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Edward Hungerford (died 1572)
Edward Hungerford (c. 1519 – 1572) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1554. Biography Hungerford was probably the son of Sir Anthony Hungerford of Down Ampney, Gloucestershire and his first wife Jane Darrell, daughter of Sir Edward Darrell of Littlecote, Wiltshire. He was a commissioner for relief for Berkshire in 1550. In 1554, he was elected Member of Parliament for Great Bedwyn. Hungerford made his will on 13 September 1572 and an inventory of his estate was produced in November 1572. He asked to be buried in Welford church. Hungerford made a marriage settlement in June 1555, at the time of his marriage to Dorothy Allen, daughter of Robert Allen of London. They had at least a son and five daughters. His brother John Hungerford was also MP for Great Bedwyn Great Bedwyn is a village and civil parish in east Wiltshire, England. The village is on the River Dun about southwest of Hungerford, southeast of Swindon and southeast of Marlbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons Of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England (which Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542, incorporated Wales) from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain after the 1707 Act of Union was passed in both the English and Scottish parliaments at the time. In 1801, with the union of Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, that house was in turn replaced by the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Origins The Parliament of England developed from the Magnum Concilium that advised the English monarch in medieval times. This royal council, meeting for short periods, included ecclesiastics, noblemen, and representatives of the county, counties (known as "knights of the shire"). The chief duty of the council was to approve taxes proposed by the Crown. In many cases, however, the council demanded the redress of the peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Hungerford (died 1558)
Sir Anthony Hungerford of Down Ampney, Gloucestershire (born by 1492, died 18 November 1558) was an English soldier, sheriff, and courtier during the reign of Henry VIII of England, and briefly Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire. Biography Hungerford was the eldest son of Sir John Hungerford of Down Ampney and Margaret, daughter of Edward Blount of Mangotsfield. He may have had some training in law. He was knighted after the siege of Tournai in October 1513. After succeeding to his inheritance on the death of his father in 1524, he took a prominent part in court ceremonial occasions. Hungerford was active in acquiring land. In 1536 he wrote to Thomas Cromwell requesting that he be granted lands formerly belonging to a priory in Wiltshire and he purchased four manors in Wiltshire and Oxfordshire for £1,935. His second marriage brought him an interest in Berkshire and he was included in commissions for that county. Hungerford was sheriff of three counties: Sheriff of Wilts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Bedwyn (UK Parliament Constituency)
Great Bedwyn was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, centred on Great Bedwyn, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act. Members of Parliament 1295–1640 1640–1832 Notes References *Robert Beatson''A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament''(London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807) *D Brunton & D H Pennington, ''Members of the Long Parliament'' (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954) *''Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803'' (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808) viInternet Archive* J Holladay Philbin, ''Parliamentary Representation 1832 – England and Wales'' (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965) *Henry Stooks Smith, ''The Parliaments of England from 1715 to 1847'' (2nd edition, edited by FWS Craig – Chichester: Parliamentary Reference Publications, 1973) * * {{Cite journal , last=Ward , first= ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hungerford (died 1582)
John Hungerford may refer to: *John Hungerford (by 1516 – 1582) of Stokke and Down Ampney, English MP for Great Bedwyn *John Hungerford (died 1635) of Down Ampney, English MP for Gloucestershire, 1597 and Cricklade, 1604 and 1611 * John Hungerford (c. 1560 – 1636) of Cadnam, English MP for Wootton Bassett and Chippenham *John Hungerford (congressman) (1761–1833), politician and lawyer from Virginia. *John Hungerford (died 1729) John Hungerford (''c.'' 1658 – 8 June 1729) was an English lawyer and Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1692 and 1729. He was legal counsel for the East India Company, and also defended several of those ..., lawyer and English MP for Scarborough * John N. Hungerford (1825–1883), U.S. Representative from New York {{hndis, name=Hungerford, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Fulmerston
