Henry Hodgetts-Foley
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Henry John Wentworth Hodgetts-Foley (9 December 1828 – 23 April 1894) was a British MP.
He was the son of John Hodgetts Hodgetts-Foley. He represented South Staffordshire in Parliament from 1857–1868. He inherited the Prestwood estate in Kinver
(also partly then in Kingswinford
parish) from his father in 1861. He was appointed High Sheriff of Staffordshire
in 1877.
He married Jane Frances Anne Vivian, the daughter of the first Lord Vivian
. Their son Paul Henry Foley (19 March 1857 – 21 January 1928) inherited the Stoke Edith
estate in Herefordshire
on the death in 1900 of his great aunt by marriage Lady Emily Foley, the widow of Edward Thomas Foley
. The whole of the Prestwood estate and a substantial portion of the Stoke Edith estate were sold by Paul in the early 20th century. Sir John Paul Foley
is a grandson of Paul.
He was the son of John Hodgetts Hodgetts-Foley. He represented South Staffordshire in Parliament from 1857–1868. He inherited the Prestwood estate in Kinver
Kinver
Kinver is a large village in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England. It is in the far south-west of the county, at the end of the narrow finger of land surrounded by the counties of Shropshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands. The nearest towns are Stourbridge in the West...
(also partly then in Kingswinford
Kingswinford
Kingswinford is a suburban area in the West Midlands.Historically within Staffordshire, the area is mentioned in the Domesday Book its name relates to a ford for the King's swine - Latin Swinford Regis. The current significance is probably in tourism, education and housing...
parish) from his father in 1861. He was appointed High Sheriff of Staffordshire
High Sheriff of Staffordshire
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of Staffordshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...
in 1877.
He married Jane Frances Anne Vivian, the daughter of the first Lord Vivian
Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Vivian
Lieutenant General Richard Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Vivian GCB, GCH, PC , known as Sir Hussey Vivian from 1815 to 1828 and Sir Hussey Vivian, Bt from 1828 to 1841, was a British cavalry leader who came of a Cornish family.-Early career:Educated at Harrow and Exeter College, Oxford, Vivian entered...
. Their son Paul Henry Foley (19 March 1857 – 21 January 1928) inherited the Stoke Edith
Stoke Edith
Stoke Edith is a village in the English county of Herefordshire, situated on a road leading from Hereford to Ledbury. The manor belonged formerly to the Wallwynes, Milwaters and Lingen families....
estate in Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
on the death in 1900 of his great aunt by marriage Lady Emily Foley, the widow of Edward Thomas Foley
Edward Thomas Foley
Edward Thomas Foley , of Stoke Edith, Herefordshire, was an English Tory Edward Thomas Foley (21 December 1791 – 30 March 1846), of Stoke Edith, Herefordshire, was an English Tory Edward Thomas Foley (21 December 1791 – 30 March 1846), of Stoke Edith, Herefordshire, was an English Tory (and later...
. The whole of the Prestwood estate and a substantial portion of the Stoke Edith estate were sold by Paul in the early 20th century. Sir John Paul Foley
John Paul Foley
Lieutenant General Sir John Paul Foley KCB, OBE, MC, DL is a retired British general with a long career in military intelligence. He is the great-grandson of Henry Hodgetts-Foley.-Military career:...
is a grandson of Paul.