24-571: John Mansfield may refer to: John Mansfield (Beverley MP) , member for Beverley (UK Parliament constituency) in 1593 John Mansfield (American politician) (1822–1896), American soldier and politician John Mansfield (English politician) (1889–1970), British trade unionist and politician Sir John Mansfield (Royal Navy officer) (1893–1949), British admiral John Mansfield (footballer) (born 1946), English footballer John Mansfield (judge) (born 1946), Australian judge John Mansfield School ,
48-596: A 2011 French film " Free Men " a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein See also [ edit ] Freemen on the land , a self-styled modern movement, or collection of organizations, asserting that law must be contracted with individuals to be valid Montana Freemen , a self-styled Christian patriot group in Montana Freeman's Journal , a newspaper in Ireland The Freeman's Journal (Sydney) ,
72-404: A British online and catalogue multi-channel retailer Music [ edit ] Freeman (rapper) , French-Algerian rapper and dancer Freeman (singer) (born 1951), Finnish musician Freeman (band) , band formed by Ween co-founder Aaron Freeman Freeman (Freeman album) , their 2014 debut album Freeman (Labyrinth album) , a Labyrinth album, or the title track FreeMan ,
96-678: A Francis Magalona album "Freeman", a 2024 song by Vince Staples from the album Dark Times Publications [ edit ] The Freeman , a publication of the Foundation for Economic Education The Freeman (newspaper) , a newspaper in Cebu City, Philippines The Waukesha Freeman , a newspaper in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States Indianapolis Freeman , a newspaper published in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, in
120-509: A body of water People and fictional characters [ edit ] Freeman (surname) , includes a list of people and fictional characters Freeman (given name) , includes a list of people and fictional characters A member of the Third Estate in medieval society (commoners) Freeman, a member or an apprentice who has been granted freedom of the company, is a rank within livery companies A person who has been awarded Freedom of
144-526: A city Freeman, Virginia , an unincorporated community Freeman, Washington , an unincorporated community Freeman, Wisconsin , a town Freeman, Langlade County, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Freeman Island , an island in the state of Washington Freeman Peak , a mountain in Idaho Freeman Township, Michigan Freeman Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota Norway [ edit ] Freeman Strait (Freemansundet),
168-634: A newspaper in Australia Freman (disambiguation) Fremen , a people in the Dune series Freedman , a slave freed from bondage The Freed Man , 1989 album by Sebadoh Free tenant , a social class in the Middle Ages Battle of Freeman's Farm , an American Revolutionary War battle Freeman–Sheldon syndrome , a congenital disease Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
192-658: A school in the Dogsthorpe area of Peterborough, England, 1957–2007 See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing John Mansfield [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. 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=John_Mansfield&oldid=1149616164 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
216-544: A vote was between 15 shillings and £1. His unsuccessful campaign cost him £400. Sir Henry Edwards and Edmund Hegan Kennard were those candidates deemed elected Members of Parliament in this final contest for the constituency. The Beverley constituency which existed from 1950 to 1955 was a predominantly rural one. Under the boundary revisions introduced by the Representation of the People Act 1948 , which came into effect at
240-474: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Beverley (UK Parliament constituency) Beverley has been the name of a parliamentary constituency in the East Riding of Yorkshire for three periods. From medieval times until 1869 it was a parliamentary borough consisting of a limited electorate of property owners of its early designated borders within
264-515: The 1950 general election , the three existing county constituencies of the East Riding were abolished, and the county was divided into two new constituencies, each named after their biggest towns - Bridlington and Beverley . The new Beverley constituency comprised the western half of the Riding. This encompassed parts of all three of the county's previously existing constituencies ( Buckrose , Holderness and Howdenshire ). The Beverley constituency
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#1733093096542288-500: The East Riding constituency. The novelist Anthony Trollope was one of the defeated candidates in the final corrupt election for which Beverley was disfranchised. He drew on his experience directly for his description of the Percycross election in his novel Ralph the Heir , and also told the story in his Autobiography . He found that corruption was taken for granted and that the price of
312-605: The City Freeman, in Middle English synonymous with franklin (class) , initially a person not tied to land as a villein or serf, later a land-owner Freeman (Thirteen Colonies) , in North American colonial times, a person not under legal restraint Businesses [ edit ] W. H. Freeman and Company , an American publisher Freeman's-Hindman , formerly called Freeman's, an American auction house Freemans ,
