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John Gretton
John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton, (1 September 1867 – 2 June 1947) was a British businessman and Conservative politician. Gretton won two gold medals in the 1900 Olympic Games. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 46 years, representing three constituencies in that period. Life and career Gretton was the eldest son of John Gretton of Stapleford Park and Marianne, daughter of Major John Molineux of Brook House, Compton in Surrey. John Gretton was educated at Harrow School. He was appointed chairman of Bass, Ratcliff and Gretton Ltd, the Burton-upon-Trent brewers in 1908 and served until 1945. Gretton was a volunteer officer in the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The (Prince of Wales's) North Staffordshire Regiment, and served as lieutenant-colonel and colonel when this became the 6th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment in the Territorial Force from 1907. He was appointed a captain in the Reserve on 24 February 1900. At the outbreak of the First World War, he was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newton Solney
Newton Solney is a small village and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England, located about two miles (3 km) from the East Staffordshire border, near to Burton upon Trent. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 659. Its nearest neighbour is Repton, situated about two miles (3 km) to the northeast. History When the Anglian invaders came up the Trent in the sixth century, they would have found Newton Solney a very attractive place, sitting at the confluence of two rivers, the Trent, which could be forded here and the Dove. They called it ''Niwantune'' meaning the new farm and from this tiny nucleus, the village slowly grew. When the Vikings, in their turn, raided Mercia and destroyed the Saxon monastery at Repton (873-4) they may also have sacked and occupied Newton Solney. This manor was in the Domesday Book in 1086. Under the title of "The land of the King (in Derbyshire)" it said: In Newton Solney and Bretby Ælfgar had seven carucates of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 Burton-on-Trent By-election
The 1943 Burton-on-Trent by-election was held on 2 July 1943. The byelection was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, John Gretton. It was won by the unopposed Conservative candidate John Gretton John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton, (1 September 1867 – 2 June 1947) was a British businessman and Conservative politician. Gretton won two gold medals in the 1900 Olympic Games. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 46 years, represen .... References Burton-on-Trent by-election Burton-on-Trent by-election 20th century in Staffordshire Burton-on-Trent by-election Burton upon Trent By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Staffordshire constituencies Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom {{England-UK-Parl-by-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surrey
Surrey () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East Sussex, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the west. The largest settlement is Woking. The county has an area of and a population of 1,214,540. Much of the north of the county forms part of the Greater London Built-up Area, which includes the Suburb, suburbs within the M25 motorway as well as Woking (103,900), Guildford (77,057), and Leatherhead (32,522). The west of the county contains part of Farnborough/Aldershot built-up area, built-up area which includes Camberley, Farnham, and Frimley and which extends into Hampshire and Berkshire. The south of the county is rural, and its largest settlements are Horley (22,693) and Godalming (22,689). For Local government in England, local government purposes Surrey is a non-metropolitan county with eleven districts. The county historically includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stapleford Park
Stapleford Park is a Grade I listed country house in Stapleford, Leicestershire, Stapleford, near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England, which is now used as a hotel. It was originally the seat of the Sherard and Tamblyn families, later the Earl of Harborough, Earls of Harborough and, from 1894, of the Gretton family, who would become the Baron Gretton, Barons Gretton. House The house has developed to its present form in stages. The north wing was originally built for Thomas Sherard c.1500 and remodelled in 1633 by William Sherard, 1st Baron Sherard, William and Abigail Sherard. The main H-plan range was built for Bennet Sherard, 2nd Baron Sherard c.1670 and remodelled by the Robert Sherard, 4th Earl of Harborough, 4th Earl of Harborough c.1776. The orangery was added c.1820 and additional ranges were added by architect John Thomas Micklethwaite for brewer John Gretton in 1894–98. Stapleford Park had passed down in the Sherard and Tamblyn family since 1402. The Bennet Sherard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1900 Olympic Games
The 1900 Summer Olympics (), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 14 May to 28 October 1900. No opening or closing ceremonies were held. At the Olympic Congress of 1894, which convened in the Sorbonne building, Pierre de Coubertin proposed that the Olympic Games should take place in Paris in 1900. However, the delegates to the conference were unwilling to wait six years and lobbied to hold the first games in 1896. A decision was made to hold the first Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens and have Paris host the second Games. The Games were held as part of the 1900 Exposition Universelle (World's Fair). In total, 1,226 competitors took part in 19 different sports. This number relies on certain assumptions about which events were and were not "Olympic". Many athletes, some of whom had won events, were unaware they had competed in the Olympic Games. Wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailing At The 1900 Summer Olympics –
