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Sir Boteler Chernock, 4th Baronet
Sir Boteler Chernock, 4th Baronet (1696–1756) of Holcot, Bedfordshire, was a British Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1740 to 1747. Chernock was baptized on 30 April 1696, the eldest son of Sir Pynsent Chernock, 3rd Baronet MP, and his wife Helen Boteler, daughter of William Boteler of Biddenham, Bedfordshire. He matriculated at Merton College, Oxford in 1714. Chernock succeeded to an impoverished estate on 2 September 1734 because his father had to sell some of it to pay the expenses of his elections. It was said he was too honest and upright while in Parliament to sacrifice the liberties of his country for a place or pension. Chernock was returned as a Tory Member of Parliament for Bedford at a by-election on 24 November 1740. He was again returned unopposed in 1741, and voted against the Administration in all recorded occasions. He was defeated in 1747 Events January–March * January 31 – The first venereal diseases clinic opens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holcot
Holcot is a village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 399 people. At the 2011 census this had increased to 438 people, living in 182 households. The villages name means 'Cottages in the hollows'. Notable buildings The Historic England website contains details of a total of ten listed buildings in the parish of Holcot, all of which are Grade II except for St Mary and All Saints’ Church which is Grade I. They are: * St Mary and All Saints' Church, Main Street *Polly's Cottage, Back Lane *War Memorial, Back Lane *The Old Rectory, Brixworth Road *Churchyard Cross, Main Street *Hollybush Farmhouse, Poplar Lane *Poplar Farm, Poplar Lane *Manor House, Rectory Lane *Brook Cottage & Wall Dene, Sywell Road *Ivy House, Sywell Road See also * Robert Holcot Robert Holcot, OP (c. 1290 – 1349) was an English Dominican scholastic philosopher, theologian and influential Biblical scholar. Biography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Gore (MP)
Thomas Gore (c. 1694–1777) of Dunstan Park, Berkshire, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1722 and 1768. Early life Gore was the third son of Sir William Gore Lord Mayor of London and his wife, Elizabeth Hampton. He was admitted at Inner Temple in 1711, and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 4 June 1714, aged 19. He married Mary Humfreys, twice-widowed daughter of Sir William Humfreys, 1st Baronet of London on 15 September 1748. Her former husbands were William Ball Waring, and John Honywood. Career Gore stood for Parliament at Cricklade at a by-election in 1721 when he was unsuccessful, but was returned as Tory Member of Parliament for Cricklade on the interest of his elder brother, William, at the 1722 general election. He lost his seat at Cricklade, being defeated at the 1727 general election and was out of Parliament for several years. Gore was returned at Amersham on 17 February 1735, on the Drake interest. He spoke on the gin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British MPs 1741–1747
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *'' Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1756 Deaths
Events January–March * January 16 – The Treaty of Westminster is signed between Great Britain and Prussia, guaranteeing the neutrality of the Kingdom of Hanover, controlled by King George II of Great Britain. *February 7 – Guaraní War: The leader of the Guaraní rebels, Sepé Tiaraju, is killed in a skirmish with Spanish and Portuguese troops. * February 10 – The massacre of the Guaraní rebels in the Jesuit reduction of Caaibaté takes place in Brazil after their leader, Noicola Neenguiru, defies an ultimatum to surrender by 2:00 in the afternoon. On February 7, Neenguiru's predecessor Sepé Tiaraju has been killed in a brief skirmish. As two o'clock arrives, a combined force of Spanish and Portuguese troops makes an assault on the first of the Seven Towns established as Jesuit missions. Defending their town with cannons made out of bamboo, the Guaraní suffer 1,511 dead, compared to three Spaniards and two Portuguese killed in batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1696 Births
Events January–March * January 21 – The Recoinage Act, passed by the Parliament of England to pull counterfeit silver coins out of circulation, becomes law.James E. Thorold Rogers, ''The First Nine Years of the Bank of England'' (Clarendon Press, 1887 p. 41 * January 27 – In England, the ship HMS ''Royal Sovereign'' (formerly '' HMS Sovereign of the Seas'', 1638) catches fire and burns at Chatham, after 57 years of service. * January 31 – In the Netherlands, undertakers revolt after funeral reforms in Amsterdam. * January – Colley Cibber's play '' Love's Last Shift'' is first performed in London. * February 8 (January 29 old style) – Peter the Great who had jointly reigned since 1682 with his mentally-ill older half-brother, Tsar Ivan V, becomes the sole Tsar of Russia when Ivan dies at the age of 29. * February 15 – A plot to ambush and assassinate King William III of England in order to restore King James and the House of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chernock Baronets
