John Whitson

John Whitson (c. 1558 – 1629) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1605 and 1626. He also founded The Red Maid's School.

Whitson was a merchant and alderman of Bristol. He was Sheriff in 1589. In 1605, he was elected Member of Parliament for Bristol in a by-election to replace Sir George Snigge who was raised to the Bench. He was re-elected MP for Bristol in 1614. He was Mayor of Bristol in 1616. In 1621 he was re-elected MP for Bristol. He was elected MP for Bristol again in 1625 and 1626. In 1627 he gave a charity of £500 to be divided between five young men being ' meer merchants ', and an unspecified number of handicraft tradesmen and freemen of Bristol.

Whitson was hurt by a fall from his horse, which was the supposed cause of his death at the age of 71. He was buried at St Nicholas' Church on 9 March 1629 and, as he was Captain of the trained bands of the city, they attended his body to the church and the musketeers fired three volleys over his grave. His monument in St Nicholas described him as "a worthy pattern to all who came after him".

Whitson

Coordinates: 51°33′N 2°54′W / 51.55°N 2.90°W / 51.55; -2.90

Whitson is a village in the outskirts of the city of Newport, South Wales. It is located seven miles (11 km) south east of Newport city centre on the Caldicot Levels, a large area of coastal land reclaimed from the sea. Administratively, Whitson is part of the community (parish) of Goldcliff.

Origin of the name

Sir Joseph Bradney, in his 1922 "History of Monmouthshire", is undecided on the derivation of the name of the manor and surrounding village, but notes early spellings such as Witston, Widson and Wyttston. It seems most likely, however, that the name came from "Whitestone", similar to the adjacent "Goldcliff". In 1358 the manor was held "...by John de Saint Maur of Penhow of Peter de Cusance by knight service, as of his manor of Langstone". In the 18th and 19th centuries the Phillips family owned a large estate in the parish and lived at what was then called "Whitson House" (see "Whitson Court" below).

Character

Whitson (disambiguation)

Whitson is a village in Wales.

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Whitson (surname)

Whitson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: