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  1. Henry Compton

    Henry Compton may refer to Henry Compton bishop 1632 1713 , English bishop and nobleman Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton 1538 1589 , English peer Henry Combe Compton 1789 1866 , British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament for South Hampshire, 1835 1857 Henry Compton actor Charles Mackenzie, 1805 1877 , English actor Henry Compton MP c. 1584 ? , English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1601 and 1640 Henry Francis Compton 1872 1973 , British Conservative politician hndis Compton, Henry ...   more details



  1. Henry Compton Cavendish

    Henry Compton Cavendish may refer to George Henry Compton Cavendish 1784 1809 , English politician Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish 1789 1873 , British soldier, politician and courtier hndis name Cavendish, Henry Compton ...   more details



  1. Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton

    Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton 16 February 1538 10 December 1589 was an England English Peerage peer . Compton was the son of Peter Compton and his wife Anne, daughter of George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury , and a relative of William Compton courtier Sir William Compton . In 1572 he was Hereditary peer Writs of summons summoned to the House of Lords as Baron Compton , of Compton in the County of Warwick. Lord Compton was later one of the peers at the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots . He married, firstly, Frances, daughter of Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon . He married, secondly, Anne, daughter of Sir John Spencer. Lord Compton died in December 1589, aged 51, and was succeeded in the barony by his son from his first marriage, William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton William , who was created Marquess of Northampton Earl of Northampton in 1618. References Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David editors . Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 1990 edition . New York St Martin s Press, 1990. Rayment date February 2012 http www.thepeerage.com www.thepeerage.com s start s reg en s new creation s ttl title Baron Compton years 1572 1589 s aft after William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton William Compton S end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Compton, Henry Compton, 1st Baron alternative names short description date of birth 16 February 1538 place of birth date of death 10 December 1589 place of death DEFAULTSORT Compton, Henry Compton, 1st Baron Category Barons in the Peerage of England Category 1538 births Category 1589 deaths Category Barons Compton 01 Category Compton family H Category People of the Tudor period Category 16th century English people ...   more details



  1. Eric Henry Compton

    Eric Henry Compton 14 March 1902&ndash 2 April 1982 was a New Zealand policeman, police commissioner and farmer. He was born in Hastings , Hawke s Bay , New Zealand on 14 March 1902. ref name DNZB Compton DNZB title Eric Henry Compton first Graeme last Dunstall id 5c30 accessdate December 2011 ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Compton, Eric Henry ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Policeman, police commissioner, farmer DATE OF BIRTH 14 March 1902 PLACE OF BIRTH Hastings, Hawke s Bay, New Zealand DATE OF DEATH 2 April 1982 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Compton, Eric Henry Category 1902 births Category 1982 deaths Category New Zealand farmers Category New Zealand police officers NewZealand bio stub ...   more details



  1. Henry Compton (actor)

    Image comptonhenry.jpg thumb right 250px center Henry Compton center Henry Compton real name Charles ... PPA632,M1 Death of Mr. Henry Compton , The Musical World , p. 632, J. Alfredo Novello, 1877 ref After ..., Joseph rev. Gayle T. Harris. http www.oxforddnb.com view article 6033 Compton, Henry 1805 1877 , Oxford ... Theatre with Henry Irving in 1875, his last London appearance. Compton was described as an actor ... biography of Compton , 1877 ref Henry Irving, Joseph Jefferson , Squire Bancroft , Ellen Terry , J ... bishop grave&source gbs summary s&cad 0 Memoir of Henry Compton , Tinsley Brothers, London, 1879 ... memoirofhenrycom00compuoft djvu.txt Memoir of Henry Compton http www.npg.org.uk live ... Persondata . NAME Compton, Henry ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 22 March 1805 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 15 September 1877 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Compton, Henry Category English ... comic roles. Biography Compton was born in Huntingdon . His parents were John Mackenzie and his ..., Compton was related to numerous members of the medical profession. ref Dictionary of National ... and at a boarding school at Little Baddow in Essex , Compton was apprenticed to his mother s brother, who was a cloth merchant in Aldermanbury , near London . Compton was unhappy with a life ... , vol. 1 ref He took his grandmother s maiden name, Compton, as his stage name . Early career Compton ... books?id 3ZMPAAAAYAAJ&pg PA632&lpg PA632&dq 22Henry Compton 22 shakespeare 1805 1877&source ... 11 Oct 2008 ref By the early 1840s, Compton had earned the reputation of being the best Shakespearian ..., Compton married actress Emmeline Catherine Montague d. 1911 . ref name dnb She had been a model for Daniel Maclise s paintings of Shakespearian scenes. Image Henry Comton.jpg thumb left upright center Compton in later years center Later years In 1870, he was back at the Olympic in Taylor s Handsome ... Theatre Newcastle Street Globe Theatre , where he performed in many plays thereafter. Compton s last ...   more details



