Henry Capell (MP for Boston) (died 1622), MP for Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ... * Henry Capell (MP for Hertfordshire) (died 1588), MP for Hertfordshire * Henry Capell, Baron Capell of Tewkesbury (1638–1696), MP for Tewkesbury, and for Cockermouth * Henry Capell (died 1558) (1505–1558), MP for Somerset {{hndis, Capell, Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Stevenson (MP)
Richard Stevenson (or Stephenson) may refer to: Politicians * Richard Stevenson (MP), English politician, MP for Boston in 1586–1801 * Richard Stevenson (Australian politician) (1832–1899), Australian politician in New South Wales * Dick Stevenson (Richard R. Stevenson), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Others *Larry Stevenson Richard Lawrence "Larry" Stevenson (December 22, 1930 – March 25, 2012) was the inventor of the kicktail, the bent-upwards end of a skateboard, which made most of today's skateboarding tricks possible and essentially revolutionized the ... (Richard Lawrence Stevenson, 1930–2012), American inventor of the skateboard kicktail * Richard Lipez (born 1938), American mystery author who publishes under the pen name Richard Stevenson * F. Richard Stephenson (born 1941), British astronomer * Richard Stevenson (poet) (born 1952), Canadian poet * Richie Stephens (born 1966), Jamaican singer born Richard Stephenson * Richard J Stephen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Skinner
Sir Vincent Skinner (1543 – 28 February 1616) was an English politician, who sat in Parliament for numerous constituencies. He was born the son of John Skinner, a mercer of Thorpe-by-Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. He matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1557, graduated B.A. in 1561 and M.A. in 1564 and entered Lincoln's Inn in 1565. He held a number of public offices, including Constable of Bolingbroke Castle and Lincoln Castle in 1583. He was secretary to William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley from c. 1575 to 1593, after which was appointed to the Exchequer as an auditor of the receipt. He was a Member of Parliament for Truro in 1571. Subsequently, he sat for Barnstaple in 1572, Boston three times from 1584; for Boroughbridge in 1592; for St Ives in 1597 and for Preston in 1604. He was knighted in 1603 and received the manor of Thornton, including Thornton Abbey, in Lincolnshire in consideration of his service to Sir Oliver Cromwell. He commissioned the architect John Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Irby (died 1682)
Sir Anthony Irby (c. 1605 – 2 January 1682) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1682. Irby was the eldest son of Sir Anthony Irby and his wife Elizabeth Peyton, third daughter of Sir John Peyton, 1st Baronet, and was born before 17 January 1605. He was admitted as a fellow-commoner at Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1620. He was knighted on 2 June 1624. In 1628, Irby was elected Member of Parliament for Boston and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He was High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1637. In April 1640, Irby was elected MP for Boston again in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Boston for the Long Parliament in November 1640. He sat until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge. Irby was re-elected MP for Boston in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament and elected for the seat again in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament. In Apri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
