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).
Sir Henry Meux, Bt | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire | |
| In office 1847–1859 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Plumer Halsey Abel Smith Hon. Granville Ryder |
| Succeeded by | Christopher William Puller Abel Smith Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Meux 28 December 1817 |
| Died | 1 January 1883 (aged 65) |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Louisa Caroline Brudenell-Bruce
(m. 1856; |
| Children | Sir Henry Bruce Meux, 3rd Baronet |
| Parent(s) | Sir Henry Meux, 1st Baronet |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Early life
He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.[2] On the death of his father on 7 April 1841, he succeeded to the baronetcy[3] and took over the running of Meux's brewery off the Tottenham Court Road (later the Horse Shoe Brewery),[4] which was at the time one of the largest producers of porter in London.[5]
Career
He served as High Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1845.[6] He was then Conservative MP for Hertfordshire from 1847 to 1859.[7]
In 1870, Sir Henry's trustees bought an estate at East Overton, Wiltshire (now part of West Overton parish),[8] and they later paid for the rebuilding of the parish church.[9] From 1877 he was the owner of Dauntsey Park House, near Malmesbury in Wiltshire.[10] His son Henry Bruce Meux took over the running of the brewery in 1878.[4]
Personal life
He married Lady Louisa Caroline Brudenell-Bruce on 19 January 1856, the eldest daughter of Ernest Brudenell-Bruce, 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury and his wife, the former Hon. Louisa Elizabeth Horsley-Beresford (daughter of John Horsley-Beresford, 2nd Baron Decies). Together, they were the parents of:
- Sir Henry Bruce Meux, 3rd Baronet (1856–1900), who married socialite Valerie Langdon in 1878.[11][12]
Sir Henry died on 1 January 1883. His widow, Lady Louisa, died in December 1894.
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. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Meux's Brewery Co Ltd, 1888-1961". National Archives. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- Cornell, Martyn. "Half and half to mother-in-law: a history of beer 1837–1914" (PDF). Brewery History Society. p. 44. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- "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.
- "LADY MEUX DEAD, RICH PATRON OF ART; A Former Actress and Notable Woman Who Was Never " Received" in English Society. OWNED A DERBY WINNER Attended Theosophlcal Society Meetings and Went Disguised to Prize fights--$300,000 a Year Income". The New York Times. 22 December 1910. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "MEUX SALE TO-DAY.; Treasures of Brewer's Widow Include Stuart Silver and Tudor Staircase". The New York Times. 15 May 1911. Retrieved 2 February 2022.