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Cricklade (UK Parliament Constituency)
Cricklade was a parliamentary constituency named after the town of Cricklade in Wiltshire. From 1295 until 1885 United Kingdom general election, the general election of 1885, Cricklade was a parliamentary borough, returning two members of parliament (MPs) to the British House of Commons, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, previously to the House of Commons of England and House of Commons of Great Britain. Initially this consisted of only the town of Cricklade, but from 1782 the vote was extended to the surrounding countryside as a punishment for the borough's corruption. The extended area came to include the village of Swindon, which later grew into a large town with the coming of the railways in the 19th century. From the 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 general election the borough was abolished, but the name was transferred to a county constituency, county division of Wiltshire covering much the same area, and electing a single MP. This con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swindon (UK Parliament Constituency)
Swindon was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency in the town of Swindon in Wiltshire, England. It returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from the 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 general election until it was abolished for the 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 general election. It was then replaced by the two new constituencies of North Swindon (UK Parliament constituency), North Swindon and South Swindon (UK Parliament constituency), South Swindon. History Swindon was a predominantly Conservative seat in its early history, though Labour first won the seat in 1929 and gained the seat in a 1934 by-election before losing it to the Conservatives in the general election the following year. From 1945 until 1983 however, Swindon became a increasingly safe seat for the Labour Party, one of the part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Plomer (MP For Cricklade)
William Charles Franklyn Plomer (10 December 1903 – 20 September 1973) was a South African and British novelist, poet and literary editor. He also wrote a series of librettos for Benjamin Britten. He wrote some of his poetry under the pseudonym Robert Pagan. Born of British parents in Transvaal Colony, he moved to England in 1929 after spending a few years in Japan. Although not as well known as many of his peers, he is recognised as a modernist and his work was highly esteemed by other writers, including Virginia Woolf and Nadine Gordimer. He was homosexual, and at least one of his novels portrays a gay relationship, but whether he lived as openly gay himself is unclear. Early life Parentage and South Africa Plomer was born in Pietersburg, in the Transvaal Colony (now Polokwane in the Limpopo Province of South Africa) on 10 December 1903, to Charles Campbell Plomer (1870–1955) and Edythe, née Waite-Browne. Edythe Plomer, née Waite-Browne Edythe was a daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Parker (died 1558)
Thomas Parker (c. 1519 – will proved 1558) was the member of Parliament In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ... for Cricklade in the parliaments of October 1553 and November 1554.PARKER, Thomas I (by 1519-58), of London and Notgrove, Glos. ''The History of Parliament''. Retrieved 4 July 2017. Parker was clerk of the treasury and auditor at Gloucester Abbey by 1540; clerk of the crown and of the peace, Gloucester in 1544, and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Walshe (MP)
John Walshe (died 1572) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Cricklade in 1547, Bristol in March 1553, October 1553, April 1554, November 1554, 1555, 1559 and 1563, and for Somerset Somerset ( , ), Archaism, archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east ... in 1558. References Year of birth missing 1572 deaths English MPs 1547–1552 English MPs 1553 (Edward VI) English MPs 1553 (Mary I) English MPs 1554 English MPs 1554–1555 English MPs 1555 English MPs 1558 English MPs 1559 English MPs 1563–1567 Members of Parliament for Cricklade {{1563-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Winchcombe (died 1557)
"Jack of Newbury" or John Winchcombe, also known as John Smallwood (c. 1489 −1557) was a leading English clothier from Newbury in Berkshire. When Tudor cloth-making was booming, and woollen cloth dominated English exports, John Winchcombe was producing for export on an industrial scale. He was a leading clothier in other ways. Cloth-making was heavily regulated, and in the 1530s and 1540s Winchcombe led dozens of clothiers in a national campaign to persuade King Henry VIII to change the law on the making of woollen cloth – a campaign which proved ultimately successful. He was the son of a clothier, but became a clothier in his own right before his father's death in 1520, and combined the two businesses, taking on property which had been leased to his father. He was already wealthy in the 1520s, and his growing prosperity led to a significant rise in his status. Wealth and Property Winchcombe became a wealthy landowner, spending over £4,000 on the purchase of property in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Rede (died 1558)
