Magens Dorrien Magens
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Magens Dorrien Magens of Hammerwood Lodge, Sussex
, was an English
banker, Member of Parliament
and author. In early life he was known as Magens Dorrien.
Magens Dorrien adopted the surname of Magens by special licence on 16 December 1788 after his marriage.
In 1788 he married Henrietta Cecilia Rice (1758–1829), a daughter of George Rice and Cecil de Cardonnel, 2nd Baroness Dynevor
. Their children were Cecilia, George William, Maria, and Anne Frances.
His bank was called Magens, Dorrien, and Magens. By 1798 it was Dorrien, Magens, Mello, Martin, and Harrison, and later changed its name to Dorrien, Magens, Mello, and Company. In 1798 the firm sent some silver bullion to the Royal Mint
to be coined into shilling
s, resulting in the rare "Dorrien and Magens shilling" of 1798.
A Tory
, Magens stood for parliament in Carmarthen
in May 1796 and was elected but was unseated in November following an election petition
. He was a member of parliament for Ludgershall
in Wiltshire
from 1804 to 1812. Re-elected in 1812, in December of that year he became Steward of the Manor of East Hendred, a notional "office of profit
under the Crown
" which was used as a device for resigning from the House of Commons.
Magens died in 1849.
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, was an English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
banker, Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
and author. In early life he was known as Magens Dorrien.
Magens Dorrien adopted the surname of Magens by special licence on 16 December 1788 after his marriage.
In 1788 he married Henrietta Cecilia Rice (1758–1829), a daughter of George Rice and Cecil de Cardonnel, 2nd Baroness Dynevor
Cecil de Cardonnel, 2nd Baroness Dynevor
Cecil de Cardonnel, 2nd Baroness Dynevor was a Welsh peeress.She was the daughter of William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot. Her mother was the daughter and heir of Adam de Cardonnel, British Secretary of War. Under the special remainder in the creation of the barony for her father, she and her heirs...
. Their children were Cecilia, George William, Maria, and Anne Frances.
His bank was called Magens, Dorrien, and Magens. By 1798 it was Dorrien, Magens, Mello, Martin, and Harrison, and later changed its name to Dorrien, Magens, Mello, and Company. In 1798 the firm sent some silver bullion to the Royal Mint
Royal Mint
The Royal Mint is the body permitted to manufacture, or mint, coins in the United Kingdom. The Mint originated over 1,100 years ago, but since 2009 it operates as Royal Mint Ltd, a company which has an exclusive contract with HM Treasury to supply all coinage for the UK...
to be coined into shilling
Shilling
The shilling is a unit of currency used in some current and former British Commonwealth countries. The word shilling comes from scilling, an accounting term that dates back to Anglo-Saxon times where it was deemed to be the value of a cow in Kent or a sheep elsewhere. The word is thought to derive...
s, resulting in the rare "Dorrien and Magens shilling" of 1798.
A Tory
Tory
Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...
, Magens stood for parliament in Carmarthen
Carmarthen (UK Parliament constituency)
Carmarthen was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997...
in May 1796 and was elected but was unseated in November following an election petition
Election petition
An election petition refers to the procedure for challenging the result of a Parliamentary election or local government election in the United Kingdom and in Hong Kong.- Outcomes :...
. He was a member of parliament for Ludgershall
Ludgershall (UK Parliament constituency)
Ludgershall was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.- 1295–1640 :- 1640–1832 :- Sources :...
in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
from 1804 to 1812. Re-elected in 1812, in December of that year he became Steward of the Manor of East Hendred, a notional "office of profit
Office of profit
An office of profit is a term used in a number of national constitutions to refer to executive appointments. A number of countries forbid members of the legislature from accepting an office of profit under the executive as a means to secure the independence of the legislature and preserve the...
under the Crown
The Crown
The Crown is a corporation sole that in the Commonwealth realms and any provincial or state sub-divisions thereof represents the legal embodiment of governance, whether executive, legislative, or judicial...
" which was used as a device for resigning from the House of Commons.
Magens died in 1849.
Publications
- Magens Dorrien Magens, Esq., An Inquiry into the Real Difference between Actual Money and Paper Money; Also an Examination into the Constitution of Banks (London, 1804)
- Thoughts Upon a New Coinage of Silver, More Especially as It Relates to an Alteration in the Division of the Pound Troy; by a Banker (new edition by Gale Ecco, 2010)
External links
- Magens Dorrien Magens at theyworkforyou.com