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OXFORD DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHYLOGINAGRICULTUREARMED FORCES AND INTELLIGENCE SERVICESART AND ARCHITECTUREBUSINESS AND FINANCE Welcome to Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Over 60,000 biographies, 72 million words, 11,000 portraits of significant, influential or notorious figures who shaped British history – perform advanced search; Life of the day now available by email or RSS feed.; Learn about our editors and read the Letter from the General Editor Professor Sir David Cannadine. LANGHAM PLACE GROUP (ACT. 1857–1866) Langham Place group (act. 1857–1866), brought together a small number of determined middle-class women to campaign on a variety of fronts for the improvement of the situation of women.In identifying their own needs they also began to define a cautious liberal feminist politics, which in negotiating the tensions of class and gender bequeathed a legacy of moderation and respectability to the HARDY, THOMAS (1840–1928), NOVELIST AND POET Hardy, Thomas (1840–1928), novelist and poet, was born on 2 June 1840 in the Dorset hamlet of Higher Bockhampton, the first of the four children of Thomas Hardy (1811–1892), stonemason and jobbing builder, and his wife, Jemima (1813–1904), daughter of George and Betty Hand of Melbury Osmond, Dorset. At birth—slightly more than six months after his parents' marriage (22 December 1839 WOMEN'S INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL (ACT. 1894–C. 1917) Women's Industrial Council. Women's Industrial Council ( act. 1894–c. 1917 ), was a pressure group that aimed to 'watch over' the interests of working women. It brought together feminists from a variety of social and political backgrounds whose main concern was the woman worker and the need to improve her employment conditions. COMPANIONS OF THE CONQUEROR (ACT. 1066–1071) Companions of the Conqueror (act. 1066–1071), is an often misused phrase that is best applied to the people who planned and executed the successful invasion of England in 1066 under the leadership of Duke William II of Normandy, and who by 1071 had secured control of the English realm, of which their leader was now King William I. ROCHDALE PIONEERS (ACT. 1844) Rochdale Pioneers (act. 1844), promoters of co-operation, began with a capital of £28, and tradition therefore holds that there were twenty-eight Rochdale Pioneers who, in 1844, founded the society that inspired the modern co-operative movement.No consensus exists, however, about the composition of the group and over forty men have been named as members in various previous accounts. ELYOT, SIR THOMAS (C. 1490–1546), HUMANIST AND DIPLOMAT Elyot, Sir Thomas (c. 1490–1546), humanist and diplomat, was the only son of Sir Richard Elyot (d. 1522) and his first wife, Alice Delamere, a descendant of the Finderns of Derbyshire. Alice died about 1510 and Sir Richard subsequently married Elizabeth Besilles, whose father, William, held the manor of Besselsleigh, Berkshire. Sir Richard Elyot was a king's serjeant-at-law, justice of FOUNDER MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY (ACT. 1660–1663 Founder members of the Royal Society (act. 1660–1663), may be defined as the group known as 'original fellows', which comprises those who joined the society between its foundation in 1660 and June 1663.The Royal Society is the oldest public institution devoted to the pursuit of scientific research, or, as recorded in its first minutes, 'the promoting of physico-mathematical experimental LAYFIELD, JOHN (1562/3–1617), CHURCH OF ENGLAND CLERGYMAN Layfield, John (1562/3–1617), Church of England clergyman, was the son of Edward Layfield ( d. 1583), rector of Fulham and prebendary of Holbourn in St Paul's Cathedral, and his wife, Elizabeth. John was admitted a pensioner of Trinity College, Cambridge, on 18 April 1578, and graduated BA in 1582. Elected a minor fellow on 2 October 1583 and HENRY VII'S COUNCIL LEARNED IN THE LAW (ACT. C. 1499–1509 Henry VII's council learned in the law (act. c. 1499–1509), was an association of a specialized group of that king's trusted councillors to promote and defend his interests in legal, fiscal, and feudal matters.Documentary evidence surviving from about 1499 indicates that the council learned was active as a conciliar agency with a particular responsibility for the enforcement of royal OXFORD DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHYLOGINAGRICULTUREARMED FORCES AND INTELLIGENCE SERVICESART AND ARCHITECTUREBUSINESS AND FINANCE Welcome to Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Over 60,000 biographies, 72 million words, 11,000 portraits of significant, influential or notorious figures who shaped British history – perform advanced search; Life of the day now available by email or RSS feed.; Learn about our editors and read the Letter from the General Editor Professor Sir David Cannadine. LANGHAM PLACE GROUP (ACT. 1857–1866) Langham Place group (act. 1857–1866), brought together a small number of determined middle-class women to campaign on a variety of fronts for the improvement of the situation of women.In identifying their own needs they also began to define a cautious liberal feminist politics, which in negotiating the tensions of class and gender bequeathed a legacy of moderation and respectability to the WOMEN'S INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL (ACT. 1894–C. 1917) Women's Industrial Council. Women's Industrial Council ( act. 1894–c. 1917 ), was a pressure group that aimed to 'watch over' the interests of working women. It brought together feminists from a variety of social and political backgrounds whose main concern was the woman worker and the need to improve her employment conditions. HARDY, THOMAS (1840–1928), NOVELIST AND POET Hardy, Thomas (1840–1928), novelist and poet, was born on 2 June 1840 in the Dorset hamlet of Higher Bockhampton, the first of the four children of Thomas Hardy (1811–1892), stonemason and jobbing builder, and his wife, Jemima (1813–1904), daughter of George and Betty Hand of Melbury Osmond, Dorset. At birth—slightly more than six months after