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Robert Bristow (1662–1706)
Robert Bristow (December 1662 – 27 August 1706) was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Winchelsea from 23 July 1698 to November 1701. He died aged 43. His sons Robert (1688–1737) was also MP for Winchelsea, and a younger son John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ... (1701–1768) was also an MP. References 1662 births 1706 deaths Place of birth missing People from Winchelsea English MPs 1698–1700 English MPs 1701 {{1698-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winchelsea (UK Parliament Constituency)
Winchelsea was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act. History Boundaries Winchelsea was a Cinque Port, rather than a parliamentary borough, but the difference was purely a nominal one, and it was considered an egregious example of a rotten borough. The constituency consisted of the town and parish of Winchelsea, once a market town and port but by the 19th century much reduced in importance, a mile-and-a-half inland with its harbour destroyed. In 1831, the population of the constituency was estimated at 772, and the town contained 148 houses. History of corruption The right to vote was exercised by the freemen of the town, of whom by 1831 there were just 11, even though in theory the custom was that every son of a freeman and every freeholder in the town was entitled to his freedom. With so few voters, bribery was the rule rather than th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Bristow (1688–1737)
Robert Bristow (18 October 1688 – 3 November 1737) of Micheldever in Hampshire was an English politician. His father Robert (1662–1706) and his brother John were both Members of Parliament. Bristow himself was a director of the Bank of England from 1713 to 1716 and 1718 to 1720 and a director of the East India Company from 1716 to 1717. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Winchelsea from 1708 to 1737, and was employed in the royal household as Clerk of the Green Cloth from 1720 until his death. He married Sarah, the daughter of Sir John Ward, MP. His son Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, prais ... (1712–1776) was also an MP. References 1688 births 1737 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies People f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bristow
John Bristow (25 April 1701 – 14 November 1768), of Mark Lane, London, and Quidenham Hall, Quidenham, Norfolk, was an English merchant, financier and politician who sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons from 1734 to 1768. Early life Bristow was the third surviving son of Robert Bristow (1662–1706), Robert Bristow (1662–1706), MP of Micheldever, Hampshire, and his wife Katherine Woolley, daughter of Robert Woolley, vintner, of London. He became a leading merchant in trade with Portugal, and a prominent figure in the South Sea Company, of which he was a director from 1730 and then deputy governor from 1733. In 1733, he married Anne Judith Foisin, the daughter of Paul Foisin, an East India merchant in Paris. Career Bristow was returned by his brother-in-law, John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire, as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bere Alston (UK Parliament constituency), Bere Alston at the 1734 British general election. He voted consistently with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir George Chute, 1st Baronet
Sir George Chute, 1st Baronet (10 February 1665 – 4 February 1722), of Hinxhill Place, in the County of Kent, was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Winchelsea from 1696 to 1698. He was made a baronet A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th ..., of Hinxhill Place in the County of Kent, on 17 September 1684. The title became extinct on his death in February 1722, aged 56. References 1665 births 1722 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England People from the Borough of Ashford Place of birth missing English MPs 1695–1698 {{1695-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Western
Samuel Western (3 August 1652 – 20 August 1699) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1689 to 1698. Biography Western was the son of Thomas Western of Rivenhall Essex and his wife Martha Gott daughter of Samuel Gott. His father was a merchant and councillor of the city of London who had considerable interests in iron in the area of Winchelsea. Western was a member of Gray's Inn. Western was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Winchelsea Winchelsea () is a town in the county of East Sussex, England, located between the High Weald and the Romney Marsh, approximately south west of Rye and north east of Hastings. The current town, which was founded in 1288, replaced an earli ... on 17 January 1689 and held the seat until 1698. Western married Anna Maria Finch and had a family. He died of consumption at Rivenhall aged 47. References 1652 births 1699 deaths English MPs 1689–1690 English MPs 1690–1695 English MPs 1695–1698 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hayes (1643–1705)
