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James Lumley (MP)
James Lumley (c. 1706 – 14 March 1766) was an English Member of Parliament and landowner. Lumley was the seventh son of Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough and was educated at Eton College in 1718 and King's College, Cambridge in 1723. His biography in ''The History of Parliament'' describes him as "uncouth and illiterate". Lumley was made a Groom of the Bedchamber to Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales, the Prince of Wales in 1728, and the following year was elected to Parliament for Chichester (UK Parliament constituency), Chichester, succeeding his brother Charles Lumley (MP), Charles. He did not stand for re-election in 1734 British general election, 1734, instead moving to George II of Great Britain, the King's Household as one of the commissioners of the office of Master of the Horse (United Kingdom), Master of the Horse. He was appointed Avener and Clerk Marshal to the King in 1735. In 1740 his brother Richard Lumley, 2nd Earl of Scarbrough, Lord Scarbrough died leavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Lumley, 1st Earl Of Scarbrough
Lieutenant-General Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough ( – 17 December 1721) was an English Army officer and Whigs (British political party), Whig politician best known for his role in the Glorious Revolution. Origins Lumley was the son of John Lumley and Mary Compton, and the grandson of Richard Lumley, 1st Viscount Lumley, and Frances Shelley. The Lumleys were an ancient family from the north of England. Richard became the 2nd Viscount Lumley (in the Irish peerage) on his grandfather's death in 1661/1662, his father having died in 1658. He was brought up as a Roman Catholic and was taken on the Grand Tour by a Catholic priest, Richard Lassels, but had turned Protestant by the time of his introduction into the House of Lords on 19 May 1685.Edward Chaney, ''The Grand Tour and the Great Rebellion'' (Geneva-Turin, 1985). Early career Lumley attended the James II of England, Duke of York on his way to Scotland in November 1679 and was a volunteer in the abortive expedition to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1747 British General Election
The 1747 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election saw Henry Pelham's Whig government increase its majority and the Tories continue their decline. By 1747, thirty years of Whig oligarchy and systematic corruption had weakened party ties substantially; despite that Walpole, the main reason for the split that led to the creation of the Patriot Whig faction, had resigned, there were still almost as many Whigs in opposition to the ministry as there were Tories, and the real struggle for power was between various feuding factions of Whig aristocrats rather than between the old parties. The Tories had effectively become an irrelevant group of country gentlemen who had resigned themselves to permanent opposition. Summary of the constituencies See 1796 British general election for details. The constitue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1766 Deaths
Events January–March * January 1 – Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") becomes the new Stuart claimant to the throne of Great Britain, as King Charles III, and figurehead for Jacobitism. * January 14 – Christian VII becomes King of Denmark-Norway. * January 20 – Burmese–Siamese War: Outside of the walls of the Thailand capital of Ayutthaya, tens of thousands of invaders from Burma (under the command of General Ne Myo Thihapate and General Maha Nawatra) are confronted by Thai defenders led by General Phya Taksin. The defenders are overwhelmed and the survivors take refuge inside Ayutthaya. The siege continues for 15 months before the Burmese attackers collapse the walls by digging tunnels and setting fire to debris. The city falls on April 9, 1767, and King Ekkathat is killed. * February 5 – An observer in Wilmington, North Carolina reports to the Edinburgh newspaper ''Caledonian Mercury'' that three ships have been seize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1700s Births
Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number) * One of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017, 2117 Science * Chlorine, a halogen in the periodic table * 17 Thetis, an asteroid in the asteroid belt Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese magazine), a Japanese magazine Novels * ''Seventeen'' (Tarkington novel), a 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington *''Seventeen'' (''Sebuntiin''), a 1961 novel by Kenzaburō Ōe *'' Seventeen'' (''Kuraimāzu hai''), a 2003 novel by Hideo Yokoyama * ''Seventeen'' (Serafin novel), a 2004 novel by Shan Serafin Stage and screen Film * ''Seventeen'' (1916 film), an American silent comedy film *''Number Seventeen'', a 1932 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Seventeen'' (1940 film), an American comedy film *'' Stalag 17'', an American war film *''Eric Soya's '17''' (Danish: ''Sytten''), a 1965 Danish comedy film * ''Seventeen'' (1985 film), a documentary film * ''17 Again'', a 2009 film whose w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Negus
Francis Negus (1670 – 9 September 1732) of Dallinghoo, Suffolk, was an English Army officer, courtier and Whig politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1717 to 1732. He is the reputed inventor of the drink negus. Early life Negus is a Norfolk family name. Negus was baptized on 3 May 1670. He is the son of Francis Negus of St Paul's, Covent Garden and his wife Elianore Boone. His father was secretary to Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk, and in that capacity made the acquaintance of Elias Ashmole. Negus joined the army and was ensign in the 3rd Foot in 1687, captain in 1691, and major in 1694. He renewed his commission in 1702 and served in the French wars under John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, attaining the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the 25th Regiment of Foot in 1703. He married, by licence dated 14 February 1704, Elizabeth Churchill, daughter of William Churchill. In 1712 he succeeded his father to the Dallinghoo estate. He was sometime ranger of Bagshot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theobald Taaffe
