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Robert Sheffield
Sir Robert Sheffield (before 1462 – 10 August 1518) was an English lawyer and Member of Parliament. He was Speaker of the House of Commons between 1512–1513. Early life Robert Sheffield was born before 1462 in Butterwick, Lincolnshire to Sir Robert Sheffield (1432 – 18 August 1502) of South Cave, Yorkshire and Jane Lounde, the daughter and coheir of Alexander Lownde of Butterwick, Lincolnshire. Sheffield was educated in law at Inner Temple. Career Sheffield served as Recorder of London from at least 21 September 1495 to April 1508 to 1508, and was thus an ''ex officio'' Member of Parliament for the City of London in 1495, 1497 and 1504. Bernard Andreas states that Sheffield resigned the recordership in April 1508. Sheffield held several governmental positions and commissions in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and London, including commissioner of sewers in Lincolnshire from 1485 until his death, commissioner of oyer and terminer in London in 1495 and 1503, commissioner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speaker Of The House Of Commons
Speaker of the House of Commons is a political leadership position found in countries that have a House of Commons, where the membership of the body elects a speaker to lead its proceedings. Systems that have such a position include: * Speaker of the British House of Commons, which has historically comprised: **Speaker of the House of Commons of England (until 1706) **Speaker of the House of Commons of Great Britain (1707–1800) **Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (since 1801) *Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada) (since 1867) *Speaker of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland The Speaker of the Northern Ireland House of Commons was the presiding officer of the lower house of Parliament in Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1972. The Speaker had an official residence, Stormont House. All the Speakers were members of t ... (1921–1972) * Speaker of the Irish House of Commons (until 1800) {{Set index article ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |