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Harry Pulteney
General Harry Pulteney (14 February 1686 – 26 October 1767) was an English soldier and Member of Parliament. He was the younger son of Colonel William Pulteney, of Misterton in Leicestershire, and Mary Floyd. His elder brother, William was one of the leading English statesmen of the 18th century and was eventually created Earl of Bath; he had inherited the family fortune including considerable estates in what is now central London, and also the parliamentary borough of Hedon in Yorkshire. Harry entered Parliament in as member for Hedon in 1722. His brother William had already been its MP for 17 years, and had offered the second seat to his cousin, Daniel Pulteney; but as Daniel was also elected for the (more prestigious) constituency of Preston, this left a vacancy which Harry was able to fill (William continuing to hold the other seat). He was MP for Hedon until 1734, and again from 1739 to 1741, and also represented Hull for three years from 1744, and was also for a period ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince William Henry, Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, (25 November 1743 – 25 August 1805), was a grandson of King George II and a younger brother of George III of the United Kingdom. Life Youth Prince William Henry was born at Leicester House, Westminster. His parents were Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son of George II and Caroline of Ansbach, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, then Princess of Wales. He was baptized at Leicester House eleven days later. His godparents were his paternal uncle by marriage, the Prince of Orange; his paternal uncle, the Duke of Cumberland; and his paternal aunt (via a proxy marriage), Princess Amelia. He was fourth in the line of succession at birth. His father died in 1751, leaving the Prince's elder brother, Prince George, heir-apparent to the throne. He succeeded as George III on 25 October 1760, and created William Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh and Earl of Connaught on 19 November 1764. He had been made a Knight of the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerset Light Infantry
The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army, which served under various titles from 1685 to 1959. In 1959, the regiment was amalgamated with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry to form the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry which was again amalgamated, in 1968, with the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, the King's Shropshire Light Infantry and the Durham Light Infantry to form The Light Infantry. In 2007, however, The Light Infantry was amalgamated further with the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment and the Royal Green Jackets to form The Rifles. History Early history Formation The regiment was one of nine regiments of foot raised by James II when he expanded the size of the army in response to the Monmouth Rebellion. On 20 June 1685, Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon was issued with a warrant authorising him to raise a regiment, and accordingly th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Middleton (1678–1739)
Brigadier-General John Middleton MP (1678 –1739) was a British Army officer and Scottish Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons almost continuously between 1713 and 1739. Early life He was born in Aberdeen in September 1678, being baptised on 27 September. Middleton was the fourth (but first surviving) son and sixth child of Rev Prof George Middleton DD (1645-1726) and Janet or Jane Gordon, daughter of James Gordon of Seaton. He was grandson of Alexander Middleton (younger brother of John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton) and Margaret Gordon. Both Alexander and George Middleton served as Principal of King's College, Aberdeen. John's younger brother, Robert, was father of Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham. In about 1712, John Middleton married Elizabeth Cunningham, daughter of William Cunningham of Enterkin, Ayr. Military career Middleton obtained a commission in the Army in the reign of King William III, and was promoted to the rank of captain in 1706. He s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Carter (d
Thomas Carter may refer to: Entertainment * Charles Thomas Carter (c. 1735–1804), Irish composer * Thomas Carter (composer) (1769–1800), Irish composer * Thomas Carter (director) (born 1953), American actor and film director Politics * Thomas Carter (died 1726) (1650–1726), Irish politician, MP for Fethard and Portarlington *Thomas Carter (1690–1763), Irish politician, MP for Trim, Hillsborough, Dungarvan, and Lismore *Thomas Carter (Hull MP) (–1767), English politician, MP for Kingston upon Hull 1747–1754 *Thomas Carter (Old Leighlin MP) (1720–1765), Irish politician, MP for Old Leighlin 1745–1761 *Thomas Carter (died 1835), British politician and Member of Parliament for Tamworth *Thomas Carter (TD) (1882–1951), Irish Sinn Féin/Cumann na nGaedhael/Fianna Fáil politician *Thomas Carter (New Zealand politician) (1827–1900), third superintendent of Marlborough Province * Thomas Carter (Virginia politician) (1731–1803), Virginia delegate, grandson of Thoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Robert Manners (general)
