James Scott, Duke of Monmouth
James Scott, Duke of Monmouth (1649-1685) was the natural son of King Charles II (1630-1685) and was created Duke of Monmouth in 1662. He married Anne, Countess of Buccleuch (1651-1731/2) in 1663. Having ...
Jeremiah Smith of Fenton
Oil painting. Three-quarter length portrait of Jeremiah Smith was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1762.
Artist: Thomas Hudson (1701-1779).
1220mm x 970mm
John Chetwynd of Ingestre
John Chetwynd (1643-1702) of Rudge Hall was Member of Parliament for Stafford 1689 to 1695 and 1701 to 1702. between 1698 and 1700 he was M.P. for Tamworth. In 1693 his son inherited the Ingestre estate ...
John Courtenay
John Courtenay (1738-1816) was Member of Parliament for Tamworth 1780-1796. he campaigned for parliamentary reform, the free press and the abolition of slavery. His writings on the French Revolution ...
John Crewe, Baron Crewe
John Crewe, Baron Crewe of Crewe (1742-1829) was Whig Member of Parliament for Stafford 1765-1768. He married Frances Greville (died 1818), daughter of Fulke Greville of Wilbury, Wiltshire in 1766.
Engraving ...
John Gallimore, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme
John Gallimore, wearing robes and chains of office. Gallimore was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme 1879-1880
John Hand, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme
John Hand wearing robes and chains of office. He was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1883-1884.
A studio portrait taken by Edwin Harrison of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
John Leveson Gower, 1st Earl Gower
John Leveson Gower, 2nd Baron and 1st Earl Gower, and Viscount Trentham (1694-1754). Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire 1742-1754.
Engraving by I. Faber after a painting by Jean Baptists van Loo. Sold ...
John Sparrow of Bishton Hall
John Sparrow (1736-1821) of Bishton Hall, Chairman of the Quarter Sessions 1792-1816.
Oil on canvas by William Owen (1769-1825)
John Sparrow of Bishton Hall
John Sparrow (1736-1821) of Bishton Hall, Chairman of the Quarter Sessions 1792-1816.
Engraving by S.W. Reynolds after a painting by William Owen.
John Spellar M.P. visits RAF Stafford
Pictured left to right: Mark Gripton; Alan Deghorn; John Spellar M.P., the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence; Mr Spellar’s unidentified aide; and Howie Jones. They are in the Mechanical ...
John Twigg Homer
Oil painting. Head and shoulders portrait of John Twigg Homer, Esq., C.B.E., D.L. (1865-1934) Presented by the Women Officers of the West Midlands Division of the Ministry of Labour (Employment Department). ...
John Villiers Stuart, 5th Marquess Townshend
John Villiers Stuart, 5th Marquess Townshend (1831-1899) of Tamworth Castle. The Castle was opened to the public in 1899, after being bought at auction by Tamworth Corporation for £3,000 from the 5th ...
John Wilcox Edge
Oil painting. Half-length portrait of John Wilcox Edge (1844-1923), original member of Staffordshire County Council, Alderman 1889-1923. Born in Burslem, he was Mayor of Burslem in 1890.
Artist: William ...
Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison (1672-1719), essayist, poet and politician. He was born in Wiltshire, but shortly after his birth his father was appointeed Dean of Lichfield and the family moved to the Cathedral Close. ...
Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison (1672-1719), essayist, poet and politician. He was born in Wiltshire, but shortly after his birth his father was appointeed Dean of Lichfield and the family moved to the Cathedral Close. ...
Joseph Griffith, Mayor and Town Clerk of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Joseph Griffith wearing robes and chains of office. Griffith was Town Clerk and Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme 1881-1882.
Josiah Wedgwood addresses the Burgesses of Newcastle-under-Lyme - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Josiah Wedgwood tries to explain his absence when he should have been campaigning for votes to become MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1831:
"As I have lived among you for more than half a century, my ...