his parents' marriage (22 December 1839 COMPANIONS OF THE CONQUEROR (ACT. 1066–1071) Companions of the Conqueror (act. 1066–1071), is an often misused phrase that is best applied to the people who planned and executed the successful invasion of England in 1066 under the leadership of Duke William II of Normandy, and who by 1071 had secured control of the English realm, of which their leader was now King William I. ROCHDALE PIONEERS (ACT. 1844) Rochdale Pioneers (act. 1844), promoters of co-operation, began with a capital of £28, and tradition therefore holds that there were twenty-eight Rochdale Pioneers who, in 1844, founded the society that inspired the modern co-operative movement.No consensus exists, however, about the composition of the group and over forty men have been named as members in various previous accounts. ELYOT, SIR THOMAS (C. 1490–1546), HUMANIST AND DIPLOMAT Elyot, Sir Thomas (c. 1490–1546), humanist and diplomat, was the only son of Sir Richard Elyot (d. 1522) and his first wife, Alice Delamere, a descendant of the Finderns of Derbyshire. Alice died about 1510 and Sir Richard subsequently married Elizabeth Besilles, whose father, William, held the manor of Besselsleigh, Berkshire. Sir Richard Elyot was a king's serjeant-at-law, justice of FOUNDER MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY (ACT. 1660–1663 Founder members of the Royal Society (act. 1660–1663), may be defined as the group known as 'original fellows', which comprises those who joined the society between its foundation in 1660 and June 1663.The Royal Society is the oldest public institution devoted to the pursuit of scientific research, or, as recorded in its first minutes, 'the promoting of physico-mathematical experimental LAYFIELD, JOHN (1562/3–1617), CHURCH OF ENGLAND CLERGYMAN Layfield, John (1562/3–1617), Church of England clergyman, was the son of Edward Layfield ( d. 1583), rector of Fulham and prebendary of Holbourn in St Paul's Cathedral, and his wife, Elizabeth. John was admitted a pensioner of Trinity College, Cambridge, on 18 April 1578, and graduated BA in 1582. Elected a minor fellow on 2 October 1583 and HENRY VII'S COUNCIL LEARNED IN THE LAW (ACT. C. 1499–1509 Henry VII's council learned in the law (act. c. 1499–1509), was an association of a specialized group of that king's trusted councillors to promote and defend his interests in legal, fiscal, and feudal matters.Documentary evidence surviving from about 1499 indicates that the council learned was active as a conciliar agency with a particular responsibility for the enforcement of royal WHAT'S NEW: JUNE 2021 This month’s update includes a survey of 300 ODNB lives connected with Coventry, UK City of Culture in 2021; and also links thirty-nine
lives representing
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OXFORD DNB: JUNE 2021 Oxford DNB: June 2021 . Welcome to the seventy-fifth update of the Oxford DNB, which adds four new lives, revisits seventeen others, and adds a reference group article linking a further thirty-nine biographies connected with BritishCONTRIBUTORS
If you’re writing for the Oxford DNB. If you’ve been commissioned to write an entry for the Oxford DNB, you may be interested in (all pdf): BACS form (required for payment to UK contributors. If you are not based in the UK, we will send you appropriate forms) sample FOUNDER MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY (ACT. 1660–1663 Founder members of the Royal Society (act. 1660–1663), may be defined as the group known as 'original fellows', which comprises those who joined the society between its foundation in 1660 and June 1663.The Royal Society is the oldest public institution devoted to the pursuit of scientific research, or, as recorded in its first minutes, 'the promoting of physico-mathematical experimental KIRKPATRICK, JOHN SIMPSON (1892–1915), WAR HERO Kirkpatrick, John Simpson (1892–1915), war hero, was born at South Shields, co. Durham, on 6 July 1892, the son of Robert Kirkpatrick and his wife, Sarah Simpson. Robert Kirkpatrick was a merchant captain until in 1904 an accident ended his working life. His surviving children, one son baptized John Simpson and three daughters, were still young. Three other sons had died of scarlet fever. LEICESTER HOUSE (ACT. 1743–1760) Leicester House (act. 1743–1760), is the name given to a changing cast of politicians and courtiers gathered around Frederick Lewis, prince of Wales, and after his death in 1751 his widow, Augusta, and their son George, who in 1760 succeeded to the British throne as George III.The name is derived from Leicester House, the London residence of the Sidney earls of Leicester on the north side of LAYFIELD, JOHN (1562/3–1617), CHURCH OF ENGLAND CLERGYMAN Layfield, John (1562/3–1617), Church of England clergyman, was the son of Edward Layfield ( d. 1583), rector of Fulham and prebendary of Holbourn in St Paul's Cathedral, and his wife, Elizabeth. John was admitted a pensioner of Trinity College, Cambridge, on 18 April 1578, and graduated BA in 1582. Elected a minor fellow on 2 October 1583 and BARMBY, (JOHN) GOODWYN (1820–1881), CHARTIST AND SOCIALIST Barmby, (John) Goodwyn (1820–1881), Chartist and socialist, was born at Yoxford in Suffolk and was baptized on 12 November 1820. His father, John, a solicitor, married to Julia, died when he was fourteen years old. Goodwyn—he never used his first Christian name—had no FOUNDERS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS (ACT. 1768–1825 Founders of the Royal Academy of Arts ( act. 1768–1825) established an institution that dominated Britain's artistic life for several generations—as an art school, exhibition society, and a prestigious and prosperous professional organization. They comprised thirty OXFORD DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHYLOGINAGRICULTUREARMED FORCES AND INTELLIGENCE SERVICESART AND ARCHITECTUREBUSINESS AND FINANCE Welcome to Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Over 60,000 biographies, 72 million words, 11,000 portraits of significant, influential or notorious figures who shaped British history – perform advanced search; Life of the day now available by