Henry Bruce Meux
Sir Henry Bruce Meux, 3rd Baronet (1856–1900) was an English baronet, the son of Sir Henry Meux, 2nd Baronet (1817–1883), a brewer and politician.[1]
Career
Educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, Meux was joint-manager, with Lord Tweedmouth, of Meux's Brewery Company Ltd which they registered as a public company in 1888.[2]
Meux had a considerable estate, including 9,200 acres (3,700 ha) on the Marlborough Downs.[3] He commissioned James Whistler to paint three portraits of his wife, Valerie, Lady Meux.[1] At Lady Meux's request, Henry purchased from the City of London the Temple Bar Gate, which they preserved at their Theobalds Park estate.[4]
Meux died childless in 1900, and his wife inherited his share of the brewery and his estate.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Whistler Etchings :: Biography". etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk.
- ^ "Meux's Brewery Company Ltd". The National Archives. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "The auction sale of the Meux Estate". Upper Kennet News. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Temple Bar (1393844)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
- ^ "Meux, Valerie Susie, Lady Meux". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
External links
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