Henry Surtees (MP)

Henry Surtees
MP JP DL
Member of Parliament
for Hertfordshire
In office
14 March 1864 – 21 November 1868
Preceded byAbel Smith
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Christopher William Puller
Succeeded byHenry Cowper
Abel Smith
Henry Brand
Personal details
Born9 May 1819
Redworth Hall, Redworth, Co. Durham
Died31 July 1895(1895-07-31) (aged 76)
St Hillier's, Alverstoke, Hampshire
Resting placeSt Michael, Heighington, Co. Durham
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
Mary Isabella Adams
​
(m. 1870)​

Elizabeth Snell Chauncy
​
​
(m. 1843; died 1854)​
ChildrenSix
Parent(s)Robert Surtees
Elizabeth Cookson
Residence(s)Redworth Hall, Redworth, Co. Durham
Alma materHarrow School

Henry Edward Surtees, JP DL, (9 May 1819 – 31 July 1895)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.

Family

Born in Durham in 1819, Surtees was the son of Robert Surtees and Elizabeth Cookson. He first married Elizabeth Snell Chauncy, daughter of Charles Snell Chauncy and Elizabeth Beale, in 1843. Together they had three children:[2][3]

  • Elizabeth Ellen (1844–1914)
  • Caroline Isabel (1848–1946)
  • Georgina Mary (1849–1876)

After Elizabeth's death in 1854, he remarried to Mary Isabella Adams, daughter of Francis Adams and Maria Doveton, in 1870. Together, they had three children:[2][3]

  • Henry Siward Balliol (1873–1955)
  • Cicely Isabel (1872– )
  • Robert Lambton (1879– )

Political career

He was elected MP for Hertfordshire at a by-election in 1864 and held the seat until 1868.[4]

Other activities

In 1839, Surtees became a Lieutenant in the 10th Royal Hussars.[2] He was also a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire and County Durham, and a Deputy Lieutenant of Durham.[3] In 1876, he was High Sheriff of Durham[5]

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 3)
  2. ^ a b c "Henry Edward Surtees". The Peerage. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Captain Henry Edward Surtees, M.P., J.P., D.L." Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  5. ^ "No. 24293". The London Gazette. 12 February 1876. p. 637.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire
1864–1868
With: Abel Smith (1866–1868)
Henry Cowper (1865–1868)
Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1864–1865)
Abel Smith (1864–1865) 		Succeeded by