  1. Henry Francis Compton

    Henry Francis Compton 16 January 1872 &ndash 11 April 1943 was a British Conservative Party UK Conservative politician. He was elected Member of Parliament MP for New Forest UK Parliament constituency New Forest at a by election in 1905, but only weeks later lost the seat to the Liberals at the United Kingdom general election, 1906 1906 general election . Compton was born in 1872, the son of Henry Compton, of Minstead Manor House, Hampshire . He served as a Magistrate and as an officer in the 4th Volunteer Battalion Hampshire Regiment. His grandfather and uncle had also been Members of Parliament, the latter sitting for the New Forest Constituency between 1885 and 1892. ref The Times , 8 Dec 1905 ref Compton was selected as Conservative candidate in succession to the sitting MP John Douglas Scott Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu John Douglas Scott Montagu , who had succeeded to the Peerage as Baron Montagu of Beaulieu. There had not been a contested election in the seat since 1892, but the Liberals fielded Robert Hobart Sir Robert Hobart . After a closely fought contest, Compton was elected on 6 December 1905 with a majority of 199 votes. However, the Conservative government had collapsed the previous day, and the new Prime Minister Campbell Bannerman would soon call a United Kingdom general election, 1906 general election . As Parliament was not sitting at the time, Compton was unable to take his seat. The following month, Henry Compton was defeated by Sir Robert Hobart by just 48 votes, thus becoming the shortest serving Member of Parliament whose tenure was not ended by death, and one of only a handful never to take their seats. Compton later served as Official Verderer ... hc date March 2012 External links Hansard contribs mr henry compton 1 Henry Francis Compton s start ... Sir Robert Hobart s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Compton, Henry Francis ... DATE OF DEATH 1973 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Compton, Henry Francis Category 1872 births Category ...   more details



  1. Henry Compton (MP)

    Sir Henry Compton c. 1584 &ndash c. 1649 was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1640. Compton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton of Compton Wyneates , Warwickwickshire and his second wife Anne Spencer, daughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Northamptonshire. ref name HOP http www.historyofparliamentonline.org volume 1558 1603 member compton henry ii 1584 1649 History of Parliament Online Compton, Henry ref He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 8 June 1599. In 1601, he was elected Member of Parliament for East Grinstead UK Parliament constituency East Grinstead . He was of Lincoln s Inn in 1602, and was knighted to the Order of the Bath in 1603. He was an associate of the bench in 1604. He ref name Alumni http www.british history.ac.uk report.aspx?compid 117053 Alumni Oxonienses, 1500 1714 Colericke Coverley , Alumni Oxonienses 1500 1714 Abannan Kyte 1891 , pp. 304 337. Date accessed 01 March 2011 ref Compton was re elected MP for East Grinstead in 1604, 1614 and 1621. He was a ranger of Ashdown Forest and a Justice of the Peace J.P. for Sussx. By 1624 he was Deputy Lieutenant . He was re elected MP for East Grinstead in 1625, 1626 and 1628, sitting until 1629, when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He was custos brevium, court of common pleas in about 1630. ref name HOP In April 1640 Compton was re elected MP for East Grinstead in the Short Parliament . ref name HOP He was subject to a fine in the afterath of the Civil War. Compton lived at Brambletye, Sussex. ref name Alumni He died in or before July 1649, because on that date the committee ... . NAME Compton, Henry ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1584 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Compton, Henry Category 1584 births Category Date of death unknown ... name HOP Compton married firstly Cecily Sackville, daughter of Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset ...   more details