General Lord Robert Manners (c. 1721 – 31 May 1782) was an English soldier and nobleman. He was a son of John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland and his second wife, Lucy Sherard. Life He purchased an ensigncy in the Coldstream Guards on 26 July 1735, and was promoted lieutenant in May 1740. On 22 April 1742, he was promoted captain and lieutenant-colonel in the 1st Foot Guards, and in December 1747, colonel and aide-de-camp to King George II. Manners was returned as Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull in 1747, and kept the seat for the remainder of his life. In September 1748, he was appointed colonel of the 15th Light Dragoons, which were shortly thereafter disbanded. On 13 March 1751 he was made colonel of the 36th Regiment of Foot, and was promoted major-general on 7 February 1757, and lieutenant-general on 7 April 1759. He was transferred to the colonelcy of the 3rd (The Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards on 6 September 1765. He was promoted general on 25 May 1772 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Carter (d
William Carter may refer to: Artists and Entertainers *William Carter (actor) (1902–1952), Australian silent film actor and company director * William Carter (composer) (1838–1917), English composer, conductor, and organist * William Carter (photographer) (born 1934), American photographer *Bill Carter (born 1966), American film director *Bill Carter (musician), American singer, songwriter and musician Businessmen * William Carter (ink maker) (died 1895), American founder of what became Carter's Ink Company * William E. Carter (1875–1940), American businessman and RMS ''Titanic'' survivor * William Leonard Carter (1877–1917), British businessman and army officer *Billy Carter (1937–1988), American businessman and younger brother of American President Jimmy Carter Politicians * William Blount Carter (1792–1848), American politician from Tennessee *William Carter (Tasmanian politician) (1796–1878), first mayor of Hobart * William Grayson Carter (died 1849), American pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Crowle
George Crowle (11 May 1696–1754), of Springhead, near Hull, Yorkshire was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1724 to 1747. Early life Crowle was the eldest son of William Crowle, merchant of Hull, and his wife Dorothy Oates, daughter of Richard Oates of Pontefract. His father served as chamberlain of the borough of Hull in 1688 and 1689. His grandfather, Alderman George Crowle, was sheriff of Kingston upon Hull in 1657, and mayor in 1661 and 1679, Bean, William Wardell. ''The Parliamentary Representation of the Six Northern Counties of England: Cumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmoreland, And Yorkshire, and Their Cities and Boroughs. From 1603, to the general election of 1886 with Lists of Members and Biographical Notices. '' Hull: Printed for the Author by Charles Henry Barnwell, 1890 Crowle married his cousin Ellennor. Career Crowle stood for Kingston upon Hull at the 1722 British general election but was unsuccessful. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Robinson (died 1773)
Luke Robinson (died 1773) was an English barrister and politician. He was the third son of Charles Robinson of Kingston upon Hull. He was educated at Gray's Inn, where he was called to the bar in 1722, and became a bencher in 1743. He was elected at the 1741 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Hedon. The defeated MP Harry Pulteney had him unseated on petition, and convicted of bribery at the York assizes. Robisnson contested Hedon unsuccessfully at two subsequent by-elections, but his petition after the 1746 by-election was upheld, and he was awarded the seat in early 1747. He was returned again at general election in July 1747, and held the seat until his defeat in 1754 Events January–March * January 28 – Horace Walpole, in a letter to Horace Mann, coins the word ''serendipity''. * February 22 – Expecting an attack by Portuguese-speaking militias in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Pla .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Chute
Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places *Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada * Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada ** Francis (electoral district) * Francis, Nebraska *Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska * Francis, Oklahoma *Francis, Utah Other uses * ''Francis'' (film), the first of a series of comedies featuring Francis the Talking Mule, voiced by Chill Wills *''Francis'', a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell *FRANCIS, a bibliographic database * ''Francis'' (1793), a colonial schooner in Australia *Francis turbine, a type of water turbine *Francis (band), a Sweden-based folk band * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2988 See also *Saint Francis (other) *Francies, a surname, including a list of people with the name *Francisco (other) *Franci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Berkeley (died 1746)
George Berkeley (1693? – 29 October 1746) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons for 26 years from 1720 to 1746. Early life Berkeley was the fourth and youngest son of Charles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley, and his wife Elizabeth Noel. (Elizabeth was the daughter of Baptist Noel, Viscount Campden, and the sister of Edward, first earl of Gainsborough.) He attended Westminster School from its foundation in 1708 and Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1711, graduating MA there in 1713. Career Berkeley was returned as Member of Parliament for Dover at a by-election on 20 December 1720. He was returned unopposed at the general election of 1722. On 28 May 1723 he received an appointment as master keeper and governor of St Katharine's Hospital in London, and filled that post until his death. He was elected in a contest at Dover in 1727. At the 1734 general election he was returned unopposed as MP for Hedon, Yorkshire. At the 1741 general election, he was initially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
