Henniker Mews
Henniker may refer to: * Baron Henniker, a barony in County Wicklow, Ireland * Henniker baronets * John Henniker, 1st Baron Henniker (1724-1803), British Member of Parliament * Charles Henniker-Major, 6th Baron Henniker (1872-1956) * Henniker, New Hampshire, United States, New England town named for John Henniker ** Henniker (CDP), New Hampshire Henniker is a census-designated place (CDP) and the main village in the town of Henniker in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 3,166 at the 2020 census, out of 6,185 in the entire town. The CDP is the h ...

Baron Henniker
Baron Henniker, of Stratford-upon-Slaney in the County of Wicklow, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Sir John Henniker, 2nd Baronet, who had previously represented Sudbury and Dover in the House of Commons. His son, the second Baron, also sat as a Member of Parliament. In 1792 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Major (which was that of his maternal grandfather; see below). He was childless and was succeeded by his nephew, the third Baron. He assumed the additional surname of Major by Royal licence in 1822. His son, the fourth Baron, represented Suffolk East in Parliament. In 1866 he was created Baron Hartismere, of Hartismere in the County of Suffolk, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. This title gave him and his descendants an automatic seat in the House of Lords. He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Baron. He also sat as Member of Parliament for Suffolk East and later held minor office in the Conservative administrations o ...
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Henniker Baronets
The Henniker Baronetcy, of Newton Hall in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 2 November 1813 for Brydges Henniker, who had earlier represented Kildare Borough in the last Irish Parliament. He was the youngest son of John Henniker, 1st Baron Henniker. The sixth baronet was an admiral in the Royal Navy and sat as Conservative member of parliament for Galloway. The eighth Baronet was a brigadier in the Royal Engineers. As of 2014 the present Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant since 2000. Henniker baronets, of Newton Hall (1813) * Sir Brydges Trecothic Henniker, 1st Baronet (1767–1816) *Sir Frederick Henniker, 2nd Baronet (1793–1825) *Sir Augustus Brydges Henniker, 3rd Baronet (1795–1849) * Sir Brydges Powell Henniker, 4th Baronet (1835–1906) * Sir Frederick Brydges Major Henniker, 5th Baronet (1862–1908) * Sir Arthur ...
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John Henniker, 1st Baron Henniker
John Henniker, 1st Baron Henniker (15 June 1724 – 18 April 1803), known previously as John Henniker then as Sir John Henniker, 2nd Baronet, from 1782 to 1800, was a British merchant and Member of Parliament. Life He was the son of John Henniker, of London, a Russian Merchant and Freeman of Rochester. Henniker too became a merchant dealing in leather and furs. He was a supporter of the slave trade. He was also involved in politics and was appointed High Sheriff of Essex for 1758 before being elected to the British House of Commons, House of Commons for Sudbury (UK Parliament constituency), Sudbury in 1761 British general election, 1761, an expensive contest which needed £5,500 to get him elected to the Commons.to spend £5,500 from the Duke of Newcastle's funds. He held that seat until 1768 British general election, 1768, and then represented Dover (UK Parliament constituency), Dover from 1774 to 1784. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1779. He married Anne Maj ...
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Charles Henniker-Major, 6th Baron Henniker
Charles Henry Chandos Henniker-Major, 6th Baron Henniker, 3rd Baron Hartismere, DL (25 January 1872 – 4 February 1956) was a British peer and British army officer. Background and education Charles Henniker-Major was the second son of John Henniker-Major, 5th Baron Henniker, who with his wife Lady Alice Cuffe, the only daughter of the 3rd Earl of Desart, had twelve children. After education at Eton and RMC Sandhurst, Henniker-Major was commissioned into the British Army in 1891. He served on the North-West Frontier of India in 1897–1898 and by 1898 was a captain in the Rifle Brigade. In 1907 he was promoted to major in the 3rd Battalion, the Rifle Brigade. He served in the First World War from 1914 to 1918. He was a lieutenant-colonel of the Rifle Brigade, commanding Rifle Depot from 1917 to 1919. Henniker-Major held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for East Suffolk and he was also a Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) for the same county. Lord Henniker, 5th Baron Henniker's ...
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Henniker, New Hampshire
Henniker is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2020 census, the reported total population of the town was 6,185, although the figure, 27.9% greater than the 2010 population, has been questioned by local officials. Henniker is home to New England College and Pats Peak Ski Area. Henniker is a college town and resort area, featuring both skiing and white-water kayaking. The main village of the town, where 3,166 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the Henniker census-designated place (CDP), and is located along the Contoocook River at the junction of New Hampshire Route 114 with Old Concord Road. The town also includes the village of West Henniker. History The area was first known as "Number Six" in a line of settlements running between the Merrimack and Connecticut rivers. In 1752, the Masonian Proprietors granted the land to Andrew Todd, who called it "Todd's Town". Settled in 1761 by James Peter, it was dubbed "New Marlborough" b ...
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