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Maurice Berkeley (Gloucestershire MP)
Sir Maurice Berkeley (1599–1654) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1626. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Life Berkeley was the son of Richard Berkeley of Stoke Gifford and Rendcomb, who had represented Gloucestershire in the parliament of 1614. In 1621, Berkeley was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire. He was knighted on 11 September 1621 at Whitehall. He was re-elected MP for Gloucestershire at by-elections in 1624 and 1625 and was elected MP for Great Bedwyn in 1626. Berkeley supported King Charles I in the Civil War, arguing later that he was forced to do so and to sign warrants for raising money because of his proximity to Bristol. On 26 January 1647, he begged to compound for delinquency and was set a fine of £1,030 on 25 March. He was assessed at £700 on 13 June 1649 and was given an order for his discharge on payment of £330 on 1 August 1649. He was given a similar or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons Of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England (which Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542, incorporated Wales) from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain after the 1707 Act of Union was passed in both the English and Scottish parliaments at the time. In 1801, with the union of Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, that house was in turn replaced by the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Origins The Parliament of England developed from the Magnum Concilium that advised the English monarch in medieval times. This royal council, meeting for short periods, included ecclesiastics, noblemen, and representatives of the county, counties (known as "knights of the shire"). The chief duty of the council was to approve taxes proposed by the Crown. In many cases, however, the council demanded the redress of the peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cooke (of Highnam)
Sir William Cooke (14 February 1572 – 2 March 1619) of Highnam Court in Gloucestershire, was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1614. Origins He was the son of William Cooke (died 1589), William Cooke (died 1589) of Westminster, Member of Parliament, a younger son of Sir Anthony Cooke of Gidea Hall in Essex. His mother was Frances Grey, a first-cousin to Lady Jane Grey and a granddaughter of Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset and of Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu. His father held the office of Clerk of Liveries in the Court of Wards and arranged for the office to be passed on to his son. Career Cooke was educated at Shrewsbury School in 1583. He became Clerk of Liveries on the death of his father in 1589, though he was only 17. He was admitted for the study of law at Gray's Inn in 1592. In 1593 he went abroad, with a two-years’ licence to travel after his mother's unsucce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English MPs 1624–1625
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Politicians From Gloucestershire
A politician is a person who participates in policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles or duties that politicians must perform vary depending on the level of government they serve, whether local, national, or international. The ideological orientation that politicians adopt often stems from their previous experience, education, beliefs, the political parties they belong to, or public opinion. Politicians sometimes face many challenges and mistakes that may affect their credibility and ability to persuade. These mistakes include political corruption resulting from their misuse and exploitation of power to achieve their interests, which requires them to prioritize the public interest and develop long-term strategies. Challenges include how to keep up with the development of social media and confronting biased media, in addition to discrimi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1654 Deaths
Events January–March * January 6 – In India, Jaswant Singh of Marwar (in the modern-day state of Rajasthan) is elevated to the title of Maharaja by Emperor Shah Jahan. * January 11 – Arauco War – Battle of Río Bueno in southern Chile: Indigenous Huilliche warriors rout Spanish troops from Fort Nacimiento, who are attempting to cross the Bueno River. * January 26 – Portugal recaptures the South American city of Recife from the Netherlands after a siege of more than two years during the Dutch-Portuguese War, bringing an end to Dutch rule of what is now Brazil. The Dutch West India Company has held the city (which they call Mauritsstad) for more than 23 years. * February 9 – Spanish troops led by Don Gabriel de Rojas y Figueroa succeed in the capture of Fort Rocher, a pirate-controlled base on the Caribbean island of Tortuga. * February 10 – The Battle of Tullich takes place in Aberdeenshire in Scotland during Glencairn's risin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1599 Births