336-474: The area was largely incorporated into one 1997-created seat Beverley and Holderness ; the remainder of the seat contributed to two other late 20th century-created seats. Beverley was first represented in the Model Parliament of 1295, but after 1306 it did not elect members again until 1563. Thereafter it maintained two members until being disfranchised in 1870. The borough consisted of the three parishes of
360-490: The election and unseating one or more of the victors. After the 1868 election, the writ for the borough was suspended and a Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the conduct of elections in Beverley; when it reported that it had found proof of extensive bribery, an Act of Parliament was passed permanently depriving Beverley of the right to return Members of Parliament, abolishing the constituency and incorporating it within
384-549: The late 19th century Schools [ edit ] City of London Freemen's School , a school in London Freeman High School (disambiguation) Freeman Academy , a school in South Dakota Other uses [ edit ] NOAAS Miller Freeman (R 223) , a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries and oceanographic research ship in commission from 1974 to 2013 Free Men (film) ,
408-510: The market town of Beverley , which returned (elected) two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the English and Welsh-turned-UK Parliament during that period (sometimes called burgesses ). A form of a Beverley seat was revived for a single-member county constituency created in 1950 , abolished in 1955 , and similarly between the 1983 and 1992 general elections inclusive after which
432-583: The office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds , causing a by-election. Lawley resigned after he was found to have been using his position as secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer for insider trading, causing a by-election. Glover's election was declared void on petition, after he was found to have lied about meeting the required property qualifications, causing a by-election. Walters' election
456-510: The population by roughly 800. The first of three progressive Acts, by the third Act in 1885 were such boroughs more equally thus fairly apportioned . For much of the borough's history, elections in Beverley were notorious for their corruption. In 1727, one of the victorious candidates was unseated on petition, his agents were imprisoned and Parliament passed a new Bribery Act as a result. Between 1857 and 1868 six petitions were lodged against election results, of which three succeeded in voiding
480-902: The prosperous suburbs to the north and west of Hull , such as Cottingham , Anlaby and Kirk Ella . The Beverley constituency was abolished in 1997 general election , Beverley itself moving to the new Beverley and Holderness constituency. 1950–1955 : The Borough of Beverley, the Urban District of Norton, and the Rural Districts of Beverley, Derwent, Howden, Norton, and Pocklington. 1983–1997 : The East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley wards of Anlaby, Brough, Castle, Hessle East, Hessle West, Kirk Ella, Leconfield, Leven, Mill Beck and Croxby, Minster North, Minster South, Molescroft, Priory, St Mary's East, St Mary's West, Springfield, Swanland, Tickton, Willerby, and Woodmansey. Writ suspended 1869, constituency abolished 1870 Lane-Fox resigned by accepting
504-435: The title Freeman . 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=Freeman&oldid=1254683644 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Educational institution disambiguation pages Lists of newspapers Hidden categories: Short description
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#1733093096542528-507: The town of Beverley, and by 1831 had a population of 7,432 and 1,928 houses. The right of election was vested not in the population as a whole, but in the freemen of the borough, whether resident or not; at the contested election of 1826 , 2,276 votes were cast. The borough was large enough to retain two members under the compromise of the Reform Act of 1832 when its boundaries were slightly extended to include some outlying fringes, increasing
552-482: Was abolished in further boundary changes implemented at the 1955 general election , being divided between the new Haltemprice and Howden seats. Beverley again became a constituency name in 1983 , this time for a constituency mostly suburban in character. The new constituency replaced, and strongly resembled, the Haltemprice constituency which had been introduced in 1955: its main components apart from Beverley were
576-772: Was declared void on petition. A Royal Commission was appointed to investigate the seat and, after finding extensive bribery, the borough's writ was suspended, the election result voided, and the seat was absorbed into East Riding of Yorkshire . freeman [REDACTED] Look up Freeman or freeman in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Freeman , free men , Freeman's or Freemans may refer to: Places [ edit ] United States [ edit ] Freeman, Georgia , an unincorporated community Freeman, Illinois , an unincorporated community Freeman, Indiana , an unincorporated community Freeman, South Dakota ,
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