Herbert Stuart Sankey

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Colonel Sir (Herbert) Stuart Sankey KBE (4 May 1854 - 5 April 1940) was a British barrister and politician.[1][2][3]

The son of Lieutenant-Colonel H. T. Sankey, he was educated at Marlborough School and Christ Church, Oxford before being called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1878.[1] He practiced as a barrister on the South Eastern Circuit, and as a counsel for HM Treasury.[1] He held the offices of recorder of Fordwich from 1883-1902, of Faversham from 1902–05 and Margate from 1905–13.[3] [1] he married Josephine annesley in 1884, and they had two daughters.[1] [2] [3]

In 1901, he was elected to the London County Council as one of four councillors representing the City of London.[4] Re-elected in 1904, 1907 and 1910, he remained a member of the council until 1913.[5][6][7][8] He served as vice-chairman for 1907-08.[9] From 1909 to 1913 he was commanding officer of the Inns of Court Officer Training Corps, and received the brevet rank of colonel in 1913.[1][3]

In 1913 he was appointed as Remembrancer of the City of London, an office he held until 1927.[1][3] He was also a governor, deputy-treasurer and almoner of Christ's Hospital, a governor of The Regent Street Polytechnic and a member of the board of management of St Mary's Hospital.[1][3]

Invested as a Commander of the Victorian Order in 1918, he was made Knight of the British Empire in 1927.[3] He was also awarded a number of foreign orders.[3]

He died in April 1940, aged 85.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Obituary: Sir Stuart Sankey". The Times. 8 April 1940. p. 11. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lundy, Darryl. "Colonel Sir Herbert Stuart Sankey". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 27 December 2011. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "SANKEY, Col Sir Stuart". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 27 December 2011. 
  4. ↑ London County Council Election, The Times, March 4, 1901, p.7
  5. ↑ London County Council Election, The Times, March 7, 1904, p.12
  6. ↑ The London County Council Election, Great Municipal Reform Victory, The Times, March 4, 1907, p.6
  7. ↑ London County Council Election, The Times, March 7, 1910, p.7
  8. ↑ London County Council Election, The Times, March 7, 1913, p.10
  9. ↑ "The London County Council". The Times. 9 March 1907. p. 13. 
Legal offices
Preceded by
Adrian Pollock		 Remembrancer of the City of London
1913 - 1927 		Succeeded by
John Bridge Aspinall
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