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Gostwick Baronets
The Gostwick Baronetcy, of Willington in the County of Bedford, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 25 November 1611 for William Gostwick, High Sheriff of Bedfordshire from 1595 to 1596. The fourth Baronet was member of parliament for Bedfordshire. The title became either extinct or dormant on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1766. Gostwick baronets, of Willington (1611) *Sir William Gostwick, 1st Baronet (1565–1615) *Sir Edward Gostwick, 2nd Baronet (1588–1630) *Sir Edward Gostwick, 3rd Baronet (1619–1671) *Sir William Gostwick, 4th Baronet Sir William Gostwick, 4th Baronet (21 August 1650 – 24 January 1720) was an English Whig politician who served as MP for Bedfordshire from 1698 to 1713. Early life Gostwick was baptised on 21 August 1650. He was the second, but eldest survivin ... (1650–1720) *Sir William Gostwick, 5th Baronet (died 1766) References {{s-end Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baronetage Of England
Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James I created the hereditary Order of Baronets in England on 22 May 1611, for the settlement of Ireland. He offered the dignity to 200 gentlemen of good birth, with a clear estate of £1,000 a year, on condition that each one should pay a sum equivalent to three years' pay to 30 soldiers at 8d per day per man (total – £1,095) into the King's Exchequer. The Baronetage of England comprises all baronetcies created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Baronetage of England and the Baronetage of Nova Scotia were replaced by the Baronetage of Great Britain. The extant baronetcies are listed below in order of precedence (i.e. date). All other baronetcies, including extinct, dormant (D), unproven (U), un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Sheriff Of Bedfordshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Bedfordshire. Pre-Conquest pre-1042: Aelfstan 1042-1066; Godric, Ralph Talgebose Bondi the staller 1066–1125 *1066-c.1084: Ansculf de Picquigny * Ralph Taillebois Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms ... *c. 1080 Hugh de Beauchamp *1124 Richard of Winchester From 1125 through the end of 1575, appointees to the shrievalty held the joint office of High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. 1575–1599 1600–1699 1700–1799 1800–1899 1900–1999 2000–present References Bibliography * (with amendments of 1963, Public Record Office) {{High Shrievalties Bedfordshire Lists of office-holders in the United Kingdom High Sheriffs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms Member of Congress, congressman/congresswoman or Deputy (legislator), deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian (other), parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedfordshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Bedfordshire was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency, which elected two Members of Parliament from 1295 until 1885, when it was divided into two constituencies under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. History The constituency consisted of the historic county of Bedfordshire. (Although Bedfordshire contained the borough of Bedford, which elected two MPs in its own right, this was not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the borough could confer a vote at the county election.) As in other county constituencies the franchise between 1430 and 1832 was defined by the Forty Shilling Freeholder Act, which gave the right to vote to every man who possessed freehold property within the county valued at £2 or more per year for the purposes of land tax; it was not necessary for the freeholder to occupy his land, nor even in later years to be resident in the county at all. At the time of the Great Reform Act in 1832, Bedfordshire had a population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Edward Gostwick, 2nd Baronet
Sir Edward Gostwick, 2nd Baronet (1588 – 29 September 1630) was an English aristocrat. Early life Gostwick was born in 1588. He was the eldest surviving son and heir of Sir William Gostwick, 1st Baronet and the former Jane Owen. His father was created a baronet of Willington, in the County of Bedford, on 25 November 1611 by King James I. His paternal grandparents were John Gostwick of Willington, Bedfordshire, and the former Elizabeth Petre (a daughter of Gertrude Tyrrell and Sir William Petre, Secretary of State to Kings Henry VIII, Edward VI and Queen Mary I). His mother was the only child and heiress of Elizabeth Radclyffe (a daughter or Sir Humphrey Radcliffe and sister to the 6th Earl of Sussex) and Henry Owen of Wotton, Surrey, a descendent of Owen Tudor. Career On 3 May 1607, he was knighted at Whitehall in London. He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Gostwick on 19 September 1615 following his father's death. In 1626, he was appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire, servi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Gostwick, 4th Baronet
Sir William Gostwick, 4th Baronet (21 August 1650 – 24 January 1720) was an English Whig politician who served as MP for Bedfordshire from 1698 to 1713. Early life Gostwick was baptised on 21 August 1650. He was the second, but eldest surviving, son of Sir Edward Gostwick, 3rd Baronet (1619–1659) and the former Mary Lytton. He was one of five sons and two daughters, all of whom died unmarried except for William. His paternal grandparents were Sir Edward Gostwick, 2nd Baronet and the former Anne Wentworth (a daughter of John Wentworth, MP for Essex and for Wootton Bassett). His uncle, Thomas Gostwick, married Elizabeth Dorislaus (a daughter of Sir Isaac Dorislaus, Ambassador from Holland to Oliver Cromwell). His maternal grandparents were Sir William Lytton of Knebworth, MP for Hertfordshire, and Anne Slaney (granddaughter of Sir Stephen Slaney). He was educated at Hadley, Middlesex under Mr. Lowell before matriculating at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1667. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saunderson Baronets
Saunderson is a surname. It may refer to: * Alexander Saunderson (1783–1857), Irish Whig politician, Francis's son. * Ann Saunderson (born 1967), British dance/soul artist * Bill Saunderson (born 1934), Canadian politician * Edward James Saunderson (1837–1906), Anglo-Irish politician and landowner, Alexander's son. * Francis Saunderson (1754–1827), Anglo-Irish politician * Frances Lumley-Saunderson, Countess of Scarbrough (died 1772), British courtier * George Lumley-Saunderson, 5th Earl of Scarbrough (1753–1807), British peer * George Saunderson, 5th Viscount Castleton (1631–1714), English politician * James Saunderson, 1st Earl Castleton ( 1667–1723), English aristocrat and politician * Jason M. Saunderson (1886–1950), US football, basketball, and baseball coach * John Saunderson (born 1948), British-born Australian politician * Kevin Saunderson (born 1964), US electronic music producer, originator of techno music * Mary Saunderson (1637–1712), British actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peshall Baronets
The Peshall Baronetcy, of Horsley in the County of Stafford, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 25 November 1611 for John Peshall. He was a descendant of an ancient family of Horseley, near Eccleshall, Staffordshire, whose representatives were often High Sheriffs of Staffordshire and Shropshire in the 14th and 15th centuries. He was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1615. The title is presumed to have become extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1712. Peshall baronets, of Horsley (1611) * Sir John Peshall, 1st Baronet (1562–1646) * Sir John Peshall, 2nd Baronet (1628–c.1682) * Sir Thomas Peshall, 3rd Baronet (c.1650-1712) References * ''The Baronetage of England Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of all the Baronets now existing'' Vol I, Edward Kimber Edward Kimber (1719–1769) was an English novelist, journalist and compiler of reference works. Life He was son of Isaac Kimber; and in early life apprentice to a bookseller, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
