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Viscount St Davids
Viscount St Davids, of Lydstep Haven in the County of Pembroke, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1918 for John Philipps, 1st Baron St Davids. The Philipps family descends from Sir John Philipps (died 27 March 1629), who represented Pembrokeshire in the House of Commons. In 1621 he was created a Baronet, of Picton Castle in the County of Pembroke, in the Baronetage of England. His grandson, the third Baronet, also sat as Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Baronet. He represented Pembroke and Haverfordwest in Parliament. His son, the fifth Baronet, sat for Haverfordwest. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the sixth Baronet. He represented Carmarthen, Petersfield and Pembrokeshire in the House of Commons. His son, the seventh Baronet, was Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire and Haverfordwest and also served as Lord-Lieutenant of Haverfordwest and of Pembrokeshire. In 1776 he was raised to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picton CastleDE
Picton may refer to: Places *Picton Castle, in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK *Picton, Cheshire, England, UK *Picton (ward), an electoral ward of the Liverpool City Council, England, UK *Picton, New South Wales, Australia *Picton, Western Australia, an industrial suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia *Picton, Ontario, Canada **CFB Picton, a former military installation *Picton, Lennox and Nueva, islands off Tierra del Fuego, Chile *Picton, New Zealand **Picton (New Zealand electorate) *Picton, North Yorkshire, England, UK *Picton River, a river that joins the Huon River in Tasmania People * Cesar Picton (c. 1755 – 1836), from slave to successful businessman in England * James Picton (1805–1889), Liverpool architect * James Allanson Picton (1832–1910), British author, philosopher and politician * Thomas Picton (1758–1815), Welsh general who led British forces in the Peninsular War * Chris Picton (born 1983), an Australian politician Other uses *Picton (1815 ship), ''Picton'' (1815 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
