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Hugh Boscawen, 2nd Viscount Falmouth
General Hugh Boscawen, 2nd Viscount Falmouth (20 March 1707 – 4 February 1782), styled The Honourable Hugh Boscawen between 1720 and 1734, was a British soldier and politician. Boscawen was the eldest son of Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth, by Charlotte Godfrey, daughter of Colonel Charles Godfrey, Master of Jewel Office, by Arabella Churchill, daughter of Sir Winston Churchill and sister of the Duke of Marlborough. Admiral Edward Boscawen was his younger brother. He was returned to Parliament for Truro in 1727, a seat he held until 1734, when he succeeded his father in the viscountcy. In 1747 he was appointed Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, a post he held until his death 35 years later. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1756. He also served in the British Army. He became a lieutenant-general in 1759 and a full general in 1772. From 1761 to 1782 he was Vice-Admiral of Cornwall. Lord Falmouth married Hannah Catherine Maria Smith, daughter of Thomas Smith, of Worplesdo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General
A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of highest military ranks, high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED Online. March 2021. Oxford University Press. https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/77489?rskey=dCKrg4&result=1 (accessed May 11, 2021) The term ''general'' is used in two ways: as the generic title for all grades of general officer and as a specific rank. It originates in the Tudor period, 16th century, as a shortening of ''captain general'', which rank was taken from Middle French ''capitaine général''. The adjective ''general'' had been affixed to officer designations since the late Middle Ages, late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction. Today, the title of ''general'' is known in some countries as a four-star rank. However, different countries use di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Boscawen (died 1795)
Hugh Boscawen (died 1795) was a British politician and office holder who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1790. Boscawen was one of three illegitimate children of Hugh Boscawen, 2nd Viscount Falmouth. He married Anne and had three sons and a daughter. He was appointed Clerk of the Cheque to the Yeomen of the Guard in February 1772, while his father was Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard and held the post until his death. In the 1774 general election Boscawen was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for St Mawes where the Boscawens had an interest. He was returned unopposed again in 1780. His father died on 4 February 1782 and he inherited £30,000, the manor of St. Antony in Cornwall, and the Boscawen interest at St Mawes. He was returned unopposed on his own interest in 1784 but then apparently sold his interest at St Mawes to the Marquess of Buckingham, who controlled the other seat in the borough. It was expected in 1788 that his tenure of St. Mawes woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viscount Falmouth
Viscount Falmouth is a title that has been created twice, first in the Peerage of England, and then in the Peerage of Great Britain. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1674 for George FitzRoy, an illegitimate son of King Charles II by Barbara Villiers. He was created Earl of Northumberland at the same time and in 1683 he was made Duke of Northumberland. However, he left no heirs, so the titles became extinct at his death in 1716. The second creation came in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1720 for Hugh Boscawen (c.1680-1734). He was made Baron Boscawen-Rose at the same time, also in the Peerage of Great Britain. Boscawen had earlier represented Tregony, Cornwall, Truro and Penryn in Parliament and notably served as Comptroller of the Household and Vice-Treasurer of Ireland. His son, the second Viscount, was a General in the Army and also sat as a Member of Parliament for Truro. He later served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard. His nephew, the third Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl Of Mount Edgcumbe
Admiral George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, PC (3 March 1720 – 4 February 1795) was a British peer, naval officer and politician. Early life Edgcumbe was the second surviving son of Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe and his wife Matilda, the only child of Sir Henry Furnese. He is thought to have been educated at Eton. Career In 1739, Edgcumbe was commissioned a lieutenant in the Royal Navy and in 1742 was promoted to be commander of the bomb vessel . In the course of 1743, he was appointed acting captain of the 20-gun , and was officially confirmed on 19 August 1744. He commanded her in the Mediterranean until 1745, when he was advanced to the 50-gun . This ship, as part of the Western Fleet under Edward Hawke and Edward Boscawen, initially patrolled the Bay of Biscay during the War of the Austrian Succession. Her ship's surgeon was James Lind, who conducted his experiments on scurvy during such a patrol in 1747. The war ended in 1748. About this time Edgcumbe wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sackville, 3rd Duke Of Dorset
John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset, KG (25 March 174519 July 1799) was the only son of Lord John Philip Sackville, second son of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset. His mother was the former Lady Frances Leveson-Gower. He succeeded to the dukedom in 1769 on the death of his uncle, Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset. He was the British Ambassador to France from 1784 and returned to England in August 1789 following the escalation of the French Revolution. Dorset is remembered for his love of cricket. He was both a good player and an important patron, but his interest was sharpened by gambling, cricket being a major attraction for gamblers throughout the 18th century. His other sporting interests included billiards and tennis. He also acquired a reputation as a womaniser. Politics Dorset was returned unopposed as the Member of Parliament for the county of Kent in 1768, sitting until he became the 3rd Duke of Dorset on the death of his uncle in 1769. He was appoint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington
Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington, (25 May 169923 January 1747), was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1723 to 1733 when he succeeded to the peerage as Viscount Torrington. His career included service as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard during the reign of King George II. Life and career Byng was the eldest son of George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington by his wife Margaret Master. He joined the British Army as a Cornet in the Royal Horse Guards in 1712 and later was Captain from 1715 to 1718. He resigned from the Army due to his father's elevation to the peerage as Viscount Torrington. Byng replaced his father as Member of Parliament for Plymouth at a by-election on 31 October 1723. In 1724, he became the Treasurer of the Navy for the following decade, At the 1727 general election he was elected as MP for Bedfordshire. From 1727 to 1733 he continued to serve as Treasurer of the Navy while his father was First Lord of the Admiralty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Trefusis (MP)
Robert Edward Trefusis (24 January 18439 July 1930) was the first suffragan Bishop of Crediton from 1897 to 1930. Origins Trefusis was born in Bideford in 1843, the second son of George Trefusis (1793–1849), a younger son of Robert Trefusis, 17th Baron Clinton (1764–1797). Career Trefusis was educated at Cheltenham College and Exeter College, Oxford. Ordained in 1866, he began his ordained ministry as a curate in Buckingham. He was then appointed by his cousin Mark Rolle, Lord of the Manor and patron of the living, as Vicar of Chittlehampton. The parish church of Chittlehampton was dedicated to the little-known St Urith, believed to have been a local Saxon maiden born and martyred within the parish, and Trefusis named one of his daughters Hyeritha Trefusis in her honour. She became known to local parishioners as "Miss Urith". He subsequently served for 33 years as Bishop suffragan of Crediton; he was also additionally Archdeacon of Barnstaple from 1909. He was consec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelland Courtenay (1889–1943), Australian actress and singer
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Kelland is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Clarence Budington Kelland (1881-1964), American author *Gilbert Kelland (1924-1997), British police officer and Freemason *John Kelland *Peter Kelland (1926–2011), English cricketer *Philip Kelland (1808–1879), English mathematician *Eve Louise Kelland Eve Louise Kelland (1889-1943) was an actress and singer. Eve Kelland started her theatrical career as an actress and singer. She became organiser and administrator of the British Ballet Organization founded in England in 1930, and in 1928 she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Meadows
Sir Sidney Meadows (c. 1699 – 15 November 1792) was a British Member of Parliament. Biography He was the eldest son of the diplomat Sir Philip Meadowes (d.1757), of Brompton, Kensington, and his wife Dorothy, daughter of Edward Boscawen. On 2 June 1742 he married Jemima, daughter of Charles Montagu of Durham and granddaughter of Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich; they had no children. Edward Montagu (1692–1776), of Sandleford, was a brother-in-law.Eveline CruickshanksMEADOWS, Sidney (c.1699-1792), of Conholt, nr. Andover, Hants.in ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754'' (1970). Through the influence of his uncle Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth, Meadows was returned to Parliament for Penryn in 1722 and for Truro in 1727. In 1734 he was nominated Member for Tavistock by the Duke of Bedford. All his recorded votes were against the government and he did not stand in 1741. In 1757 he succeeded his father and in 1758 he was appointed Knight Marshal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms congressman/congresswoman or deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." Members of parliament typically form parliamentary groups, sometimes called caucuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Wyndham (died 1752)
Thomas Wyndham may refer to: * Thomas Wyndham of Felbrigg (died 1521), vice-admiral and counsellor to Henry VIII * Thomas Wyndham (Royal Navy officer) (1508–1554), navigator and son of Thomas Wyndham (of Felbrigg) * Thomas Wyndham (of Tale) (c. 1628–1713), Member of Parliament for Minehead and Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) * Thomas Wyndham (of Witham Friary) (c. 1642–1689), Member of Parliament for Wells * Thomas Wyndham (lawyer) (1662–1698), Member of Parliament for Wilton * Thomas Wyndham, 1st Baron Wyndham (1681–1745), Lord Chancellor of Ireland * Thomas Wyndham (of Clearwell Park) (c.1686–1752), Member of Parliament for Dunwich and Truro * Thomas Wyndham (of Hammersmith) (c.1693–1777), Member of Parliament for Poole * Thomas Wyndham (of Dunraven Castle) Thomas Wyndham ( – 28 November 1814), was a Welsh politician. He was the oldest son of Charles Edwin (formerly Wyndham) MP, and of Llanmihangel Plas and Dunraven Castle. His mother was Eleanor, the daughter of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Cowper
Spencer Cowper (23 February 1670 – 10 December 1728) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1705 and 1727. Early life Cowper was the second son of Sir William Cowper, 2nd Baronet of Hertford, and his wife, Lady Sarah Cowper, the diarist, and daughter of Samuel Holled, a London merchant. He was educated at Westminster School, called to the bar in 1693. In 1690 he was made controller of the Bridge House Estates with a residence at the Bridge House, near St Olave's Church close to what is now Tooley Street Southwark. The Sarah Stout Affair Cowper served on the Home circuit, and was acquainted with a Quaker family called Stout in Hertford, who had supported his father and brother during elections in the area. The Stout's daughter Sarah fell in love with him, even though he was already married to Pennington Goodere. One evening at the Spring assizes in March 1699, Cowper went to Sarah's home to pay her the interest on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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