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Dunraven Street
Dunraven Street is a street in London's Mayfair district. It was laid out in the 1750s as Norfolk Street, and in the 19th century was sometimes known as New Norfolk Street. In 1939, it was renamed Dunraven Street by London County Council, after the fourth Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, a former resident of the street, who had been a member of the LCC. Dunraven Street runs north to south from North Row to Wood's Mews, crossing Green Street. Residents Notable occupants of houses on the east side include: * Captain (later First Sea Lord and Admiral of the Fleet) John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, at No. 16 (site of the present No. 18) from 1887 to 1891. Lillie Langtry lived at No. 17 (site of the present No. 19) from 1877 to 1880. James McNeill Whistler assisted in the decoration of the house for her and provided the drawing-room with a painted ceiling. * The Dowager Duchess of Beaufort, widow of 4th Duke, 1760–3. * Colonel Oliver De Lancey, later general and MP, 1787–90. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Dunraven may refer to: *Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, title in the peerage of Ireland, held by seven earls from 1822 to 2011 *Dunraven Castle, mansion on the South Wales coast belonging to the Wyndham family and passing by marriage to the earls of Dunraven * HMS ''Dunraven'', British Royal Navy ship during World War I * SS ''Dunraven'', ship sunk in the Red Sea in 1876 *Dunraven School, London * Dunraven, Kentucky *Dunraven Peak, mountain peak in the Washburn Range of Yellowstone National Park, named in honour of the Fourth Earl *Dunraven Pass, mountain pass in Yellowstone National Park, near to Dunraven Peak *Dunraven Street, Mayfair, London, named after the Earl of Dunraven Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl (usually referred to as Earl of Dunraven) was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 5 February 1822 for Valentine Quin, 1st Viscount Mount-Earl. Quin had already been created a Baronet, of Adare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Howard Elphinstone, 1st Baronet
Major General Sir Howard Elphinstone, 1st Baronet (4 March 1773 – 28 April 1846) was a commander of the Royal Engineers in the Peninsular War. Elphinstone was the youngest son of John Elphinstone, a captain in the Royal Navy and for a period a vice-admiral in the Russian Navy. His mother was Amelia, daughter of John Warburton. Military service On 24 April 1793, Elphinstone was appointed a second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers. He was present for the expedition that took the Cape of Good Hope in 1795, and was promoted to lieutenant on 5 February 1796 and captain on 1 July 1800. Elphinstone commanded the engineers in Sir David Baird's Indian army sent to help expel the French from Egypt in 1801. Sent on a mission to Brazil in 1806, he was the commanding engineer at the Battle of Montevideo in 1807, under the overall command of John Whitelocke. He was posted to Portugal in 1808, commanding the Royal Engineers of the Peninsular army. He saw his first service in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander McQueen
Lee Alexander McQueen CBE (17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010) was a British fashion designer and couturier. He founded his own Alexander McQueen label in 1992, and was chief designer at Givenchy from 1996 to 2001. His achievements in fashion earned him four British Designer of the Year awards (1996, 1997, 2001 and 2003), as well as the CFDA's International Designer of the Year award in 2003. McQueen died from suicide in 2010 at the age of 40, at his home in Mayfair, London, shortly after the death of his mother. McQueen had a background in tailoring before he studied fashion and embarked on a career as a designer. His MA graduation collection caught the attention of fashion editor Isabella Blow, who became his patron. McQueen's early designs, particularly the radically low-cut "bumster" trousers, gained him recognition as an '' enfant terrible'' in British fashion. In 2000, McQueen sold 51% of his company to the Gucci Group, which established boutiques for his label wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Plaque
A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place in the United Kingdom and elsewhere to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person, event, or former building on the site, serving as a historical marker. The term is used in the United Kingdom in two different senses. It may be used narrowly and specifically to refer to the "official" scheme administered by English Heritage, and currently restricted to sites within Greater London; or it may be used less formally to encompass a number of similar schemes administered by organisations throughout the UK. The plaques erected are made in a variety of designs, shapes, materials and colours: some are blue, others are not. However, the term "blue plaque" is often used informally to encompass all such schemes. The "official" scheme traces its origins to that launched in 1866 in London, on the initiative of the politician William Ewart, to mark the homes and workplaces of famous people. It has been administer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Of Rosslyn
Earl of Rosslyn is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1801 for Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Baron Loughborough, Lord Chancellor from 1793 to 1801, with special remainder to his nephew Sir James St Clair-Erskine, as Wedderburn had no surviving issue of his own. Wedderburn had already been created Baron Loughborough, of Loughborough in the County of Leicester, in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1780, with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body, and Baron Loughborough, of Loughborough in the County of Surrey, in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1795, with the same remainder as the earldom. The 1780 barony became extinct upon his death, but the 1795 barony and the earldom passed, by the special remainder, to his nephew, who thus became the second Earl of Rosslyn. The second Earl was a Lieutenant-General in the Army and also held political office as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council. His son, the third Earl, was a General in the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Thomas Kenyon
