Samuel Allsopp, 2nd Baron Hindlip
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Samuel Charles Allsopp, 2nd Baron Hindlip (24 March 1842 – 12 July 1897), was a British
businessman and Conservative
politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1873 and 1887 when he inherited the peerage
.
Allsopp was the eldest son of Henry Allsopp, 1st Baron Hindlip
, head of the brewery firm of Samuel Allsopp & Sons
, of Burton-on-Trent and his wife Elizabeth Tongue. He was educated at Harrow School
and Trinity College, Cambridge
and was a lieutenant in the Derbyshire Yeomanry. In 1880, he took over the running of the brewery. He was also deputy chairman of the Great Northern Railway
.
In 1873, Allsopp was elected Member of Parliament
for Staffordshire East and held the seat until 1880. He became a Deputy Lieutenant
of Staffordshire
in 1876. He was elected MP for Taunton
in 1882. In 1887 he succeeded his father as second Baron Hindlip
and gave up his seat when he entered the House of Lords
.
Lord Hindlip died in July 1897, aged 55
Hindlip married Georgiana Millicent, daughter of Charles Rowland Palmer-Moorewood, in 1868. He was succeeded in his titles by his son Charles. Lady Hindlip died in 1939. His brother George Higginson Allsopp
was MP for Worcester, while other brothers Frederic Allsopp
and Herbert Allsopp
were first-class cricket
ers.
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businessman and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1873 and 1887 when he inherited the peerage
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
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Allsopp was the eldest son of Henry Allsopp, 1st Baron Hindlip
Henry Allsopp, 1st Baron Hindlip
Henry Allsopp, 1st Baron Hindlip , was a British businessman and Conservative Member of Parliament ....
, head of the brewery firm of Samuel Allsopp & Sons
Samuel Allsopp & Sons
Samuel Allsopp & Sons was one of the largest brewery companies operating in Burton upon Trent, England.Allsopp’s origins go back to the 1740s, when Benjamin Wilson, an innkeeper-brewer of Burton, brewed beer for his own premises and sold some to other innkeepers...
, of Burton-on-Trent and his wife Elizabeth Tongue. He was educated at Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
and was a lieutenant in the Derbyshire Yeomanry. In 1880, he took over the running of the brewery. He was also deputy chairman of the Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
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In 1873, Allsopp was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Staffordshire East and held the seat until 1880. He became a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
in 1876. He was elected MP for Taunton
Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)
Taunton was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors from 1295 to 2010, taking its name from the town of Taunton in Somerset...
in 1882. In 1887 he succeeded his father as second Baron Hindlip
Baron Hindlip
Baron Hindlip, of Hindlip in the County of Worcester and of Alsop-en-le-Dale in the County of Derby, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1886 for the businessman and Conservative politician Sir Henry Allsopp, 1st Baronet. He was head of the brewing firm of Samuel...
and gave up his seat when he entered the House of Lords
House of Lords
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Lord Hindlip died in July 1897, aged 55
Hindlip married Georgiana Millicent, daughter of Charles Rowland Palmer-Moorewood, in 1868. He was succeeded in his titles by his son Charles. Lady Hindlip died in 1939. His brother George Higginson Allsopp
George Higginson Allsopp
The Hon. George Higginson Allsopp was an English brewer and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1906.-Biography:...
was MP for Worcester, while other brothers Frederic Allsopp
Frederic Allsopp
The Hon. Frederic Allsopp was an English first class cricketer who played for Marylebone Cricket Club in 1884....
and Herbert Allsopp
Herbert Allsopp
The Hon. Captain Herbert Tongue Allsopp was an English First Class cricketer who played for Cambridge University....
were first-class cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
ers.