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Edward Boscawen, 1st Earl of Falmouth

Index Edward Boscawen, 1st Earl of Falmouth

Edward Boscawen, 1st Earl of Falmouth (10 May 1787 – 29 December 1841), known as the Viscount Falmouth between 1808 and 1821, was a British peer and politician. [1]

30 relations: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Catholic emancipation, Charles Powlett, 2nd Baron Bayning, Coldstream Guards, Dorset, Duel, Edward Leveson-Gower, Electoral district, Ensign (rank), Eton College, George Boscawen, 2nd Earl of Falmouth, George Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth, George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea, George IV of the United Kingdom, House of Lords, John Lemon, Kingston Lacy, Member of parliament, Officer (armed forces), Recorder (judge), Reform Act 1832, Stannary law, The History of Parliament, Tories (British political party), Tregothnan, Truro, Truro (UK Parliament constituency), Ultra-Tories, United Kingdom general election, 1807, Viscount Falmouth.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as Prime Minister.

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Catholic emancipation

Catholic emancipation or Catholic relief was a process in the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the late 18th century and early 19th century that involved reducing and removing many of the restrictions on Roman Catholics introduced by the Act of Uniformity, the Test Acts and the penal laws.

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Charles Powlett, 2nd Baron Bayning

Charles Frederick Powlett, 2nd Baron Bayning (26 September 1785 – 2 August 1823), known as the Honourable Charles Townshend from 1797 to 1810, was a British peer and Tory Member of Parliament.

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Coldstream Guards

The Coldstream Guards (COLDM GDS) is a part of the Guards Division, Foot Guards regiments of the British Army.

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Dorset

Dorset (archaically: Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast.

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Duel

A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people, with matched weapons, in accordance with agreed-upon rules.

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Edward Leveson-Gower

Rear-Admiral Edward Leveson-Gower (8 May 1776 – 6 December 1853) was a British naval officer, the son of Admiral The Hon. John Leveson-Gower and Frances Boscawen.

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Electoral district

An electoral district, (election) precinct, election district, or legislative district, called a voting district by the US Census (also known as a constituency, riding, ward, division, electoral area, or electorate) is a territorial subdivision for electing members to a legislative body.

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Ensign (rank)

Ensign (Late Middle English, from Old French enseigne (12c.) "mark, symbol, signal; flag, standard, pennant", from Latin insignia (plural)) is a junior rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces of some countries, normally in the infantry or navy.

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Eton College

Eton College is an English independent boarding school for boys in Eton, Berkshire, near Windsor.

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George Boscawen, 2nd Earl of Falmouth

George Henry Boscawen, 2nd Earl of Falmouth (8 July 1811 – 29 August 1852), styled Lord Boscawen-Rose between 1821 and 1841, was a British peer and politician.

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George Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth

George Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth, PC (6 May 1758 – 11 February 1808), was a British army officer and statesman in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea

George William Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea, 5th Earl of Nottingham (1791–1858) was an English politician known for duelling with Prime Minister Wellington.

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George IV of the United Kingdom

George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover following the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten years later.

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House of Lords

The House of Lords of the United Kingdom, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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John Lemon

John Lemon (6 November 1754 – 5 April 1814) was a British Whig Member of Parliament.

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Kingston Lacy

Kingston Lacy is a country house and estate near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Officer (armed forces)

An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority.

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Recorder (judge)

A Recorder is a judicial officer in England and Wales and some other common law jurisdictions.

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Reform Act 1832

The Representation of the People Act 1832 (known informally as the 1832 Reform Act, Great Reform Act or First Reform Act to distinguish it from subsequent Reform Acts) was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom (indexed as 2 & 3 Will. IV c. 45) that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales.

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Stannary law

The stannary law (derived from the stannum for tin) is the body of English law that governs tin mining in Devon and Cornwall; although no longer of much practical relevance, the stannary law remains part of the law of the United Kingdom and is arguably the oldest law incorporated into the English legal system.

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The History of Parliament

The History of Parliament is a project to write a complete history of the United Kingdom Parliament and its predecessors, the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of England.

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Tories (British political party)

The Tories were members of two political parties which existed sequentially in the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain and later the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from the 17th to the early 19th centuries.

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Tregothnan

Tregothnan is a house and estate near the village of St Michael Penkivel south-east of Truro in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

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Truro

Truro (Truru) is a city and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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Truro (UK Parliament constituency)

Truro was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall represented in the House of Commons of England and later of Great Britain from 1295 until 1800, then in the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918 and finally from 1950 to 1997.

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Ultra-Tories

The Ultra-Tories were an Anglican faction of British and Irish politics that appeared in the 1820s in opposition to Catholic emancipation.

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United Kingdom general election, 1807

The 1807 United Kingdom general election was the third general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Viscount Falmouth

Viscount Falmouth is a title that has been created twice, first in the Peerage of England, and then in the Peerage of Great Britain.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Boscawen,_1st_Earl_of_Falmouth

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