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Mayor Of Salisbury
The following were mayors of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England: 14th–16th centuries *1387: John Hethe, MP for Salisbury, 1388 *1388, 1391: John Moner, MP for Salisbury, 1397 *1395–1397: Richard Spencer, four times MP for Salisbury, 1395–1411 *1397: John Moner *1402: Henry Man, six times MP for Salisbury, 1415–1429 *1408-9: Walter ShirleySHIRLEY, Walter (d.1425), of Salisbury, Wilts. ''The History of Parliament''. Retrieved 27 December 2018. *1416–17: Walter Shirley *1418: Robert Poynaunt, MP for Salisbury, 1420 *1426-7: |
Mayors In England
In England, the offices of mayor and lord mayor have long been ceremonial posts, with few or no duties attached to them. In recent years they have doubled as more influential political roles while retaining the ceremonial functions. A mayor's term of office denotes the municipal year. Traditionally mayors and provosts have been elected by town, borough and city councils. Since 2000, several districts now have directly elected mayors with extensive powers. The role of the chair of a district council is exactly the same as the mayor of a borough council; they have the same status as first citizen, after the Sovereign, in their district, but they are not addressed as mayor. There are also devolved regional metro Mayors responsible for combined authorities over larger regional-based geographic areas, which are completely different and more powerful. Election In England, where a borough or a city is a local government district or a civil parish, the mayor is elected annually by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Griffith (MP)
Robert Griffith (1501/1502 – 1568) was an English politician. Griffith was mayor of Salisbury in 1545. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Salisbury Salisbury ( , ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers River Avon, Hampshire, Avon, River Nadder, Nadder and River Bourne, Wi ... in April 1554 and November 1554. References 1500s births 1568 deaths English MPs 1554 English MPs 1554–1555 Mayors of Salisbury {{1554-2-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cooper (died 1779)
John Cooper (c. 1726–1779), was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1775 and 1779. Cooper was the son of Thomas Cooper of Salisbury Salisbury ( , ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers River Avon, Hampshire, Avon, River Nadder, Nadder and River Bourne, Wi ... and his second wife Sarah Priaulx. He matriculated at Queen’s College, Oxford on 13 March 1744, aged 17. He became a clothier in Salisbury and married Rachel Poore, daughter of Edward Poore who was an MP for Salisbury and Downton. In 1767 he was Mayor of Salisbury. Cooper followed his father-in-law in his political aspirations. In July 1774 he declared he was going to stand for Parliament at Salisbury. However, in the general election of 1774 he stood as Member of Parliament for Downton. He was defeated, but was subsequently seated on petition. He voted regularly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hussey (died 1813)
William Hussey (c.1724 – 26 January 1813) was an English businessman and politician who sat in the House of Commons for 48 years from 1765 to 1813. Early life Hussey was baptised on 1 January 1725, the son of John Hussey, Mayor of Salisbury in 1737. On his father's death in 1739 he inherited property in Wiltshire and Dorset and became a successful clothier in Salisbury. He married firstly Mary Eyre, the daughter of John Eyre of Landford Lodge, Wiltshire, on 9 October 1752. She died on 21 May 1754. In 1755 he was elected a councillor for the city of Salisbury, becoming an alderman in 1756 and mayor in 1759. He married secondly Jane Marsh, daughter of Robert Marsh, a London merchant and Governor of the Bank of England on 5 April 1758. Political career Hussey was returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for St Germans at a by-election on 11 June 1765. At the 1768 general election he was returned as MP for Hindon. He was elected for Salisbury in the 1774 general election and hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dove
