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Francis Annesley (1734–1812)
Francis Annesley (2 May 1734 – 17 April 1812) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons for 32 years from 1774 to 1806, and was the first Master of Downing College, Cambridge. Early life Annesley was the son of Martin Annesley D.D. of Bucklebury and Frilsham, Berkshire, and his wife Mary Hanbury, daughter of William Hanbury of Little Marcle, Herefordshire. He was educated at Reading School and was admitted at Gray's Inn in 1753 to study law. Career Annesley was elected Member of Parliament for Reading in the 1774 general election, and retained the seat until 1806 Events January–March *January 1 ** The French Republican Calendar is abolished. ** The Kingdom of Bavaria is established by Napoleon. *January 5 – The body of British naval leader Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, lies in state .... In 1800 he was elected the first Master of Downing College, and awarded an LL.D. degree by Cambridge. He died unmarried on 17 April 1812. Family An ...
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Richard Griffin, 2nd Baron Braybrooke
Richard Griffin, 2nd Baron Braybrooke (3 July 1750 – 28 February 1825) was an English politician and peer. He was known as Richard Aldworth-Neville or Richard Aldworth Griffin-Neville until 1797. Early life Aldworth was born on 3 July 1750 in Duke Street, Westminster. He was the only son and heir of Richard Neville Aldworth Neville and the former Magdalen Calandrini. His father was a diplomat who served as MP for Reading (UK Parliament constituency), Reading, Wallingford (UK Parliament constituency), Wallingford, and Tavistock (UK Parliament constituency), Tavistock. His only sibling was sister Frances, who became the wife of Francis Jalabert. His maternal grandfather was Francis Calandrini, first syndic (or civil magistrate) of Republic of Geneva, Geneva. His paternal grandparents were Richard Aldworth of Stanlake, and the former Catherine Neville (a daughter of Richard Neville of Billingbear House). His father assumed the name and arms of Neville in August 1762, when, on the ...
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Members Of The Parliament Of The United Kingdom For English Constituencies
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Members Of The Parliament Of Great Britain For English Constituencies
Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in a database ** Member variable, a variable that is associated with a specific object * Limb (anatomy), an appendage of the human or animal body ** Euphemism for penis * Structural component of a truss, connected by nodes * User (computing), a person making use of a computing service, especially on the Internet * Member (geology), a component of a geological formation * Member of parliament * The Members, a British punk rock band * Meronymy, a semantic relationship in linguistics * Church membership, belonging to a local Christian congregation, a Christian denomination and the universal Church * Member, a participant in a club or learned society A learned society ( ; also scholarly, intellectual, or academic society) is an organizat ...
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1812 Deaths
Events January–March * January 1 – The '' Allgemeines bürgerliches Gesetzbuch'' (the Austrian civil code) enters into force in the Austrian Empire. * January 19 – Peninsular War: The French-held fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo is stormed by the Anglo-Portuguese Army, under the Earl of Wellington. * February 7 – The last New Madrid earthquake strikes New Madrid, Missouri, with an estimated moment magnitude of over 8. * February 12 – Napoleon authorizes the usage of '' Mesures usuelles'', the basis of the metric system. * February 13 – The first Chilean newspaper ''Aurora de Chile'' deals with political philosophy, and stands in favor of the new national government. * February 27 ** Argentine War of Independence: Manuel Belgrano raises the Flag of Argentina (which he designed) in the city of Rosario, for the first time. ** English poet Lord Byron gives his first address as a member of the British House of Lords, in defense of Luddite violence against indust ...
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