Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet
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Sir Michael Hicks Hicks-Beach, 8th Baronet (25 October 1809 – 22 November 1854) was a British MP and High Sheriff.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
for 1840 and then returned as Member of Parliament
(MP) for East Gloucestershire from January 1854 until his death in November of the same year.
Hicks-Beach married Harriett Vittoria, daughter of John Stratton, in 1832. He died in November 1854, aged 45, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Michael, who became a prominent Conservative
politician and was created Earl St Aldwyn
in 1915. Hicks-Beach's younger son William Frederick Hicks-Beach
was also an MP. Lady Hicks-Beach died in 1900.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
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for 1840 and then returned as 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 East Gloucestershire from January 1854 until his death in November of the same year.
Hicks-Beach married Harriett Vittoria, daughter of John Stratton, in 1832. He died in November 1854, aged 45, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Michael, who became a prominent 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...
politician and was created Earl St Aldwyn
Earl St Aldwyn
Earl St Aldwyn, of Coln St Aldwyn in the County of Gloucester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1915 for the prominent Conservative politician Michael Hicks Beach, 1st Viscount St Aldwyn, known from 1854 to 1907 Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 9th Baronet, of Beverston....
in 1915. Hicks-Beach's younger son William Frederick Hicks-Beach
William Frederick Hicks-Beach
William Frederick Hicks-Beach JP was the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury from 1916 to 1918....
was also an MP. Lady Hicks-Beach died in 1900.