Theobald is a Germanic dithematic name, composed from the elements '' theod-'' "people" and ''bald'' "bold". The name arrived in England with the Normans. The name occurs in many spelling variations, including Theudebald, Diepold, Theobalt, Tybalt; in French Thibaut, Thibault, Thibeault, Thiébaut, etc.; in Italian Tebaldo; in Spanish and Portuguese Teobaldo; in Irish Tiobóid; in Czech Děpolt; and in Hungarian Tibold. People called Theobald include: *Saint Theobald of Dorat (990–1070), French saint *Saint Theobald of Marly (died 1247), French saint and Cistercian abbot *Saint Theobald of Provins (1033–1066), French hermit and saint *Theobald (ispán), 12th-century Hungarian nobleman * Theobald of Langres (12th century), number theorist *Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine (c. 1191–1220), the Duke of Lorraine (1213–1220) *Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (1263–1312), the Duke of Lorraine (1303–1312) *Theobald I, Count of Blois (913–975), the first Count of Blois, Chartr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garton Orme
Garton Orme (c. 1696–1758) of Woolavington, near Midhurst, Sussex, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1739 to 1754. He left a grim reputation for wickedness. Orme was the eldest surviving son of Robert Orme, of Woolavington, Sussex and his wife Dorothea Dawney, daughter of John Dawnay, 1st Viscount Downe. When his father died in 1711, and he succeeded to the Lavington estate, his neighbour, the Duke of Richmond took him up. He married Charlotte Hanway, daughter of Captain Jonas Hanway, RN in 1715. She died in January 1727, and on 4 March 1727 he married as his second wife Anne Lafitte, daughter of Rev. Daniel Lafitte of Bordeaux, vicar of Woolavington. Orme was appointed Gentleman Usher to the Princess of Wales on her marriage in 1736 and retained the post for the rest of his life. He was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for Arundel on his own interest at a by-election on 23 November 1739. He voted with the Opposition as a servant of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Shelley, 4th Baronet
Sir John Shelley 4th Baronet (5 March 1692 – 6 September 1771) of Mitchelgrove, Sussex, was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1727 and 1747. Shelley was the eldest son of Sir John Shelley, 3rd Baronet and his second wife Mary Gage, daughter of Sir John Gage, 4th Baronet, of Firle, Sussex. He succeeded his father to the baronetcy on 25 April 1703. He was a Roman Catholic, who conformed to Anglicanism in 1716. He married Catherine Scawen, daughter of Sir Thomas Scawen of Horton, Buckinghamshire on 21 May 1717. She died in September 1726 and he married as his second wife Margaret Pelham, daughter of Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham MP of Laughton, on 16 March 1727. Her brother was Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle. Shelley was elected Member of Parliament for Arundel at the 1727 general election. He supported the Government consistently throughout his parliamentary career. He was returned unopposed for Arundel at the 1734 general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Yates (politician)
Thomas Yates may refer to: * Thomas J. Yates (1870–1958), seminary teacher in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * Tom Yates (1896–1978), British trade unionist * Thomas L. Yates (fl. 1820), politician in Jamaica See also * Thomas Yate (1604–1681), Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford * Thomas Yeates Thomas Yeates (born January 19, 1955) is an American comic strip and comic book artist best known for illustrating the comic strips ''Prince Valiant'' and ''Zorro'' and for working on characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Career Thomas Yea ... (born 1955), American comic book and comic strip artist * Thomas Yeates (orientalist) (1768–1839), oriental linguist {{hndis, Yates, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Brudenell (died 1746)
James Brudenell (c.1687–1746), of Luffenham, Rutland, was a British courtier, office holder and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1713 to 1746. Early life Brudenell was the second son of Francis Brudenell, Lord Brudenell and his wife Lady Frances Savile, daughter of Thomas Savile, 1st Earl of Sussex. Like all his family, Brudenell had been brought up a Roman Catholic. He and his brother George went to Italy in 1703. They enjoyed an unruly time there and while they were still in Rome, the Duke of Shrewsbury was asked to castigate Brudenell for neglecting his studies, and he may have been instrumental in converting the brothers to Anglicanism. Their guardian, Robert Constable, 3rd Earl of Dunbar, ordered them back to England in the autumn of 1704 but instead, they went on to Venice where Brudenell developed smallpox. The brothers finally returned to England at the end of April 1706. Career Brudenell was elected as Whig Member of Parliament for Chichester a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Thomas Prendergast, 2nd Baronet
Sir Thomas Prendergast, 2nd Baronet (1702 – 23 September 1760) was an Irish politician. His career was helped by influential family connections, but apparently hampered by his own lack of ability. To Jonathan Swift, who detested him, he was "Noisy Tom", while the King called him "that Irish blockhead". Early life He was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Prendergast, 1st Baronet, and his wife Penelope Cadogan, sister of William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan. He was a first cousin of Sarah Lennox, Duchess of Richmond, and was assiduous in using the powerful Lennox connection to further his career. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1709. His mother spent her later years in a state of almost continuous litigation, including a lawsuit against her own brother over young Thomas's inheritance, an almost interminable lawsuit with Sir Toby Butler and his heirs over the ownership of lands in County Galway, and a lawsuit brought by the O'Shaughnessy family over their forfeited estate at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
