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Henry Drummond (1762-1794)
Henry Drummond may refer to: *Henry Drummond (1730–1795), British Member of Parliament for Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency), Midhurst *Henry Drummond (1762–1794), British Member of Parliament for Castle Rising *Henry Drummond (1786–1860), English banker, Member of Parliament for West Surrey, writer and Irvingite *Henry Drummond (evangelist) (1851–1897), Scottish evangelist, writer and lecturer *Henry Drummond (fictional character), a character from ''Inherit the Wind (play), Inherit the Wind'' See also * {{hndis, Drummond, Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Drummond (1730–1795)
Henry Drummond (1730–1795) was a British financier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1790. Drummond was the son of William Drummond, 4th Viscount Strathallan and his wife Margaret Murray, daughter of William Murray, 2nd Lord Nairne. He became an apprentice to his father's brother Andrew Drummond, a London banker. Henry Drummond handled a large amount of American business, and acted as financial agent for New Jersey in 1763. In 1759 he became army agent for the 42nd Foot and 46th Foot which were commanded by Murray relatives. By 1761 he was agent for the 87th Regiment commanded by Robert Murray Keith and the 89th Regiment commanded by Staats Long Morris. In 1765 he went into partnership with Richard Cox, and by 1771 the firm had 18 regiments on their books. Drummond married Elizabeth Compton, daughter of Hon. Charles Compton and granddaughter of George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton, at St James's Church in Piccadilly on 23 March 1761.''The Regist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midhurst (UK Parliament Constituency)
Midhurst was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1311 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished. Before the Great Reform Act of 1832, it was one of the most notorious of England's rotten boroughs. History From its foundation in the 14th century until 1832, the borough consisted of part of the parish of Midhurst, a small market town in Sussex. Much of the town as it existed by the 19th century was outside this ancient boundary, but the boundary was in any case academic since the townsfolk had no votes. As a contemporary, writer, Sir George Trevelyan explained in writing about the general election of 1768,G O Trevelyan, ''Life of Fox'', quoted by Porritt ''the right of election rested in a few small holdings, on which no human being resided, distinguished among the pastures and the stubble that surrounded them by a large stone set up on end in the middle of ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Drummond (1762–1794)
Henry Drummond (1762–1794), of The Grange, near Alresford, Hampshire, was an English banker and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1790 to 1794. Drummond was the son of Hon. Henry Drummond, banker of Charing Cross, Westminster and The Grange and his wife Elizabeth Compton, daughter of Hon. Charles Compton and was born on 13 January 1762. He was educated at Harrow School from 1774 to 1779. He married Anne Dundas, daughter of Henry Dundas on 13 February 1786. Drummond was made a partner in the family bank in 1787. In the 1790 general election he was returned without opposition as Member (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain for Castle Rising Castle Rising is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated some north-east of the town of King's Lynn and west of the city of Norwich. The River Babingley skirts the north of the village separating C .... He suffered from an unexplained disease and died after a ‘gradual de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Drummond (1786–1860)
Henry Drummond (5 December 1786 – 20 February 1860), English banker, politician and writer, best known as one of the founders of the Catholic Apostolic or Irvingite Church. Life He was born at The Grange, near Northington, Hampshire, the eldest son of Henry Drummond, a prominent London banker; his mother was Anne, daughter of Henry Dundas. He was educated at Harrow and at Christ Church, Oxford, but took no degree. His name is connected with the university through the chair of political economy which he founded in 1825. He entered Parliament in 1810 as the member for Plympton Erle and took an active interest from the first in nearly all departments of politics. Though thoroughly independent and often eccentric in his views, he acted generally with the Conservative Party. His speeches were often almost inaudible but were generally lucid and informing, and on occasion caustic and severe. He was appointed Sheriff of Surrey for 1826. In 1817, Drummond met Robert Haldane at G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Drummond (evangelist)
Henry Drummond FRSE FGS (17 August 1851 – 11 March 1897) was a Scottish evangelist, biologist, writer and lecturer. Many of his writings were too adapted to the needs of his own day to justify the expectation that they would long survive it. His sermon "The Greatest Thing in the World" remains popular in Christian circles. Early life Drummond was born at Park Place in Stirling, the son of William Drummond (d.1888) a seedsman and founder of Drummond Seeds, and his wife, Jane Campbell Blackwood (d.1910). His early education was at Stirling High School and Morrison's Academy. Drummond was educated at Edinburgh University, where he displayed a strong inclination for physical and mathematical science. The religious element was an even more powerful factor in his nature, and he entered the Free Church of Scotland. While preparing for the ministry, he became for a time deeply interested in the evangelizing mission of D.L. Moody and I.D. Sankey, where he was active for two years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Drummond (fictional Character)
Henry Drummond may refer to: * Henry Drummond (1730–1795), British Member of Parliament for Midhurst *Henry Drummond (1762–1794), British Member of Parliament for Castle Rising *Henry Drummond (1786–1860), English banker, Member of Parliament for West Surrey, writer and Irvingite *Henry Drummond (evangelist) (1851–1897), Scottish evangelist, writer and lecturer *Henry Drummond (fictional character) Henry Drummond may refer to: *Henry Drummond (1730–1795), British Member of Parliament for Midhurst * Henry Drummond (1762–1794), British Member of Parliament for Castle Rising *Henry Drummond (1786–1860) Henry Drummond (5 December 1786 ..., a character from '' Inherit the Wind'' See also * {{hndis, Drummond, Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
