Henry Hibbert Explained

Honorific Prefix:Sir
Honorific Suffix:1st Baronet,
Birth Date:1850 4, df=y
Spouse:Marion Theresa Reuss
Party:Conservative
Office:Member of Parliament for Chorley
Term Start:1913
Term End:1918
Predecessor:The Lord Balcarres
Successor:Douglas Hacking

Sir Henry Flemming Hibbert, 1st Baronet (4 April 1850 – 15 November 1927)[1] was a British Conservative politician.

Hibbert was chairman of the Technical Instruction Committee of the Lancashire County Council. He received the freedom and livery of the Plumbers′ Company in December 1902,[2] and was awarded a knighthood in 1903.

He was elected the Member of Parliament for Chorley following the 1913 by-election and served until 1918. He became deputy lieutenant of the County of Lancaster in 1915. In 1919 he was created a baronet, of Chorley in the County of Lancashire, which became extinct on his death.

He died in 1927, aged 77, and was buried in Chorley cemetery.

Family

Hibbert had married Marion Theresa Reuss (5 March 1851 – 13 September 1942). Their son, Cyril, was killed in action during World War I.

Notes and References

  1. , . Retrieved 13 November 2008.
  2. Court Circular . 30 December 1902 . 7 . 36964.