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Sir Robert Brown, 1st Baronet, Of Westminster
Sir Robert Brown, 1st Baronet (died 5 October 1760) was a British politician and merchant. He was the son of William Brown and Grisel Brice and for some time a merchant and King George II's resident in Venice. On 11 March 1731, he was made a baronet, of the City and Liberty of Westminster, with a special remainder failing own issue male, to his two brothers James and Edward, and their heirs male. From 1734 to 1747, Brown was Member of Parliament (MP) for Ilchester. In 1741, he was appointed Paymaster of His Majesty's works. Brown married Margaret Cecil, sister of Charles Cecil, Bishop of Bristol and then Bangor. They had two daughters and so he was succeeded in the baronetcy according to the special remainder by his nephew James O'Hara. Brown was buried in Audley Street Chapel in London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European islands by area, largest European island, and the List of islands by area, ninth-largest island in the world. It is dominated by a maritime climate with narrow temperature differences between seasons. The island of Ireland, with an area 40 per cent that of Great Britain, is to the west – these islands, along with over List of islands of the British Isles, 1,000 smaller surrounding islands and named substantial rocks, comprise the British Isles archipelago. Connected to mainland Europe until 9,000 years ago by a land bridge now known as Doggerland, Great Britain has been inhabited by modern humans for around 30,000 years. In 2011, it had a population of about , making it the world's List of islands by population, third-most-populous islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Lockyer
Charles Lockyer (died 1752) of Ilchester, Somerset and Ealing, Middlesex, was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1747. Lockyer was the eldest son of Thomas Lockyer of Ilchester, and his wife Elizabeth. He belonged to a dissenting family, who owned property at Ilchester. Lockyer was a chief accountant in the South Sea Company, and gave evidence to the secret House of Commons committee set up to inquire into the South Sea bubble. He was returned unopposed as Whig Member of Parliament for Ilchester at the 1727 British general election. He was returned after a contest at the 1734 British general election, and was unopposed again at the 1741 British general election. He voted consistently with the Government. At the 1747 British general election, he stood down in favour of his younger brother Thomas Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British MPs 1741–1747
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** British Isles, an island group ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** British Empire, a historical global colonial empire ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) * British Raj, colonial India under the British Empire * British Hong Kong, colonial H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baronets In The Baronetage Of Great Britain
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 century; however, in its current usage it was created by James I of England in 1611 as a means of raising funds for the crown. Baronets rank below barons, but seemingly above all knights grand cross, knights commander and knights bachelor of the British chivalric orders, that are in turn below in chivalric precedence than the most senior British chivalric orders of the Garter and the Thistle. Like all British knights, baronets are addressed as "Sir" and baronetesses as "Dame". They are conventionally seen to belong to the lesser nobility, although William Thoms in 1844 wrote that: The precise quality of this dignity is not yet fully determined, some holding it to be the head of the , while others, again, rank Baronets as the lowest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1760 Deaths
Events January–March * January 9 – Battle of Barari Ghat: Durrani Empire, Afghan forces defeat the Maratha Confederacy, Marathas. * January 22 – Seven Years' War – Battle of Wandiwash, India: British general Sir Eyre Coote, KB, Sir Eyre Coote is victorious over the France in the Seven Years' War, French under the Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau. * January 28 – Benning Wentworth creates the New Hampshire Grant of Pownal, Vermont. * February 15 – The British Royal Navy ship HMS Royal Katherine (1664), HMS ''Royal Katherine'' runs aground off Bolt Head in England, with the loss of 699 lives. * February 21–February 26, 26 – Seven Years' War: Battle of Carrickfergus (1760), Battle of Carrickfergus in the north of Ireland – A force of French troops, under the command of privateer François Thurot, captures and holds the town and castle of Carrickfergus before retiring; the force is defeated (and Thurot killed) in a naval action ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown Baronets
