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Chandos (name)
Chandos is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Fay Chandos, pen name of Irene Mossop (1904–1988), prolific British writer of children's and romance novels *John Chandos (died 1369), medieval English knight, military strategist and close friend of Edward, the Black Prince *John Chandos (actor) (1917–1987), British actor Dynastic name: * Duke of Chandos and Baron Chandos, England * Viscount Chandos, United Kingdom Given name: * Chandos Blair (1919–2011), British Army General Officer Commanding Scotland *Chandos Leigh, 1st Baron Leigh (1791–1850), British landowner and minor poet *Chandos Morgan Chandos Clifford Hastings Mansel Morgan, (12 August 1920 – 1 January 1993) was a Church of England priest and military chaplain. He was Chaplain of the Fleet and Archdeacon of the Royal Navy from 1972 to 1975. Early life Morgan was born on 12 ... (1920–1993), Chaplain of the Fleet and Archdeacon of the Royal Navy from 1972 to 1975 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Mossop
Irene Swatridge, née Irene Maude Mossop (6 December 1904 in Woking, Surrey, England – 26 October 1988 in England) was a British writer of over 175 children's and romance novels. Swatridge wrote under her maiden and married names, as well as under the pseudonyms of Jan Tempeste, Fay Chandos, and Virginia Storm. She also wrote in collaboration with her husband Charles John Swatridge (1896–1964) under the pseudonyms of Theresa Charles and Leslie Lance, and after his death under the pseudonyms alone. Life and career Born Irene Maude Mossop on 6 December 1904 in Woking, Surrey, England, she was the elder child of Maude Binford Eyre and Robert Mossop, a solicitor, later she had a brother. She was educated privately. Swatridge started writing very young, and after her father's death she started publishing girls' schools novels as Irene Mossop. In 1934, she married a former RAF officer and recently widowed Charles John Swatridge (1896–1964). They moved to a Devon farm, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Chandos
Sir John Chandos, Viscount of Saint-Sauveur in the Cotentin, Constable of Aquitaine, Seneschal of Poitou, (c. 1320 – 31 December 1369) was a medieval English knight who hailed from Radbourne Hall, Derbyshire. Chandos was a close friend of Edward the Black Prince and a founding member and 19th Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1348. Chandos was a gentleman by birth, but unlike most commanders of the day he held no inherited title of nobility. Described by the medieval historian Froissart as "wise and full of devices", as a military strategist Chandos is believed to have been the mastermind behind three of the most important English victories of the Hundred Years War: the Battle of Crécy, the Battle of Poitiers and the Battle of Auray. His death in a minor skirmish was regretted by both sides. Origins Born to an obscure family of landed gentry, Chandos was the son and heir of Sir Edward Chandos, the lord of the manor of Radbourne, Derbyshire. Inevitably, he trained i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Chandos (actor)
John Chandos McConnell (27 July 1917 – 21 September 1987) was a Scottish film and television actor. He won a scholarship to RADA in 1936. During the Second World War he served with the Seaforth Highlanders, Parachute Regiment and the GHQ Liaison Regiment. Filmography * '' 49th Parallel'' (1941) - Lohrmann * ''The Next of Kin'' (1942) - No 16: his contact * ''The First of the Few'' (1942) - Krantz * '' The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'' (1947) - Employment Agent (uncredited) * '' Secret People'' (1952) - John * '' Derby Day'' (1952) - Man on Train (uncredited) * '' The Crimson Pirate'' (1952) - Stub Ear * '' Trent's Last Case'' (1952) - Tim O'Reilly (uncredited) * '' The Long Memory'' (1952) - Boyd * '' 36 Hours'' (1953) - Orville Hart * '' The Love Lottery'' (1954) - Gulliver Kee * ''The Million Pound Note'' (1954) - 2nd Businessman at Bumbles Hotel (uncredited) * ''Beau Brummell'' (1954) - Silva (uncredited) * '' Carrington V.C.'' (1955) - Adjutant Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Chandos
The Dukedom of Chandos is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. First created as a barony by Edward III in 1337, its second creation in 1554 was due to the Brydges family's service to Mary I during Wyatt's rebellion, when she also gave them Sudeley Castle. The barony was elevated to a dukedom in 1719, and it finally fell into abeyance in 1789, after 452 years. History A Robert de Chandos went to Ireland with King John in 1185. His son Roger in 1221 received licence to hold a fair at Fownhope in 1221. The son of this Roger, Robert de Chandos (d. 1302) participated in the Welsh expedition of Edward I. The son of Robert, Roger de Chandos, served in the Scottish wars of Edward II and received a knighthood. In 1321, he was sheriff of Herefordshire. He was succeeded by Thomas de Chandos.Wilhelmina Powlett, Duchess of Cleveland, ''The Battle Abbey Roll'' vol. 1 (1889), s.v. "Chaundos". Thomas was succeeded by his brother Roger de Chandos (''Rogerus de Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viscount Chandos
