John Williams is an American composer, conductor and pianist.
Earl of Shaftesbury is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1672 for Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Baron Ashley, a prominent politician in the Cabal then dominating the policies of King Charles II. He had already succeeded his father as second Baronet of Rockbourne in 1631 and been created Baron Ashley, of Wimborne St Giles in the County of Dorset, in 1661, and he was made Baron Cooper, of Paulett in the County of Somerset, at the same time he was given the earldom.
Ashley is a place name derived from the Old English words æsċ (“ash”) and lēah (“meadow”). It may refer to:
William Francis Spencer Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley, was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1826 and 1837. He was raised to the Peerage in 1838.
Hussey is a surname. The surname is common in the British Isles, as well as locations associated with settlement by the people of these regions. The name has two main sources of origin. The first is of Norman origin, coming from the region of La Houssaye in Northern France. In Old French, the name relates to holly. Hussey also has an Irish origin, stemming from the Ó hEodhasa family.
William Ashley may refer to:
Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard (1873–1956) was a British officer who was instrumental in establishing the Royal Air Force.
Henry Charles Sturt, of Crichel House, Dorset, was a British landowner and politician.
Cropley Ashley-Cooper, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury Bt, styled The Honourable Cropley Ashley-Cooper until 1811, was a British politician. He was the father of the social reformer Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury.
Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax is a British Conservative Party politician, landowner, journalist, and Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dorset between 2010 and 2024.
St Giles House is located at Wimborne St Giles in East Dorset in England, just south of Cranborne Chase. It is the ancestral seat of the Ashley-Cooper family, which is headed by the Earl of Shaftesbury. The estate covers over 5,500 acres (22 km2).
Henry Henley (1612–1696) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1653 and 1681. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.
Sir Henry Spiller was an English office-holder, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1629. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.
John Floyer may refer to:
Sir Henry Ashley was an English politician.
Henry Ashley was an English politician.
Henry Ker Seymer was a British Conservative politician.
Christopher Lionel John Loder Is a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Dorset from 2019 to 2024.
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