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Commissioners of Woods and Forests

Index Commissioners of Woods and Forests

The Commissioners of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues were established in the United Kingdom in 1810 by merging the former offices of Surveyor General of Woods, Forests, Parks, and Chases and Surveyor General of the Land Revenues of the Crown into a three-man commission. [1]

26 relations: Alexander Milne (civil servant), Benjamin C. Stephenson, Charles Arbuthnot, Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning, Commissioners of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues, Court of Exchequer (Scotland), Crown Estate, Crown Lands Act 1851, Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset, George Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron Dover, George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle, George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle, Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle, John Hobhouse, 1st Baron Broughton, John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough, Lord Granville Somerset, Ministry of Works (United Kingdom), Ralph Pugh, Surveyor General of the Land Revenues of the Crown, Surveyor General of Woods, Forests, Parks, and Chases, Sylvester Douglas, 1st Baron Glenbervie, Thomas Francis Kennedy, United Kingdom, William Huskisson, William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale, William Sturges Bourne.

Alexander Milne (civil servant)

Alexander Milne (fl 1818, died 1850) was a British civil servant who worked as a Commissioner of Woods and Forests for many years.

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Benjamin C. Stephenson

Sir Benjamin Charles Stephenson, GCH (1766 – 10 June 1839)"Obituary, Major-Gen.

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Charles Arbuthnot

Charles Arbuthnot (14 March 1767 – 18 August 1850) was a British diplomat and Tory politician.

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Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning

Charles John Canning, 1st Earl Canning (14 December 1812 – 17 June 1862), known as The Viscount Canning from 1837 to 1859, was an English statesman and Governor-General of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

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Commissioners of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues

The Commissioners of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues were officials under the United Kingdom Crown, charged with the management of Crown lands.

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Court of Exchequer (Scotland)

The Court of Exchequer was formerly a distinct part of the court system of Scotland, with responsibility for administration of government revenue and jurisdiction of adjudicate on cases relating to customs and excise, revenue, stamp duty and probate.

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Crown Estate

The Crown Estate is a collection of lands and holdings in the United Kingdom belonging to the British monarch as a corporation sole, making it the "Sovereign's public estate", which is neither government property nor part of the monarch's private estate.

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Crown Lands Act 1851

The Crown Lands Act 1851 is an Act of the UK Parliament.

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Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset

Edward Adolphus Seymour (later St. Maur), 12th Duke of Somerset, etc., (20 December 1804 – 28 November 1885), styled Lord Seymour until 1855, was a British Whig aristocrat and politician, who served in various cabinet positions in the mid-19th century, including that of First Lord of the Admiralty.

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George Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron Dover

George James Welbore Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron Dover PC FRS FSA (14 January 179710 July 1833) was a British politician and man of letters.

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George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle

George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle, (17 September 1773 – 7 October 1848), styled Viscount Morpeth until 1825, was a British statesman.

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George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle

George William Frederick Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle (18 April 1802– 5 December 1864), styled Viscount Morpeth from 1825 to 1848, was a British statesman, orator, and writer.

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Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle

Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne KG, PC (22 May 1811 – 18 October 1864), styled Earl of Lincoln before 1851, was a British politician.

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John Hobhouse, 1st Baron Broughton

John Cam Hobhouse, 1st Baron Broughton, (27 June 1786 – 3 June 1869), known as Sir John Hobhouse, Bt, from 1831 to 1851, was an English politician and diarist.

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John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough

John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough, PC (31 August 1781 – 16 May 1847), known as Viscount Duncannon from 1793 to 1844, was a British Whig politician.

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Lord Granville Somerset

Lord Granville Charles Henry Somerset PC (27 December 1792 – 23 February 1848) was a British Tory politician.

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Ministry of Works (United Kingdom)

The Ministry of Works was a department of the UK Government formed in 1943, during World War II, to organise the requisitioning of property for wartime use.

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Ralph Pugh

Ralph Bernard Pugh (1 August 1910 – 3 December 1982) was an historian and editor of the Victoria History of the Counties of England from 1949 to 1977.

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Surveyor General of the Land Revenues of the Crown

The post of Surveyor General of the Land Revenues of the Crown was an office under the English (later the United Kingdom) Crown, charged with the management of Crown lands.

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Surveyor General of Woods, Forests, Parks, and Chases

The post of Surveyor General of Woods, Forests, Parks and Chases was an office under the English (later the United Kingdom) Crown, charged with the management of Crown lands.

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Sylvester Douglas, 1st Baron Glenbervie

Sylvester Douglas, 1st Baron Glenbervie of Kincardine PC, KC, FRS, FRSE, FSA (24 May 1743 – 2 May 1823) was a British lawyer, politician and diarist.

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Thomas Francis Kennedy

Thomas Francis Kennedy (11 November 1788 – 1 April 1879), Scottish politician, was born near Ayr in 1788.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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William Huskisson

William Huskisson PC (11 March 1770 – 15 September 1830) was a British statesman, financier, and Member of Parliament for several constituencies, including Liverpool.

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William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale

William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale PC, FRS (21 July 1787 – 4 March 1872), styled Viscount Lowther between 1807 and 1844, was a British Tory politician.

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William Sturges Bourne

William Sturges-Bourne PC (7 November 1769 – 1 February 1845), known as William Sturges until 1803, was a British Tory politician.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissioners_of_Woods_and_Forests

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