Sir Henry Jackson, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Henry Mather Jackson, 2nd Baronet, KC, DL
(23 July 1831 – 8 March 1881) was a British Liberal Party
politician who served as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for Coventry
from 1867 to 1868, and from 1874 to 1881, when he became a High Court
judge.
(1805–1876) of Birkenhead
, a businessman who made his first fortune from palm oil imports, a second fortune in property development, before becoming an industrialist and railway entrepreneur and later a Liberal MP. His mother was Elizabeth née Hughes, from Liverpool
.
He was educated at Harrow
and at Trinity College, Oxford
, where he graduated in 1853 with a B.A.
in Classics. He was called to the bar
in 1855 at Lincoln's Inn
, and took silk in 1873.
His address was listed in 1881 as Llantilio Court, Abergavenny
, Monmouthshire. The house was located at Llantilio Crossenny
, about six miles east of Abergavenny. Jackson had bought it in 1873 from Henry Morgan-Clifford
, the former MP for Hereford, and after his death it remained the home of his son Sir Henry Mather Jackson, 3rd Baronet. The house was demolished in 1930, leaving only the foundations and undercroft, although the landscaped park remains.
Llantilio Court and the baronetcy were inherited by his son, the 3rd Baronet, who was appointed in 1916 to a tribunal to consider appeals in Monmouthshire against conscription
under the Military Service Act 1916. As Chairman of the Monmouthshire Appeals Tribunal, the third baronet was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in June 1918, for "services in connection with the war".
, when he was unsuccessful in his native borough of Birkenhead
. After the death in 1867 of Morgan Treherne, one of the two MPs for Coventry, Jackson won the resulting by-election on 23 July 1867. However, the result was declared void after an election petition, and when Jackson stood again at the 1868 general election
, both seats were won by Conservative
s. He was returned to the House of Commons at the 1874 general election
, and was re-elected in 1880
.
He was commissioned in June 1876 as a Deputy Lieutenant
of Monmouthshire
, a position also held from May 1885 by his son, Sir Henry Mather Jackson, 3rd Baronet. In 1879, Jackson was appointed to a Royal Commission
to enquire into the condition of Cathedral
s in England and Wales and their clergy. He left Parliament in 1881 when he was appointed as a judge of the Queen's Bench division of the High Court
, but died short afterwards, aged 49.Alexander Staveley Hill
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1880–1881
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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....
(23 July 1831 – 8 March 1881) was a British Liberal Party
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who served as a 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,...
(MP) for Coventry
Coventry (UK Parliament constituency)
Coventry was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England and its successors, the House of Commons of Great Britain and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom....
from 1867 to 1868, and from 1874 to 1881, when he became a High Court
High Court of Justice
The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
judge.
Early life
Jackson was the eldest son of the Sir William Jackson, 1st BaronetSir William Jackson, 1st Baronet
Sir William Jackson, 1st Baronet was an English industrialist, railway entrepreneur and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1847 and 1868.-Early life:...
(1805–1876) of Birkenhead
Birkenhead
Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool...
, a businessman who made his first fortune from palm oil imports, a second fortune in property development, before becoming an industrialist and railway entrepreneur and later a Liberal MP. His mother was Elizabeth née Hughes, from Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
.
He was educated at Harrow
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 at Trinity College, Oxford
Trinity College, Oxford
The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It stands on Broad Street, next door to Balliol College and Blackwells bookshop,...
, where he graduated in 1853 with a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Classics. He was called to the bar
Barrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
in 1855 at Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
, and took silk in 1873.
His address was listed in 1881 as Llantilio Court, Abergavenny
Abergavenny
Abergavenny , meaning Mouth of the River Gavenny, is a market town in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located 15 miles west of Monmouth on the A40 and A465 roads, 6 miles from the English border. Originally the site of a Roman fort, Gobannium, it became a medieval walled town within the Welsh Marches...
