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). His name is pronounced "myooks", and he succeeded to his father's baronetcy on 30 September 1831.^[2] He married Lady Louisa Caroline Brudenell-Bruce on 19 January 1856.^[3]

He served as High Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1845.^[4] He was then Conservative MP for Hertfordshire from 1847 to 1859.^[5]

References

^ Burd, Van Akin (1973). The Ruskin Family Letters. Cornell University Press.
^ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page - baronetcies Malet-Meux
^ http://thepeerage.com/p2446.htm
^ London Gazette: no. 20439. p. 315. 4 February 1845. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Meux

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Thomas Plumer Halsey Abel Smith Hon. Granville Ryder	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 Christopher William Puller Abel Smith Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Honorary titles
Preceded by Frederick Cass	High Sheriff of Hertfordshire 1845	Succeeded by Felix Calvert
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Henry Meux	Baronet (of Theobalds Park) 1831-1883	Succeeded by Henry Bruce Meux

Persondata
Name	Meux, Henry
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	1817
Place of birth
Date of death	1883
Place of death