Frederick Huth, formerly known as Johann Friedrich Andreas Huth (1777–1864), was a German-born British merchant banker, who established the London

merchant bank A merchant bank is historically a bank dealing in commercial loans and investment. In modern British usage it is the same as an investment bank. Merchant banks were the first modern banks and evolved from medieval merchants who traded in commodi ...

Frederick Huth & Co Frederick Huth & Company was a British bank established in 1809, which became part of British Overseas Bank in 1936. History In 1809, Frederick Huth (1777-1864), a lutheran German-born British merchant, established the London merchant bank "Freder ...

in 1809.

Professional career

Frederick Huth was born on the 29 October 1777 in the German town of

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, then part of the

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(

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). He was the second son of Johann Friedrich Huth (d. 1801), a soldier of the Scharnhorst regiment, and his wife, Marie Amelia (d. 1812), daughter of Johann Thee, farmer. The family settled in 1781 at nearby

Harsefeld Harsefeld (in High German, in Low Saxon: Harsfeld; literally in ''horse field'') is a municipality situated south-west of Hamburg (Germany). Harsefeld has a population of c. 12,500 and belongs to the district of Stade, Lower Saxony. Harsefeld i ...

, where Johann Huth worked as a tailor and where Friedrich attended local schools. In 1791 Huth was apprenticed to Brentano Urbieta & Co., a Spanish merchant house at Hamburg. In 1797 he moved to Spain, and he also lived in South America before settling in London and establishing Frederick Huth & Co., which became one of London's leading banking houses. In 1829 Huth was appointed as London financial advisor and banker to the Spanish queen and financial agent for the Spanish government. He retired from Frederick Huth & Co. in the 1850s.

Personal life

Huth was a Lutheran. In 1806, Huth married Manuela Felipa Lorenza Mayfren at Corunna, Spain. Their children were: *

Charles Frederick Huth Charles Frederick Huth (1806–1895) was a British merchant banker, and art collector. He was a partner in Frederick Huth & Co, the bank founded by his father, Frederick Huth. Early life Charles Frederick Huth was born on 7 November 1806 at Coru ...

(1806–1895) was a merchant banker, and art collector *Fernando Huth (1808–1826) *Amelia Huth (1810–1887), married Daniel Meinertzhagen *Johanna Huth (1810–1896) *Louisa Francesca Huth (1812–1849) *Manuella Huth (1814–1887) * Henry Huth (1815–1878), was a noted bibliophile *Ann Huth (1817–1879) *Maria Huth (1817–1868) *Edward Huth (1819, d. 26 Apr 1844) *

Louis Huth Louis Huth (22 March 1821 – 12 February 1905), was a British company director and merchant banker. He was a partner in Frederick Huth & Co, the merchant bank established by his father. Huth and his wife, Helen Huth (1837-1924), were signific ...

(1821–1905), was a merchant banker, art collector, art dealer and patron of

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artists

References

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