12-615: Boscawen may refer to: Boscawen (surname) Boscawen, New Hampshire , a town in the United States Truro Boscawen (electoral division) , an electoral division of Cornwall, United Kingdom Boscawen Park , a cricket ground in Truro, Cornwall Boscawen SSSI , a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Geological Conservation Review site in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Boscawen-Un ,
24-494: A certain Henry de Boscawen. He derived a huge income from his copper mines at Chacewater and Gwennap where he was the principal landowner. The Chacewater mine, now known as Wheal Busy , was located in what was known at one time as "the richest square mile on Earth". During its life it produced over 100,000 tons of copper ore, and 27,000 tons of arsenic. In December 1646, Boscawen was elected Member of Parliament for Cornwall in
36-588: A free parliament. In 1660 Boscawen stood for parliament at Cornwall and at Grampound , but failing to be elected for Cornwall sat in the Convention Parliament for Grampound until the Cornwall seat was restored to him on petition in July. He was a colonel of the Militia from April 1660 to 1680, and a commissioner for oyer and terminer on the western circuit in July 1660. In 1661 he was elected MP for Tregoney for
48-454: A stone circle in Cornwall, United Kingdom HMS Boscawen , several ships and a shore establishment Boscawen , a British privateer, originally the French frigate Médée (1741) , captured by Edward Boscawen in 1744 Boscawen, pen name of Nathaniel Greene (journalist) (1797–1877) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
60-477: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Hugh Boscawen (1625%E2%80%931701) Hugh Boscawen (1625 – 30 May 1701) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons on seven occasions between 1646 and 1701. Boscawen was the second son of Hugh Boscawen of Tregothnan , Cornwall by his wife Margaret Rolle, daughter of Robert Rolle (1560–1633) of Heanton Satchville, Petrockstowe , Devon. He
72-505: The Cavalier Parliament , where he sat until 1685. He was stannator at Blackmore in 1673 and commissioner for recusants in Cornwall in 1675. By 1690 he was recorder of Tregoney. He was re-elected MP for Cornwall in 1689 and held the seat until his death in 1701. Boscawen was very active in all the parliaments in which he sat, and as a strong Protestant was considered the "great pillar of the presbyterians". From 1698 until his death he
84-456: The surname Boscawen . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boscawen_(surname)&oldid=1219576579 " Categories : Surnames Cornish-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
96-1264: The 💕 Boscawen is a surname of Cornish origin, derived from Boscawen-Un . Notable people with the surname include: Arthur Boscawen (1862–1939), Cornish gardener, horticulturist and clergyman Charles Boscawen (1627–1689), English politician Edward Boscawen (1628–1685) , English politician Edward Boscawen (1711–1761), British admiral, third son of Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth Edward Boscawen, 1st Earl of Falmouth (1787–1841), British peer and politician Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth (1819–1889), horse breeder and classic race winner Evelyn Boscawen, 7th Viscount Falmouth (1847–1918), British army officer George Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth (1758–1808), British army officer and statesman George Boscawen, 2nd Earl of Falmouth (1811–1852), British peer and politician George Boscawen, 9th Viscount Falmouth (1919–2022), British peer Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth (c. 1680–1734), British peer and politician Hugh Boscawen, 2nd Viscount Falmouth (1707–1782), British peer and politician Hugh Boscawen (1625–1701) , British peer and politician [REDACTED] Cornwall portal [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
108-651: The second half or the Long Parliament but refused to sit after Pride's Purge in 1648. From 1647 to 1652 he was commissioner for assessment for Cornwall. He became a J.P. in 1651 and was again commissioner for assessment in 1657. He was re-elected MP for Cornwall in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament in which he attacked the abuses of the Protectorate. In December he signed the Cornish address for
120-503: The title Boscawen . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boscawen&oldid=1109711521 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Use dmy dates from April 2022 Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Boscawen (surname) From Misplaced Pages,
132-413: Was baptised on 21 August 1625. His brothers were Nicholas Boscawen, Charles Boscawen (1627–1689), and Edward Boscawen (1628–1685). He and his brothers Charles and Edward were MPs in Cornwall. His brother Edward was the father of Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth (1680–1734). The Boscawens are an ancient Cornish family. His father Hugh Boscawen (fl.1620) of Tregothnan was thirteenth in descent from
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#1732855911165144-443: Was governor of St Mawes. In 1651 Boscawen married Lady Margaret Clinton, eldest daughter of Theophilus Clinton, 4th Earl of Lincoln, 12th Baron Clinton (1600–1667), and co-heiress of her brother Edward Clinton, 5th Earl of Lincoln, 13th Baron Clinton (d. 1692). They had eight sons, all of whom predeceased their father, and two daughters, only one of whom survived, becoming his sole heiress: Most of his Cornish Estates, including
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