  1. Henry Compton (bishop)

    Other persons Henry Compton Infobox Christian leader honorific prefix small Honourable The Hon small br name Henry Compton title Bishop of London image Henry Compton by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt.jpg church Church of England diocese Diocese of London elected 1675 ended 1713 death predecessor Humphrey Henchman successor John Robinson bishop of London John Robinson other post Bishop of Oxford br 1674 1675 Orders consecration c. 1674 Personal details birth date 1632 death date death date 1713 7 7 df y death place Fulham , London religion Anglicanism Anglican parents Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton The 2nd Earl of Northampton children John Compton profession Officer armed forces Royal Army officer alma mater The Queen s College, Oxford Henry Compton 1632 7 July 1713 was an English bishop. Early life Compton was born the sixth and youngest son of Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton the 2nd Earl of Northampton , educated at The Queen s College, Oxford , and then travelled in Europe . After the restoration of Charles II of England Charles II he became cornet in a regiment of horse, but soon quit the army for the church. After a further period of study at University of Cambridge ... Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Compton, Henry ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... OF DEATH Fulham, London DEFAULTSORT Compton, Henry Category 1632 births Category 1713 deaths Category ... Members of the Privy Council of England Category Younger sons of earls es Henry Compton it Henry Compton ja ru , ... Protestant dissent, Compton was strongly opposed to Roman Catholicism . On the accession of James ... suspended. At the Glorious Revolution Compton embraced the cause of William and Mary , being ... to the primacy were twice passed over. He died at Fulham on 7 July 1713. Sent his son, John Compton to Maryland where Henry had been given a land grant. From afar, Henry helped set up the Anglican ...   more details



  1. Henry Compton School

    Unreferenced date October 2010 notability date October 2010 Infobox UK school name Henry Compton School image Replace this image.svg size caption image2 caption2 size2 latitude longitude dms motto motto pl established Start date YYYY MM DD df y approx closed c approx type religion president head label head Bernie Peploe r head label r head deputy head label deputy head r deputy head label r deputy head chair label chair founder founder pl specialist specialist pl street city London county country England postcode LEA dfeno urn old urn ofsted staff enrollment gender lower age upper age houses colours publication publication pl free label 1 free 1 free label 2 free 2 free label 3 free 3 website http www.henrycompton.net website name Henry Compton School Henry Compton School is a boys school in London , UK . It is located on Kingwood Road. It is in a federation with Fulham Cross Girls School . The executive head teacher is Bernie Peploe. The school is named after Bishop Henry Compton bishop Henry Compton . People These people attended Henry Compton School. Linford Christie , a track athlete George Cohen , played for Fulham F.C. and England. Roy Williams playwright Roy Williams , A playwright. Shaun Bailey , A conservative parliamentary candidate. Ben Arogundade author Prefects system In year 11, there are 30 prefects. The head boys are most in charge. The Deputy Head Boys are the second in charge they can be head boy anytime when one or both the head boys are not in school. The senior prefects and prefects do duties. To be a prefect in year 11 a boy needs to fill in an application form. The prefects also respect younger students especially in year 7 . GCSEs Year 11s do them in April May of the academic year. It is a special test. After the Year 11s do their GSCEs, they leave in June. If they succeed, they get a certificate which gets displayed in the school on the GCSE successes board. In year 9, students get to pick what they study for their GCSEs. But all students have ...   more details