__NOTOC__ Events January–March * January 8 – The Jesuit educational plan, known as the ''Ratio Studiorum'', is issued. * January 22 – The Acoma Massacre begins in what is now northern New Mexico in the U.S., as Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico viceroy Juan de Oñate leads 70 armed Spanish soldiers against the indigenous Keres people at Aak'u (the Acoma Pueblo) near what is now Albuquerque, New Mexico. In three days, 500 Acoma men and 300 women and children are killed by the Spanish. * February 20 – On Shrove Tuesday, the earliest known performance of William Shakespeare's play ''As You Like It'' is given, presented at Richmond Park for Queen Elizabeth. * February 21 **At Southwark, near London on the south bank of the River Thames, the land upon which the Globe Theatre will be built is leased by Nicholas Brend to a team of investors led by William Shakespeare, Thomas Pope, actors Cuthbert and Richard Burbage, and three others. **Lorenzo Sauli becomes the new Doge of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Kyrton
Edward Kyrton, or Edward Kirton (1585–1654), was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1645. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War. Biography Kyrton, baptised on 15 May 1585 was the son of Daniel Kirton (died 1591) of Almsford Park, Somerset, and Frances. He graduated from Oxford with an MA in 1643 (the Royalist capital during the Civil War). Kyrton lived at Castle Cary, and was steward to the Marquis of Hertford. In 1621 he was returned as Member of Parliament for Newcastle-Under-Lyme In 1624 he was returned MP for Ludgershall, Wiltshire. He was returned MP for Marlborough in 1625 and 1626. In 1628 he was elected MP for Great Bedwyn and sat until 1629 when King Charles I decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. In April 1640, Kyrton was elected MP for Milborne Port, Somerset in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Milborne Port in November 1640 for the Long Parliament. His support for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Selden
John Selden (16 December 1584 – 30 November 1654) was an English jurist, a scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution and scholar of Jewish law. He was known as a polymath; John Milton hailed Selden in 1644 as "the chief of learned men reputed in this land". Early life He was born at Salvington, in the parish of Tarring, West Sussex, West Tarring, West Sussex (now part of the town of Worthing), and was baptised at St Andrew's Church, West Tarring, St Andrew's, the parish church. The cottage in which he was born survived until 1959 when it was destroyed by a fire caused by an electrical fault. His father, also named John Selden, had a small farm. It is said that his skill as a violin-player was what attracted his wife, Margaret, who was from a better family, being the only child of Thomas Baker of Rustington and descended from a knightly family of Kent. Selden was educated at the free grammar school at Chichester, The Prebendal School, and in 1600 he went on to Hertf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Brooke, 1st Baron Cobham
John Brooke, 1st Baron Cobham (15 August 1575 - 1660) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1643. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Brooke was the son of Hon. Henry Brooke and his wife Anne Sutton, daughter of Sir Henry Sutton of Nottinghamshire; his father was the fifth son of George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham. In 1601 Brooke was in Paris learning French and in 1610 was journeying by sea and put into a port in Portugal. He was knighted in January 1612. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Gatton. He was elected MP for Oxford in 1621 and MP for Great Bedwyn in 1625. In May 1626 he was made senior Teller of the Exchequer. He lived at Heckington, Lincolnshire. In November 1640 Brooke was elected MP for Appleby for the Long Parliament. In the civil war he granted a warrant for raising money for the King's service in Lincolnshire, and was disabled from sitting in parliament on 15 March 1643. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Pointz
Sir Robert Pointz or Poyntz (1588–1665) was an English landowner and politician. He sat in the House of Commons for Gloucestershire, between 1626 and 1629. Life Pointz was the son of Sir John Poyntz, Lord of the Manor of Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, and his second wife Elizabeth Sydenham, daughter of Anthony Sydenham. He matriculated from Brasenose College, Oxford on 15 March 1605, aged 16. He had already in 1604 made a teenage marriage to Frances Gibbons, daughter of his stepmother Grissell Roberts by her first husband Gervase Gibbons. Frances brought him a comfortable inheritance which made him financially independent of his father, who was notorious for improvidence and died penniless. As so often in that age, however, a dispute over the Gibbons inheritance led to a lawsuit, which dragged on into the late 1630s. In the last stages of the litigation Robert, though generally regarded as a "sober and learned man", became so irritated that he insulted one of the judges, and as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dutton (Gloucestershire MP)
John Dutton (1594 – 14 January 1657) of Sherborne Park, Gloucestershire was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1644. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War. Dutton was the son of William Dutton, and was baptised on 5 October 1594. He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford and awarded BA on 26 October 1612. He entered Inner Temple in November 1613 to study law and was awarded DCL in 1642. He succeeded his father in 1618. He was imprisoned for refusing to contribute ship money and in 1624 was Deputy Lieutenant for Gloucestershire. In 1624, Dutton was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire and was re-elected in 1625. He was re-elected MP for Gloucestershire in November 1640 for the Long Parliament. He supported the King and was disabled from sitting in parliament in January 1644. Dutton sat in the King's parliament at Oxford and was active in making up the defence of Oxford. He signed the loyal let ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