The Chernock Baronetcy of Holcot (Hulcote), Bedfordshire was created in the Baronetage of England on 21 May 1661 for St John Chernock. Chernock baronets, of Holcot (1661) * Sir St John Chernock, 1st Baronet (–1680) – He married Audrey Villiers, daughter of Sir William Villiers, 1st Baronet. * Sir Villiers Chernock, 2nd Baronet (c.1641–1694) – MP for Bedfordshire (1685–1687). High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1680. * Sir Pynsent Chernock, 3rd Baronet (by 1670–1734) – MP for Bedfordshire (1705–1708) and (1713–1715). High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1703. * Sir Boteler Chernock, 4th Baronet (1696–1756) – MP for Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ... (1740–1747) * Sir Villiers Chernock, 5th Baronet (died 1779) – Baronetcy extinct on his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Offley
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Jeremy Sambrooke, 4th Baronet
Sir Jeremy Sambrooke, 4th Baronet (c. 1703–1740) of Bush Hill, Enfield, Middlesex, was a British landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1731 to 1740. Early life Sambrooke was the only son of Sir Samuel Sambrooke, 3rd Baronet, MP for Bramber and Great Bedwyn, and the former Elizabeth Wright. Among his sisters were Jane Elizabeth Sambrooke (wife of Charles Wake-Jones and Sir Humphrey Monoux, 4th Baronet), and Susannah Sambrooke (wife of John Crawley, MP for Marlborough). His maternal grandfather was Sir Nathan Wright of Caldecote, Warwickshire, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under King William III and Queen Anne. His maternal aunt, Dorothy Wright, was the wife of Henry Grey, 3rd Earl of Stamford. His paternal grandfather was Sir Jeremy Sambrooke of Bush Hill, a director of the East India Company. After attending the school of Dr. Uvedale at Enfield, Sambrooke was admitted at Inner Temple probably in 1716 and at Trinity College, Cambridge on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British House Of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 members known as members of Parliament (MPs). MPs are elected to represent constituencies by the first-past-the-post system and hold their seats until Parliament is dissolved. The House of Commons of England started to evolve in the 13th and 14th centuries. In 1707 it became the House of Commons of Great Britain after the political union with Scotland, and from 1800 it also became the House of Commons for Ireland after the political union of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922, the body became the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland after the independence of the Irish Free State. Under the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, the Lords' power to reject legislation was reduced to a delaying power. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Ongley (died 1747)
Samuel Ongley (1697 – 15 June 1747), of Old Warden, Bedfordshire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1729 to 1747. Ongley was born in London, the son of draper Samuel Ongley and nephew and heir of Sir Samuel Ongley, MP of Old Warden Park, Bedfordshire. He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford in 1716. In 1726, he inherited the Old Warden estate on his uncle's death. He also married Anne Harvey, the daughter of John Harvey of Northill, Bedfordshire on 19 September 1726. Ongley was returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for New Shoreham at a by-election on 29 January 1729. At the 1734 British general election he changed seats and was returned for Bedford. He was returned again for Bedford in 1741 Events January–March * January 13 – Lanesborough, Massachusetts is created as a township. *February 13 – Sir Robert Walpole, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, popularizes the term "the balance of power" in a sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1747 British General Election
The 1747 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election saw Henry Pelham's Whig government increase its majority and the Tories continue their decline. By 1747, thirty years of Whig oligarchy and systematic corruption had weakened party ties substantially; despite that Walpole, the main reason for the split that led to the creation of the Patriot Whig faction, had resigned, there were still almost as many Whigs in opposition to the ministry as there were Tories, and the real struggle for power was between various feuding factions of Whig aristocrats rather than between the old parties. The Tories had effectively become an irrelevant group of country gentlemen who had resigned themselves to permanent opposition. Summary of the constituencies See 1796 British general election for details. The constitue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
