Berkeley, Humphry John (1926–1994), politician and writer, was born on 21 February 1926 at Berkeley House, Marlow, Buckingham, the son of Reginald Cheyne Berkeley (1890–1935), barrister, author, playwright, and politician, and (Clara) Hildegarde Gertrude Digby, née Easman (1902–1982). His father was Liberal MP for ...
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Berkeley, Humphry John (1926–1994), politician and writer
Gavin Hyman
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Francis, Sir Philip (1740–1818), politician and political writer
John Cannon
Francis, Sir Philip (1740–1818), politician and political writer, was born in Dublin on 22 October 1740, the only son of the Revd Philip Francis (1708–1773), translator and writer, and Elizabeth Rowe (c.1710–c.1741). His paternal grandfather, John Francis (d...
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Francis, Sir Philip (1740–1818)
Maker: Thomas Goff Lupton
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Sir Philip Francis (1740–1818) by Thomas Goff Lupton, pubd 1817 (after James Lonsdale, 1806–10) © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Mackintosh, Sir James, of Kyllachy (1765–1832)
Maker: Sir Thomas Lawrence
Sir James Mackintosh of Kyllachy (1765–1832) by Sir Thomas Lawrence, exh. RA 1804 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Mackintosh, Sir James, of Kyllachy (1765–1832), political writer and politician
Christopher J. Finlay
Mackintosh, Sir James, of Kyllachy (1765–1832), political writer and politician, was born on 24 October 1765 at Aldourie on the banks of Loch Ness, 7 miles from Inverness, the eldest of the three children of John Mackintosh (d. 1788), army officer, and ...
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Molesworth, Robert, first Viscount Molesworth (1656–1725)
Maker: Peter Pelham
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Robert Molesworth, first Viscount Molesworth (1656–1725) by Peter Pelham, 1721 (after Thomas Gibson) © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Molesworth, Robert, first Viscount Molesworth (1656–1725), politician and political writer
D. W. Hayton
Molesworth, Robert, first Viscount Molesworth (1656–1725), politician and political writer, was born in Fishamble Street, Dublin, on 7 September 1656, the only child of Robert Molesworth (d. 1656), merchant, and his wife, Judith (d. in or after 1662), daughter of John Bysse...
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Musgrave, Sir Richard, first baronet (c. 1755–1818), political writer and politician
Robert E. Burns
Musgrave, Sir Richard, first baronet (c. 1755–1818), political writer and politician, was the eldest son of Christopher Musgrave of Tourin, co. Waterford, and Susannah, daughter of James Usher of Ballintaylor in the same county. Musgrave's father was a man of very strong protestant ascendancy convictions who married into the ...
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Neville, Henry (1620–1694), politician and political writer
Nicholas von Maltzahn
Neville, Henry (1620–1694), politician and political writer, was the second son of Sir Henry Neville (d. 1629) of Billingbear, near Windsor, Berkshire, and Elizabeth (1595–1669), daughter of Sir John Smythe of Westenhanger, Kent; his grandfather was Sir Henry Neville (1561/2–1615). By 1633 he was already married to ...
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Savile, George, first marquess of Halifax (1633–1695)
Maker: Mary Beale
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George Savile, first marquess of Halifax (1633–1695) attrib. Mary Beale, c. 1674–6 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Savile, George, first marquess of Halifax (1633–1695), politician and political writer
Mark N. Brown
Savile, George, first marquess of Halifax (1633–1695), politician and political writer, was born on 11 November 1633 at Thornhill Hall, near Dewsbury, Yorkshire, the second of seven children and eldest son of Sir William Savile, third baronet (1612–1644), landowner [see under Savile family (per. c. 1480-1644)...
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Wren, Matthew (1629–1672), political writer and politician
Stuart Handley
Wren, Matthew (1629–1672), political writer and politician, was born at Peterhouse, Cambridge, on 20 August 1629, and baptized on 30 August at Little St Mary's, Cambridge, the first surviving son of Matthew Wren (1585–1667), master of Peterhouse and bishop of Ely, and his wife, ...