William Rede (c. 1500 – 3 November 1558) was the member of Parliament of England, Parliament for Cricklade (UK Parliament constituency), Cricklade in the parliament of 1529 and for Gloucestershire (UK Parliament constituency), Gloucestershire in November 1554. ''The History of Parliament''. Retrieved 4 July 2017. References Members of the Parliament of England for Gloucestershire Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Cricklade Year of birth uncertain 1558 deaths English MPs 1529–1536 English MPs 1554–1555 {{1529-England-MP-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Curzon (died 1550)
Robert Curzon (c. 1491–1550) was the member of Parliament for Cricklade in the parliament of 1529. Early life Robert Curzon was born by 1491, the second son of Sir Robert Curzon of Beckhall, Billingford, Norfolk by his second wife. He was educated at Lincoln's Inn and called to the bar in 1518. Career Curzon was the member of Parliament In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ... for Cricklade in the Parliament of 1529.CURZON, Robert (by 1491-1550), of Bermondsey, Surr. and London. ''The History of Parliament''. Retrieved 4 July 2017. < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Windsor, 1st Baron Windsor
Andrew Windsor, 1st Baron Windsor (Wyndsore, Wyndesor) KB (1467–1543), was a Member of Parliament, English peer, and Keeper of the Wardrobe, knight banneret and military commander. Name In manuscript and printed sources dated before 1650 his name consistently appears as 'Andrew' or 'Andrewe'. In 1676 Sir William Dugdale (1605–1686) gave an account of him in ''The Baronage of England'', partly based on information from 'Thomas, late Lord Windsor deceased' (6th Lord Windsor, died 1642), in which he is called 'Andrews' Windsor, Andrews having been the maiden name of Sir Andrew's mother. Arthur Collins gave the account that the 6th Lord, dying without issue, in 1641 settled his estate upon his intended heir, his sister's son Thomas-Windsor Hickman (then in his minority), on condition that he assume the name and arms of the Windsor family. The title was restored in him (in fulfilment of a warrant instigated by King Charles I) by King Charles II in 1660, as the 7th Lord Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bailey (MP)
John Bailey (died 1436) was the member of Parliament for Calne Calne () is a town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Wiltshire, southwestern England,OS Explorer Map 156, Chippenham and Bradford-on-Avon Scale: 1:25 000.Publisher: Ordnance Survey A2 edition (2007). at the northwestern extremity ... in the parliament of 1420 and for Cricklade in the parliament of 1427. ''The History of Parliament''. Retrieved 4 July 2017. References Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Cricklade Year ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Long (c1419 - 1478)
John Long of Draycot Cerne (c. 1419 – 20 September 1478) was an English landowner and member of parliament. Born in Wiltshire, the son of Robert Long and Margaret Godfrey, he was elected member of parliament for Cricklade in 1442 and in 1449 was an Elector for Wiltshire. He died on 20 September 1478History of Parliament pp.550-1 and is buried at Draycot Cerne, Wiltshire. He married Margaret Wayte who, according to the printed Long family pedigree, was his half-sister. There were three sons from this marriage including Sir Thomas Long of Draycot Sir Thomas Long of Draycot (c. 1451–1508) was an English landowner and knight. He is known to have served as one of the Members of Parliament for the borough of Westbury in 1491 and was twice High Sheriff of Wiltshire. Life Born in Wiltsh ..., the other two sons being Henry and John. References Further reading * 1410s births 1478 deaths John Long English MPs 1442 Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Cowbridge
Geoffrey Cowbridge was the member of Parliament In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ... for Cricklade in the Parliament of December 1421. ''The History of Parliament''. Retrieved 4 July 2017. References Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Cricklade[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Newman (fl
Robert Newman may refer to: Entertainment * Robert Loftin Newman (1827–1912), American painter and stained-glass designer * Robert Newman (impresario) (1858–1926), manager of the Queen's Hall and founder of the Promenade Concerts * Robert Newman (actor) (born 1958), American actor, known for his long-running role on ''Guiding Light'' * Robert Newman (comedian) (born 1964), British comedian, also known as Rob Newman * Robert Newman (agent), Hollywood talent agent Politics * Robert Newman (fl. 1397–1413), MP for Cricklade and Malmesbury * Sir Robert Newman, 1st Baronet (1776–1848), British MP for Exeter, 1812–1826 * Robert Newman, 1st Baron Mamhead (1871–1945), British MP for Exeter, 1918–1931 Sports * Bob Newman (born 1938), American football player * Rob Newman (footballer) (born 1963), English football coach * Robert Newman (bowls) (born 1975), English bowler Other * Robert Newman (sexton) (1752–1804), American sexton who placed lanterns for Paul Rever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