John Hayes (25 January 1643 – 22 March 1705) was an English Member of Parliament. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Winchelsea (UK Parliament constituency), Winchelsea from 1698 to January 1701, and from November 1701 to 1702. He died aged 62, leaving his assets to his daughter, Elizabeth St Leger née Hayes, Viscountess Doneraile, and her four children. She was the wife of Arthur St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile. References 1643 births 1705 deaths People from Winchelsea Place of birth missing English MPs 1698–1700 English MPs 1701–1702 {{1698-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Newport, 1st Baron Torrington
Thomas Newport, 1st Baron Torrington, ( – 27 May 1719) was an English barrister, Whig politician and peer who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1695 until 1716 when he was raised to the peerage of Great Britain as Baron Torrington. Early life Born in High Ercall , Newport was the fifth and second surviving son of Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford, and his wife Lady Diana Russell, daughter of Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, on 21 May 1672, aged 17, and was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1678 He became a reader of Inner Temple in 1700. Political career At the 1695 general election, Newport was returned as Member of Parliament for Ludlow and also became a freeman of Ludlow. At the 1698 general election, he was initially defeated at Ludlow, but petitioned and was seated on 1 March 1699. In 1699 he was appointed to the post of Commissioner of Customs which he held until 1712. At the general ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Austen (c
Robert Austen may refer to: * Robert Austen (1642–1696), MP for Winchelsea * Robert Austen (c. 1672–1728), MP for Winchelsea and Hastings *Sir Robert Austen, 1st Baronet There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Austen, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. Both creations are extinct. The Austen Baronetcy, of Bexley in the County of Kent, was cre ... (1587–1666), Austen baronet and one-time owner of Hall Place * Sir Robert Austen, 3rd Baronet (1664–1706), English politician * Sir Robert Austen, 4th Baronet (1697–1743), MP for New Romney * Robert Austen (priest) (1723–1792), archdeacon of Cork See also * Robert Austin (other) * Bobby Austin (other) * Robert Alfred Cloyne Godwin-Austen (1808–1884), English geologist {{hndis, Austen, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1662 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – Dziaddin Mukarram Shah becomes the new Sultan of Kedah, an independent kingdom on the Malay Peninsula, upon the death of his father, Sultan Muhyiddin Mansur. * January 10 – At the age of 19, Louis Grimaldi becomes the new Prince of Monaco upon the death of his grandfather, Honoré II. * January 14 – A Portuguese garrison invades Morocco and kidnaps 35 women and girls, then steals 400 head of cattle. The Moroccans counterattack and kill the garrison's commander, 12 knights and 38 other Portuguese soldiers before the surviving Portuguese are given sanctuary inside the English fortress at Tangier. A brief war ensues between England and Morocco. * January 22 – Former Chinese Emperor Yongli, who had surrendered to General Wu Sangui in December, is put on a boat along with his sons and grandsons at Sagaing in Burma (at the time, Burma), leaving under the promise that they will be given safe passage elsewher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1706 Deaths
In the Swedish calendar it was a common year starting on Monday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar. Events January–March * January 26 ** War of Spanish Succession: The uprising by Bavarians against the occupation of the Electorate of Bavaria by Austrian troops ends after 75 days, and ends the plans of Maximilian, the Elector of Bavaria, to bring Bavaria under the rule of the House of Wittelsbach. ** Great Northern War – Battle of Grodno: A coalition of 34,000 Swedish and Polish troops besieges the then-Lithuanian city in the winter time, and clashes with 41,000 Russian and Saxon troops. After almost three months of fighting that lasts to April 10, Sweden takes control of the city, which is now located in Belarus. * February 6 – The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is incorporated by governor Don Francisco Cuervo y Valdes as ''La Villa de Alburquerque'' in the Spanish colonial province of Santa Fe de Nuevo Méxic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Place Of Birth Missing
Place may refer to: Geography * Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population ** Census-designated place, a populated area lacking its own municipal government * "Place", a type of street or road name ** Often implies a dead end (street) or cul-de-sac * Place, based on the Cornish word "plas" meaning mansion * Place, a populated place, an area of human settlement ** Incorporated place (see municipal corporation), a populated area with its own municipal government * Location (geography), an area with definite or indefinite boundaries or a portion of space which has a name in an area Placenames * Placé, a commune in Pays de la Loire, Paris, France * Plače, a small settlement in Slovenia * Place (Mysia), a town of ancient Mysia, Anatolia, now in Turkey * Place, New Hampshire, a location in the United States Facilities and structures * Place House, a 16th-century mansion largely remodelled in the 19th century, in Fowey, Cornwall, Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