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' ( land yacht) over a chosen course, which is often part of a larger plan of navigation. From prehistory until the second half of the 19th century, sailing craft were the primary means of maritime trade and transportation; exploration across the seas and oceans was reliant on sail for anything other than the shortest distances. Naval power in this period used sail to varying degrees depending on the current technology, culminating in the gun-armed sailing warships of the Age of Sail. Sail was slowly replaced by steam as the method of propulsion for ships over the latter part of the 19th century – seeing a gradual improvement in the technology of steam through a number of developmental steps. Steam allowed scheduled services that ran at higher average speeds than sailing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailing At The 1900 Summer Olympics – Open Class
The Ton class, Open class was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. All boats intended to compete in other races of the Meulan program were supposed to compete in the ''Concours d'Honneur'' (Open class). It was held on 20 May 1900. About seventy–eight sailors, on about forty–seven boats, from six nations competing. The latest finishing time was at 19:00 hours. Only seven boats made it to the finish in time. Race schedule Course area and course configuration For the Open class the Meulan course area was used. File:Meulan Olympic Harbor Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics.png, Course area Meulan Weather conditions The race was troublesome due to an almost complete absence of any wind and the existing wind was perpendicular to the course (river Seine) and blocked or diverted by trees and buildings. Final results {{Sailing result block , event = Olympics , crew = yes , sailno = no , boatsname = yes , races = 1 , medalr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-sport event, variety of competitions. The Olympic Games, Open (sport), open to both amateur and professional athletes, involves more than 200 teams, each team representing a sovereign state or territory. By default, the Games generally substitute for any world championships during the year in which they take place (however, each class usually maintains its own records). The Olympics are staged every four years. Since 1994 Winter Olympics, 1994, they have alternated between the Summer Olympic Games, Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year Olympiad. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailing At The Summer Olympics
Sailing (sport), Sailing (also known as yachting until 2000) has been one of the Olympic sports since the 1896 Summer Olympics, Games of the I Olympiad, held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. Despite being scheduled in the first Olympic program, the races were canceled due to severe weather conditions. Apart from the 1904 Summer Olympics, sailing has been present in every edition of the Olympic Games. * For the scoring system used for sailing events during the Olympics look at: Scoring systems for Sailing at the Summer Olympics * A directory page to all Olympic sailors is given at: List of sailors at the Summer Olympics * Information about the Sailing at specific Summer Olympics or the used equipment can be found using #Olympic classes (equipment), the table below: * Gender – Until Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988, sailing was a gender neutral 'open' sport where male and female sailors competed together. Even in Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900, several women partici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ton Class
Ton classes are categories used to identify classes of yachts. Thames tonnage Early attempts at creating rating rules were based on the British "old tonnage measurement" system to calculate the volume of the hold of large commercial ships. It gave the vessel's carrying capacity in tons (at 35 cubic feet per ton) or, as some believe, in tuns. Sail area was not included, of course, nor were any credits given for less efficient rigs so, naturally, in the yacht-racing field the cutters predominated. Eventually, this rule was modified in 1854 as the Thames Measurement Rule: :\text = \frac where the length is in feet, from the stempost to sternpost; and the beam is the maximum beam, in feet. Godinet rule The Godinet rule was adopted in 1892 by the "", and was quickly adopted by other nations from the European continental. It allowed the classifications of yachts by tons, with a formula established by Auguste Godinet which considers displacement, length, and the total sail a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Henry Floyd, 5th Baronet
Brigadier Sir Henry Robert Kincaid Floyd, 5th Baronet,''Burke’s Peerage & Baronetage'', 106th Edition, Charles Mosley, Burke’s Peerage, Crans, Switzerland, 1999, , p. 1073. (7 May 1899 – 5 November 1968) was a British soldier. Personal life Floyd was the son of Captain Sir Henry Robert Peel Floyd, 4th Baronet (a captain in the Royal Navy) and Edith Anne Kincaid-Smith. Floyd was the brother of Charles Murray Floyd. Floyd married Kathleen Fanny Gretton (daughter of John Gretton) on 9 April 1922, with whom he had two daughters. A fervent supporter of horseriding and fox hunting, he was killed in a riding accident at the age of 69. Military career Floyd was educated at Eton College and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was an officer in the 15th/19th Hussars and, having been promoted to brigadier, during the Second World War he served as Brigadier General Staff (BGS) to VIII Corps, commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Richard O'Connor. He served with VIII Corps thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry
Dayrolles Blakeney Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry, DL, JP (22 January 1828 – 8 February 1914), was an Irish hereditary peer, elected as an Irish representative peer in 1871. Lord Ventry was the son of Thomas de Moleyns, 3rd Baron Ventry. In 1860, he married Harriet, daughter of Andrew Wauchope of Niddrie Marischal. They had five sons and four daughters. * Hon. Mildred Rose Evelyn Eveleigh-de Moleyns (d. 11 October 1949); she married Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St Audries, and had children. * Hon. Maud Helen Eveleigh-de Moleyns (d. 29 July 1934); she married John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton, and had children. * Lt.-Col. Frederick Rossmore Wauchope Eveleigh-de Moleyns, 5th Baron Ventry (11 December 1861 – 22 September 1923) * Hon. Frances Elizabeth Sarah Eveleigh-de Moleyns (30 December 1862 – 8 July 1939), who married first Henry Francis Conyngham, 4th Marquess Conyngham, and had seven children. Secondly, she married Maj. John Russell Bedford Cameron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
