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John Mordaunt, Viscount Mordaunt
Brigadier (United Kingdom), Brigadier John Mordaunt, Viscount Mordaunt ( 1681 – 5 April 1710) was an English soldier and politician. Career The eldest son of Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough, he was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, after travelling in Holland in 1699. He was elected, as a Whig Party (UK), Whig Member of Parliament for Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency), Chippenham in 1701 despite a petition alleging, among other things, he was still a minor. (That year he was aged about 20.) He was a political ally of his father's and managed the attempt to impeach John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, Lord Somers in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons in the same year. At the General Election of 1705 he vacated his seat to unsuccessfully contest Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency), Nottinghamshire but returned to Chippenham later that year in a by-election caused by the death of a newly returned Whig member, and sat until 1708 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament (UK)
In the United Kingdom, a Member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Electoral system All 650 members of the UK House of Commons are elected using the first-past-the-post voting system in single member constituencies across the whole of the United Kingdom, where each constituency has its own single representative. Elections All MP positions become simultaneously vacant for elections held on a five-year cycle, or when a snap election is called. Since the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022, Parliament is automatically dissolved once five years have elapsed from its first meeting after an election. If a vacancy arises at another time, due to death or resignation, then a constituency vacancy may be filled by a by-election. Under the Representation of the People Act 1981 any MP sentenced to over a year in jail automatically vacates their seat. For certain types of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forlorn Hope
A forlorn hope is a band of soldiers or other combatants chosen to take the vanguard in a military operation, such as a suicidal assault through the breach of a defended position, or the first men to climb a scaling ladder against a defended fortification, or a rearguard, to be expended to save a retreating army, where the risk of casualties is high. Such men were volunteers motivated by the promise of reward or promotion, or men under punishment offered pardon for their offenses, if they survived. Etymology The term comes from the Dutch , literally "lost heap". The term was used in military contexts to denote a troop formation. In the 16th century, when English-speakers first encountered the phrase, it was misheard as "forlorn hope", giving an added meaning to the term. While ''verloren'' is correctly identified with the English "forlorn" (both words stemming from the Proto-Germanic ''ferliusan''), the Dutch word (in its sense of "heap" in English) is not cognate with En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir James Long, 5th Baronet
Sir James Long, 5th Baronet (1682 – 16 March 1729) was an English landowner and Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1695 and 1729. The son of James Long and his wife Susan Strangways, he was born at Athelhampton and baptised at Melbury House, Dorchester, Dorset in 1682. He was the grandson of Sir James Long, 2nd Baronet and brother of the celebrated Kit-Cat Club beauty Anne Long (c. 1681 – 1711). He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his brother Sir Giles Long, 4th Baronet, in 1698. He married Henrietta Greville on 6 June 1702 at St Martin in the Fields, Westminster, London. She was the daughter of Fulke Greville, 5th Baron Brooke and his wife Sarah Dashwood, and a descendant of the Earl of Bedford. On the death of his grandmother Lady Dorothy Long in 1710, he inherited the Draycot estate in Wiltshire together with Athelhampton manor, other land in Wiltshire and Dorset, and an estate near Ripon in Yorkshire. He used t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Montagu (1672–1710)
Edward Montagu (1672–1710) was an English politician, elected as Member of Parliament for Chippenham in 1698. His kinsman Alexander Popham, one of the two Chippenham Members since 1690, in 1698 stood instead in Bath Bath may refer to: * Bathing, immersion in a fluid ** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body ** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe * Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities Plac ..., making way for Montagu.*David Hayton, Eveline Cruickshanks, Stuart Handley, ''The House of Commons, 1690-1715'', Volume 1 (2002), p. 174. References 1672 births 1710 deaths English MPs 1698–1700 Politicians from Chippenham Place of birth missing {{1698-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Montagu (senior)
James Montague or Montagu may refer to: * James Montagu (MP) (died 1666), MP for Huntingdon * James Montague (bishop) (1568–1618), English bishop * James J. Montague James Jackson Montague (April 16, 1873 – December 16, 1941) was an American journalist, satirist, and poet. Renowned as a "versifier", Montague is best known for his column "More Truth Than Poetry", which was published in a wide number of ... (1873–1941), American writer and poet * James Montagu (Royal Navy officer) (1752–1794), captain in the Royal Navy * James Montagu (judge) (1666–1723), English barrister, and judge * James Piotr Montague (born 1979), British writer and journalist {{hndis, Montague, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter White (MP)
Walter White may refer to: Fictional characters * Walter White (''Breaking Bad''), a character in the television series ''Breaking Bad'' * Walter White Jr., character in the television series ''Breaking Bad'' In sports * Walter White (American football) (1951–2019), American football player for the Kansas City Chiefs * Walter White (Scottish footballer) (1882–1950), Scottish footballer for Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Fulham and Scotland * Walter White (English footballer) (1864–?), English footballer for Wolverhampton Wanderers * Walter White (boxer) (1894–1968), British Olympic boxer In government or electoral politics * Walter L. White (1919–2007), American politician in the Ohio Senate * Walter W. White (1862–1952), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick * Walter White (Tennessee politician) (1881–1951), American politician in the Tennessee General Assembly Other people * Walter S. White (1917–2002), American architect and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turvey, Bedfordshire
Turvey is a village and civil parish on the River Great Ouse in the Borough of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, about west of Bedford town centre. The village is on the A428 road between Bedford and Northampton, close to the border with Buckinghamshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,225. History Turvey is recorded in Domesday Book of 1086 as a parish in the Hundred of Willey. There are eight separate entries for Turvey, including a total of 44 households. The Mordaunt family obtained the manor by marriage in 1197 and were ennobled as Barons of Turvey in the 16th century. The Mordaunt family house, Turvey Old Hall, was replaced by Turvey House in 1792, by which time the estate had passed to the Higgins family. It was extended in the 19th century and still stands. There is a second large house in the village called Turvey Abbey, which was historically a family house, but is now a Benedictine monastery. The Church of England parish church of All Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by Variola virus (often called Smallpox virus), which belongs to the genus '' Orthopoxvirus''. The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (WHO) certified the global eradication of the disease in 1980, making smallpox the only human disease to have been eradicated to date. The initial symptoms of the disease included fever and vomiting. This was followed by formation of ulcers in the mouth and a skin rash. Over a number of days, the skin rash turned into the characteristic fluid-filled blisters with a dent in the center. The bumps then scabbed over and fell off, leaving scars. The disease was transmitted from one person to another primarily through prolonged face-to-face contact with an infected person or rarely via contaminated objects. Prevention was achieved mainly through the smallpox vaccine. Once the disease had developed, certain antiviral medications could poten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke Of Bolton
Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton (1661 – 21 January 1722) was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Member of Parliament for Hampshire and a supporter of William III of Orange. Life He was the son of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, and Mary Scrope, daughter of Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland. From 1675 (when his father succeeded as Marquess of Winchester) until April 1689 (when his father was created 1st Duke of Bolton), he was styled Earl of Wiltshire. From 1689 until his succession to the Dukedom in 1699 he was styled Marquess of Winchester. In 1697 he commanded a Regiment of Hampshire Militia foot under his father, the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire. Republished by Ray Westlake, Military Books, 1987, and by Naval & Military Press, 2015, He was later Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire himself and also of Dorset, a commissioner to arrange the union of England and Scotland, and was twice a lord justice of the kingdom. He was also lord chamberlain of the royal household an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet took place on 11 September 1709 during the War of the Spanish Succession, near Taisnières-sur-Hon in modern France, then part of the Spanish Netherlands. A French army of around 75,000 men, commanded by the Duke of Villars, engaged a Grand Alliance force of 86,000 under the Duke of Marlborough. In one of the bloodiest battles of the 18th century, the allies won a narrow victory, but suffered heavy casualties. Allied advances in 1708 led to the renewal of peace talks, which collapsed in April 1709. After taking Tournai in early September, the allies besieged Mons, whose capture would allow them to enter France itself, and Louis XIV ordered Villars to prevent its loss. Although the two armies made contact on 10 September, the attack was delayed until the next day, giving Villars time to construct strong defensive positions. After an opening artillery barrage, the allied infantry made simultaneous assaults on the French flanks. These were intended to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampson De Lalo
Sampson may refer to: Military * , several Royal Navy ships * , several US Navy ships * Sampson-class destroyer, a World War I US Navy class * Sampson Air Force Base, near Seneca Lake, New York, closed in 1956 * SAMPSON, a multi-function radar system for warships * Sampson Medal, a military decoration of the United States Navy Places Australia * Sampson Flat, South Australia, a locality * Sampson Inlet, Western Australia, part of Camden Sound Byzantine Empire * Alternative Greek name in the 13th century CE for Priene, after the biblical hero United States * Sampson City, Florida, an unincorporated community * Sampson's Island (Massachusetts), an uninhabited barrier island * Sampsons Pond, Carver, Massachusetts * Sampson, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Sampson State Park, Seneca County, New York, at one time Sampson Air Force Base * Sampson County, North Carolina * Sampson, Wisconsin, a town * Sampson, Oconto County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated communit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
