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Sir Abraham Cullen, 1st Baronet
Sir Abraham Cullen, 1st Baronet (c.1624–1668), of East Sheen Surrey, was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1668. Cullen was the eldest son of Abraham Cullen, merchant, of Great St Helens, London and his first wife. Abigail Moonens, daughter of Martin Moonens, hosier, of Norwich, Norfolk. He married at St Dionis Backchurch on. 10 December 1650 Abigail Rushout, daughter of John Rushout, Fishmonger, of London and Marylords, Essex and his first wife Anne Godschalk, daughter of Joas Godschalk of London. He succeeded his father in 1658. He became a captain of the foot militia for Surrey in April 1660, and a Justice of the Peace in July 1660. Cullen was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for Evesham at the 1661 English general election to the Cavalier Parliament. On 17 June 1661, he was created baronet. He was a Commissioner for assessment for London and Surrey for the rest of his life from 1661 and a Commissioner for assessment f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English House Of Commons
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England (which incorporated Wales) from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain after the 1707 Act of Union was passed in both the English and Scottish parliaments at the time. In 1801, with the union of Great Britain and Ireland, that house was in turn replaced by the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Origins The Parliament of England developed from the Magnum Concilium that advised the English monarch in medieval times. This royal council, meeting for short periods, included ecclesiastics, noblemen, and representatives of the counties (known as " knights of the shire"). The chief duty of the council was to approve taxes proposed by the Crown. In many cases, however, the council demanded the redress of the people's grievances before proceeding to vote on taxation. Thus, it developed legislativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms Member of Congress, congressman/congresswoman or Deputy (legislator), deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian (other), parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evesham (UK Parliament Constituency)
Evesham was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency in Worcestershire which was represented in the British House of Commons. Originally a parliamentary borough consisting of the town of Evesham, it was first represented in 1295. After this its franchise lapsed for several centuries, but it then returned two Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Members of Parliament (MPs) from 1604 until 1868, when its representation was reduced to one member under the Representation of the People Act 1867. From the 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 general election, Evesham was abolished as a borough but the name was transferred to a larger county constituency electing one MP. This constituency was abolished for the 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 general election, with the town of Evesham itself being transferred to the new seat of South Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency), South Worcestershire. Between 1885 and 1918 the constituency had the full ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavalier Parliament
The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, and longer than any Great British or UK Parliament to date, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter-century reign of Charles II of England. Like its predecessor, the Convention Parliament, it was overwhelmingly Royalist and is also known as the Pensioner Parliament for the many pensions it granted to adherents of the King. History Clarendon ministry The first session of the Cavalier Parliament opened on May 8, 1661. Among the first orders of business was the confirmation of the acts of the previous year's irregular Convention of 1660 as legitimate (notably, the Indemnity and Oblivion Act). Parliament immediately ordered the public burning of the Solemn League and Covenant by a common hangman. It also repealed the 1642 Bishops Exclusion Act, thereby allowing Church of England bishops to resume their temporal positions, including their sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cullen Baronets
The Cullen Baronetcy, of East Sheen, was created in the Baronetage of England on 17 June 1661 for Abraham Cullen, Member of Parliament for Evesham (UK Parliament constituency), Evesham 1661–1668. His second son, the third baronet, Sir Rushout Cullen, Member of Parliament for Cambridge (UK Parliament constituency), Cambridge bought the Manorialism, manor in the hamlet (place), hamlet of Upton, Warwickshire along with woodland, cultivated fields and pasture. He replaced its manor house with a surviving National Trust property, Upton House, Warwickshire, Upton House (1688–1695) and the baronetcy became extinct on his death in 1730. Cullen of East Sheen (1661) * Sir Abraham Cullen, 1st Baronet (1624–1668) * Sir John Cullen, 2nd Baronet (1652–1677) * Sir Rushout Cullen, 3rd Baronet (1661–1730) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cullen East Sheen Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1661 establishments in England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wey Navigation
The River Wey Navigation and Godalming Navigation together provide a continuous navigable route from the River Thames near Weybridge via Guildford to Godalming (commonly called the Wey Navigation). Both waterways are in Surrey and are owned by the National Trust. The River Wey Navigation connects to the Basingstoke Canal at West Byfleet, and the Godalming Navigation to the Wey and Arun Canal near Shalford. The Navigations consist of both man-made canal cuts and adapted (dredged and straightened) parts of the River Wey. The Wey was one of the first rivers in England to be made navigable; the River Wey Navigation opened in 1653, with 12 locks between Weybridge and Guildford, and the Godalming Navigation, with a further four locks, was completed in 1764. Commercial traffic ceased as late as 1983 and the Wey Navigation and the Godalming Navigations were donated to the National Trust in 1964 and 1968 respectively. History The River Wey has two main sources, which form the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sandys (waterworks Engineer)
