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Henry Bennett
Henry Bennett or Bennet may refer to: *Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington (1618–1685), English statesman *Henry Bennett (American politician) (1808–1874), U.S. representative from New York *Henry Boswell Bennett (1809–1838), British officer who died in service of Queen Victoria * Henry G. Bennett (1886–1951), prominent educational figure in Oklahoma *Gordon Bennett (general) (Henry Gordon Bennett, 1887–1962), Australian general *Henry Holcomb Bennett (1863–1924), American writer * Henry Bennett (rose hybridizer) (1823–1890), British pioneer in the systematic, deliberate hybridisation of roses *Henry Curtis-Bennett (1879–1936), English barrister and member of parliament *Henry R. Bennett (c. 1819–c. 1896), English organist *Henry Bennet (translator) ( 1561), English translator of Protestant literature *Henry Grey Bennet (1777–1836), British politician * Henry Bennett (cricketer) (1869–1965), English cricketer * Henry Stanley Bennett (1889–1972), English liter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl Of Arlington
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington (1618 – 28 July 1685) was an England, English statesman. A supporter of the Cavaliers, Royalists during the English Civil War, he joined the royal family in exile before returning to England at the Stuart Restoration, Restoration in 1660. He gained political influence over the following decade and became one of Charles II of England, Charles II's key advisors as a member of the Cabal ministry from 1668. He was impeached in 1674. He was a leading figure in the Court faction in the Parliament of England, a grouping which would evolve into the Tories (British political party), Tories. Background and early life He was the son of Sir John Bennet of Dawley, Middlesex, by Dorothy, daughter of Sir John Crofts of Little Saxham, Suffolk. He was the younger brother of John Bennet, 1st Baron Ossulston; his sister was Elizabeth Bennet who married Sir Robert Carr, 3rd Baronet, Sir Robert Carr (or Kerr). He was baptized at Little Saxham, Suffolk, in 161 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Bennett (American Politician)
Henry Bennett (September 29, 1808 – May 10, 1868) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a United States representative from New York from 1849 to 1859. Biography Bennett was born in New Lisbon, Otsego County, New York on September 29, 1808, where he attended public schools. He married Polly Maria Gibson. Career Bennett studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1832 and practiced law in New Berlin, Chenango County, New York. He served as clerk of the town of New Berlin in 1846. Congress Elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first through the Thirty-third Congresses, Bennett was elected a member of the Opposition Party to the Thirty-fourth. He was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress, thereby serving from March 4, 1849 until March 3, 1859. He was the chairman of the Committee on Public Lands in the Thirty-fourth Congress. Later career In 1858 Bennett unsuccessfully sought renomination to the Thirty-sixth Congress, and resumed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Boswell Bennett
Lieutenant Henry Boswell Bennett (1809–1838) of the 45th Regiment of Foot (Sherwood Foresters) became on 31 May 1838 the first officer to die in the service of Queen Victoria when he was shot by John Nichols Thom in Bossenden Wood in Kent. Bennett was of Irish parentage, born in 1809, the son of Major William Bennett formerly of the 69th Regiment of Foot, and the grandson of Richard Bennett who was murdered during the Wexford Rebellion of 1798. An uncle, Richard Newton Bennett was chief justice of the Island of Tobago. Bennett joined his father's regiment, the 69th, as an ensign and then, in June 1827, exchanged into the 45th Foot. He spent the next ten years with the regiment in India, returning to Europe on leave in July 1837. The regiment returned from India the following March and Bennett rejoined them at Canterbury barracks.JP Entract 1966 Henry Boswell Bennett: a victim of the last peasants revolt, 1838. ''Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research'' 44 no. 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry G
Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainment * ''Henry'' (2011 film), a Canadian short film * ''Henry'' (2015 film), a virtual reality film * '' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'', a 1986 American crime film * ''Henry'' (comics), an American comic strip created in 1932 by Carl Anderson * "Henry", a song by New Riders of the Purple Sage Places Antarctica * Henry Bay, Wilkes Land Australia * Henry River (New South Wales) * Henry River (Western Australia) Canada * Henry Lake (Vancouver Island), British Columbia * Henry Lake (Halifax County), Nova Scotia * Henry Lake (District of Chester), Nova Scotia New Zealand * Lake Henry (New Zealand) * Henry River (New Zealand) United States * Henry, Illinois * Henry, Indiana * Henry, Nebraska * Henry, South Dakota * Henry Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Bennett (general)
Lieutenant General Henry Gordon Bennett, (15 April 1887 – 1 August 1962) was a senior Australian Army officer who served in both World War I and World War II. Despite highly decorated achievements during World War I, during which he commanded at both battalion and brigade level and became the youngest general in the Australian Army, Bennett is best known for his role in the Fall of Singapore in February 1942. As commander of the 8th Australian Division, he chose to escape to Sumatra after the British-led garrison surrendered to the Japanese. His soldiers became prisoners of war of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). Bennett claimed he left in order to avoid capture and report directly to Australian authorities, believing he could better serve the war effort from outside captivity. His decision was met with widespread criticism. Many viewed his departure as a breach of military responsibility and abandonment of his men. In 1945, both a Royal Commission and a military inquir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Holcomb Bennett
