Henry Thomas Hope
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Henry Thomas Hope was a British MP and patron of the arts.
He entered a political career after an education at Eton College
and Trinity College, Cambridge
(1825–29). He also founded the Art Union of London and the Royal Botanical Society, as well as serving as vice-president of the Society of Arts and president of the Surrey Archaeological Society. Displaying his old masters collection to the public at his London house on Duchess Street, a mansion at 116 Piccadilly and at Deepdene, Surrey, he was also a patron to idealists such as Young England
and the Spanish Carlists and helped organise the 1851 Great Exhibition. He also bought and restored the Castleblayney
estate in County Monaghan
. He chaired the Eastern Steam Navigation Company for Isambard Kingdom Brunel
from 1851 to 1858 and, with Henry having been the Great Easterns chief fundraiser, it was his daughter Henrietta who named it 1857.
(later sixth Duke of Newcastle
).
Biography
He was the eldest of Thomas Hope (1769–1831) and Louisa de la Poer Beresford's three sons, but was estranged from his brothers (including Alexander James Beresford Hope) when he inherited their father's art collections, wealth and property along with those of their uncle Henry Phillip Hope (died 1839).He entered a political career after an education at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
(1825–29). He also founded the Art Union of London and the Royal Botanical Society, as well as serving as vice-president of the Society of Arts and president of the Surrey Archaeological Society. Displaying his old masters collection to the public at his London house on Duchess Street, a mansion at 116 Piccadilly and at Deepdene, Surrey, he was also a patron to idealists such as Young England
Young England
Young England was a Victorian era political group. The group was born on the playing fields of Cambridge and Eton. For the most part, its unofficial membership was confined to a splinter group of Tory aristocrats who had attended public school together, among them George Smythe, Lord John...
and the Spanish Carlists and helped organise the 1851 Great Exhibition. He also bought and restored the Castleblayney
Castleblayney
Castleblayney or Castleblaney is a town in County Monaghan, Ireland. The town has a population of about 3,000.Castleblayney lies near the border with County Armagh and is on the N2 road from Dublin to Derry...
estate in County Monaghan
County Monaghan
County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Council is the local authority for the county...
. He chaired the Eastern Steam Navigation Company for Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS , was a British civil engineer who built bridges and dockyards including the construction of the first major British railway, the Great Western Railway; a series of steamships, including the first propeller-driven transatlantic steamship; and numerous important bridges...
from 1851 to 1858 and, with Henry having been the Great Easterns chief fundraiser, it was his daughter Henrietta who named it 1857.
Constituencies
- East LooeEast Looe (UK Parliament constituency)East Looe was a parliamentary borough represented in the House of Commons of England from 1571 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1797 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until its abolition in 1832. It elected two Members of Parliament ...
, a rotten borough (1829–32) - GloucesterGloucester (UK Parliament constituency)Gloucester is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was established in 1295 to return two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons but in 1885 representation was reduced to one member under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885...
, stood unsuccessfully in December 1832 - MaryleboneMarylebone (UK Parliament constituency)Marylebone was a parliamentary constituency in Middlesex, England from 1832 to 1885. The parliamentary borough formed part of the built up area of London, and returned two members to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
, stood unsuccessfully in March 1833 - Gloucester, 1833-52
Marriage and issue
In 1851 he married Anne Adele Bichat, having already had a daughter named Henrietta with her in 1843. The marriage legitimated Henrietta, who in 1861 married Lord LincolnHenry Pelham-Clinton, 6th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
Henry Pelham Alexander Pelham-Clinton, 6th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne was an English nobleman, styled Lord Clinton until 1851 and Earl of Lincoln until he inherited the dukedom in 1864....
(later sixth Duke of Newcastle
Duke of Newcastle
Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne is a title which has been created three times in British history while the title of Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne has been created once. The title was created for the first time in the Peerage of England in 1664 when William Cavendish, 1st Marquess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne...
).