  1. Henry Combe Compton

    Henry Combe Compton 1789 &ndash 27 November 1866 ref Rayment hc h 1 date March 2012 ref was a British Conservative Party UK Conservative Party politician. He was elected at the United Kingdom general election, 1835 1835 general election as a Member of Parliament MP for South Hampshire UK Parliament constituency South Hampshire , ref London Gazette issue 19234 date 30 January 1835 startpage 169 accessdate 4 December 2010 ref and held the seat until he stood down from the House of Commons of the United Kingdom House of Commons at the United Kingdom general election, 1857 1857 general election . ref name craig1832 1885 cite book last Craig first F. W. S. authorlink F. W. S. Craig title British parliamentary election results 1832 1885 origyear 1977 edition 2nd year 1989 publisher Parliamentary Research Services location Chichester isbn 0 900178 26 4 page 394 ref References reflist External links Hansard contribs mr henry compton Henry Combe Compton s start s par uk s bef before Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston Viscount Palmerston before2 Sir George Staunton, 2nd Baronet Sir George Staunton, Bt s ttl title Member of Parliament for South Hampshire UK Parliament constituency South Hampshire years United Kingdom general election, 1835 1835 United Kingdom general election, 1857 1857 with John Willis Fleming 1835 42 with2 Lord Charles Wellesley 1842 52 with3 William Cholmondeley, 3rd Marquess of Cholmondeley Lord Henry Cholmondeley 1852 57 s aft after Sir Jervoise Clarke Jervois, 2nd Baronet Sir Jervoise Clarke Jervois, Bt after2 Ralph Dutton Hon. Ralph Dutton s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Compton, Henry Coombe ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British politician DATE OF BIRTH 1789 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 27 November 1866 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Compton, Henry Coombe Category 1789 births Category 1866 deaths Category Conservative Party UK MPs Category Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies Category UK MPs ...   more details



  1. George Henry Compton Cavendish

    George Henry Compton Cavendish 14 October 1784 &ndash 22 January 1809 was an English politician, the son of George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington Lord George Cavendish , later Earl of Burlington. He served as MP for the borough of Aylesbury UK Parliament constituency Aylesbury from 1806 until his death in 1809, predeceasing his father. References http thepeerage.com p1022.htm i10216 thePeerage.com External links Hansard contribs mr george cavendish George Henry Compton Cavendish s start s par uk succession box title Aylesbury UK Parliament constituency Member for Aylesbury years 1806 1809 with Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet Sir George Nugent, Bt before James Du Pre before2 William Cavendish 1783 1812 William Cavendish after Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet Sir George Nugent, Bt after2 Thomas Hussey Aylesbury MP Thomas Hussey s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cavendish, George Henry ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British politician DATE OF BIRTH 14 October 1784 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 22 January 1809 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Cavendish, George Henry Category 1784 births Category 1809 deaths Category Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies Category UK MPs 1802 1806 Category UK MPs 1806 1807 Category UK MPs 1807 1812 Category Cavendish family George Henry Compton Cavendish UK MP stub ...   more details



  1. Compton

    Compton may refer to TOCright Places Canada Compton, Quebec Compton County, Quebec Compton provincial electoral district , a former Quebec provincial electoral district now part of M gantic Compton Compton electoral district , a former Quebec federal electoral district England Cassey Compton , Gloucestershire Compton, Yorkshire Compton, Derbyshire Compton, South Staffordshire Compton, Wolverhampton , West Midlands Compton, Test Valley , Hampshire Compton End , Hampshire Compton, Isle of Wight Compton, Berkshire Compton, West Sussex Compton, Guildford , Surrey Compton, Waverley , Surrey Compton, Plymouth , Devon Compton, South Hams , Devon United States Compton, Arkansas Compton, California , a city south southeast of downtown Los Angeles Compton, Illinois Compton, Maryland Compton Trappe, Maryland , a home on the National Register of Historic Places Other uses Compton surname Compton crater , a lunar crater Compton Petroleum , a petroleum exploration company based in Calgary, Alberta Compton s Encyclopedia See also Compton and Shawford , Hampshire Compton Abbas , Dorset Compton Abdale , Gloucestershire Compton Bassett , Wiltshire Compton Beauchamp , Berkshire now Oxfordshire Compton Bishop , Somerset Compton Chamberlain , Wiltshire Compton Common , Somerset Compton Dando , Somerset Compton Dundon , Somerset Compton Durville , Somerset Compton Green , Gloucestershire Compton Greenfield , Gloucestershire Compton Martin , Somerset Compton Pauncefoot , Somerset Compton Valence , Dorset Nether Compton , Dorset Over Compton , Dorset West Compton, Dorset West Compton, California Little Compton, Rhode Island Compton Bassett Upper Marlboro, Maryland , a home on the National Register of Historic Places Compton scattering or the Compton effect, an effect observed when photons interact with electrons disambig geo bg de Compton fa fr Compton it Compton nl Compton ja pl Compton pt Compton sl Compton fi Compton t smennyssivu sv Compton vo Compton ...   more details



