Haverfordwest is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire with a population of 12,042 in 2011, though its community boundaries made it the second-most populous settlement in the county, with 10,812 people. The suburbs include the former parish of Prendergast, Albert Town and the residential and industrial areas of Withybush.
Baron Kensington is a title that has been created three times, in the Peerages of England, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
John William Wallace was an American lawyer and the seventh reporter of decisions of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1863 to 1874.
Hubert William Lewis was a Welsh soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Lieutenant General Sir Henry Knight Storks was a British soldier and colonial governor.
Haverfordwest Castle is a castle located in the town centre at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, south Wales, located in a naturally defensive position at the end of a strong, isolated ridge. The castle was established during Norman times in 1120 but much of the architecture remaining today is dated to 1290. For centuries the castle was an English stronghold. There are several other notable castles in area; Wiston Castle lies 6 miles (9.7 km) to the northeast and Pembroke Castle lies 12 miles (19 km) to the south.
Timothy Rees was a Bishop of Llandaff.
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Pembrokeshire. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. The High Sheriff is reappointed in March of each year.
Ronald Raymond Rees is a former Welsh international footballer. He played predominantly as a winger and was able to play down either flank.
Sir William Davies was a Welsh Liberal politician.
William Lee Rees was an English-born New Zealand cricketer, politician and lawyer.
David James Jenkins was a Welsh shipowner and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1886.
Robert Wigram Crawford was a British East India merchant, Governor of the Bank of England, and a Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1857 to 1874.
Sir John Henry Scourfield, 1st Baronet was a Welsh Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1852 to 1876.
The office of High Sheriff of Dyfed was established in 1974 as part of the creation of the county of Dyfed in Wales following the Local Government Act 1972, and effectively replaced the shrievalties of the amalgamated counties of Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. Since 1996 Dyfed has a purely ceremonial meaning, having been broken up for administrative purposes.
Albert William Parry was a Welsh clergyman who served as the eighth Dean of St David's between 1940 and 1949 and Editor of Y Llan and Church News, the newspaper of the Church in Wales.
The Ven. William Hugh Rees was Archdeacon of St Asaph from 1970 to 1974.
The Haverfordwest by-election of 1874 was fought on 12 June 1874. The byelection was fought due to the void election of the incumbent Liberal MP, The Lord Kensington. It was retained by the incumbent.
The 1874 Waitemata by-elections were two by-elections held on 28 July and 8 September 1874 in the Waitemata electorate during the 5th New Zealand Parliament.
William Owen was a Welsh architect working in Haverfordwest in the late Georgian and early Victorian periods. He built up a considerable practice in Pembrokeshire and Carmathenshire. He was the county surveyor of Pembrokeshire, four times Mayor of Haverfordwest and High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire in 1859.
