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George Clive (died 1779)
George Clive (born 1720, died 23 March 1779) was a British politician. Background Clive was the son of Reverend Benjamin Clive, Vicar of Duffield, Derbyshire, and Susannah (née Floyer). His father was the uncle of Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive ("Clive of India"). Political career Clive was elected Member of Parliament for Bishop's Castle in 1763, a seat he held until his death 16 years later. Family Clive married Sidney, daughter of Thomas Bolton, in 1763. They had four known children: *Louisa (d. 16 Mar 1832), who married Frederick Keppel, son of Frederick Keppel, Bishop of Exeter. They had three sons. * Edward Clive (22 Jul 1845) *Theophilus, who married Fanny McClintock, daughter of John McClintock MP for Enniskillen Enniskillen ( , from ga, Inis Ceithleann , ' Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,823 a .... T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Reynolds - Tysoe Hancock And His Family With An Indian Maid - WGA19338
Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. 'Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ibn Nūn''; la, Iosue functioned as Moses' assistant in the books of Exodus and Numbers, and later succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelite tribes in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua. His name was Hoshea ( ''Hōšēaʿ'', lit. 'Save') the son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, but Moses called him "Yehoshua" (translated as "Joshua" in English),''Bible'' the name by which he is commonly known in English. According to the Bible, he was born in Egypt prior to the Exodus. The Hebrew Bible identifies Joshua as one of the twelve spies of Israel sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan. In Numbers 13:1, and after the death of Moses, he led the Israelite tribes in the conquest of Canaan, and allocated lands to the tribes. According to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Child (died 1763)
Francis Child (c.1735-63), of Osterley Park, Middlesex, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Bishop's Castle Bishop's Castle is a market town in the south west of Shropshire, England. According to the 2011 Census it had a population of 1,893. Bishop's Castle is east of the Wales-England border, about north-west of Ludlow and about south-west of Sh ... 1761 - 23 September 1763. References 1735 births 1763 deaths People from Isleworth Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1761–1768 Francis 3 {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British MPs 1768–1774
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British MPs 1761–1768
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, 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 *'' Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Parliament Of Great Britain For English Constituencies
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1720 Births
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1779 Deaths
Events January–March * January 11 – British troops surrender to the Marathas in Wadgaon, India, and are forced to return all territories acquired since 1773. * January 11 – Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur. * January 22 – American Revolutionary War – Claudius Smith is hanged at Goshen, Orange County, New York for supposed acts of terrorism upon the people of the surrounding communities. * January 29 – After a second petition for partition from its residents, the North Carolina General Assembly abolishes Bute County, North Carolina (established 1764) by dividing it and naming the northern portion Warren County (for Revolutionary War hero Joseph Warren), the southern portion Franklin County (for Benjamin Franklin). The General Assembly also establishes Warrenton (also named for Joseph Warren) to be the seat of Warren County, and Louisburg (named for Louis XVI of France) to be the seat of Franklin County. * Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Henry Strachey, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Strachey, 1st Baronet (23 May 1736 – 3 January 1810) was a British civil servant and politician who sat in the House of Commons for 39 years from 1768 to 1807. Life Strachey was the eldest son of Henry Strachey, of Sutton Court, Somerset, and his first wife Helen, daughter of Robert Clerk, a Scottish physician. His grandfather was the geologist John Strachey and his great-grandfather John Strachey was a friend of John Locke. He was appointed private secretary to Lord Clive in India in 1762, a position he held until 1768, when he was returned to Parliament for Pontefract. He sat for this constituency until 1774, and later represented Bishop's Castle from 1774 to 1778 and from 1780 to 1802, Saltash from 1774 to 1780 and East Grinstead from 1802 to 1807. Strachey was Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance from 1778 to 1780 and Principal Storekeeper of the Ordnance from October 1780 to May 1782 and after a hiatus again in 1783–84. He served under the Marques ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl Of Rosslyn
Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn, PC, KC (3 February 1733 – 2 January 1805) was a Scottish lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1761 and 1780 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Loughborough. He served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1793 to 1801. Life Wedderburn was the eldest son of Peter Wedderburn, Lord Chesterhall (a lord of session), and was born in East Lothian. He received his basic education at Dalkeith and at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, and matriculated at the University of Edinburgh aged 14. Though he wanted to practise at the English bar, in deference to his father's wishes he qualified as an advocate at Edinburgh, in 1754. His father was called to the bench in 1755, and for the next three years Wedderburn stuck to his practice in Edinburgh, when he employed his oratorical powers in the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and passed his evenings in social and argumentative clubs. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Clive
William Clive (29 August 1745–23 June 1825) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons for over 40 years between 1768 and 1820. Clive was the sixth son of Richard Clive of Styche Hall and his wife Rebecca Gaskell, daughter of Nathaniel Gaskell of Manchester and was born on 29 August 1745. He was educated at Eton College from 1760 to 1761. He joined the army and was Cornet in the 1st Dragoons in 1764. In the autumn of 1767, Clive was going to stand for Leominster at the next general election, but probably because his brother Lord Clive had obtained complete control of Bishops Castle he was returned there unopposed as Member of Parliament. He then resigned his seat two years later in January 1770 when Lord Clive needed it for Alexander Wedderburn. He became a lieutenant in 1771 and retired from the army in 1776. Clive was returned again as MP for Bishops Castle by his nephew Edward, Lord Clive in a by-election on 31 March 1779 . He was returned unopposed ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peregrine Cust (1723–1785)
Peregrine Cust (1723 – 2 January 1785) was a British politician and Member of Parliament (MP). He was also Deputy Chairman of the East India Company in 1769. Family and early life Cust was born in 1723 and baptized on 19 May 1723. He was the fourth son of Sir Richard Cust, 2nd Baronet, and a younger brother of Sir John Cust and Francis Cust, both future politicians. Peregrine was educated at The King's School, Grantham, and apprenticed to a firm of linen drapers in 1739. He was sent to Holland in 1743 for his further education, where he learnt Dutch. Business career He was a director of the East India Company from 1767 to 1769, serving as deputy chairman from 1769 to 1770. Political career After investing £1,200 and having gained the interest of Charles Walcott, Cust was elected as MP for Bishop's Castle in 1761. He held the seat until 1768, when he was elected MP for New Shoreham. He represented New Shoreham until 1774, when he stood for Ilchester. Though he was declare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Robert Somerset
General Lord Robert Edward Henry Somerset (19 December 17761 September 1842) was a British soldier who fought during the Peninsular War and the War of the Seventh Coalition. Life Somerset was the third son of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort, and elder brother of Lord Raglan. Joining the 15th Light Dragoons in 1793, he became captain in the following year, and received a majority after serving as '' aide-de-camp'' to Prince Frederick, Duke of York in the Dutch expedition of 1799. At the end of 1800 he became a lieutenant-colonel, and in 1801 received the command of the 4th Dragoons. From 1799 to 1802 he represented the Borough of Monmouth in the House of Commons, from 1803 to 1823 and from 1830 sat for Gloucestershire and from 1834 to 1837 was MP for Cirencester. He commanded his regiment at the battles of Talavera and Buçaco, and in 1810 received a colonelcy and the appointment of ''aide-de-camp'' to the king. In 1811, along with the 3rd Dragoon Guards, the 4th Drag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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