Henry Surtees (MP) explained

Henry Surtees
Office:Member of Parliament
for Hertfordshire
Term Start:14 March 1864
Term End:21 November 1868
Alongside:Abel Smith (1866–1868)
Henry Cowper (18651868)
Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1864–1865)
Abel Smith (1864–1865)
Predecessor:Abel Smith
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Christopher William Puller
Successor:Henry Cowper
Abel Smith
Henry Brand
Birth Date:9 May 1819
Birth Place:Redworth Hall, Redworth, Co. Durham
Death Place:St Hillier's, Alverstoke, Hampshire
Restingplace:St Michael, Heighington, Co. Durham
Residence:Redworth Hall, Redworth, Co. Durham
Alma Mater:Harrow School
Nationality:British
Party:Conservative
Parents:Robert Surtees
Elizabeth Cookson
Spouse:
Children:Six

Henry Edward Surtees,, (9 May 1819 – 31 July 1895) 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:[1] [2]

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:[1] [2]

Political career

He was elected MP for Hertfordshire at a by-election in 1864 and held the seat until 1868.[3]

Other activities

In 1839, Surtees became a Lieutenant in the 10th Royal Hussars.[1] He was also a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire and County Durham, and a Deputy Lieutenant of Durham.[2] In 1876, he was High Sheriff of Durham

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Henry Edward Surtees. The Peerage. 18 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Captain Henry Edward Surtees, M.P., J.P., D.L.. 18 February 2018.
  3. Book: Craig. F. W. S.. F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885. 1977. Macmillan Press. London. 978-1-349-02349-3. 1st. e-book.