Henry Hoare

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Henry Hoare The Magnificent of Stourhead (1705-1785) (William Hoare)

Henry Hoare II (1705–1785), known as Henry the Magnificent, was an English banker and garden owner-designer.

Career

Born the son of Henry Hoare I and educated at Westminster School,[1] Henry Hoare dominated the Hoare family through his wealth and personal charisma.[2] Henry was a partner for nearly 60 years in C. Hoare & Co: his nickname, "Henry The Magnificent", derived in part from his influence as a great patron of the Arts, but more particularly because he laid out the gardens at Stourhead in Wiltshire, an estate bought by his father.[3] The gardens were admired as a showplace[4] and Capability Brown, the renowned landscape gardener, was well known to Henry.[5] In 1734 he was elected Member of Parliament for Salisbury.[6]

He died in 1785 leaving Stourhead to his grandson, Richard Colt Hoare.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ Hutchings, V. p 49
  2. ↑ Hutchings, V. p 49
  3. ↑ Hutchings, V. p 51
  4. ↑ Hutchings, V. p 55
  5. ↑ Hutchings, V. p 70
  6. ↑ Hutchings, V. p 50
  7. ↑ Hutchings, V. p 85

Further reading

  • Hoare, Henry Peregrine Rennie, Hoare's Bank: A Record 1672-1955, 1932, new edition 1955
  • Hutchings, Victoria, Messrs Hoare, Bankers: A History of the Hoare Banking Dynasty, 2005
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Anthony Duncombe
Thomas Lewis		 Member of Parliament for Salisbury
1734–1741
With: Peter Bathurst		 Succeeded by
Sir Jacob Bouverie
Sir Edward Seymour
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