email or RSS feed.; Learn about our editors and read the Letter from the General Editor Professor Sir David Cannadine. LANGHAM PLACE GROUP (ACT. 1857–1866) Langham Place group (act. 1857–1866), brought together a small number of determined middle-class women to campaign on a variety of fronts for the improvement of the situation of women.In identifying their own needs they also began to define a cautious liberal feminist politics, which in negotiating the tensions of class and gender bequeathed a legacy of moderation and respectability to the HARDY, THOMAS (1840–1928), NOVELIST AND POET Hardy, Thomas (1840–1928), novelist and poet, was born on 2 June 1840 in the Dorset hamlet of Higher Bockhampton, the first of the four children of Thomas Hardy (1811–1892), stonemason and jobbing builder, and his wife, Jemima (1813–1904), daughter of George and Betty Hand of Melbury Osmond, Dorset. At birth—slightly more than six months after his parents' marriage (22 December 1839 WOMEN'S INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL (ACT. 1894–C. 1917) Women's Industrial Council. Women's Industrial Council ( act. 1894–c. 1917 ), was a pressure group that aimed to 'watch over' the interests of working women. It brought together feminists from a variety of social and political backgrounds whose main concern was the woman worker and the need to improve her employment conditions. COMPANIONS OF THE CONQUEROR (ACT. 1066–1071) Companions of the Conqueror (act. 1066–1071), is an often misused phrase that is best applied to the people who planned and executed the successful invasion of England in 1066 under the leadership of Duke William II of Normandy, and who by 1071 had secured control of the English realm, of which their leader was now King William I. ROCHDALE PIONEERS (ACT. 1844) Rochdale Pioneers (act. 1844), promoters of co-operation, began with a capital of £28, and tradition therefore holds that there were twenty-eight Rochdale Pioneers who, in 1844, founded the society that inspired the modern co-operative movement.No consensus exists, however, about the composition of the group and over forty men have been named as members in various previous accounts. ELYOT, SIR THOMAS (C. 1490–1546), HUMANIST AND DIPLOMAT Elyot, Sir Thomas (c. 1490–1546), humanist and diplomat, was the only son of Sir Richard Elyot (d. 1522) and his first wife, Alice Delamere, a descendant of the Finderns of Derbyshire. Alice died about 1510 and Sir Richard subsequently married Elizabeth Besilles, whose father, William, held the manor of Besselsleigh, Berkshire. Sir Richard Elyot was a king's serjeant-at-law, justice of FOUNDER MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY (ACT. 1660–1663 Founder members of the Royal Society (act. 1660–1663), may be defined as the group known as 'original fellows', which comprises those who joined the society between its foundation in 1660 and June 1663.The Royal Society is the oldest public institution devoted to the pursuit of scientific research, or, as recorded in its first minutes, 'the promoting of physico-mathematical experimental LAYFIELD, JOHN (1562/3–1617), CHURCH OF ENGLAND CLERGYMAN Layfield, John (1562/3–1617), Church of England clergyman, was the son of Edward Layfield ( d. 1583), rector of Fulham and prebendary of Holbourn in St Paul's Cathedral, and his wife, Elizabeth. John was admitted a pensioner of Trinity College, Cambridge, on 18 April 1578, and graduated BA in 1582. Elected a minor fellow on 2 October 1583 and HENRY VII'S COUNCIL LEARNED IN THE LAW (ACT. C. 1499–1509 Henry VII's council learned in the law (act. c. 1499–1509), was an association of a specialized group of that king's trusted councillors to promote and defend his interests in legal, fiscal, and feudal matters.Documentary evidence surviving from about 1499 indicates that the council learned was active as a conciliar agency with a particular responsibility for the enforcement of royal OXFORD DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHYLOGINAGRICULTUREARMED FORCES AND INTELLIGENCE SERVICESART AND ARCHITECTUREBUSINESS AND FINANCE Welcome to Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Over 60,000 biographies, 72 million words, 11,000 portraits of significant, influential or notorious figures who shaped British history – perform advanced search; Life of the day now available by email or RSS feed.; Learn about our editors and read the Letter from the General Editor Professor Sir David Cannadine. LANGHAM PLACE GROUP (ACT. 1857–1866) Langham Place group (act. 1857–1866), brought together a small number of determined middle-class women to campaign on a variety of fronts for the improvement of the situation of women.In identifying their own needs they also began to define a cautious liberal feminist politics, which in negotiating the tensions of class and gender bequeathed a legacy of moderation and respectability to the HARDY, THOMAS (1840–1928), NOVELIST AND POET Hardy, Thomas (1840–1928), novelist and poet, was born on 2 June 1840 in the Dorset hamlet of Higher Bockhampton, the first of the four children of Thomas Hardy (1811–1892), stonemason and jobbing builder, and his wife, Jemima (1813–1904), daughter of George and Betty Hand of Melbury Osmond, Dorset. At birth—slightly more than six months after his parents' marriage (22 December 1839 WOMEN'S INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL (ACT. 1894–C. 1917) Women's Industrial Council. Women's Industrial Council ( act. 1894–c. 1917 ), was a pressure group that aimed to 'watch over' the interests of working women. It brought together feminists from a variety of social and political backgrounds whose main concern was the woman worker and the need to improve her employment conditions. COMPANIONS OF THE CONQUEROR (ACT. 1066–1071) Companions of the Conqueror (act. 1066–1071), is an often misused phrase that is best applied to the people who planned and executed the successful invasion of England in 1066 under the leadership of Duke William II of Normandy, and who by 1071 had secured control of the English realm, of which their leader was now King William I. ROCHDALE PIONEERS (ACT. 1844) Rochdale Pioneers (act. 