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Henry Compton
Henry Compton may refer to: * Henry Compton (bishop) (1632–1713), English bishop and nobleman * Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton (1544–1589), English peer, MP for Old Sarum * Henry Combe Compton (1789–1866), British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament for South Hampshire, 1835–1857 * Henry Compton (actor) (Charles Mackenzie, 1805–1877), English actor * Henry Compton (MP) (c. 1584–c. 1649), English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1601 and 1640 * Henry Francis Compton (1872–1943), British Conservative politician {{hndis, Compton, Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Compton (bishop)
Henry Compton ( – 7 July 1713) was an Anglican clergyman who served as the Bishop of London from 1675 to 1713. Early life Compton was born the sixth and youngest son of the 2nd Earl of Northampton. He was educated at The Queen's College, Oxford, but left in 1654 without a degree, and then travelled in Europe. After the restoration of Charles II in 1660 he became a cornet in his brother Charles's troop of the Royal Regiment of Horse, but soon quit the army for the church. After a further period of study at Cambridge and again at Oxford, he graduated as a D.D. in 1669. He held various livings, including rector of Cottenham, and Witney. Episcopal career He was made Bishop of Oxford in 1674, and in the following year was translated to the see of London, and also appointed Dean of the Chapel Royal. He was also appointed a member of the Privy Council, and entrusted with the education of the two princesses, Mary and Anne. He showed a liberality most unusual at the time to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton
Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton (14 July 1544 – 10 December 1589), was an English peer and Member of Parliament. Compton was the posthumous son of Peter Compton of Compton Wynyates and his wife Anne, daughter of George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, and the grandson of Sir William Compton. He was trained in the law at Gray's Inn (1563). He succeeded his father in 1544 and was knighted in 1567. He was elected a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Old Sarum in 1563 and was appointed High Sheriff of Warwickshire for 1571–1572. In 1572, he was summoned to the House of Lords as Baron Compton, of Compton in the County of Warwick. After his ennoblement, Lord Compton was one of the peers at the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1586. Lord Compton died in December 1589, aged 45, and was succeeded in the barony by his son from his first marriage, William, who was created Earl of Northampton in 1618. Marriages and children Henry Compton married, firstly, Frances, daughte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Combe Compton
Henry Combe Compton (1789 – 27 November 1866) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected at the 1835 general election as a member of parliament (MP) for South Hampshire, and held the seat until he stood down from the House of Commons The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of ... at the 1857 general election. References External links * 1789 births 1866 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1835–1837 UK MPs 1837–1841 UK MPs 1841–1847 UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1852–1857 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1780s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Compton (actor)
Henry Compton (born Charles Mackenzie; 22 March 1805 – 15 September 1877) was an English actor best known for his Shakespearean comic roles. Compton began his career in Shakespeare plays in the British provinces. He then began to specialize in low comedy roles in touring companies, where he played for over a decade. He first appeared in London in 1837 and joined the company at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane later that year, again playing in Shakespeare. Other notable roles that followed included Tony Lumpkin in ''She Stoops to Conquer'', Gnatbrain in ''Black-Eyed Susan'', Sir Peter Teazle in ''The School for Scandal'' and Foresight in ''Love for Love''. By the early 1840s, Compton had earned the reputation of being the best Shakespearian clown of his age both in London and in the provinces. He performed for three years at the Princess's Theatre, London, famously playing Touchstone in ''As You Like It'' in 1844. He also played at the Olympic Theatre (London), Olympic Theatre for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Compton (MP)
Sir Henry Compton (c. 1584 – c. 1649) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1640. Compton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton of Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire, and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Northamptonshire. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, on 8 June 1599. In 1601, he was elected member of parliament for East Grinstead. He was of Lincoln's Inn in 1602, and was knighted to the Order of the Bath in 1603. He was an associate of the bench in 1604. Compton was re-elected MP for East Grinstead in 1604, 1614 and 1621. He was a ranger of Ashdown Forest and a J.P. for Sussx. By 1624 he was deputy lieutenant. He was re-elected MP for East Grinstead in 1625, 1626 and 1628, sitting until 1629, when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He was custos brevium, court of common pleas in about 1630. In April 1640 Compton was re-elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
