Sir Benjamin Hingley, 1st Baronet
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Sir Benjamin Hingley, 1st Baronet (11 September 1830 – 13 May 1905) was an English ironmaster and Liberal
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1895.
Hingley was born at Cradley
, Worcestershire
, the son of Noah Hingley and his first wife Sarah Willett. He was educated at King Edward's School
Halesowen
. He entered the family firms of Noah Hingley and Sons chain and anchor manufacturers and Hingley and Smith colliery proprietors. Hingley and Company had Iron Works at Netherton and Old Hill which were supplied with coal from two small mines at Dudley Wood and Primrose Hill. In 1865 on the death of his brother Hezekiah, he became head of the firms. He was Chairman of the South Staffordshire and East Worcestershire Ironmasters Association. He was also president of the Midland Iron and Steel Wages Board and of the South Staffordshire Coal Trade Wages Board.
Hingley was elected as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for North Worcestershire
at the 1885 general election
. He became a Liberal Unionist in 1886 but reverted to the Liberals in 1892, and held the seat until the 1895 general election
when he retired through ill-health. He was also an alderman of Dudley and Mayor of Dudley from 1887 to 1889 and county alderman for Staffordshire from 1889 to 1892. He was created a baronet on 8 August 1893. Hingley was also a J.P.
for Dudley, Worcestershire and Staffordshire. He became High Sheriff of Worcestershire
in 1900. In 1903 he was elected president of the Mining Association of Great Britain.
Hingley lived at Hatherton Lodge Cradley where he died at the age of 75 and was buried at Halesowen Church Yard. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his nephew.
Bingley laid the foundation stone for the Methodist Church in Birmingham Street, which has since been converted to a bar and restaurant called "Benjamin's".
Liberal Party (UK)
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politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1895.
Hingley was born at Cradley
Cradley
Places in the United Kingdom called Cradley:*Cradley, West Midlands*Cradley Heath, also in the West Midlands*Cradley, Herefordshire...
, Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located 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 Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, the son of Noah Hingley and his first wife Sarah Willett. He was educated at King Edward's School
King Edward's School
King Edward's School or King Edward VI School is the name of several schools, the majority of them founded during the reign of King Edward VI...
Halesowen
Halesowen
Halesowen is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands, England.The population, as measured by the United Kingdom Census 2001, was 55,273...
. He entered the family firms of Noah Hingley and Sons chain and anchor manufacturers and Hingley and Smith colliery proprietors. Hingley and Company had Iron Works at Netherton and Old Hill which were supplied with coal from two small mines at Dudley Wood and Primrose Hill. In 1865 on the death of his brother Hezekiah, he became head of the firms. He was Chairman of the South Staffordshire and East Worcestershire Ironmasters Association. He was also president of the Midland Iron and Steel Wages Board and of the South Staffordshire Coal Trade Wages Board.
Hingley was elected as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for North Worcestershire
North Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Worcestershire was a county constituency in the county of Worcestershire, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system....
at the 1885 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1885
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. He became a Liberal Unionist in 1886 but reverted to the Liberals in 1892, and held the seat until the 1895 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1895
The United Kingdom general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery...
when he retired through ill-health. He was also an alderman of Dudley and Mayor of Dudley from 1887 to 1889 and county alderman for Staffordshire from 1889 to 1892. He was created a baronet on 8 August 1893. Hingley was also a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
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for Dudley, Worcestershire and Staffordshire. He became High Sheriff of Worcestershire
High Sheriff of Worcestershire
This is a list of Sheriff and since 1998 High Sheriffs of Worcestershire.The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been...
in 1900. In 1903 he was elected president of the Mining Association of Great Britain.
Hingley lived at Hatherton Lodge Cradley where he died at the age of 75 and was buried at Halesowen Church Yard. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his nephew.
Bingley laid the foundation stone for the Methodist Church in Birmingham Street, which has since been converted to a bar and restaurant called "Benjamin's".