1844), promoters of co-operation, began with a capital of £28, and tradition therefore holds that there were twenty-eight Rochdale Pioneers who, in 1844, founded the society that inspired the modern co-operative movement.No consensus exists, however, about the composition of the group and over forty men have been named as members in various previous accounts. ELYOT, SIR THOMAS (C. 1490–1546), HUMANIST AND DIPLOMAT Elyot, Sir Thomas (c. 1490–1546), humanist and diplomat, was the only son of Sir Richard Elyot (d. 1522) and his first wife, Alice Delamere, a descendant of the Finderns of Derbyshire. Alice died about 1510 and Sir Richard subsequently married Elizabeth Besilles, whose father, William, held the manor of Besselsleigh, Berkshire. Sir Richard Elyot was a king's serjeant-at-law, justice of FOUNDER MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY (ACT. 1660–1663 Founder members of the Royal Society (act. 1660–1663), may be defined as the group known as 'original fellows', which comprises those who joined the society between its foundation in 1660 and June 1663.The Royal Society is the oldest public institution devoted to the pursuit of scientific research, or, as recorded in its first minutes, 'the promoting of physico-mathematical experimental LAYFIELD, JOHN (1562/3–1617), CHURCH OF ENGLAND CLERGYMAN Layfield, John (1562/3–1617), Church of England clergyman, was the son of Edward Layfield ( d. 1583), rector of Fulham and prebendary of Holbourn in St Paul's Cathedral, and his wife, Elizabeth. John was admitted a pensioner of Trinity College, Cambridge, on 18 April 1578, and graduated BA in 1582. Elected a minor fellow on 2 October 1583 and HENRY VII'S COUNCIL LEARNED IN THE LAW (ACT. C. 1499–1509 Henry VII's council learned in the law (act. c. 1499–1509), was an association of a specialized group of that king's trusted councillors to promote and defend his interests in legal, fiscal, and feudal matters.Documentary evidence surviving from about 1499 indicates that the council learned was active as a conciliar agency with a particular responsibility for the enforcement of royal WHAT'S NEW: JUNE 2021 This month’s update includes a survey of 300 ODNB lives connected with Coventry, UK City of Culture in 2021; and also links thirty-ninelives representing
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OXFORD DNB: JUNE 2021 Oxford DNB: June 2021 . Welcome to the seventy-fifth update of the Oxford DNB, which adds four new lives, revisits seventeen others, and adds a reference group article linking a further thirty-nine biographies connected with BritishCONTRIBUTORS
If you’re writing for the Oxford DNB. If you’ve been commissioned to write an entry for the Oxford DNB, you may be interested in (all pdf): BACS form (required for payment to UK contributors. If you are not based in the UK, we will send you appropriate forms) sample FOUNDER MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY (ACT. 1660–1663 Founder members of the Royal Society (act. 1660–1663), may be defined as the group known as 'original fellows', which comprises those who joined the society between its foundation in 1660 and June 1663.The Royal Society is the oldest public institution devoted to the pursuit of scientific research, or, as recorded in its first minutes, 'the promoting of physico-mathematical experimental KIRKPATRICK, JOHN SIMPSON (1892–1915), WAR HERO Kirkpatrick, John Simpson (1892–1915), war hero, was born at South Shields, co. Durham, on 6 July 1892, the son of Robert Kirkpatrick and his wife, Sarah Simpson. Robert Kirkpatrick was a merchant captain until in 1904 an accident ended his working life. His surviving children, one son baptized John Simpson and three daughters, were still young. Three other sons had died of scarlet fever. LEICESTER HOUSE (ACT. 1743–1760) Leicester House (act. 1743–1760), is the name given to a changing cast of politicians and courtiers gathered around Frederick Lewis, prince of Wales, and after his death in 1751 his widow, Augusta, and their son George, who in 1760 succeeded to the British throne as George III.The name is derived from Leicester House, the London residence of the Sidney earls of Leicester on the north side of LAYFIELD, JOHN (1562/3–1617), CHURCH OF ENGLAND CLERGYMAN Layfield, John (1562/3–1617), Church of England clergyman, was the son of Edward Layfield ( d. 1583), rector of Fulham and prebendary of Holbourn in St Paul's Cathedral, and his wife, Elizabeth. John was admitted a pensioner of Trinity College, Cambridge, on 18 April 1578, and graduated BA in 1582. Elected a minor fellow on 2 October 1583 and BARMBY, (JOHN) GOODWYN (1820–1881), CHARTIST AND SOCIALIST Barmby, (John) Goodwyn (1820–1881), Chartist and socialist, was born at Yoxford in Suffolk and was baptized on 12 November 1820. His father, John, a solicitor, married to Julia, died when he was fourteen years old. Goodwyn—he never used his first Christian name—had no FOUNDERS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS (ACT. 1768–1825 Founders of the Royal Academy of Arts ( act. 1768–1825) established an institution that dominated Britain's artistic life for several generations—as an art school, exhibition society, and a prestigious and prosperous professional organization. They comprised thirty OXFORD DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHYLOGINAGRICULTUREARMED FORCES AND INTELLIGENCE SERVICESART AND ARCHITECTUREBUSINESS AND FINANCE Welcome to Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Over 60,000 biographies, 72 million words, 11,000 portraits of significant, influential or notorious figures who shaped British history – perform advanced search; Life of the day now available by email or RSS feed.; Learn about our editors and read the Letter from the General Editor Professor Sir David Cannadine. FREE ODNB | OXFORD DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY Free ODNB. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford DNB) has tens of thousands of biographies about men and women who’ve shaped British history, worldwide, from the Romans to the 21st century. Enjoy a sample of our content below, freely available on ouropen shelves.
