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Richard Fitzpatrick (other)
General Richard FitzPatrick (24 January 174825 April 1813), styled The Honourable from birth, was an Anglo-Irish soldier, wit, poet, and Whig politician. He sat in the British House of Commons for 39 years from 1774 to 1813 and was a "sworn brother" of the statesman Charles James Fox. He served in the Philadelphia campaign during the American Revolutionary War. Family and childhood FitzPatrick was a younger son of John FitzPatrick, 1st Earl of Upper Ossory, and Lady Evelyn, daughter of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower. He had an elder brother, John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory, and two sisters: Mary, who later married Charles James Fox's brother Stephen Fox, 2nd Baron Holland, and Louisa, who became the second wife of Fox's Whig adversary William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne. After the death of her husband in 1758, Fitzpatrick's mother brought her children to England and soon remarried Richard Vernon, an original member of the Jockey Club. Lady Evelyn bore her seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Hickel
Karl Anton Hickel (1745 – 30 October 1798) was an 18th-century Austrian painter. Life Hickel was born in Česká Lípa, Bohemia, and enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in Vienna, Austria in 1758. After graduation, he worked as a painter under his brother, Joseph Hickel, who was also a painter. Beginning in 1779, he served as a traveling portrait painter. He spent considerable time in Munich where he painted Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, among others. He then traveled in southern Germany, Switzerland, then to Mannheim and Mainz. He moved to Switzerland in 1785, and then became the official court painter of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor. In 1786, he travelled to France where he painted under the patronage of Marie Antoinette and Marie-Louise, princesse de Lamballe. He died in Hamburg. In London in the 1790s, he painted the large '' The House of Commons, 1793–94'', first exhibited in 1795 and now in the National Portrait Gallery. He painted portraits of leadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot (American Revolution), Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army during the American Revolutionary War, British Army. The conflict was fought in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. The war's outcome seemed uncertain for most of the war. However, Washington and the Continental Army's decisive victory in the Siege of Yorktown in 1781 led King George III and the Kingdom of Great Britain to negotiate an end to the war in the Treaty of Paris (1783), Treaty of Paris two years later, in 1783, in which the British monarchy acknowledged the independence of the Thirteen Colonies, leading to the establishment of the United States as an independent and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave
General (United Kingdom), General John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave (28 April 1718 – 22 October 1784) was a British politician and soldier. Career Waldegrave was the youngest son of the James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave. He joined the Royal Scots, 1st Regiment of Foot in 1735, rising to the rank of Captain (British Army and Royal Marines), captain in 1739. He became a Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom), lieutenant-colonel in the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), 3rd Regiment of Foot in 1743 and fought in 1745 at the Battle of Fontenoy, where he was wounded, during the War of the Austrian Succession. He became a member of parliament (MP) for Orford (UK Parliament constituency), Orford in 1747 and for Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency), Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1754. Promoted to Major-general (United Kingdom), major-general in 1757, he took part in the raid on St Malo in June 1758 and the Battle of Minden in August 1759 during the Seven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gertrude Russell, Duchess Of Bedford
Gertrude Russell, Duchess of Bedford (15 February 1715 – 1 July 1794), formerly the Hon. Gertrude Leveson-Gower, was the second wife of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford. She was the eldest daughter of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower, and his wife, the former Lady Evelyn Pierrepont.Cokayne, G.E.; Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed.. 13 volumes in 14. 1910-1959. Reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000. She married the Duke of Bedford on 2 April 1737. The earl's first wife, the former Lady Diana Spencer, had died in 1735, of tuberculosis; Diana's only child by the earl - John Russell, Marquess of Tavistock - had died in infancy. Following her marriage, Gertrude brought with her to the household at Woburn Abbey her former nurse, a Mrs Cradock, whose son Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith (3 June 1771 – 22 February 1845) was an English wit, writer, and Anglican cleric. Besides his energetic parochial work, he was known for his writing and philosophy, founding the ''Edinburgh Review'', lecturing at the Royal Institution and remembered for his rhyming recipe for salad dressing. Early life and education Born in Woodford, London, Woodford, Essex, England, Smith was the son of merchant Robert Smith (1739–1827) and Maria Olier (1750–1801), who suffered from epilepsy. His father, described as "a man of restless ingenuity and activity ... very clever, odd by nature, but still more odd by design", "bought, altered, spoiled and sold", at various times, 19 different estates in England. Smith himself attributed much of his own lively personality to his French blood, his maternal grandfather having been a French Protestant refugee (a Huguenot) named Olier. He was the second of four brothers and one sister, all remarkable for their talents. Two of the br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Percy Smith
Robert "Bobus" Percy Smith (7 May 1770 – 10 March 1845) was a British lawyer, Member of Parliament, and Judge Advocate-General of Bengal, India. Smith was eldest son of Robert Smith, and brother of the writer and clergyman Sydney Smith. He entered Eton College in 1782, and became very intimate with John Hookham Frere, George Canning, and Henry Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland. With them in 1786 he started the school magazine entitled ''The Microcosm'', which ran for forty volumes, and procured for Smith an introduction to Queen Charlotte. In 1788, he became a scholar on Dr. Battie's foundation, and in 1791 won the Browne Medal for the best Latin ode. In the same year he entered King's College, Cambridge, and graduated B.A. in 1794 and M.A. in 1797. On 4 July of the same year he was called to the bar of Lincoln's Inn. In 1803, through the influence of William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, William Petty, first Marquess of Lansdowne, and Sir Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Greville, 2nd Earl Of Warwick