Henry Holcomb Bennett (December 5, 1863 – April 30, 1924) was an American writer, journalist, and poet. Biography Bennett was born in Chillicothe, Ohio on December 5, 1863. He attended Kenyon College and graduated in 1886. He moved to Kansas for a time before returning to his home town as a journalist. He also began submitting creative writing to various newspapers and magazines. Bennett was the author of poems such as "A Desert Love Song" (''Munsey's'' Aug. 1902) and "Gangway! Gangway", (''National Magazine'' Mar. 1901) and the short stories "The Face of Ompah" (''National Magazine'' June 1900) and "A Glorious Privilege", (''National Magazine'' Nov. 1900) but remains best known as the author of the popular patriotic poem, "Hats Off – The Flag Goes By". It was first published in ''The Youth's Companion'' on January 13, 1898. It was collected in ''An American Anthology'' in 1900, edited by Edmund Clarence Stedman (1833–1908). The poem was also published in ''The Young and Fie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Bennett (rose Hybridizer)
Henry Bennett (bapt. 3 August 1823 – 12 August 1890) was an English pioneer in the systematic, deliberate hybridisation of roses. Bennett, a tenant farmer from Stapleford in the Wylye Valley in Wiltshire, applied the systematic breeding used in raising cattle to roses, and emphasised that his roses were raised scientifically from known parents. His hybrids, between Teas and Hybrid Perpetuals, were called Pedigree Hybrids of the Tea Rose. He is considered the father of the Hybrid Tea class. Important cultivars are the Hybrid Tea 'Lady Mary Fitzwilliam' (1882), a parent of 'Mme. Caroline Testout' and the Hybrid Perpetuals 'Captain Hayward' (1893) and 'Mrs. John Laing' (1887). Biography Henry Bennett was born in Codford, Wiltshire,''1871 England Census'' to farmer John Bennett and his wife, Caroline Bennett.''England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975'' Henry was a cattle and wheat farmer at Manor Farm, Stapleford, Wiltshire in the mid-1800s. He married Emma Rebbeck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Curtis-Bennett
Sir Henry Honywood Curtis-Bennett, KC (31 July 1879 – 2 November 1936) was an English barrister and Conservative Party politician. As a barrister, he led the defence in the 1922 cases of Herbert Rowse Armstrong and of Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters. As a politician, he was the member of parliament (MP) for Chelmsford from 1924 to 1926. Life and career Henry Honywood Curtis-Bennett was born at Brentwood, Essex, the son of Sir Henry Curtis-Bennett, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate. His younger brother was the civil servant and sports administrator Sir Noel Curtis-Bennett. He was educated at Radley College and Trinity College, Cambridge, and was called to the bar by the Middle Temple in 1902. Unable to serve during the First World War on health grounds, Curtis-Bennett defended several accused spies, before being engaged by the War Office to cross-examine suspected spies, including Mata Hari. He became a KC in 1919 and was knighted in 1922 for his wartime work. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry R
Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainment * ''Henry'' (2011 film), a Canadian short film * ''Henry'' (2015 film), a virtual reality film * '' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'', a 1986 American crime film * ''Henry'' (comics), an American comic strip created in 1932 by Carl Anderson * "Henry", a song by New Riders of the Purple Sage Places Antarctica * Henry Bay, Wilkes Land Australia * Henry River (New South Wales) * Henry River (Western Australia) Canada * Henry Lake (Vancouver Island), British Columbia * Henry Lake (Halifax County), Nova Scotia * Henry Lake (District of Chester), Nova Scotia New Zealand * Lake Henry (New Zealand) * Henry River (New Zealand) United States * Henry, Illinois * Henry, Indiana * Henry, Nebraska * Henry, South Dakota * Henry Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Bennet (translator)
Henry Bennet (fl. 1561), said to be of Calais, was an English translator of Protestant literature. Bennet published in 1561, at the press of John Awdelay, a volume of translations from the German and Swiss Protestant reformers, ''A Famous and Godly History''. The book is divided into two parts, which were published together. The first part was dedicated to Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth, with a date of 18 November 1561. It contains Philip Melanchthon's life of Martin Luther; Luther's declaration of his doctrine before the Emperor Charles V at Worms, Germany, Worms; and the oration of Melanchthon at Wittenberg, given in place of his usual exposition of the ''Epistle to the Romans'', after the news of Luther's death. Some of this part was adapted for ''Actes and Monuments'' (1563) by John Foxe. The second part has a similar dedication to James Blount, 6th Baron Mountjoy, dated 30 November 1561. It consists of: * a life of John Œcolampadius by Wolfangus Faber Capito; * an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Grey Bennet
The Honourable Henry Grey Bennet Royal Society, FRS (2 December 1777 – 29 May 1836) was a British politician. Life Bennet was the second of three sons and fourth of eight children of Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville, and his wife, Emma, Lady Tankerville (1752–1836), daughter of banker Sir James Colebrooke, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Eton College (1788–92), served in the Grenadier Guards, 1st Foot Guards, and entered Lincoln's Inn in 1798, and Peterhouse, Cambridge, in 1799. He was Bar (law)#License and certification, called to the bar in 1803, practising on the Circuit court#Western Circuit, Western Circuit. Bennet's first election as MP for Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency), Shrewsbury in 1806 was invalidated. His advocacy of Catholic Emancipation, Catholic emancipation led to defeat in 1807 but he regained his seat in 1811. In the Commons his maiden speech was directed at the George IV of the United Kingdom#Regency, Prince Regent. From 1813 to 1815 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Bennett (cricketer)
Henry Simpson Bennett (3 September 1869 – 18 February 1965) was an English cricketer who was active in 1894. He was born in Pilsley, North East Derbyshire and died in Hyde, Cheshire. He made his first-class debut in 1894 and appeared in one match as an unknown handedness batsman who kept wicket, playing for Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to .... He scored sixteen runs with a highest score of 11 and held four catches. References 1869 births 1965 deaths English cricketers Lancashire cricketers People from Pilsley, North East Derbyshire Cricketers from Derbyshire {{england-cricket-bio-1860s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
