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Robert Tyrwhitt
Robert Tyrwhitt may refer to: * Robert Tyrwhitt (academic) (1735–1817), English academic *Robert Tyrwhitt (courtier) Sir Robert Tyrwhitt (by 1504 – 10 May 1572), was an English courtier and politician. He was the second son of Sir Robert Tyrwhitt and Maud Tailboys, and was brought up at court, becoming an Esquire of the Body. He acquired substantial landho ... (by 1504–1572), member of parliament (MP) for Lincolnshire, 1545, and Huntingdonshire in 1554 and 1559 * Robert Tyrwhitt (MP died 1581) (c. 1510–1581), MP for Lincolnshire, 1553–1558 See also * Robert Tyrwhit (1698–1742), canon of Windsor and archdeacon of London {{DEFAULTSORT:Tyrwhitt, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Tyrwhitt (academic)
Robert Tyrwhitt (1735–1817) was an English academic, known as a Unitarian. Life Born in London, he was younger son of Robert Tyrwhitt (1698–1742), residentiary canon of St Paul's Cathedral, by his wife Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Edmund Gibson, bishop of London. Thomas Tyrwhitt was his eldest brother. He entered as a pensioner at Jesus College, Cambridge on 9 March 1753, and graduated B.A. in 1757, M.A. in 1760. On 3 November 1759 he was admitted Fellow of his college. He was early influenced by the theological writings of Samuel Clarke, but he went much further, renounced the doctrine of the 39 Articles, and took part with John Jebb in the movement (1771–72) for abolishing subscription to the articles at graduation. In 1777 he resigned his fellowship, and ceased to attend the college chapel, though still residing in college. On 5 January 1784, he became a member of the largely Unitarian Society for Promoting the Knowledge of the Scriptures, and contributed papers to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Tyrwhitt (courtier)
Sir Robert Tyrwhitt (by 1504 – 10 May 1572), was an English courtier and politician. He was the second son of Sir Robert Tyrwhitt and Maud Tailboys, and was brought up at court, becoming an Esquire of the Body. He acquired substantial landholdings and was knighted in 1543. In 1544, when Master of the Horse for Queen Catherine, he served on a military campaign in France, responsible for the transport of ordnance. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Lincolnshire in 1545 and for Huntingdonshire in April 1554 and 1559. He was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire for 1540–41 and High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire for 1557–58. In 1548 he bought the manor of Leighton Bromswold, Huntingdonshire, which he made his home. He was also given custody of a house at Mortlake Mortlake is a suburban district of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on the south bank of the River Thames between Kew and Barnes, London, Barnes. Historically it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Tyrwhitt (MP Died 1581)
Sir Robert Tyrwhitt (died 1581), of Kettleby in Lincolnshire, was an English landowner, politician and administrator whose adherence to Roman Catholicism later led to imprisonment. Origins He was the eldest son of Sir William Tyrwhitt (died 1541), of Scotter, MP and Sheriff of Lincolnshire, and his wife Isabel (died 1559), widow of Christopher Kelke and daughter of William Girlington, of Normanby. Among his brothers were two who also became MPs: Marmaduke Tyrwhitt and Tristram Tyrwhitt. He is often confused with Sir Robert Tyrwhitt, his uncle, who not only had the same name and was also an MP but married a woman of the same name (his wife was the other Elizabeth's niece). Life Apart from an initial career at the court of King Henry VIII under the tutelage of his uncle and three spells as an MP at Westminster, he spent his life managing his lands and taking part in the affairs of his county. His marriage to an heiress before 1531 brought him valuable estates and in 1548, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |