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John Churchill (1657–1709)
John Churchill (1657–1709) of Colliton House and Fordington, Dorchester, Dorset, was an English lawyer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons briefly from 1708 to 1709. Churchill was baptized on 10 February 1657, the second son of William Churchill of Muston, Dorset and his wife Grace Meller, the daughter of MP, John Meller. He was admitted at Inner Temple in 1675 and matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford in 1676. In 1683, he was called to the bar. He married under a settlement dated 8 July 1693, Anne Darrel, widow of John Darrel and daughter of Roger Clavell of Smedmore, Dorset. Churchill was returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dorchester at the 1708 British general election The 1708 British general election was the first general election to be held after the Acts of Union had united the Parliaments of England and Scotland. The election saw the Whigs gain a majority in the House of Commons, and by November the Whi ..., when he was marked b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fordington, Dorset
Fordington is a part of the town of Dorchester, in Dorset, England. It was originally a separate village, it has now become a suburb. Taking its name from a ford across the River Frome, it grew up around the church of St. George (where Henry Moule was once Vicar), though the parish was much larger and surrounded Dorchester on three sides. It was part of the liberty of Fordington. The will of Alfred the Great is said to make an early reference to Saint George of England, in the context of the church of Fordington, Dorset. Certainly at Fordington a stone over the south door records the miraculous appearance of St George to lead crusaders into battle. At West Fordington is St Mary's Church, built in 1911–12 to the designs of Charles Ponting. It replaced Christ Church as parish church in 1929. In 1891 the civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1708 British General Election
The 1708 British general election was the first general election to be held after the Acts of Union had united the Parliaments of England and Scotland. The election saw the Whigs gain a majority in the House of Commons, and by November the Whig-dominated parliament had succeeded in pressuring the Queen into accepting the Whig Junto into government for the first time since the late 1690s. The Whigs only able to take partial control of the government, however, owing to the continued presence of the moderate Tory Godolphin in the cabinet (as Lord High Treasurer) and the opposition of the Queen. Contests were held in 95 of the 269 English and Welsh constituencies and 28 of the 45 Scottish constituencies. Following the election, Whig MP Lord Somers was appointed as Lord President of the Council. However, moderate Tory Lord Godolphin remained as Lord High Treasurer and the Godolphin–Marlborough ministry remained in place. Summary of the constituencies In England, there was 51 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th-century English People
The 18th century lasted from 1 January 1701 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCI) to 31 December 1800 (MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the Atlantic Revolutions. Revolutions began to challenge the legitimacy of monarchical and aristocratic power structures. The Industrial Revolution began mid-century, leading to radical changes in human society and the environment. The European colonization of the Americas and other parts of the world intensified and associated mass migrations of people grew in size as part of the Age of Sail. During the century, slave trading expanded across the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, while declining in Russia and China. Western historians have occasionally defined the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work. For example, the "short" 18th century may be defined as 1715–1789, denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1709 Deaths
In the Swedish calendar it was a common year starting on Friday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar. Events January–March * January 1 – Battle of St. John's: The France, French capture St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, the capital of the Kingdom of Great Britain, British colony of Newfoundland. * January 6 – Western Europe's Great Frost of 1709, the coldest period in 500 years, begins during the night, lasting three months, with its effects felt for the entire year.Pain, Stephanie.1709: The year that Europe froze" ''New Scientist'', 7 February 2009. In France, the Atlantic coast and Seine River freeze, crops fail, and 24,000 Parisians die. Floating ice enters the North Sea. * January 10 – Abraham Darby I successfully produces cast iron using coke (fuel), coke fuel at his Coalbrookdale blast furnace in Shropshire, England. * February 1 or February 2, 2 – During his first voyage, Captain Woode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1657 Births
Events January–March * January 8 – Miles Sindercombe and his group of disaffected Levellers are betrayed in their attempt to assassinate Oliver Cromwell by blowing up the Palace of Whitehall in London and are arrested. * January 29 – Rule of the Major-Generals (regional military government) in England is abolished. * February 4 – Resettlement of the Jews in England: Oliver Cromwell gives Antonio Fernandez Carvajal the assurance of the right of Jews to remain in England. * February 23 – In England, the ''Humble Petition and Advice'' offers Lord Protector Cromwell the crown. * March 2 – The Great Fire of Meireki in Edo, Japan, destroys most of the city and damages Edo Castle, killing an estimated 100,000 people. * March 23 – Anglo-Spanish War (1654–60): By the Treaty of Paris, France and England form an alliance against Spain; England will receive Dunkirk. April–June * April 20 ** Anglo-Spanish War – Battle of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Bond (MP)
