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Richard Worsley (other)
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Sir Richard Worsley (1923–2013) was a British Army general. Richard Worsley may also refer to: * Sir Richard Worsley, 1st Baronet (1589–1621), MP * Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet (1751–1805), English politician and collector of antiquities * Richard Worsley (16th century MP), in 1539 MP for Hampshire * Richard Worsley (cricketer), English cricketer and British Army officer See also * Richard Worley (other) Richard Worley may refer to: * Richard Worley (pirate) (died 1718/19), pirate active in the Caribbean and along the east coast of the American Colonies * Richard Worley (police officer) (born 1964 or 1965), American police officer and commissione ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Worsley
General Sir Richard Edward Worsley, (29 May 1923 – 23 February 2013) was a senior British Army officer who fought in the Second World War and later commanded 1st (British) Corps. Early life Worsley was born on 29 May 1923 at Ballywalter, County Down, Northern Ireland, the son of Herbert Henry Knight Worsley, JP (1885–1947) of Lough House, Grey Abbey, County Down, by Rose Austen (died 30 April 1958), only daughter of John Alfred Hives of Upper Plain, Masterton, New Zealand, farmer, and widow of Major Meyrick Myler Magrath, DSO, Royal Field Artillery, of Dorking House, Cosham, Hampshire. He was educated at Radley College. His uncles were the first-class cricket batsmen A. E. Worsley and C. E. A. Worsley, who both played for Northamptonshire. Military career During the Second World War Worsley was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the British Army's Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) in 1942. He served in the Middle East and Italy. After the war he then serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Richard Worsley, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard Worsley, 1st Baronet (c. 1589 – 27 June 1621), was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1621. Worsley was the son of Thomas Worsley, of Appuldurcombe, Isle of Wight, and his wife Barbara St John, daughter of William St John, of Farley, Hampshire. In 1604, he succeeded to the family estate on the death of his father. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford, on 10 May 1605, aged 16. He was knighted at Whitehall on 8 February 1611 and was created a baronet, of Appuldurcombe, on 29 June 1611. In 1614, Worsley was elected Member of Parliament for Newport (Isle of Wight). He was High Sheriff of Hampshire from 1616 to 1617. In 1621 he was re-elected MP for Newport and sat until his death in June 1621. Worsley died at the age of about 32 and was buried at Godshill, Isle of Wight. Worsley married Frances Neville daughter of Sir Henry Neville, of Billingbeare, Berkshire, in about 1610. He was succeeded in the baronetcy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet
Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet, (13 February 1751 – 8 August 1805), of Appuldurcombe House, Wroxall, Isle of Wight, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1801. He was a noted collector of antiquities. Early life Worsley was born on 13February 1751, at Appuldurcombe, the son of Sir Thomas Worsley, 6th Baronet (1726–1768), by his wife Elizabeth Boyle (1731–1800), daughter of John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork, and Henrietta, his first wife. He succeeded to his father's baronetcy on 23September 1768. Educated at Winchester College, Worsley spent about two years in Naples with his parents from 1765 to 1767, before matriculating at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, on 9 April 1768. Instead of taking a degree, he decided to complete his education with a continental Grand Tour from 1769 to 1770, being tutored by Georges Deyverdun, who was a contact of Edward Gibbon, a family friend. Political career After his return to Britain Worsley serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Worsley (16th Century MP)
General Sir Richard Edward Worsley, (29 May 1923 – 23 February 2013) was a senior British Army officer who fought in the Second World War and later commanded 1st (British) Corps. Early life Worsley was born on 29 May 1923 at Ballywalter, County Down, Northern Ireland, the son of Herbert Henry Knight Worsley, JP (1885–1947) of Lough House, Grey Abbey, County Down, by Rose Austen (died 30 April 1958), only daughter of John Alfred Hives of Upper Plain, Masterton, New Zealand, farmer, and widow of Major Meyrick Myler Magrath, DSO, Royal Field Artillery, of Dorking House, Cosham, Hampshire. He was educated at Radley College. His uncles were the first-class cricket batsmen A. E. Worsley and C. E. A. Worsley, who both played for Northamptonshire. Military career During the Second World War Worsley was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the British Army's Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) in 1942. He served in the Middle East and Italy. After the war he then serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Hampshire was a county constituency of the Parliament of England, Great Britain and after 1801 Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Knights of the Shire ( Members of Parliament) to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832. (Officially the name was The County of Southampton, and it was occasionally referred to as Southamptonshire.) History The constituency consisted of the historic county of Hampshire, including the Isle of Wight. (Although Hampshire contained a number of parliamentary boroughs, each of which elected two MPs in its own right, these were not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the borough could confer a vote at the county election. This was even the case for the town of Southampton; although Southampton had the status of a county in itself after 1447, unlike most cities and towns with similar status its freeholders were not barred from voting at county elections.) As in other county constituencies, the franchis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Worsley (cricketer)
Richard Stanley Worsley (7 September 1879 – 4 May 1917) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. The son of Major General Richard Worsley, he was born at Harrington Hall in Lincolnshire in September 1879. He was educated at Wellington College, before attending the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Worsley graduated from Sandhurst into the Royal Army Service Corps as a second lieutenant in February 1900. He served in the Second Boer War between 1900 and 1902, receiving the Queen's and King's South Africa Medal, with five clasps, in addition to gaining promotion to lieutenant. He remained in South Africa after the war, playing in a single first-class cricket match in the Currie Cup for Orange Free State against Transvaal at Bloemfontein in 1904. He batted twice in the match and was dismissed for scores of 2 and 10 by Gordon White and George Shepstone respectively. He was promoted to captain in June 1904. In January 1911, he was seconded for duty as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