John Dove (−1664/65) was a parliamentary politician during the English Civil War and Interregnum. He has sometimes been numbered amongst the regicides; however, although he sat as a Commissioner in the trial of Charles I at the Painted Chamber of the Palace of Westminster on the 12th, 13th, 19th, and 26 January (the last being the day that the sentence was agreed), Dove took no other part in the trial of Charles, did not sign the death warrant, and he was not punished at the Restoration.Noblepp. 182–183at books.google.comGoodwin, ODNB Little is known about Dove's background, although his father, Henry, had been Mayor of Salisbury, Wiltshire in 1616. John was also a landowner and active in local politics, serving as Mayor of Salisbury in 1635. He and his brother Francis ( Mayor of Salisbury in 1645 and 1650) were zealous parliamentarians, serving on a number of county committees from 1644, and he was elected to the Long Parliament for Salisbury in 1645 in the place of an ej ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartholomew Tookie
Bartholomew Tookie (c. 1568 – 1635), of Salisbury, Wiltshire, was a Member of Parliament for Salisbury Salisbury ( , ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers River Avon, Hampshire, Avon, River Nadder, Nadder and River Bourne, Wi ... in 1621 and Mayor of Salisbury in 1610. References Mayors of Salisbury 17th-century English people 1560s births 1635 deaths {{England-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Gauntlett
Roger Gauntlett (1627) of Bulhall House, Salisbury, Wiltshire was an English member of the Parliament of England for Salisbury between of 1614 and 1624. ] ''The History of Parliament''. Retrieved 7 February 2019. He was the son of Richard Gauntlett of Salisbury, Mayor of Salisbury in 1594, and served as Mayor of Salisbury himself for 1607. He was elected an MP to represent Salisbury Salisbury ( , ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers River Avon, Hampshire, Avon, River Nadder, Nadder and River Bourne, Wi ... in the parliaments of 1614, 1621, and 1624. He married in 1600 Katherine, the daughter of Nicholas Huttoft, a merchant of Salisbury, and had 3 sons and 8 daughters. References 1570s births 1627 deaths Mayors of Salisbury Members of Parliament for Salisbury English MPs 1614 English MPs 1621–1622 English MPs 1624–1625 Year of birth unc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giles Hutchens
Giles Hutchens (before 1556 – 21 February 1624) was an English politician. Biography Hutchens was mayor of Salisbury in 1592–1593. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Salisbury Salisbury ( , ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers River Avon, Hampshire, Avon, River Nadder, Nadder and River Bourne, Wi ... in 1593 and 1597. References 16th-century births 1624 deaths English MPs 1593 English MPs 1597–1598 Mayors of Salisbury {{1597-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Bower (died 1606)
Robert Bower (died 1606), was an English politician. A younger son of Thomas Bower of West Lavington, Wiltshire, he was elected Mayor of Salisbury for 1584–85. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Salisbury Salisbury ( , ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers River Avon, Hampshire, Avon, River Nadder, Nadder and River Bourne, Wi ... in 1593. He married twice and had 8 daughters. References 16th-century births 1606 deaths English MPs 1593 Mayors of Salisbury {{1593-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bayley (died 1611)
John Bayley (died 1611) was an English politician. Bayley was a prosperous merchant who owned houses in Gygon Street, Brown Street and Dragon Street in Salisbury itself as well as the nearby farm of Bishop's Down and the manor of Combe. He served on Salisbury city council, and became mayor of Salisbury in 1577. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Salisbury Salisbury ( , ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers River Avon, Hampshire, Avon, River Nadder, Nadder and River Bourne, Wi ... in 1589. References 16th-century births 1611 deaths English MPs 1589 Mayors of Salisbury Year of birth unknown {{1589-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Weekes
Anthony Weekes (died 1573) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Salisbury Salisbury ( , ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers River Avon, Hampshire, Avon, River Nadder, Nadder and River Bourne, Wi ... in 1563. In 1565, he was mayor of Salisbury. References Year of birth missing 1573 deaths English MPs 1563–1567 Mayors of Salisbury {{1563-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Webbe (died 1585)
William Webbe (died 15 April 1585) was an English politician. Webbe was Mayor of Salisbury from 1561 to 1562. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Salisbury Salisbury ( , ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers River Avon, Hampshire, Avon, River Nadder, Nadder and River Bourne, Wi ... in 1559. References Year of birth missing 1585 deaths English MPs 1559 Mayors of Salisbury {{1559-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |