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Bigland is a surname, and may refer to: *Alfred Bigland (1855–1936), English industrialist and politician, MP from 1910 to 1922 *Edward Bigland (c. 1620 – 1704), English lawyer and politician *John Bigland (1750–1832), English schoolmaster and later an historian *Ralph Bigland (1712–1784), English officer of arms, antiquarian and cheesemaker *Ralph Bigland Ralph Bigland (29 January 1712 – 27 March 1784) was an English officer of arms, antiquarian and cheesemaker. He was born at Stepney, Middlesex, and was the only son of Richard Bigland and his wife, Mary. His father was a native of Westmorland ...

Alfred Bigland
Alfred Bigland (1855 - 1936) was an English industrialist and an MP from 1910 to 1922. Life Bigland was born on 15 March 1855, son of Edwin Bigland, of Birkenhead. He was educated at the Quaker school at Sidcot. As a supporter of the First World War, he resigned his membership of Quakers in 1914. He married Emily Jane Arkle in 1878; they had a son, Douglas, and two daughters. Mrs Bigland died in 1931. He was elected to Parliament as a Conservative and Unionist in the December 1910 general election, for the Birkenhead Constituency and in 1918 for the new constituency of East Birkenhead, sitting until defeated in the 1922 general election by a Liberal. His particular political interest was Tariff reform. During the World War I, he was responsible for acquiring sufficient quantities of glycerine for the manufacture of cordite propellant. He also persuaded the War Office to drop its minimum height for recruits to enable "Bantam battalions" to be formed. His portrait, painte ...
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Edward Bigland
Edward Bigland (ca. 16205 August 1704) was an English lawyer and politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham from 1689 to 1690. Life He was the son of Edward Bigland, rector of East Leake, Nottinghamshire. He matriculated at Queens' College, Cambridge at Easter 1637, graduating B.A. in 1641, and M.A. in 1644, and becoming a Fellow. He was admitted at Gray's Inn, 26 June 1648. He became serjeant-at-law in 1680, and recorder of Nottingham. He was M.P. for Nottingham in 1689. He settled at Long Whatton Long Whatton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Long Whatton and Diseworth, in the North West Leicestershire district, in the Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England, English county of Leicestershire. It is ..., Leicestershire, and was buried there 5 August 1704. References 1620s births 1704 deaths Year of birth uncertain Politicians from Nottingham Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge Members of Gray's Inn ...
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John Bigland
John Bigland (175022 February 1832) was an English schoolmaster and later a historian. Early life and education He was born of poor parents at Skirlaugh in the Holderness area of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Career Bigland began his career as a village schoolmaster. In 1803, he published his first work occasioned, on his own account, by his religious scepticism. His work was a success, and he became a professional author, publishing in rapid succession a series of popular books, mainly connected with geography and history. Works He was the author of articles in magazines; of a continuation to April 1808 of George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton's ''History of England in a Series of Letters from a Nobleman to his Son''; and of an addition of the period of George III to Oliver Goldsmith's ''History of England''. His other works include: * ''Reflections on the Resurrection and Ascension of Christ'' (1803) * ''Letters on the Study and Use of Ancient and Modern History'' (1804 ...
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Ralph Bigland
Ralph Bigland (29 January 1712 – 27 March 1784) was an English officer of arms, antiquarian and cheesemaker. He was born at Stepney, Middlesex, and was the only son of Richard Bigland and his wife, Mary. His father was a native of Westmorland, descended from the Bigland family of Biglands. He should not be confused with his nephew Sir Ralph Bigland. Early career In 1728 Bigland was apprenticed within the Tallow Chandlers' Company to a cheesemaker. He was made free of the company in 1737 and served as its master in 1772. He was based in London but his occupation took him to the Low Countries and Leith in Scotland. The War of the Austrian Succession brought him to Flanders, where he supplied cheese to the allied armies. While he was working at this profession, his antiquarian interests were already evident. Antiquarian and heraldic interests Much of Bigland's antiquarian work was focused on Gloucestershire. Over time, he travelled the whole county, accumulating historical ...
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