LANGHAM PLACE GROUP (ACT. 1857–1866) Langham Place group (act. 1857–1866), brought together a small number of determined middle-class women to campaign on a variety of fronts for the improvement of the situation of women.In identifying their own needs they also began to define a cautious liberal feminist politics, which in negotiating the tensions of class and gender bequeathed a legacy of moderation and respectability to the KEMP , ELIZABETH [KNOWN AS LIZZIE BERRY Extract. Kemp , Elizabeth (1847–1919), poet, was born in Great Bowden, Leicestershire, the daughter of Jeremiah Marshall (b. 1822), labourer, and his wife, Elizabeth (b. 1824), a dressmaker.She attended the village national school briefly. At the age of nineteen she was in WOMEN'S INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL (ACT. 1894–C. 1917) Women's Industrial Council. Women's Industrial Council ( act. 1894–c. 1917 ), was a pressure group that aimed to 'watch over' the interests of working women. It brought together feminists from a variety of social and political backgrounds whose main concern was the woman worker and the need to improve her employment conditions. SHARP, WILLIAM (1749–1824), ENGRAVER "Sharp, William (1749–1824), engraver" published on by OxfordUniversity Press.
BARMBY, (JOHN) GOODWYN (1820–1881), CHARTIST AND SOCIALIST Barmby, (John) Goodwyn (1820–1881), Chartist and socialist, was born at Yoxford in Suffolk and was baptized on 12 November 1820. His father, John, a solicitor, married to Julia, died when he was fourteen years old. Goodwyn—he never used his first Christian name—had no VEITCH FAMILY (PER. 1768–1929), HORTICULTURISTS Veitch family ( per. 1768–1929), horticulturists, ran important nurseries in Devon and London and commissioned several notable plant hunting expeditions. The first family member to come to notice was John Veitch (1752–1839), who was born in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, in October 1752, the eldest of the five children of LISLE FAMILY (PER. C. 1277–1542), GENTRY "Lisle family (per. c. 1277–1542), gentry" published on by Oxford University Press. SPICER, EULALIE EVAN (1906–1997), LAWYER AND LEGAL AID "Spicer, Eulalie Evan (1906–1997), lawyer and legal aid administrator" published on by Oxford University Press. OXFORD DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHYLOGINAGRICULTUREARMED FORCES AND INTELLIGENCE SERVICESART AND ARCHITECTUREBUSINESS AND FINANCE Welcome to Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Over 60,000 biographies, 72 million words, 11,000 portraits of significant, influential or notorious figures who shaped British history – perform advanced search; Life of the day now available by email or RSS feed.; Learn about our editors and read the Letter from the General Editor Professor Sir David Cannadine. FREE ODNB | OXFORD DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY Free ODNB. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford DNB) has tens of thousands of biographies about men and women who’ve shaped British history, worldwide, from the Romans to the 21st century. Enjoy a sample of our content below, freely available on ouropen shelves.
LANGHAM PLACE GROUP (ACT. 1857–1866) Langham Place group (act. 1857–1866), brought together a small number of determined middle-class women to campaign on a variety of fronts for the improvement of the situation of women.In identifying their own needs they also began to define a cautious liberal feminist politics, which in negotiating the tensions of class and gender bequeathed a legacy of moderation and respectability to the KEMP , ELIZABETH [KNOWN AS LIZZIE BERRY Extract. Kemp , Elizabeth (1847–1919), poet, was born in Great Bowden, Leicestershire, the daughter of Jeremiah Marshall (b. 1822), labourer, and his wife, Elizabeth (b. 1824), a dressmaker.She attended the village national school briefly. At the age of nineteen she was in WOMEN'S INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL (ACT. 1894–C. 1917) Women's Industrial Council. Women's Industrial Council ( act. 1894–c. 1917 ), was a pressure group that aimed to 'watch over' the interests of working women. It brought together feminists from a variety of social and political backgrounds whose main concern was the woman worker and the need to improve her employment conditions. SHARP, WILLIAM (1749–1824), ENGRAVER "Sharp, William (1749–1824), engraver" published on by OxfordUniversity Press.
