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Sir John Ogilvy, 9th Baronet
Sir John Ogilvy, 9th Baronet (17 March 1803 – 9 March 1890) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician who was MP for Dundee from 1857 to 1874. Origins Ogilvy was born at 60 George Street in Edinburgh on 17 March 1803, eldest of the nine children of Rear Admiral ( R. N.) Sir William Ogilvy, 8th Baronet (1758/58–1823), and his wife, Sarah Morley (Lady Ogilvy). He was educated at Harrow School and Christ Church, Oxford where he matriculated on 5 November 1821. He succeeded to the family baronetcy on the death of his father in 1823. Career With his wife Lady Jane Ogilvy, he was largely responsible for the foundation of Baldovan Institute in 1852, Scotland's first residential hospital for learning disabled children. He was closely involved, along with Dr James Arrott, the head physician, in the moving of Dundee Royal Infirmary to a new site, and played a prominent part in the laying of the foundation stone for the new building on 22 July 1852. He also established the Dundee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Reid (Scottish Artist)
Sir George Reid PRSA (31 October 1841 – 9 February 1913) was a Scottish artist. Early life and education Reid was born in Aberdeen in 1841, the son of George Reid (1803-1882) and his wife Esther Tait (1811-1892). He developed an early passion for drawing, which led to his being apprenticed in 1854 for seven years to Messrs Keith & Gibb, lithographers in Aberdeen. In 1861 Reid took lessons from an itinerant portrait-painter, William Niddrie, who had been a pupil of James Giles, R.S.A., and afterwards entered as a student in the school of the Board of Trustees in Edinburgh. Career Reid returned to Aberdeen to paint landscapes and portraits for any sum which his work could command. His first portrait to attract attention, from its fine quality, was that of George Macdonald, the poet and novelist (now the property of the University of Aberdeen). His early landscapes were conscientiously painted in the open air and on the spot. But Reid soon came to see that such work was inh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Armitstead, 1st Baron Armitstead
George Armitstead, 1st Baron Armitstead MP (28 February 1824 in Riga, Governorate of Livonia (now Latvia) – 7 December 1915 in London) was a British businessman, philanthropist and Liberal politician. Background and education Armitstead was born on 28 February 1824 at Riga, the second son of an English jute merchant living in Latvia. His grandfather was the vicar of Easingwold in East Riding of Yorkshire and his great-grandfather was a farmer in Austwick, West Riding of Yorkshire. He was educated in Wiesbaden and Heidelberg, Germany. Business career He came to Dundee in 1843 and established the George Armitstead & Co shipping line and jute business in which he was senior partner. Political career Armitstead was Member of Parliament for Dundee between 1868 and 1873 and from 1880 to 1885. He held the office of justice of the peace (JP) and of deputy lieutenant (DL) of Forfarshire and Dundee. He was invested as a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (F.R.G.S.). He donated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogilvy Baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for members of the Ogilvy family, all in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. As of 2008 one creation is extant while two are either extinct or dormant. The Ogilvy Baronetcy, of Inverquharity in the County of Forfar, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 29 September 1626 for John Ogilvy, with remainder to heirs male whatsoever. The second Baronet was a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Angus. The fifth Baronet sold the Inverquharity estate which had been in the family for fourteen generations. The ninth Baronet sat as Liberal Member of Parliament for Dundee from 1857 to 1874. The thirteenth Baronet was a deputy lieutenant of East Lothian in 1971. Two other members of the family may also be mentioned. David Ogilvy (1881–1949), great-grandson of Alexander Ogilvy, sixth son of the fifth Baronet, was a brigadier in the British Army. Frederick Charles Ashley Ogilvy (1866–1909), third son of the tenth Baronet, was a captain in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Jenkins (MP)
John Edward Jenkins (2 July 1838 – 4 June 1910), known as Edward Jenkins or J. Edward Jenkins, was a barrister, author and Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was best known as an author of satirical novels, and also served as the Agent-General of Canada, encouraging emigration to the new Dominion. He contested several parliamentary elections, but won only one, and sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1880. Early life Jenkins was born in Bangalore, Mysore, India, the eldest son of Rev. Dr. John Jenkins (1813–1898), a minister of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society from 1837 to 1841. His father moved to Canada in 1847 as a Methodist minister, before becoming a Presbyterian minister in Philadelphia in 1853, and minister of a Presbyterian Church in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from 1865. His mother was Harriet Shepstone of Mysore. Edward's uncles included David James Jenkins, the MP for Penryn and Falmouth, and Rev. Ebenezer Jenkins, the chai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Duncan (politician)
George Duncan (11 March 1791 – 6 January 1878) was a Scottish politician. Life Born in Dundee of humble parents, William Duncan and Amelia Guthrie, he attended Dundee Academy, and was then apprenticed to a draper in Edinburgh. He started his own draper and silk mercer business in Dundee, and became very wealthy. His premises was on the High Street. He married, on 18 November 1823, Hester Eliza Wheeler, who was about 11 years his junior and the daughter of an officer in the Royal Marines. She died 27 May 1834, aged 32, after a childless marriage. He retired soon after, aged 45, from the drapery business. He became a Director of several companies including the Dundee, Perth and London Shipping Company, and the Forfarshire and Perthshire Fire Insurance Company. He built himself a small mansion, "The Vine", in Magdelene Yard Road, Dundee.Dundee Post Office Directory 1846 George Duncan was elected to the House of Commons in 1841 as a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Yeaman
