George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer (or de la Mer) (August 1622 - 8 August 1684) was a British peer. The title Baron Delamer was created once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of Great Britain. ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ...

He was son of William Booth, a member of an ancient family settled at Dunham Massey in Cheshire, and of Vere, daughter and co-heir of Sir Thomas Egerton. He took an active part in the English Civil War with his grandfather, Sir George Booth, on the parliamentary side. He was returned for Cheshire to the Long Parliament in 1645 and to Cromwell's parliaments of 1654 and 1656. In 1655 he was appointed military commissioner for Cheshire and treasurer at war. He was one of the excluded members who tried and failed to regain their seats after the fall of Richard Cromwell in 1659. William Booth (April 10, 1829 – August 20, 1912) was the founder and 1st General (1878-1912) of The Salvation Army. ... This article is about the English county. ... The term English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between (1649-1651) between supporters of Charles I and Charles II on the one hand and supporters of the English Parliament. ... George Booth (June 28, 1926-) is a New Yorker cartoonist. ... The Long Parliament is the name of the English Parliament called by Charles I, in 1640, following the Bishops Wars. ... Cromwell is the name of the following places: Cromwell, New Zealand Cromwell, Connecticut, United States of America Cromwell, Indiana, United States of America Cromwell, Iowa, United States of America Cromwell, Minnesota, United States of America Cromwell Township, Minnesota, United States of America Cromwell Township, Pennsylvania, United States of America People... Richard Cromwell (October 4, 1626- July 12, 1712) was the third son of Oliver Cromwell, and was Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland, for little over eight months, from September 3, 1658 until May 25, 1659. ...

He had for some time been regarded by the royalists as a wellwisher to their cause, and was described to the king in May 1659 as "very considerable in his country, a presbyterian in opinion, yet so moral a man . . . I think your Majesty may safely on him and his promises which are considerable and hearty". He now became one of the chief leaders of the new royalists who at this time united with the cavaliers to effect the restoration. A rising was arranged for the 5th of August in several districts, and Booth took charge of operations in Cheshire, Lancashire and North Wales. He got possession of Chester on the 19th, issued a proclamation declaring that arms had been taken up in vindication of the freedom of parliament, of the known laws, liberty and property, and marched towards York. The plot, however, was known to Thurloe. It had entirely failed in other parts of the country, and Lambert advancing with his forces defeated Booth's men at Nantwich Bridge. Booth himself escaped disguised as a woman, but was discovered at Newport Pagnell on the 23rd in the act of shaving, and was imprisoned in the Tower of London. Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... North Wales is the northernmost region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales. ... Chester is the county town of Cheshire in the north-west of England, close to the border with Wales. ... York is a city in Northern England, built at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... Lambert may be Blanche Lambert Lincoln U.S. politician Christophe Lambert, the actor Constant Lambert, the composer Daniel Lambert Eleanor Lambert George Lambert (VC) George Lambert (baritone) George Lambert (English painter) Jean Lambert the politician Johann Heinrich Lambert John Lambert the English Civil War general John Lambert, English Protestant martyr... Map sources for Newport Pagnell at grid reference SP873437 Newport Pagnell is a town in the traditional county of Buckinghamshire, England. ... The Tower of London, seen from the river, with a view of the water gate called Traitors Gate. ...

He was, however, soon liberated, took his seat in the parliament of 1659-1660, and was one of the twelve members deputed to carry the message of the Commons to Charles II at the Hague. In July 1660 he received a grant of ??, having refused the larger sum of 20,000 at first offered to him, and on the 20th of April 1661, on the occasion of the coronation, he was created Baron Delamere, with a licence to create six new knights. The same year he was appointed custos rotulorum of Cheshire. The name Charles II is used to refer to numerous persons in history: Kings: Charles the Fat (also known as Charles II of France and Charles III of the Holy Roman Empire) Charles II of England Charles II of Naples Charles II of Navarre Charles II of Romania Charles II... Arms of The Hague The Hague (with capital T; Dutch: Den Haag, or officially s-Gravenhage) is the administrative capital of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country, in the province South Holland of which it is also the capital. ... The title Baron Delamere was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1821. ...

In later years he showed himself strongly antagonistic to the reactionary policy of the government. He died on the 8th of August 1684, and was buried at Bowdon. Bowdon may refer to: Bowdon, Georgia Bowdon, North Dakota This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

He married (I) Lady Catherine Clinton, daughter and co-heir of Theophilus, 4th Earl of Lincoln, by whom he had one daughter; and (2) Lady Elizabeth Grey, daughter of Henry, 1st Earl of Stamford, by whom, besides five daughters, he had seven sons, the second of whom, Henry, succeeded him in the title and estates and was created earl of Warrington. The earldom became extinct on the death of the latters son, the 2nd earl, without male issue, in 1758, and the barony of Delamere terminated in the person of the 4th baron in 1770; the title was revived in 1821 in the Cholmondeley family. Henry Booth (January 13, 1651—January 2, 1694) was the son of George Booth, Baron Delamer. ... The title of Earl of Warrington has been created twice in British history. ... Cholmondeley (pronounced Chumley) is a village in Cheshire. ...

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