George Thomas Kenyon (28 December 1840 – 26 January 1908) was a British Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1885 and 1906. Kenyon was born in London, the second son of Lloyd Kenyon, 3rd Baron Kenyon and his wife Hon. Georgina de Grey, daughter of Thomas de Grey, 4th Baron Walsingham. He was educated at Harrow School and at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated as Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1864 and Master (MA) in 1870.Article by J.E. Lloyd, revised by H.C.G. Matthew. He was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1869. He entered the North Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry as a cornet in 1865, was lieutenant when the regiment amalgamated in the unified Shropshire Yeomanry regiment in 1872, was promoted captain in 1873, and resigned in 1879. He was a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Flintshire and a J.P. for Shropshire. He was guardian to his nephew, Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 4th Baron Kenyon who inherited the title at the age of five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprian Bridge
Admiral Sir Cyprian Arthur George Bridge (13 March 1839 – 16 August 1924) was a British Royal Navy officer towards the end of the era of ''Pax Britannica.'' He was Commander-in-chief of both the Australian Squadron and the China Squadron. Early life Bridge's father was Thomas Hobday Bridge, later Archdeacon of St. John's. His maternal grandfather was John Dunscombe, an aide-de-camp to the governor of Newfoundland. From 1851 Bridge attended school at Walthamstow House in England. Naval career Bridge was nominated for the navy by Admiral Cochrane, to whom his father had been chaplain. He passed the navy entrance examination in 1853, and was appointed to the paddle sloop HMS ''Medea'' and later to the third-rate ship of the line HMS ''Cumberland'', flagship of the North American Station. During the Crimean War, Bridge served as a naval cadet in the White Sea. In Autumn 1854, a squadron of three warships led by the sloop HMS ''Miranda'' shelled and destroyed Kola. An at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Edward Watkin, 1st Baronet
Sir Edward William Watkin, 1st Baronet (26 September 1819 – 13 April 1901) was a British Member of Parliament and railway entrepreneur. He was an ambitious visionary, and presided over large-scale railway engineering projects to fulfil his business aspirations, eventually rising to become chairman of nine different British railway companies. Among his more notable projects were: his expansion of the Metropolitan Railway, part of today's London Underground; the construction of the Great Central Main Line, a purpose-built high-speed railway line; the creation of a pleasure garden with a partially constructed iron tower at Wembley; and a failed attempt to dig a Channel Tunnel under the English Channel to connect his railway empire to the French rail network. Early life Watkin was born in Salford, Lancashire, the son of wealthy cotton merchant Absalom Watkin,. After a private education, Watkin worked in his father's mill business. Watkin's father was closely involved in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron De Blaquiere
Baron de Blaquiere, of Ardkill in the County of Londonderry, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 30 July 1800 for the politician Sir John Blaquiere, 1st Baronet, Chief Secretary for Ireland between 1772 and 1777. He had already been created a Baronet, of Ardkill in the County of Londonderry, in the Baronetage of Ireland on 16 July 1784. He was the son of Jean de Blaquiere, a merchant who emigrated to England from France in 1685. Lord de Blaquiere was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baron. He was a general in the British Army. His two sons, John the fourth Baron and William Barnard the fifth Baron, both succeeded in the title. The latter was a Captain in the Royal Navy. He was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the sixth Baron. He was the grandson of the Hon. Peter de Blaquière, fourth son of the first Baron. Lord de Blaquiere's two sons, John & Alan Boyle were both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord William Russell
Lord William Russell (20 August 1767 – 5 May 1840) was a member of the British aristocratic Russell family and longtime Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament. He did little to attract public attention after the end of his political career until, in 1840, he was murdered in his sleep by his valet. Life Russell was the posthumous child of Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock, eldest son of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford. He was the youngest brother of Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford, and John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, and uncle of Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford. Russell married Lady Charlotte Villiers, eldest daughter of George Bussy Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey, on 11 July 1789; they had seven children. Lady Charlotte died in 1808. As was mentioned in evidence at the trial of his murderer, Russell had a locket containing some of his wife's hair, which he valued greatly. ''The Times'', reporting on proceedings where Russell's eligibility ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Capel-Coningsby, 5th Earl Of Essex
George Capel-Coningsby, 5th Earl of Essex FSA (13 November 1757 – 23 April 1839) was an English aristocrat and politician, and styled Viscount Malden until 1799. His surname was Capell until 1781. Early life George Capell was the eldest son and heir of William Anne Capell, 4th Earl of Essex (1732–1799), from his first marriage to Frances Hanbury-Williams. After his mother's death from childbirth in 1759, his father remarried to Harriet Bladen (a daughter of Thomas Bladen of Glastonbury Abbey). From his father's second marriage, he was the elder half-brother of William Robert Capel and Admiral Thomas Bladen Capel of the Royal Navy and one of Horatio Nelson Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. His inspirational leadership, grasp of strategy, and unconventional tactics brought ...'s ''Nelson's Band of Brothers, Band of Brothers''. His paternal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Maxwell
Captain (Royal Navy), Captain Sir Murray Maxwell, Companion of the Order of the Bath, CB, Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (10 September 1775 – 26 June 1831) was a British Royal Navy officer who served with distinction in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, particularly during the French Revolutionary Wars, French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Maxwell first gained recognition as one of the British captains involved in the successful Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814, during which he was responsible for the destruction of a French armaments convoy at the action of 29 November 1811. As a result of further success in the Mediterranean, Maxwell was given increasingly important commissions and, despite the loss of his ship off Ceylon in 1813, was appointed to escort the British Ambassador to China in 1816. The voyage to China subsequently became famous when Maxwell's ship was wrecked in the Gaspar Strait, and he and his crew became stranded on a nearby island. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