James Yeaman was (1816 – 11 April 1886) was a Scottish Liberal Party, and briefly Conservative, politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1873 to 1880 for as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Dundee. He was elected at a by-election in August 1873, and re-elected in 1874 Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx. * January 2 – Ignacio María González becomes head of state of the Dominican Republic for the first time. * January 3 – Third Carlist War &n .... However, at the 1880 general election he stood as a Conservative, and was defeated. References External links * 1816 births 1886 deaths Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary candidates Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Dundee constituencies Scottish Liberal Party MPs UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 {{Scotland-Liberal-UK-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William McGonagall
William Topaz McGonagall (March 1825 – 29 September 1902) was a Scottish poet of Irish descent. He gained notoriety as an extremely bad poet who exhibited no recognition of, or concern for, his peers' opinions of his work. He wrote about 200 poems, including " The Tay Bridge Disaster" and " The Famous Tay Whale", which are widely regarded as some of the worst in English literature. Groups throughout Scotland engaged him to make recitations from his work, and contemporary descriptions of these performances indicate that many listeners were appreciating McGonagall's skill as a comic music hall character. Collections of his verse remain popular, with several volumes available today. McGonagall has been lampooned as the worst poet in British history. The chief criticisms are that he was deaf to poetic metaphor and unable to scan correctly. His only apparent understanding of poetry was his belief that it needed to rhyme. McGonagall's fame stems from the humorous effects these s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanbury, Worcestershire
Hanbury is a rural village in Worcestershire, England near Droitwich Spa and the M5 motorway. The population of Hanbury has remained around 1,000 since the early 19th century, and apart from farming and the popular Jinney Ring Craft Centre there is little economic activity, as the parish is lived in mainly by those who commute to the nearby towns of Bromsgrove, Redditch, Droitwich and Worcester, and the slightly more distant areas of Birmingham and the Black Country. History Pre-history Although some flint tools of indeterminate date have been found in the parish the main feature surviving from prehistory is the Iron Age hill fort on Church Hill. Remains of the embankments and ditch are well preserved on the north side of the hill, and are more faintly discernible on the south and east side. Most of the hill top area has been used as a burial ground from earliest Christian times, but in an area outside the burial ground a trial excavation was conducted a few years ago by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlton, Brinkworth
Charlton is a village and civil parish in North Wiltshire, England, about northeast of Malmesbury and northwest of the village of Brinkworth. The parish includes the hamlet of Perry Green and the Charlton Park estate. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 425. Manor Two Anglo Saxon charters and the Domesday Book of 1086 record land in the parish. Malmesbury Abbey held the Manor. Parish church The oldest parts of the Church of England parish church of St John the Baptist include the north arcade, which is late 12th-century. The west tower and north chapel were added in the 13th century. Several new windows were inserted in the 15th century. The Jacobean pulpit was made in 1630, and the tower screen may be of a similar date. Inside the church is a canopied monument to Sir Henry Knyvett, who died in 1598. The church is a Grade II* listed building. The parish is now part of the Benefice of Garsdon, Lea and Cleverton, and Charlton, although the church is serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Howard, 16th Earl Of Suffolk
Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk, 9th Earl of Berkshire FSA (18 August 1776 – 4 December 1851) was a British peer and politician. Background Suffolk was the second but eldest surviving son of General John Howard, 15th Earl of Suffolk, and Julia, daughter of John Gaskarth of Hutton Hall, Penrith, Cumberland. He gained the courtesy title Viscount Andover on the death of his elder brother, Charles Nevinson, who was killed by the accidental discharge of his fowling piece in 1800. Political career Suffolk was Member of Parliament for Arundel from 1802 to 1806. He was appointed Major-Commandant of the Malmesbury Volunteers by commission dated 15 Dec. 1803. In 1820 he succeeded his father in the two united earldoms of Suffolk and Berkshire and entered the House of Lords. In politics, his Lordship was a liberal Whig, and he voted for the Reform Bill on the decisive division of 14 April 1832. He was not a Protectionist, though a distinguished agriculturist. His appearance and usua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St George's Hanover Square
St George's, Hanover Square, is an Anglican church, the parish church of Mayfair in the City of Westminster, central London, built in the early eighteenth century as part of a project to build fifty new churches around London (the Queen Anne Churches). The church was designed by John James; its site was donated by General William Steuart, who laid the first stone in 1721. The building is one small block south of Hanover Square, near Oxford Circus. Because of its location, it has frequently been the venue for society weddings. Ecclesiastical parish A civil parish of St George Hanover Square and an ecclesiastical parish were created in 1724 from part of the ancient parish of St Martin in the Fields. The boundaries of the ecclesiastical parish were adjusted in 1830, 1835 and 1865 when other parishes were carved out of it. The ecclesiastical parish still exists today and forms part of the Deanery of Westminster St Margaret in the Diocese of London. Architecture The la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Henry Howard-Molyneux-Howard
Lord Henry Thomas Howard-Molyneux-Howard (7 October 1766 – 17 June 1824), known as Henry Howard until 1812, and as Henry Molyneux-Howard until 1817, was a British gentleman who served as Deputy Earl Marshal in the latter part of the reign of George III and early in the reign of George IV. On the inheritance of the Dukedom of Norfolk in 1815 by his elder brother Bernard, Henry Molyneux-Howard in 1817 was granted the courtesy title "Lord", the style of a younger son of a duke. Origins Howard was the son of Henry Howard (1713–1787) by his wife Juliana Molyneux, daughter of Sir William Molyneux, 6th Baronet (died 1781), of Teversall, Nottinghamshire, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire 1737. His father, Henry Howard, was a descendant of Bernard Howard (1641–1714), a younger son of Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel (1608–1652) and younger brother of Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk (1627–1677) and Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk (1628-1684). Career On 24 May 1790 Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
