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Michael Ward (Irish Politician)
Michael Ward (1683 – 21 February 1759) was an Ireland, Irish politician and judge. He was the second but only surviving son of Bernard Ward of Castle Ward, County Down, and his wife Mary Ward, daughter of Richard Ward of Newport, Shropshire and sister of Michael Ward (bishop), Michael Ward (died 1681), who was very briefly Bishop of Derry.Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' London John Murray 1926 His father was killed in a duel in 1690, when serving as High Sheriff of Down, by Jocelyn Hamilton of Clanbrassil, who was fatally wounded in return. Michael matriculated from Trinity College Dublin in 1699 and entered the Inner Temple in 1700. He was called to the Irish Bar in 1703. Ward entered the Irish House of Commons for County Down (Parliament of Ireland constituency), County Down in 1713. In 1715 and 1727, he stood also for Bangor (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Bangor, (both constituencies had long been controlled by his wife's family, the Hamilton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Catharine Hamilton
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna (name), Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah (given name), Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie (given name), Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Friesland, Frisian speaking part (for example, author Anne de Vries). In this incarnation, it is related to Arne (name), Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'.See entry on "Anne" in th''Behind the Name'' databaseand th"Anne"an"Ane"entries (in Dutch) in the Nederlandse Voornamenbank (Dutch First Names Database) of the Meertens Instituut (23 October 2018). It has also been used for males in France (Anne de Montmorency) and Scotland (Lord Anne Hamilton). Anne is a common name and the following lists represent a small selection. For a comprehensive list, see instead: . As a feminine name Anne * Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary * Anne, Queen of Great Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