Denis Bond (1676–1747), of Creech Grange, Dorset, was English lawyer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1709 and 1732, when he was expelled for financial misconduct. Early life Bond was the elder son and heir of the wealthy barrister Nathaniel Bond, who came from a family who had been merchants in Dorchester, and bought Creech Grange, near Wareham in 1691. He was admitted at Inner Temple in 1695 and called to the bar in 1703. He succeeded his father to Creech Grange in 1707. Career Bond became Recorder of Dorchester and of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in 1707 and held the position for the rest of his life. He first stood for Parliament at Wareham at the 1708 general election but was defeated. He was returned as Member of Parliament for Dorchester at a by-election on 5 December 1709, but was defeated at the 1710 general election. He did not stand in 1713 but was appointed carrier of the King's letters in 1714 and held the post for the rest of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Nathaniel Napier, 3rd Baronet
Sir Nathaniel Napier, 3rd Baronet (c. 1668 – 24 February 1728), of Moor Crichel, Dorset, was an English landowner and politician who sat in the English House of Commons from 1695 to 1708 and in the British House of Commons from 1710 to 1722. Early life Napier was the only surviving son of Sir Nathaniel Napier, 2nd Baronet, MP and his wife Blanche Wyndham, the daughter and coheiress of judge Sir Hugh Wyndham of Silton, Dorset. He was admitted at Lincoln's Inn in 1683 and matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford 10 April 1685, aged 16. In 1709, he succeeded his father to the baronetcy and Crichel House. He married Jane Worsley, the daughter of Sir Robert Worsley, 3rd Baronet, MP, of Appuldurcombe, Isle of Wight in July 1691 but she died in 1692. He married secondly on 28 August 1694, Catherine Alington, the daughter of William Alington, 3rd Baron Alington, MP. Career Napier was returned unopposed at the 1695 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dorchester on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awnsham Churchill
Awnsham Churchill (1658–1728), of the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London and Henbury, Dorset, was an English bookseller and radical Whigs (British political party), Whig politician who sat in the English House of Commons, English and British House of Commons from 1705 to 1710. Early life Churchill was the son of William Churchill of Dorchester, Dorset, and his wife Elizabeth Awnsham, daughter of Nicholas Awnsham of Isleworth, Middlesex. He was the brother of the MPs Joshua Churchill and William Churchill (Ipswich MP), William Churchill. He was apprenticed to George Sawbridge and became a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Stationers, Stationers' Company in 1681. With another brother, John, he then entered into business as booksellers and stationers at the sign of the Black Swan in Paternoster Row, London. At the beginning of 1680 he signed a petition to the king asking for the recall of parliament; and in 1682 he published a sermon of Samuel Bold against persecution. Station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorchester (UK Parliament Constituency)
Dorchester was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Dorchester in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England, Great Britain and House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1295 to 1868, when its representation was reduced to one member. The constituency was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, after which Dorchester was placed in the new Dorset South constituency. In 1918 it was transferred to Dorset West, where it has remained since. Members of Parliament 1295-1629 1640-1868 1868-1885 Election results Elections in the 1830s Ashley-Cooper resigned, causing a by-election. Elections in the 1840s Graham was appointed Home Secretary, requiring a by-election. Elections in the 1850s Sturt resigned in order to contest the 1856 by-election in Dorset Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorchester, Dorset
Dorchester ( ) is the county town of Dorset, England. It is situated between Poole and Bridport on the A35 trunk route. A historic market town, Dorchester is on the banks of the River Frome, Dorset, River Frome to the south of the Dorset Downs and north of the South Dorset Ridgeway that separates the area from Weymouth, Dorset, Weymouth, to the south. The civil parish includes the experimental community of Poundbury and the suburb of Fordington, Dorset, Fordington. The area around the town was first settled in prehistoric times. The Roman Britain, Romans established a garrison there after defeating the Durotriges tribe, calling the settlement that grew up nearby Durnovaria; they built an Roman aqueduct, aqueduct to supply water and an amphitheatre on an ancient British earthwork. During the medieval period Dorchester became an important commercial and political centre. It was the site of the "Bloody Assizes" presided over by George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, Judge Jeffrey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinity College, Oxford
Trinity College (full name: The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope (Knight)) is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in 1555 by Sir Thomas Pope, on land previously occupied by Durham College, Oxford, Durham College, home to Benedictine monks from Durham Cathedral. Despite its large physical size, the college is relatively small in terms of student numbers at approximately 400. It was founded as a men's college and has been coeducational since 1979. As of 2023, the total funds of Trinity amounted to more than £224 million, including a financial endowment of £191 million. Trinity has produced three List of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom by education, British prime ministers, placing it third after Christ Church, Oxford, Christ Church and Balliol College, Oxford, Balliol in terms of former students who have held tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
