Sir Henry Meux, 2nd Baronet
Sir Henry Meux, 2nd Baronet (28 December 1817 – 1 January 1883), was head of Meux and Co., a London brewery,[1] and a Member of Parliament (MP).
He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.[2] He succeeded to his father's baronetcy on 7 April 1841.[3] He married Lady Louisa Caroline Brudenell-Bruce on 19 January 1856.
He served as High Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1845.[4] He was then Conservative MP for Hertfordshire from 1847 to 1859.[5]
In 1870, Sir Henry's trustees bought an estate at East Overton, Wiltshire (now part of West Overton parish),[6] and they later paid for the rebuilding of the parish church.[7] From 1877 he was the owner of Dauntsey Park House, near Malmesbury in Wiltshire.[8] His son Henry Bruce Meux took over the running of the brewery in 1878.[9]
References
- Burd, Van Akin (1973). The Ruskin Family Letters. Cornell University Press.
- "Meux". oxforddnb.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- "Baronetage : MALET of Wilbury". Leighrayment.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- "No. 20439". The London Gazette. 4 February 1845. p. 315.
- F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
- Baggs, A.P.; Crittall, Elizabeth; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H (1980). Crowley, D.A. (ed.). "Victoria County History – Wiltshire – Vol 11 pp181-203 – Parishes: Overton". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- "Church of St. Michael and All Angels, West Overton". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- "History". Dauntsey Park House. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "Meux's Brewery Co Ltd, 1888-1961". National Archives. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Meux
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Plumer Halsey Abel Smith Hon. Granville Ryder |
Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire 1847–1859 With: Thomas Plumer Halsey 1847–1854 Hon. Thomas Brand 1847–1852 Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton 1852–1859 Abel Smith 1854–1857 Christopher William Puller1857–1859 |
Succeeded by Christopher William Puller Abel Smith Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Frederick Cass |
High Sheriff of Hertfordshire 1845 |
Succeeded by Felix Calvert |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Henry Meux |
Baronet (of Theobalds Park) 1831–1883 |
Succeeded by Henry Bruce Meux |