overseer of the poor

См. также в других словарях:

• Overseer of the Poor — Der Overseer of the Poor (deutsch Beaufsichtiger der Armen) war ein im elisabethanischen England und Wales geschaffenes Amt, das die Verteilung von Gütern und Unterkünften an Arme und deren Beaufsichtigung zur Aufgabe hatte. Es wurde 1597… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Overseer of the Poor — An Overseer of the Poor was an official who administered poor relief such as money, food, and clothing in England and various other countries which derived their law from England. Contents 1 England 1.1 Duties 2 Vermont 3 …   Wikipedia

• overseer of the poor — a person who is appointed or elected to take care of or to to assist the poor with money, supplies, or services furnished by public authority and whose duties are prescribed by local statutes * * * overseer of the poor, an officer of parish… …   Useful english dictionary

• Decline and abolition of the poor law system — The Decline and abolition of the Poor law system in England and Wales can be traced to around 1870 when the share of population on poor relief began to fall into sharp decline which continued until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.[1]… …   Wikipedia

• Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601 — Old Poor Law redirects here. For the Old Poor Law which existed in Scotland between 1574 1845, see Old Scottish Poor Law. The Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601, popularly known as the Elizabethan Poor Law , 43rd Elizabeth [1] or the Old Poor… …   Wikipedia

• Opposition to the Poor Laws — Both the Elizabethan Poor Law and the Poor Law Amendment Act attracted a great deal of opposition from a wide range of people in society, from paupers and workers; to the landed gentry and academics. Likewise, the reasons that people opposed the… …   Wikipedia

• Classifications of poor used in the Poor Law system — classified people into categories for those considered deserving of poor relief and those who were not considered deserving of poor relief. The impotent poor could not look after themselves or go to work. They included the ill, the infirm, the… …   Wikipedia

• Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 — The Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, sometimes abbreviated to PLAA,[1] was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed by the Whig government of Lord Melbourne that reformed the country s poverty relief system (with the exception of… …   Wikipedia

• Overseer — may refer to: Overseer literally means: One who keeps watch over and directs the work of others, especially laborers A supervisor or superintendent. In Jehovah s Witnesses, an elder also called a overseer . Overseer of the Poor, an official who… …   Wikipedia

• Overseer — O ver*seer , n. One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an overseer of the poor; an overseer of highways. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Poor Law — This article deals chiefly with the English Poor Laws covering England and Wales. For the laws regarding the other areas of the British Isles see Irish Poor Laws and Scottish Poor Law The Poor Law was the system for the provision of social… …   Wikipedia