Henry Brassey
Henry Arthur Brassey | |
|---|---|
 Arms of Brassey | |
| Member of Parliament for Sandwich | |
| In office 17 November 1868 – 24 November 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen Charles Capper |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| High Sheriff of Kent | |
| In office 1890–1891 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 July 1840 |
| Died | 13 May 1891 (aged 50) |
| Nationality | British |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Anna Harriet Stevenson (m. 1866) |
| Children | 12, including Henry, Harold, and Hilda |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Brassey (father) Maria Harrison (mother) |
| Relatives | Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey (brother) Albert Brassey (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Politician |
Henry Arthur Brassey (14 July 1840 – 13 May 1891), DL, of Preston Hall, Aylesford, Kent and of Bath House, Piccadilly, London,[1] was a British Member of Parliament.
Origins
He was the second son of the railway magnate Thomas Brassey (1805–1870) by his wife Maria Harrison, a daughter of Thomas Harrison of Liverpool. His elder brother was Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey, and his younger brother was Albert Brassey, a Member of Parliament for Banbury.
Career
He was educated at Oxford University, and in 1868 was elected as Member of Parliament for Sandwich in Kent, as a Liberal, a seat he held until 1885. Brassey served as a Deputy Lieutenant for Kent, as High Sheriff of Kent in 1890 and as a Justice of the Peace for that county.[2]
Marriage and children
In 1866 Brassey married Anna Harriet Stevenson (d.1898), a daughter of Major George Robert Stevenson of Tongswood, Hawkhurst, Kent, by whom he had five sons and seven daughters, including:
- Henry Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey of Apethorpe, second but eldest surviving son and heir, a Conservative politician who was raised to the peerage in 1938;
- Harold Ernest Brassey, soldier and polo champion;
- Hilda Brassey (Duchess of Richmond), wife of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond.
- Beatrice Brassey, co-founder of the White Heather Club, the first women's cricket club.
Death
Brassey died in May 1891, aged 50.[3]
References
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.[unreliable source]