, Monmouthshire. The house was located at Llantilio Crossenny
Llantilio Crossenny
Llantilio Crossenny is a small village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, in the United Kingdom.- Location :The rural village of Llantilio Crossenny is situated between the two towns of Abergavenny and Monmouth on the B4223 road.- Amenities :...
, about six miles east of Abergavenny. Jackson had bought it in 1873 from Henry Morgan-Clifford
Henry Morgan-Clifford
Henry Morgan-Clifford was a British Liberal Party politician.He was elected unopposed at the 1847 general election as one of the two Member of Parliament for the city of Hereford...
, the former MP for Hereford, and after his death it remained the home of his son Sir Henry Mather Jackson, 3rd Baronet. The house was demolished in 1930, leaving only the foundations and undercroft, although the landscaped park remains.
Llantilio Court and the baronetcy were inherited by his son, the 3rd Baronet, who was appointed in 1916 to a tribunal to consider appeals in Monmouthshire against conscription
Conscription
Conscription is the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service, most often military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and continues in some countries to the present day under various names...
under the Military Service Act 1916. As Chairman of the Monmouthshire Appeals Tribunal, the third baronet was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in June 1918, for "services in connection with the war".
Political career
Jackson first stood for Parliament at the 1865 general electionUnited Kingdom general election, 1865
The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same...
, when he was unsuccessful in his native borough of Birkenhead
Birkenhead (UK Parliament constituency)
Birkenhead is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:...
. After the death in 1867 of Morgan Treherne, one of the two MPs for Coventry, Jackson won the resulting by-election on 23 July 1867. However, the result was declared void after an election petition, and when Jackson stood again at the 1868 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1868
The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom...
, both seats were won by Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
s. He was returned to the House of Commons at the 1874 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1874
-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
, and was re-elected in 1880
United Kingdom general election, 1880
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
.
He was commissioned in June 1876 as 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 Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire is a county in south east Wales. The name derives from the historic county of Monmouthshire which covered a much larger area. The largest town is Abergavenny. There are many castles in Monmouthshire .-Historic county:...
, a position also held from May 1885 by his son, Sir Henry Mather Jackson, 3rd Baronet. In 1879, Jackson was appointed to a Royal Commission
Royal Commission
In Commonwealth realms and other monarchies a Royal Commission is a major ad-hoc formal public inquiry into a defined issue. They have been held in various countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia...
to enquire into the condition of Cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
s in England and Wales and their clergy. He left Parliament in 1881 when he was appointed as a judge of the Queen's Bench division of the High Court
High Court of Justice
The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
, but died short afterwards, aged 49.Alexander Staveley Hill
Alexander Staveley Hill
Alexander Staveley Hill DL was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament from 1868 to 1900 representing Coventry, Staffordshire West and Kingswinford....
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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,...
for Coventry
Coventry (UK Parliament constituency)
Coventry was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England and its successors, the House of Commons of Great Britain and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom....
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Henry Eaton, 1st Baron Cheylesmore
Henry William Eaton, 1st Baron Cheylesmore was a British businessman and Conservative politician.The son of Henry Eaton, he was head of William Eaton & Sons, China-silk brokers. He was also Member of Parliament for Coventry from 1865 to 1880, and from 1885 to 1887...
1874–1880
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William Wills, 1st Baron Winterstoke
William Henry Wills, 1st Baron Winterstoke , known as Sir William Wills, Bt, between 1893 and 1906, was a British businessman, philanthropist and Liberal politician.-Background:...
1880–1881
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| after = William Wills
William Wills, 1st Baron Winterstoke
William Henry Wills, 1st Baron Winterstoke , known as Sir William Wills, Bt, between 1893 and 1906, was a British businessman, philanthropist and Liberal politician.-Background:...
Henry Eaton
Henry Eaton, 1st Baron Cheylesmore
Henry William Eaton, 1st Baron Cheylesmore was a British businessman and Conservative politician.The son of Henry Eaton, he was head of William Eaton & Sons, China-silk brokers. He was also Member of Parliament for Coventry from 1865 to 1880, and from 1885 to 1887...
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