George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick, FRS, FSA (16 September 1746 – 1816), styled Lord Greville until 1773, was a British peer and politician. The eldest son of Francis Greville, 1st Earl Brooke (created Earl of Warwick in 1759), he was born on 16 September 1746 at Warwick Castle. He was baptised on 10 October 1746 at St. Mary's, Warwick, with King George II standing as his sponsor. G. E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H. A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant'', new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 336. Education Lord Greville was educated from 1753 to 1754 at Eton College, and later matriculated at Christ Church, University of Oxford, on 24 September 1764. He also matriculated at the University of Edinburgh and lodged with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jockey Club
The Jockey Club is the largest commercial horse racing organisation in the United Kingdom. It owns 15 of Britain's famous racecourses, including Aintree Racecourse, Aintree, Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, Epsom Downs Racecourse, Epsom Downs and both the Rowley Mile and July Course in Newmarket Racecourse, Newmarket, amongst other horse racing assets such as the National Stud, and the property and land management company, Jockey Club Estates. The registered charity Racing Welfare is also a company limited by guarantee with the Jockey Club being the sole member. As it is governed by Royal Charter, all profits it makes are reinvested back into the sport. Formerly the regulator for the sport ("Newmarket Rules"), the Jockey Club's responsibilities were transferred to the Horseracing Regulatory Authority (now the British Horseracing Authority) in 2006. History The Jockey Club has long been thought to have been founded in 1750 – a year recognised by the club itself in its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Petty, 2nd Earl Of Shelburne
William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (2 May 17377 May 1805), known as the Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, by which title he is generally known to history, was an Anglo-Irish Whig (British political party), Whig statesman who was the first home secretary in 1782 and then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, prime minister in 1782–83 during the final months of the American War of Independence. He succeeded in securing peace with America and this feat remains his most notable legacy. Lord Shelburne was born in Dublin and spent his formative years in Ireland. After attending Oxford University, he served in the British Army during the Seven Years' War. As a reward for his conduct at the Battle of Kloster Kampen, Shelburne was appointed an aide-de-camp to George III. He became involved in politics, becoming a member of parliament in 1760. After his father's death in 1761, he inherited his title and entered the House of Lords. In 1766, Shelburne was appoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisa Petty, Marchioness Of Lansdowne
Louisa Petty, Marchioness of Lansdowne (; later Petty Fitzmaurice; 1755 – 7 August 1789), known as the Countess of Shelburne from 1779–84, was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat from the Mac Giolla Phádraig dynasty. She was the wife of Prime Minister William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne. Biography The Marchioness was the youngest daughter of John FitzPatrick, 1st Earl of Upper Ossory, and his wife, Lady Evelyn (''née'' Leveson-Gower; daughter of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower). Her eldest brother was John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory. She had a younger brother Richard, who also became a noted statesman and soldier, and an elder sister, Lady Mary Fox (Baroness Holland), the subject of paintings by Thomas Gainsborough, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and Pompeo Batoni. She married, as his second wife, William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, who served as Prime Minister for 10 months in 1782–83, and was afterwards created Marquess of Lansdowne Marquess of Lansdowne is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Fox, 2nd Baron Holland
Stephen Fox, 2nd Baron Holland of Holland and 2nd Baron Holland of Foxley (20 February 1745 – 26 November 1774) of Holland House in Kensington, Middlesex, was a British peer. Biography Lord Holland was the eldest son of Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland of Foxley (1705–1774) of Holland House and his wife Lady Caroline Lennox (1723–1774), ''suo jure'' 1st Baroness Holland of Holland, a daughter of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond. Stephen and his younger brother, the great Whig statesman Charles James Fox (1749–1806), were a great trial to their parents because of their gambling and other habits. He was educated at Eton College. When his father died on 1 July 1774, Holland inherited his title (Baron Holland of Foxley) and then his mother's title (Baron Holland of Holland) upon her death three weeks later. Holland died just over four months later of dropsy at Red Rice, Hampshire. Both titles were inherited by his 1-year-old son, Henry Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Fox, 2nd Baroness Holland
Mary Fox, Baroness Holland (''née'' FitzPatrick; – 6 October 1778), known as Lady Mary Fox from 1766–74, was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat from the Mac Giolla Phádraig dynasty and Fox family. She is best known for being the portrait subject of several notable 18th-century artists, including Thomas Gainsborough and Sir Joshua Reynolds. Biography Lady Mary FitzPatrick was the daughter of John FitzPatrick, 2nd Baron Gowran, and his wife, Lady Evelyn (''née'' Leveson-Gower; daughter of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower). Her father was created Earl of Upper Ossory in 1751 and died in 1758. She was the sister of John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory; the Hon. General Richard FitzPatrick, Chief Secretary for Ireland (who also served twice as Secretary at War); and Lady Louisa, wife of Prime Minister Lord Shelburne. She was the wife of Hon. Stephen Fox, whom she married on 20 April 1766. They went to Italy for their wedding tour, spending the winter of 1766–67 in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