  1. Compton (surname)

    Compton is a surname of England English origin, and may refer to Ann Compton , journalist Arthur Compton , physicist and Nobel Prize winner, of the Compton effect , brother of Karl Taylor Compton and Wilson Martindale Compton, below Barnes Compton , Maryland congressman and state officeholder Christian Compton , Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia Cliff Compton born 1979 , American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Domino David G. Compton D.G. Compton , science fiction author Denis Compton , England cricketer and footballer F. E. Compton , publisher Fay Compton , actress Henry Brooks Adams Frances Snow Compton , a pseudonym used by Henry Adams Henry Compton bishop Henry Compton , Bishop of London Henry Compton actor , English actor Ivy Compton Burnett , English novelist John Compton , leader of Saint Lucia United Workers Party Saint Lucia UWP John Compton organ builder John Compton , London pipe & electronic organ maker Karl Taylor Compton , physicist, one time president of MIT , brother of Arthur Compton, above, Wilson Martindale Compton, below Katie Compton , American bicycle racer Leslie Compton , English footballer and cricketer Lynn Compton , lead prosecutor in the Sirhan Sirhan trial and 101st Airborne WWII veteran O Neal Compton , American film and television actor Richard G. Compton , chemist Robert Harold Compton , botanist Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington William Compton courtier , lover of Henry VIII of England Henry VIII s notorious mistress, Anne Stafford the two were prosecuted for adultery Wilson Martindale Compton , fifth president of Washington State University , brother of Arthur Compton and Karl Taylor Compton, above See also Compton Mackenzie , Scottish novelist brother of Fay Compton surname Compton It does not help to add disambig or hndis tags where the page only contains people who share a surname ...   more details



  1. William Compton

    William Compton may refer to William Compton courtier , courtier to Henry VIII c. 1482 1528 William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton died 1630 William Compton army officer , Royalist army officer 1625 1663 William Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton 1885 1978 Bill Compton , a mental health advocate 1945 2007 Bill Compton vampire , a love interest of Sookie Stackhouse in the Southern Vampire series by Charlaine Harris Several Compton Baronets were called William Compton See also Compton surname William Crompton disambiguation hndis Compton, William ...   more details



  1. Baron Compton

    Unreferenced date December 2009 The title Baron Compton was created in the Peerage of England for the Tudor period Tudor politician, Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton Sir Henry Compton . In 1618, his son was created Earl of Northampton . The titles remained united until the fifth earl died without any male heirs in 1754 and the title passed to his only daughter, Charlotte Townshend, 15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley Charlotte , who had already inherited the title of Baroness Ferrers of Chartley from her mother in 1740. Charlotte was the wife of George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend Hon. George Townshend , who became Viscount Townshend in 1764 and was created Marquess Townshend after her death in 1770. The title then remained with the marquessate until her grandson, the third marquess, died childless in 1855 and both baronies became abeyant between his sisters and their descendants. Barons Compton 1572 Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton 1538 1589 William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton, 2nd Baron Compton d. 1630 Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton, 3rd Baron Compton 1601 1643 James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton, 4th Baron Compton 1622 1681 George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton, 5th Baron Compton 1664 1727 James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton, 6th Baron Compton 1687 1754 Charlotte Townshend, 15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley Charlotte Townshend, 15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley, 7th Baroness Compton d. 1770 George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend, 8th Baron Compton 1753 1811 George Townshend, 3rd Marquess Townshend George Townshend, 3rd Marquess Townshend, 9th Baron Compton 1778 1855 Co heirs of today Category Baronies Compton, Baron Category Abeyant peerages Compton, Baron ...   more details



