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Sir Henry Meux, 2nd Baronet

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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][self-published source] He married Lady Louisa Caroline Brudenell-Bruce on 19 January 1856.[4]

He served as High Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1845.[5] He was then Conservative MP for Hertfordshire from 1847 to 1859.[6]

He was the owner of Dauntsey Park House.[7]

References

  1. ^ Burd, Van Akin (1973). The Ruskin Family Letters. Cornell University Press.
  2. ^ "Meux". oxforddnb.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Baronetage : MALET of Wilbury". Leighrayment.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Person Page". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  5. ^ "No. 20439". The London Gazette. 4 February 1845. p. 315.
  6. ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
  7. ^ http://www.dauntseyparkhouse.co.uk/about-us/history/
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by 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
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Preceded by
Frederick Cass
 High Sheriff of Hertfordshire
1845 		Succeeded by
Felix Calvert
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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(of Theobalds Park)
1831–1883 		Succeeded by


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