BARMBY, (JOHN) GOODWYN (1820–1881), CHARTIST AND SOCIALIST Barmby, (John) Goodwyn (1820–1881), Chartist and socialist, was born at Yoxford in Suffolk and was baptized on 12 November 1820. His father, John, a solicitor, married to Julia, died when he was fourteen years old. Goodwyn—he never used his first Christian name—had no VEITCH FAMILY (PER. 1768–1929), HORTICULTURISTS Veitch family ( per. 1768–1929), horticulturists, ran important nurseries in Devon and London and commissioned several notable plant hunting expeditions. The first family member to come to notice was John Veitch (1752–1839), who was born in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, in October 1752, the eldest of the five children of LISLE FAMILY (PER. C. 1277–1542), GENTRY "Lisle family (per. c. 1277–1542), gentry" published on by Oxford University Press. SPICER, EULALIE EVAN (1906–1997), LAWYER AND LEGAL AID "Spicer, Eulalie Evan (1906–1997), lawyer and legal aid administrator" published on by Oxford University Press.CONTRIBUTORS
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BROWSE IN INDIVIDUALS Published online: 08 October 2009. Armour, Jean (1765–1834), wife of Robert Burns and subject of poetry, was born in Mauchline, Ayrshire, on 25 February 1765, the second of the eleven children of James Armour and his wife, Mary Smith. The family lived in Mauchline's Cowgate. LANGHAM PLACE GROUP (ACT. 1857–1866) Langham Place group (act. 1857–1866), brought together a small number of determined middle-class women to campaign on a variety of fronts for the improvement of the situation of women.In identifying their own needs they also began to define a cautious liberal feminist politics, which in negotiating the tensions of class and gender bequeathed a legacy of moderation and respectability to the KEMP , ELIZABETH [KNOWN AS LIZZIE BERRY Extract. Kemp , Elizabeth (1847–1919), poet, was born in Great Bowden, Leicestershire, the daughter of Jeremiah Marshall (b. 1822), labourer, and his wife, Elizabeth (b. 1824), a dressmaker.She attended the village national school briefly. At the age of nineteen she was in WOMEN'S INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL (ACT. 1894–C. 1917) Women's Industrial Council. Women's Industrial Council ( act. 1894–c. 1917 ), was a pressure group that aimed to 'watch over' the interests of working women. It brought together feminists from a variety of social and political backgrounds whose main concern was the woman worker and the need to improve her employment conditions.LOCAL HEROES
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Goodwyn—he never used his first Christian name—had no ELYOT, SIR THOMAS (C. 1490–1546), HUMANIST AND DIPLOMAT Elyot, Sir Thomas (c. 1490–1546), humanist and diplomat, was the only son of Sir Richard Elyot (d. 1522) and his first wife, Alice Delamere, a descendant of the Finderns of Derbyshire. Alice died about 1510 and Sir Richard subsequently married Elizabeth Besilles, whose father, William, held the manor of Besselsleigh, Berkshire. Sir Richard Elyot was a king's serjeant-at-law, justice of HARDY, THOMAS (1840–1928), NOVELIST AND POET Hardy, Thomas (1840–1928), novelist and poet, was born on 2 June 1840 in the Dorset hamlet of Higher Bockhampton, the first of the four children of Thomas Hardy (1811–1892), stonemason and jobbing builder, and his wife, Jemima (1813–1904), daughter of George and Betty Hand of Melbury Osmond, Dorset. At birth—slightly more than six months after his parents' marriage (22 December 1839 FOUNDER MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY (ACT. 1660–1663 Founder members of the Royal Society (act. 1660–1663), may be defined as the group known as 'original fellows', which comprises those who joined the society between its foundation in 1660 and June 1663.The Royal Society is the oldest public institution devoted to the pursuit of scientific research, or, as recorded in its first minutes, 'the promoting of physico-mathematical experimental OWEN, DANIEL (1836–1895), NOVELIST Owen, Daniel (1836–1895), novelist, was born on 20 October 1836 at 53 Long Row, Maes-y-dref, Mold, Flintshire, the youngest of the seven children of Robert Owen (c.1799–1837), miner, and his wife, Sarah, née Edwards (1796–1881), laundress.He was only a few months old when his father and two of his brothers were killed in a pit disaster at Argoed colliery near their home, and his early COMPANIONS OF THE CONQUEROR (ACT. 1066–1071) Companions of the Conqueror (act. 1066–1071), is an often misused phrase that is best applied to the people who planned and executed the successful invasion of England in 1066 under the leadership of Duke William II of Normandy, and who by 1071 had secured control of the English realm, of which their leader was now King William I. KIRKPATRICK, JOHN SIMPSON (1892–1915), WAR HERO Kirkpatrick, John Simpson (1892–1915), war hero, was born at South Shields, co. Durham, on 6 July 1892, the son of Robert Kirkpatrick and his wife, Sarah Simpson. Robert Kirkpatrick was a merchant captain until in 1904 an accident ended his working life. His surviving children, one son baptized John Simpson and three daughters, were still young. Three other sons had died of scarlet fever. HENRY VII'S COUNCIL LEARNED IN THE LAW (ACT. C. 1499–1509 Henry VII's council learned in the law (act. c. 1499–1509), was an association of a specialized group of that king's trusted councillors to promote and defend his interests in legal, fiscal, and feudal matters.Documentary evidence surviving from about 1499 indicates that the council learned was active as a conciliar agency with a particular responsibility for the enforcement of royal TREMAYNE FAMILY (PER. 1741–1901), POLITICIANS AND Tremayne family (per. 1741–1901), politicians and gardeners, were wealthy Cornwall and Devon landowners whose seat was at Heligan, near St Austell in Cornwall.Their earlier lineage included the lawyer Sir John Tremayne.The Tremaynes were deeply involved in Cornish electoral politics during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, two being elected as tories to the House of Commons. 