Richard Fulmerston (by 1516 – 1567), of Ipswich, Suffolk and Thetford, Norfolk, was an English politician, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Family It is unclear who Fulmerston's parents are, but his father may also have been named Richard Fulmerston. It is thought the family probably originated from Fulmodeston, Norfolk.Bindoff, Stanley Thomas. ''The House of Commons, 1509-1558'', Boydell & Brewer, 1982, p. 176 Fulmerston married Alice, the daughter of 'Lonzam' of Suffolk and widow of merchant and MP, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Rous
Sir Edmund Rous (by 1521 – 1572 or later), of Dunwich, Suffolk, was an English landowner, magistrate, MP and Vice-Treasurer of Ireland. Origins John Leland the antiquary, who lived in Sir Edmund's time, wrote:"Al the Rousis that be in Southfolk cum, as I can lerne, oute of the house of Rouse of Dinnington. Diverse of the Rouses of this Eldest House ly in Dinington Paroche Chirche buried under flat Stones. Antony Rouse, now the Heire of Dinington Haule, hath much enlargid his Possessions." Edmund was the second son of Sir William Rous of Dennington, Suffolk (presumed to have been MP for Dunwich in 1529), by Alice, daughter of the Judge Sir John Sulyard (died 1488) of Wetherden, Suffolk. He was a younger brother of Anthony Rous of Dennington (c. 1502-1546), Comptrouller of Calais 1542-44, who sat for Suffolk in 1545. The name Edmund was recurrent in the Rous family, and this Sir Edmund should not be confused with his mid-14th century ancestor the Captain of Guernsey, nor his mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Clifford (died 1577)
Henry Clifford (by 1513 – 1577) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Salisbury in 1547 and for Great Bedwyn Great Bedwyn is a village and civil parish in east Wiltshire, England. The village is on the River Dun about southwest of Hungerford, southeast of Swindon and southeast of Marlborough. The Kennet and Avon Canal and the Reading to Taunt ... in 1555 and 1559. References 1577 deaths English MPs 1547–1552 English MPs 1555 English MPs 1559 Year of birth uncertain {{1559-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Seymour (MP)
David Seymour (died 1557/58) was the member of the Parliament of England for Wareham for the parliament of 1547, and for Great Bedwyn Great Bedwyn is a village and civil parish in east Wiltshire, England. The village is on the River Dun about southwest of Hungerford, southeast of Swindon and southeast of Marlborough. The Kennet and Avon Canal and the Reading to Taunt ... for the parliament of 1555.SEYMOUR, David (by 1522-57/58), of London. ''The History of Parliament''. Retrieved 12 December 2018. References External links Members of the Parliament of England for Great Bedwyn[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1510s Births
Year 151 (CLI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Condianus and Valerius (or, less frequently, year 904 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 151 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Asia * Mytilene and Smyrna are destroyed by an earthquake. * First year of Yuanjia of the Chinese Han dynasty. By topic Art * Detail from a rubbing of a stone relief in Wu family shrine (Wuliangci), Jiaxiang, Shandong, is made (Han dynasty). Births * Annia Galeria Aurelia Faustina, daughter of Marcus Aurelius * Zhong Yao, Chinese official and calligrapher (d. 230) Deaths * Kanishka, Indian ruler of the Kushan Empire * Novatus Saint Novatus (died c. 151) is an early Christian saint. His feast day is 20 June. Novatus and his brother, the martyr Timotheus, we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1572 Deaths
Year 1572 ( MDLXXII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events January–March * January 16 – Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is tried for treason, for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. He is executed on June 2. * February 13 – Elizabeth I of England issues a proclamation which revokes all commissions, on account of the frauds which they had fostered. * February 19 – Harrow School is founded, with a royal charter from Queen Elizabeth I of England. * February 28 – In what is now the Rajasthan state in India, Maharana Pratap is crowned as the new Rana of Mewar at the Kingdom's capital at Udaipur after the death of his father, Udai Singh II. * March 2 – Mem de Sá, the Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil, dies after 14 years in office. He is succeeded by Lourenço da Veiga. * March 11 – Pope Pius V issues the papal bull ''Supremi omnipotentis Dei'', granting an indulgence r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
