Henry Surtees (MP)

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Henry Surtees
MP JP DL
Member of Parliament
for Hertfordshire
In office
14 March 1864 – 21 November 1868
Serving with Abel Smith (18661868)
Henry Cowper (18651868)
Edward Bulwer-Lytton (18641865)
Abel Smith (18641865)
Preceded by Abel Smith
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Christopher William Puller
Succeeded by Henry Cowper
Abel Smith
Henry Brand
Personal details
Born 9 May 1819
Redworth Hall, Redworth, Co. Durham
Died Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.
St Hillier's, Alverstoke, Hampshire
Resting place St Michael, Heighington, Co. Durham
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Mary Isabella Adams (m. 1870)
Elizabeth Snell Chauncy (m. 1843; d. 1854)
Children Six
Parents Robert Surtees
Elizabeth Cookson
Residence Redworth Hall, Redworth, Co. Durham
Alma mater Harrow School

Henry Edward Surtees, JP DL , (9 May 1819 – 31 July 1895)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.

Family

Born in Durham in 1819, Surtees was the son of Robert Surtees and Elizabeth Cookson. He first married Elizabeth Snell Chauncy, daughter of Charles Snell Chauncy and Elizabeth Beale, in 1843. Together they had three children:[2][3]

  • Elizabeth Ellen (1844–1914)
  • Caroline Isabel (1848–1946)
  • Georgina Mary (1849–1876)

After Elizabeth's death in 1854, he remarried to Mary Isabella Adams, daughter of Francis Adams and Maria Doveton, in 1870. Together, they had three children:[2][3]

  • Henry Siward Balliol (1873–1955)
  • Cicely Isabel (1872– )
  • Robert Lambton (1879– )

Political career

He was elected MP for Hertfordshire at a by-election in 1864 and held the seat until 1868.[4]

Other activities

In 1839, Surtees became a Lieutenant in the 10th Royal Hussars.[2] He was also a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire and County Durham, and a Deputy Lieutenant of Durham.[3] In 1876, he was High Sheriff of Durham[5]

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 3)[self-published source][better source needed]
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 24293. p. . 12 February 1876.

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire
18641868
With: Abel Smith (18661868)
Henry Cowper (18651868)
Edward Bulwer-Lytton (18641865)
Abel Smith (18641865)
Succeeded by
Henry Cowper
Abel Smith
Henry Brand