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William Pierrepont (politician), William Pierrepont (1766–1813)
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William Pierrepont may refer to: * William Pierrepont (politician) (c. 1607–1678) *William Pierrepont, 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (c. 1662–1690) * William Pierrepont (1669–1706), MP for Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency) *William Pierrepont (Royal Navy officer) Rear-Admiral William Pierrepont (March 1766 – 7 August 1813) was a Royal Navy officer who is best known for his service in the French Revolutionary Wars as a commander of the frigate HMS ''Naiad'', in which he commanded the British squadron a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Pierrepont (politician)
William Pierrepont (c. 160717 July 1678) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1660. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War. Life Pierrepont was the second son of Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull and his wife Gertrude Talbot, daughter of Hon. Henry Talbot of Burton Abbey, Yorkshire. He matriculated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 1624 and was admitted at Lincoln's Inn on 1 April 1627. He was appointed Sheriff of Shropshire for 1638. In April 1640, Pierrepont was elected Member of Parliament for Shropshire in the Short Parliament. He was elected MP for Great Wenlock in the Long Parliament in November 1640. He threw his influence on the side of peace and took part for the parliament in the negotiations with Charles I at Oxford in 1643. Pierrepont was a member of the committee of both kingdoms, and represented the parliamentary party during the deliberations at Uxbridge in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Pierrepont, 4th Earl Of Kingston-upon-Hull
William Pierrepont, 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (c. 1662 – 17 September 1690) was a British peer and Member of Parliament. The second son of Robert Pierrepont of Thoresby Nottinghamshire and his wife Elizabeth Evelyn, Pierrepont was born on the Evelyn estate of West Dean, Wiltshire. He was educated at Trinity College, Oxford. He inherited the Earldom of Kingston-upon-Hull in June 1682 from his elder brother Robert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull. In 1689 and 1690 he acted as Colonel of a Regiment of Foot, Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire and Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire, Chief Justice in Eyre North of the Trent, and High Steward of Kingston-upon-Hull. He died in 1690 of apoplexy at Holme Pierrepont, and was succeeded as 5th Earl by his younger brother Evelyn Pierrepont. External links Biography of William Pierrepont, 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (c.1662-1690) - The University of Nottingham References , - , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Pierrepont (1669–1706)
William Pierrepont may refer to: * William Pierrepont (politician) (c. 1607–1678) *William Pierrepont, 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull (c. 1662–1690) * William Pierrepont (1669–1706), MP for Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency) Nottingham was a parliamentary borough in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the British House of Commons, House of Commons from 1295. In 1885 the constituency was abolished and the city of Nottingham divided into ... * William Pierrepont (Royal Navy officer) (1766–1813) {{hndis, Pierrepont, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottingham (UK Parliament Constituency)
Nottingham was a parliamentary borough in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the British House of Commons, House of Commons from 1295. In 1885 the constituency was abolished and the city of Nottingham divided into three single-member constituencies. History Nottingham sent two representatives to Parliament from 1283 onwards. In the mid eighteenth century it was influenced by the large local landowners the Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, Duke of Newcastle for the Whigs (British political party), Whigs and Lord Middleton for the Tories (British political party), Tories and as a consequence would tend to return MP from each party. The constituency was abolished in 1885 and replaced by Nottingham East, Nottingham South and Nottingham West. Members of Parliament 1295–1640 1640–1885 Notes Election results Elections in the 1830s Ponsonby was appointed Home Secretary and elevated to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
