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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] |