Henry Brassey
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Henry Arthur Brassey DL (14 July 1840 – 13 May 1891) was a British
Member of Parliament
.
Brassey was the son of the railway contractor Thomas Brassey
and his wife Maria (née Harrison). Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey
, was his elder brother and Albert Brassey
his younger brother. He was educated at Oxford University and in 1868 he was elected to the House of Commons
for Sandwich
as a Liberal
, a seat he held until 1885. Brassey also served as Deputy Lieutenant
of Kent
, as High Sheriff
of Kent in 1890 and as a Justice of the Peace
for the county. His London house was at Bath House, Piccadilly
, and his country house was Preston Hall
near Aylesford
in Kent
.
Brassey married Anna Harriet, daughter of George Robert Stevenson, in 1866. They had five sons and seven daughters. Their second but eldest surviving son Henry
became a Conservative
politician and was created Baron Brassey of Apethorpe
in 1938. Brassey died in May 1891, aged 50. His wife Anna Harriet survived him by eight years and died in 1898.
United Kingdom
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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Brassey was the son of the railway contractor Thomas Brassey
Thomas Brassey
Thomas Brassey was an English civil engineering contractor and manufacturer of building materials who was responsible for building much of the world's railways in the 19th century. By 1847, he had built about one-third of the railways in Britain, and by time of his death in 1870 he had built one...
and his wife Maria (née Harrison). Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey
Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey
Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey GCB, JP, DL, TD , was a British Liberal Party politician, Governor of Victoria and founder of The Naval Annual.-Background and education:...
, was his elder brother and Albert Brassey
Albert Brassey
Colonel Albert Brassey was a British rower, soldier and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1895 to 1906.-Life:...
his younger brother. He was educated at Oxford University and in 1868 he was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Sandwich
Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Sandwich was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1885, when it was disfranchised for corruption.-History:...
as a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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, a seat he held until 1885. Brassey also served as Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, as High Sheriff
High Sheriff
A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...
of Kent in 1890 and as a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for the county. His London house was at Bath House, Piccadilly
Piccadilly
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, and his country house was Preston Hall
Preston Hall, Aylesford
Preston Hall is a manorial home in Aylesford, Kent, England, dating back at least to 1102. Once owned by Henry Brassey and the Culpepper family and latterly used as a hospital, part of the estate became the Royal British Legion Village in the 1920s, and with some of the remaining land now given...
near Aylesford
Aylesford
Aylesford is a village and civil parish on the River Medway in Kent, 4 miles NW of Maidstone in England.Originally a small riverside settlement, the old village comprises around 60 houses, many of which were formerly shops. One pub, a Post Office and four small independent shops remain...
in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
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Brassey married Anna Harriet, daughter of George Robert Stevenson, in 1866. They had five sons and seven daughters. Their second but eldest surviving son Henry
Henry Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey of Apethorpe
Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey of Apethorpe DL , known as Sir Henry Brassey, 1st Baronet, from 1922 to 1938, was a British Conservative politician.-Biography:...
became a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician and was created Baron Brassey of Apethorpe
Baron Brassey of Apethorpe
Baron Brassey of Apethorpe, of Apethorpe in the County of Northampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1938 for Sir Henry Brassey, 1st Baronet, who had previously represented Northamptonshire Northern and Peterborough in the House of Commons as a Conservative...
in 1938. Brassey died in May 1891, aged 50. His wife Anna Harriet survived him by eight years and died in 1898.