Viscount Chandos, of Aldershot in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and held by a branch of the Lyttelton family. It was created in 1954 for the businessman and public servant Oliver Lyttelton. He was the son of the politician and sportsman Alfred Lyttelton, eighth son of George Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton, whose eldest son, the 5th Baron Lyttelton, also succeeded his kinsman The 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos as 8th Viscount Cobham in 1889. the title of Viscount Chandos is held by the first Viscount's grandson, the third Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1980. He lost his seat in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act of 1999, which removed the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit in the upper chamber of Parliament. However, in 2000 he was given a life peerage as Baron Lyttelton of Aldershot, of Aldershot in the County of Hampshire, and was able to return to the House of Lords, where he now sits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandos Blair
Lieutenant General Sir Chandos Blair & Bar (25 February 1919 – 22 January 2011) was a senior British Army officer who served as General Officer Commanding Scottish Command from 1972 to 1976. Military career Born the son of Arthur Blair and educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Blair was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Seaforth Highlanders on 26 January 1939.''Debrett's People of Today'' (1994) He served in World War II with the 2nd and 7th Battalions of his regiment. Serving with the 2nd Battalion, which formed part of the 51st (Highland) Division, in 1940, the battalion was forced to surrender at Dunkirk, and he became a prisoner of war at the Oflag V-B camp at Biberach in Baden-Württemberg."Dunkirk POW" ''Glasgow Herald'', 16 May 2010. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandos Leigh, 1st Baron Leigh
Chandos Leigh, 1st Baron Leigh (27 June 1791 – 27 September 1850) was a British landowner and minor poet. He was Lord of the Manor of Hunningham. Early life Leigh was the son of James Henry Leigh, of Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, the son of James Leigh by Lady Caroline Brydges, daughter of Henry Brydges, 2nd Duke of Chandos. He was a descendant of Sir Thomas Leigh, Lord Mayor of London in 1558. His mother was the Hon. Julia Judith Twisleton, daughter of Thomas Twisleton, 13th Baron Saye and Sele. He was educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford. Leigh's father had inherited the Leigh family seat at Stoneleigh Abbey, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, following the death of his distant cousin Edward Leigh, 5th and last Baron Leigh. Life Leigh was Lord Byron's schoolmate at Harrow and is said to have "inherited some of his master's poetical talent". He gained a reputation as an author and minor poet. He dined together with Byron on the evening before Byron left England for Europe in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandos Morgan
Chandos Clifford Hastings Mansel Morgan, (12 August 1920 – 1 January 1993) was a Church of England priest and military chaplain. He was Chaplain of the Fleet and Archdeacon of the Royal Navy from 1972 to 1975. Early life Morgan was born on 12 August 1920. He was educated at Stowe School , motto_translation = I stand firm and I stand first , established = , closed = , type = Public school Independent school, day & boarding , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Headmaster ..., then an all-boys Private schools in the United Kingdom, private school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, Stowe, Buckinghamshire. He studied at Jesus College, Cambridge. Ordained ministry Morgan was ordained in 1944. After a Curate, curacy at Holy Trinity, Tunbridge Wells he became a Military chaplain, Naval Chaplain and served on (amongst others) HMS President (shore establishment), HMS ''Pembroke'', HMS Theseus (R64), HMS ''Theseus'', HMS Caledonia ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandos Leigh Hunt Wallace
Chandos Leigh Hunt Wallace (born Emily Honoria Leigh Hunt; 1854 – 16 March 1927) was an English healer and writer on health, spiritualism and food reform. She was an entrepreneur and activist for vegetarianism, as well as an advocate for temperance and anti-vaccination. Biography Wallace was born in London in 1854; she was the grandniece of Leigh Hunt. Wallace worked as a lay healer, claiming that spiritual faith and purity were the best means of healing disease. She was trained by her future husband Joseph Wallace, who she met at a phrenological meeting held by James Burns. They married in 1878; the couple had seven children. Wallace set up her own practice in London which employed a number of assistants; patients were treated with a combination of "dietary control, hydropathy, physical manipulation and mesmerism". In 1877, Wallace carried out a national lecture tour, where she spoke at multiple spiritualist societies. She completed a novel in 1879, ''Visibility Invisible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandos Wren-Hoskyns
Chandos Wren-Hoskyns BA, JP, DL (15 February 1812 – 28 November 1876) was an English landowner, agriculturist, politician and author. Not all of his views are shared today. Family Born Chandos Hoskyns, as the second son of Sir Hungerford Hoskyns, 7th Baronet of Harewood Park, Herefordshire, he was descended from the poet John Hoskins.Nicholas Goddard, "Hoskyns, Chandos Wren (1812–1876)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2004Retrieved 30 September 2017. Subscription required/ref> In 1837 he married Theodosia Wren – descended from Christopher Wren and a daughter and heiress of Christopher Roberts Wren of Wroxall Abbey, Warwickshire – and changed his surname to Wren-Hoskyns. They had a daughter, Catherine. After his first wife's death in 1842, he married in 1846 Anna Fane, daughter of Charles Milner Ricketts. They had a son and two daughters. Public life Educated at Shrewsbury, followed by Balliol College, Oxford, Wren-Hosk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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