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PARTICIPANTS IN THE NORTHERN RISING (ACT. 1569–1570 Participants in the northern rising (act. 1569–1570), launched the only major armed rebellion in Elizabethan England.In November and December 1569 they marched under the banners of the earls of Northumberland and Westmorland —and also under that of the five wounds of Christ which had last been seen in the Pilgrimage of Grace of 1536–7—in an attempt to secure the restoration of MAIR, DAME SARAH ELIZABETH SIDDONS (1846–1941), PROMOTER Mair, Dame Sarah Elizabeth Siddons (1846–1941), promoter of women's education and campaigner for women's rights, was born on 23 September 1846 at 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, the youngest of four daughters of Arthur Mair, soldier, and Harriot Murray Siddons, granddaughter of the famous actress Sarah Siddons.She grew up in a spacious home in Edinburgh's elegant Georgian New Town, where she OXFORD DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHYLOGINAGRICULTUREARMED FORCES AND INTELLIGENCE SERVICESART AND ARCHITECTUREBUSINESS AND FINANCE Welcome to Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 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LANGHAM PLACE GROUP (ACT. 1857–1866) Langham Place group (act. 1857–1866), brought together a small number of determined middle-class women to campaign on a variety of fronts for the improvement of the situation of women.In identifying their own needs they also began to define a cautious liberal feminist politics, which in negotiating the tensions of class and gender bequeathed a legacy of moderation and respectability to the KEMP , ELIZABETH [KNOWN AS LIZZIE BERRY Extract. Kemp , Elizabeth (1847–1919), poet, was born in Great Bowden, Leicestershire, the daughter of Jeremiah Marshall (b. 1822), labourer, and his wife, Elizabeth (b. 1824), a dressmaker.She attended the village national school briefly. At the age of nineteen she was in WOMEN'S INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL (ACT. 1894–C. 1917) Women's Industrial Council. Women's Industrial Council ( act. 1894–c. 1917 ), was a pressure group that aimed to 'watch over' the interests of working women. It brought together feminists from a variety of social and political backgrounds whose main concern was the woman worker and the need to improve her employment conditions.LOCAL HEROES
Local Heroes. To read more about people near you, simply click on the names on this map. Share image HARDY, THOMAS (1840–1928), NOVELIST AND POET Hardy, Thomas (1840–1928), novelist and poet, was born on 2 June 1840 in the Dorset hamlet of Higher Bockhampton, the first of the four children of Thomas Hardy (1811–1892), stonemason and jobbing builder, and his wife, Jemima (1813–1904), daughter of George and Betty Hand of Melbury Osmond, Dorset. At birth—slightly more than six months after his parents' marriage (22 December 1839 BARMBY, (JOHN) GOODWYN (1820–1881), CHARTIST AND SOCIALIST Barmby, (John) Goodwyn (1820–1881), Chartist and socialist, was born at Yoxford in Suffolk and was baptized on 12 November 1820. His father, John, a solicitor, married to Julia, died when he was fourteen years old. Goodwyn—he never used his first Christian name—had no ELYOT, SIR THOMAS (C. 1490–1546), HUMANIST AND DIPLOMAT Elyot, Sir Thomas (c. 1490–1546), humanist and diplomat, was the only son of Sir Richard Elyot (d. 1522) and his first wife, Alice Delamere, a descendant of the Finderns of Derbyshire. Alice died about 1510 and Sir Richard subsequently married Elizabeth Besilles, whose father, William, held the manor of Besselsleigh, Berkshire. Sir Richard Elyot was a king's serjeant-at-law, justice of HARGREAVES , ALICE PLEASANCE (1852–1934 Extract. Hargreaves , Alice Pleasance (1852–1934), prototype of the character Alice, was made famous by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1872).She was the second OXFORD DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHYLOGINAGRICULTUREARMED FORCES AND INTELLIGENCE SERVICESART AND ARCHITECTUREBUSINESS AND FINANCE Welcome to Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Over 60,000 biographies, 72 million words, 11,000 portraits of significant, influential or notorious figures who shaped British history – perform advanced search; Life of the day now available by email or RSS feed.; Learn about our editors and read the Letter from the General Editor Professor Sir David Cannadine. FREE ODNB | OXFORD DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY Free ODNB. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford DNB) has tens of thousands of biographies about men and women who’ve shaped British history, worldwide, from the Romans to the 21st century. Enjoy a sample of our content below, freely available on ouropen shelves.