There have been six Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Brown (as distinct from Browne baronets, Browne and Broun baronets, Broun), one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, one in the Baronetage of England, two in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two creations are extant as of 2010. Brown baronets, of Barbados (1664) *Sir James Brown, 1st Baronet (died ) The Brown Baronetcy, of Barbados in the West Indies, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 21 September 1664 for James Brown. The title became extinct on his death in circa 1670. Brown baronets, of London (1699) *Sir William Brown, 1st Baronet (died c. 1720) *Sir John Brown, 2nd Baronet (died c. 1738) *Sir _____ Brown, 3rd Baronet (died c. 1760) The Brown Baronetcy, of London, was created in the Baronetage of England on 14 December 1699 for William Brown. The third Baronet's first name is not known. The title is presumed to have become extinct on his death i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lockyer (MP)
Thomas Lockyer (1699-1785), of Mapperton, near Ilchester, Somerset and New Buildings, Coleman Street, London, was an English businessman. He was a Member of Parliament for Ilchester (UK Parliament constituency) Ilchester was a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency of the British House of Commons, House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom fro ... 1747 - 1761. References 1699 births 1785 deaths 18th-century English businesspeople People from Ilchester, Somerset Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1747–1754 British MPs 1754–1761 {{GreatBritain-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Fane (d
Francis Fane may refer to: * Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland (1580–1629), Member of Parliament and English peer * Francis Fane of Fulbeck (other) **Sir Francis Fane (Royalist) (c. 1611–1681?), son of Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland **Sir Francis Fane (dramatist) (died 1691), grandson of Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland, English Restoration dramatist * Francis Fane, 12th Earl of Westmorland (1825–1891), British soldier and racehorse owner * Francis Fane of Brympton (died 1757), MP for Taunton 1727–1741, Petersfield 1741–1747, Ilchester 1747–1754 and Lyme Regis 1754–1757 * Francis Fane of Spettisbury (1752–1813), MP for Lyme Regis 1777–1780 and Dorchester 1790–1807 * Francis Fane (Royal Navy officer) (1778–1844), Royal Navy officer * Francis Fane (soldier) (1824–1893), English officer in the British Army * Frank Fane (1897–1980), Canadian politician {{DEFAULTSORT:Fane, Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1747 British General Election
The 1747 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election saw Henry Pelham's Whig government increase its majority and the Tories continue their decline. By 1747, thirty years of Whig oligarchy and systematic corruption had weakened party ties substantially; despite that Walpole, the main reason for the split that led to the creation of the Patriot Whig faction, had resigned, there were still almost as many Whigs in opposition to the ministry as there were Tories, and the real struggle for power was between various feuding factions of Whig aristocrats rather than between the old parties. The Tories had effectively become an irrelevant group of country gentlemen who had resigned themselves to permanent opposition. Summary of the constituencies See 1796 British general election for details. The constitue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1734 British General Election
The 1734 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of Great Britain, House of Commons of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. Robert Walpole's increasingly unpopular Whig government lost ground to the Tories and the opposition Whigs, but still had a secure majority in the House of Commons. The Patriot Whigs were joined in opposition by a group of Whig members led by Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, Lord Cobham known as the Cobhamites, or 'Cobham's Cubs'. Summary of the constituencies See 1796 British general election for details. The constituencies used were the same throughout the existence of the Parliament of Great Britain. Dates of election The general election was held between 22 April 1734 and 6 June 1734. At this period elections did not take place at the same time in every constituency. The returning officer in each county or parliamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Crisp (MP)
Thomas Crisp (c. 1690–1758), of Parbold, near Wigan, Lancashire, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1734. Crisp was the eldest son of William Crisp of Parbold and his wife Isabella. In 1704, he succeeded his father. He was admitted at Middle Temple in 1709. Crisp was recommended to be High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1715 as ‘a person of known affection to his Majesty and his government’. The Jacobite rebellion occurred during his term of office, and in 1716 and 1717 he petitioned the Treasury for compensation for loss of the sheriff's profits as a result. He was awarded £1,284 in repayment, together with an extra £475 for his extraordinary care, pains and diligence in discharging his office of sheriff. At the 1722 British general election he was considered as a candidate for Wigan, but withdrew before the election. He was returned as a Whig Member of Parliament for Ilchester at the 1727 British general election. He voted with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