  1. Arthur Compton

    , Henry Margenau , and Daniel Dennett . In 1931, Compton championed the idea of human freedom based ...Infobox scientist name Arthur Holly Compton image Arthur Compton.jpg image size caption birth date birth ... for Compton effect br Compton length br Compton scattering br Compton wavelength br Compton shift prizes nowrap Nobel Prize for Physics 1927 br Franklin Medal 1940 religion Presbyterian footnotes Compton is the son of Elias Compton , brother of Wilson Compton and Karl Taylor Compton , and father of John Joseph Compton . Arthur Holly Compton September 10, 1892 &ndash March 15, 1962 was an American physicist and Nobel Prize in Physics Nobel laureate in physics for his discovery of the Compton effect ... years File Compton Heisenberg 1929 Chicago.jpg thumb left Arthur Compton and Werner Heisenberg br in 1929 in Chicago Arthur Compton was born in Wooster, Ohio in 1892 to Elias and Otelia Compton. They were ..., and was later president of MIT . His second brother Wilson Martindale Compton also attended Wooster ... http etcweb.princeton.edu CampusWWW Companion compton brothers.html The Compton Brothers . princeton.edu ref Around 1913, Arthur Compton devised a demonstration method for the Earth s rotation ref cite ... Method of Demonstrating the Earth s Rotation date May 23, 1913 last1 Compton first1 A. H. ref ... in St. Louis , Compton found that X ray wavelengths increase due to scattering of the radiant energy ... ray. This discovery, known as the Compton effect, or Compton scattering demonstrates the particle physics particle concept of electromagnetic radiation and earned Compton the Nobel Prize in physics in 1927. Compton developed the method for observing at the same instant individual scattered X ray photon ... of the cyclotron , Compton helped to take over the then stagnant American program to develop an atomic bomb . Compton was placed in charge of the OSRD s S 1 Uranium Committee S 1 Committee charged with investigating the properties and manufacture of uranium . In 1942, Compton appointed ...   more details



  1. Compton Wynyates

    , p39. ref Unlike many other houses of the period, Compton Wynyates has not been greatly altered over the centuries. This is because in 1574 its owner Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton , began work on one ... did, bankrupt the host. King Henry VIII stayed many times at Compton Wynyates, and his ... incidents in the life of William Compton, friend of Henry VIII. See also Marquess of Northampton Notes ...Image Compton Wynyates.jpg thumb right thumb 300px Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire , circa 1983 Compton ... simultaneously. The Compton family, who still live today in this private house, appear in records ... s and squire s of the county until Sir Edmund Compton who died circa 1493 decided, circa 1481, to build a new family home. ref Compton Wynyates, pp 1 3. ref Edmund Compton s house Edmund Compton constructed ... drawbridge . ref Compton Wynyates, p4. ref However, fortifications were not the only consideration ... the entrance the Royal Arms of England are supported by the dragon and greyhound of Henry VII and Henry VIII. ref Compton Wynyates, p5. ref The architect or mason builder is unknown. William Compton s house File ComptonW.jpg thumb left 300px A 19th century romaticised view of the gate house at Compton Wynyates. Edmund died young and, as a consequence, his son William Compton became a ward legal ward of the crown , as was the custom. At the court of Henry VII of England Henry VII the eleven year old, orphaned William Compton became a page to the two year old Prince Henry, thus began a close friendship which continued after the prince succeeded as Henry VIII of England Henry VIII . As a result of this lifelong friendship, Henry VIII gave William, who was also to become a military hero, many ... Compton Wynyates, including the huge bay window full of heraldic glass, which looks into the courtyard ... for the next century or so as a consequence, Compton Wynyates has survived almost intact as the perfect ... country of his first Monarch Queen . ref Compton Wynyates, p4. ref Much later, in 1572 Elizabeth ...   more details



  1. Mike Compton

    Mike Compton may refer to Mike Compton catcher , played for the Philadelphia Phillies Mike Compton American football , NFL guard Mike Compton musician , bluegrass mandolin player hndis name Compton, Mike DEFAULTSORT Compton, Mike ...   more details



  1. Edward Compton

    Edward Compton may refer to Edward Theodore Compton , usually referred to as E. T. Compton, 1849 1921 , English born, German artist Edward Harrison Compton , artist See also Ned Crompton Compton surname hndis Compton, Edward ...   more details



  1. Compton, Guildford

    distinguish Compton, Waverley infobox UK place country England official name Compton latitude 51.2138 longitude 0.6325 population population ref less than 5,000 civil parish Compton shire district Guildford borough Guildford shire county Surrey region South East England constituency westminster Guildford UK Parliament constituency Guildford post town GUILDFORD postcode district GU3 postcode area GU dial code 01483 os grid reference SU958468 Image Withies Inn 1.jpg 200px thumb left Withies Inn Compton is a village and Civil parishes in England civil parish in the Guildford borough Guildford district of Surrey , England . It is situated between Godalming and Guildford . The village is close to the A3 road and is crossed by the North Downs Way . Compton contains the Watts Mortuary Chapel , built to the memory of Symbolism arts Symbolist painter George Frederic Watts , a resident of the village. The census area of Compton is within Shalford, Surrey Shalford ward and contains 5,161 people. ref ... Rome Roman occupation of Britain. Compton appears in Domesday Book of as Conton e . It was held ... 17th century . On the outskirts of Compton is the 16th century stately home Loseley Park . The Great Hall contains panelling taken from Henry VIII of England Henry VIII s palace at Nonsuch Park . The Withies ... century. George Frederic Watts One of Compton s best known residents was the painter George ... the village. Potteries and clay The Compton Potters Arts Guild was formed in 1899 by Mary Fraser ... in his parents grave at Compton, Surrey. Compton Triptych Using local clay from the foundations of the pottery of Mary Wondrausch , sculptor Jon Edgar s Compton Triptych ref http www.surrey.ac.uk arts .... The three terracotta heads celebrate the parish of Compton and the diverse figures who have contributed ... links http www.compton surrey.co.uk Compton Website Commonscat inline Compton, Surrey Category ... listed in the Domesday Book Guildford nl Compton Surrey pl Compton Guildford ...   more details



  1. Fay Compton

    Infobox person name Fay Compton image Fay Compton.jpg image size 200px caption birth name Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton Mackenzie birth date Birth date 1894 9 18 df y birth place West Kensington , London , England , UK death date Death date and age 1978 12 12 1894 9 18 df y death place London other ... website website awards notable role Fay Compton IPAc en k m p t n 1894 1978 full dates in infobox ... Edward Compton her mother, Virginia Bateman, was a distinguished member of the profession, as were her sister, the actress Viola Compton , and her uncles and aunts. Her grandfather was the 19th century theatrical luminary Henry Compton actor Henry Compton . The novelist Compton Mackenzie was her brother. Biography Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton Mackenzie was born in West Kensington , London , England . Compton made her first professional appearances between 1911 and 1913 with The Follies under ... Rosemary Some remembrances . Active in the classics as well as contemporary material, Compton had the distinction ... Compton s film work is not as well known as her stage appearances. She appeared in more ... in her Fay Compton School of Dramatic Arts . Personal life Fay Compton was married four times H.G. Pelissier ... is the British actress Tracy Reed English actress Tracy Reed . Death Fay Compton died on 12 December 1978, in London , aged 84. Publications Rosemary, Some Remembrances 1926 , by Fay Compton, introduction by Compton Mackenzie. Partial filmography A Bill of Divorcement 1922 film A Bill of Divorcement ... surname COMPTON& job Actor& pid 1274&image view Yesamp x 19amp y 17 Fay Compton performances ... Fay Compton Homepage on Footlight Notes Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Compton, Fay ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 18 September 1894 PLACE OF BIRTH West ... , UK DEFAULTSORT Compton, Fay Category 1894 births Category 1978 deaths Category English film actors ... Compton es Fay Compton fr Fay Compton la Fay Compton ...   more details



  1. East Compton

    East Compton may refer to East Compton, California , USA East Compton, Dorset , England East Compton, Somerset , England geodis ...   more details



  1. Compton House

    Compton House may refer to The Arthur H. Compton House in Chicago, Illinois Compton House, a mansion in Over Compton , Dorset Compton Verney House , a mansion in Compton Verney, Warwickshire Compton Beauchamp House , a mansion in Compton Beauchamp , Oxfordshire Compton House Surrey Compton House , in Wentworth Estate Wentworth , Virginia Water , Surrey Where Prajadhipok , King of Thailand Siam lived, and died in 1941. geodis ...   more details



  1. West Compton

    West Compton can refer to West Compton, California , USA West Compton, Dorset , England West Compton, Somerset , England geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages nl West Compton ...   more details



  1. Compton White

    Compton White may refer to Compton I. White 1877 1956 , US Representative from Idaho Compton I. White, Jr. 1920 1998 , US Representative from Idaho hndis White, Compton de Compton White ...   more details




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