LANGHAM PLACE GROUP (ACT. 1857–1866) Langham Place group (act. 1857–1866), brought together a small number of determined middle-class women to campaign on a variety of fronts for the improvement of the situation of women.In identifying their own needs they also began to define a cautious liberal feminist politics, which in negotiating the tensions of class and gender bequeathed a legacy of moderation and respectability to the KEMP , ELIZABETH [KNOWN AS LIZZIE BERRY Extract. Kemp , Elizabeth (1847–1919), poet, was born in Great Bowden, Leicestershire, the daughter of Jeremiah Marshall (b. 1822), labourer, and his wife, Elizabeth (b. 1824), a dressmaker.She attended the village national school briefly. At the age of nineteen she was in WOMEN'S INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL (ACT. 1894–C. 1917) Women's Industrial Council. Women's Industrial Council ( act. 1894–c. 1917 ), was a pressure group that aimed to 'watch over' the interests of working women. It brought together feminists from a variety of social and political backgrounds whose main concern was the woman worker and the need to improve her employment conditions.LOCAL HEROES
Local Heroes. To read more about people near you, simply click on the names on this map. Share image HARDY, THOMAS (1840–1928), NOVELIST AND POET Hardy, Thomas (1840–1928), novelist and poet, was born on 2 June 1840 in the Dorset hamlet of Higher Bockhampton, the first of the four children of Thomas Hardy (1811–1892), stonemason and jobbing builder, and his wife, Jemima (1813–1904), daughter of George and Betty Hand of Melbury Osmond, Dorset. At birth—slightly more than six months after his parents' marriage (22 December 1839 BARMBY, (JOHN) GOODWYN (1820–1881), CHARTIST AND SOCIALIST Barmby, (John) Goodwyn (1820–1881), Chartist and socialist, was born at Yoxford in Suffolk and was baptized on 12 November 1820. His father, John, a solicitor, married to Julia, died when he was fourteen years old. Goodwyn—he never used his first Christian name—had no ELYOT, SIR THOMAS (C. 1490–1546), HUMANIST AND DIPLOMAT Elyot, Sir Thomas (c. 1490–1546), humanist and diplomat, was the only son of Sir Richard Elyot (d. 1522) and his first wife, Alice Delamere, a descendant of the Finderns of Derbyshire. Alice died about 1510 and Sir Richard subsequently married Elizabeth Besilles, whose father, William, held the manor of Besselsleigh, Berkshire. Sir Richard Elyot was a king's serjeant-at-law, justice of HARGREAVES , ALICE PLEASANCE (1852–1934 Extract. Hargreaves , Alice Pleasance (1852–1934), prototype of the character Alice, was made famous by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1872).She was the second HARDY, THOMAS (1840–1928), NOVELIST AND POET Hardy, Thomas (1840–1928), novelist and poet, was born on 2 June 1840 in the Dorset hamlet of Higher Bockhampton, the first of the four children of Thomas Hardy (1811–1892), stonemason and jobbing builder, and his wife, Jemima (1813–1904), daughter of George and Betty Hand of Melbury Osmond, Dorset. At birth—slightly more than six months after his parents' marriage (22 December 1839 FOUNDER MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY (ACT. 1660–1663 Founder members of the Royal Society (act. 1660–1663), may be defined as the group known as 'original fellows', which comprises those who joined the society between its foundation in 1660 and June 1663.The Royal Society is the oldest public institution devoted to the pursuit of scientific research, or, as recorded in its first minutes, 'the promoting of physico-mathematical experimental OWEN, DANIEL (1836–1895), NOVELIST Owen, Daniel (1836–1895), novelist, was born on 20 October 1836 at 53 Long Row, Maes-y-dref, Mold, Flintshire, the youngest of the seven children of Robert Owen (c.1799–1837), miner, and his wife, Sarah, née Edwards (1796–1881), laundress.He was only a few months old when his father and two of his brothers were killed in a pit disaster at Argoed colliery near their home, and his early COMPANIONS OF THE CONQUEROR (ACT. 1066–1071) Companions of the Conqueror (act. 1066–1071), is an often misused phrase that is best applied to the people who planned and executed the successful invasion of England in 1066 under the leadership of Duke William II of Normandy, and who by 1071 had secured control of the English realm, of which their leader was now King William I. KIRKPATRICK, JOHN SIMPSON (1892–1915), WAR HERO Kirkpatrick, John Simpson (1892–1915), war hero, was born at South Shields, co. Durham, on 6 July 1892, the son of Robert Kirkpatrick and his wife, Sarah Simpson. Robert Kirkpatrick was a merchant captain until in 1904 an accident ended his working life. His surviving children, one son baptized John Simpson and three daughters, were still young. Three other sons had died of scarlet fever. HENRY VII'S COUNCIL LEARNED IN THE LAW (ACT. C. 1499–1509 Henry VII's council learned in the law (act. c. 1499–1509), was an association of a specialized group of that king's trusted councillors to promote and defend his interests in legal, fiscal, and feudal matters.Documentary evidence surviving from about 1499 indicates that the council learned was active as a conciliar agency with a particular responsibility for the enforcement of royal HARGREAVES , ALICE PLEASANCE (1852–1934 Extract. 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MAIR, DAME SARAH ELIZABETH SIDDONS (1846–1941), PROMOTER Mair, Dame Sarah Elizabeth Siddons (1846–1941), promoter of women's education and campaigner for women's rights, was born on 23 September 1846 at 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, the youngest of four daughters of Arthur Mair, soldier, and Harriot Murray Siddons, granddaughter of the famous actress Sarah Siddons.She grew up in a spacious home in Edinburgh's elegant Georgian New Town, where she We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.Find out moreJump to Content
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