West Ham United F.C. was created by Arnold Hills and Dave Taylor.
Edward Whitby -LRB- c. 1578 - 8 April 1639 -RRB- was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1629 .. House of Commons. House of Commons of England. Whitby was the son of Robert Whitby , who was mayor of Chester .. mayor of Chester. Lord Mayor of Chester. Chester. City of Chester ( UK Parliament constituency ). He was of Dunham on the Hill , Cheshire , and matriculated at Brasenose College , Oxford in 1596 at the age of 18 , graduating with a BA in 1599 .. Dunham on the Hill. Dunham on the Hill, Cheshire. Cheshire. Cheshire. matriculated. matriculation. Bachelor of Arts. He was admitted to the Inner Temple in November 1600 , and was called to the bar there in 1610 .. Inner Temple. Inner Temple. called to the bar. called to the bar. In 1606 , he purchased Bache Hall at Upton-by-Chester and became Recorder of Chester in 1613 .. Bache Hall. Bache Hall. Upton-by-Chester. Upton-by-Chester. Recorder. Recorder ( legal office ). Chester. City of Chester ( UK Parliament constituency ). In 1614 , he was elected Member of Parliament for Chester .. Chester. City of Chester ( UK Parliament constituency ). Member of Parliament. Member of Parliament. In 1619 the Chester corporation was riven by faction .. Chester. City of Chester ( UK Parliament constituency ). Whitby was accused of official corruption and the committee voted to remove him from office .. However the meeting was extremely unruly and a decision was deferred until his return .. At the hearing he defended himself successfully and was reaffirmed in his office .. He was re-elected MP for Chester in 1621 , 1624 , 1625 , 1626 and 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years .. Chester. City of Chester ( UK Parliament constituency ). King Charles. Charles I of England. rule without parliament for eleven years. Personal Rule. Whitby continued as Recorder until his death in 1639 .. Recorder. Recorder ( legal office ). His house at Bache Hall was demolished during the siege of Chester in the English Civil War , when Parliamentary troops used it as a garrison .. Bache Hall. Bache Hall. Chester. City of Chester ( UK Parliament constituency ). siege of Chester. siege of Chester. English Civil War. English Civil War. Parliamentary troops. Roundhead. Whitby married Alice Gamull , widow of Thomas Gamull and daughter of Richard Bavand of Chester .. Chester. City of Chester ( UK Parliament constituency ). Thomas Gamull. Thomas Gamull. Richard Bavand. Richard Bavand