William Sandys ( – December 1669), known as Waterworks Sandys, was an English politician. He was MP for Evesham in three Parliaments from 1640 until 1669. During the English Civil War he lived as an exile in France, procuring arms for the Royalist cause. He was a notable waterworks engineer, who improved the River Avon and the River Wye, and who was involved in various ways in several other river navigation schemes. Sandys family William Sandys was born at Fladbury, Worcestershire, the second son of Sir William Sandys (later also of Miserden, Gloucestershire) and his second wife Margaret, daughter of Walter Culpeper. Sandys was the younger brother of Sir Miles Sandys , the grandson of Miles Sandys , and the great-nephew of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York. Sandys is sometimes confused with two of his cousins, William Sandys nicknamed ''Golden Sandys'' (son of Sandys' uncle Sir Edwin Sandys ) and William Sandys of Ombersley (son of Sir Samuel Sandys , son of Archbishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Rushout Cullen, 3rd Baronet
Sir Rushout Cullen, 3rd Baronet (1661–1730), of Upton, Ratley, Warwickshire and Isleham, Cambridgeshire, was an English landowner and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1697 and 1710. Early life Cullen was the son of Sir Abraham Cullen, 1st Baronet, MP of East Sheen, Surrey and Upton near Banbury in Warwickshire, and his wife Abigail Rushout, daughter of John Rushout, merchant of St Dionis Backchurch, London and Maylords, Havering, Essex. In 1677, he succeeded his brother John to the baronetcy. He married his cousin Mary Adams widow of William Adams of Sprowston, Norfolk and daughter of Sir John Maynard of Tooting Graveney, Surrey on 13 April 1686. In 1688, he sold the estate at East Sheen, and bought more property at Upton, for £7,000. His wife who died in about 1694, had inherited property in Cambridgeshire where he was appointed a deputy-lieutenant. At Upton, he built the mansion known as Upton House in about 1695 and he t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Egioke
John Egioke (c 1616 - 22 December 1663) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660. Egioke was the eldest son of Sir Francis Egioke of Shernock Court. He was at Lincoln's Inn in 1635. In 1645 he was added to the Parliamentary Committee of Worcestershire and was appointed an assessment commissioner in 1656. In 1660, Egioke was elected Member of Parliament for Evesham in the Convention Parliament. On 10 July 1660 he was appointed J.P for Worcestershire. Egioke married Mary Draper, widow of William Draper and daughter of Richard Cresheld Richard Cresheld (died 1652) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1648. Biography Cresheld was the son of Edward Cresheld of Mattishall Norfolk. He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn on 18 .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Egioke, John 1616 births 1663 deaths English MPs 1660 Members of Lincoln's Inn People from Worcestershire (before 1974) Year of birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Thomas Rouse, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Rouse, 1st Baronet (27 March 1608 – 26 May 1676) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1654 and 1660 and supported the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War. Biography Rouse was the son of Sir John Rouse of Rous Lench, Worcestershire who was MP in 1626. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 20 October 1626 and was awarded BA from Corpus Christi College, Oxford on 31 January 1628. Also in 1628, he entered Middle Temple. He was created Baronet Rouse of Rouse Lench on 23 July 1641. Rouse was added to the Committee for Worcestershire in 1645 and was High Sheriff of Worcestershire in 1648. In 1654, he was elected Member of Parliament for Worcestershire in the First Protectorate Parliament. He was an assessment commissioner in 1656 and was also Custos Rotulorum in 1656. In 1660, Rouse was elected MP for Evesham in the Convention Parliament. He became a J.P. on 10 July 1660. Rouse died at the age of 67 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1661 English General Election
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The 1661 English general election returned a majority of members in support of Charles II of England. This Parliament was called the Cavalier Parliament, since many of the MPs elected were former Cavaliers or the sons of Cavaliers. Yet during the course of the Cavalier Parliament, there was considerable movement between the Cavaliers and the Roundheads. See also * List of MPs elected to the English Parliament in 1661 References * External links History of ParliamentHistory of Parliament, Constituencies 1660–1690 17th-century elections in Europe 1661 in politics 1661 General election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Hanmer, 3rd Baronet
Sir John Hanmer, 3rd Baronet (died August 1701) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1690. Hanmer was the son of Sir Thomas Hanmer, 2nd Baronet of Hanmer and his first wife Elizabeth Baker. In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament for Flint in the Third Protectorate Parliament. He was knighted on 9 August 1660 and was High Sheriff of Gloucestershire from 1664 to 1665. In October 1669, he was elected MP for Evesham Evesham () is a market town and parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon. It lies within the Vale of Evesha ... for the Cavalier Parliament. He succeeded to the Baronetcy on the death of his father in 1678. In 1681 he was elected MP for Flintshire. He was elected MP for Flint again in 1685. He became a colonel of the 11th Foot in 1688. In 1689 he was elected MP for Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
