George Matthew Hoare (19 April 1779 – 28 July 1852, in Brighton) was an English brewer and amateur

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er.

Brewery

Hoare was the third son of the banker

Henry Hoare of Mitcham Grove Henry Hoare of Mitcham Grove (1750–1828) was an English banker, senior partner of Hoare's Bank over four decades. Life He was the son of William Hoare and his wife, Martha Cornelisen, daughter of Henry Cornelisen, and the grandson of Richard H ...

, and his wife Lydia Henrietta Malortie. He was a partner in the Red Lion Brewhouse in

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, from 1802. His father had bought the business, and it later became Hoare and Co. The Hoare & Co. brewery existed until 1934, and for a number of generations was passed down in the Hoare family. Following a string of acquisitions after

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, it was taken over by

Charrington Brewery Charrington Brewery was founded in Bethnal Green, London, in the early 18th century by Robert Westfield. In 1766, John Charrington joined the company, which then traded as Westfield, Moss & Charrington from the Anchor Brewery in Stepney. It merge ...

in 1933, and closed down the year after. Charringtons adopted Hoare's toby jug trademark. With its 1967 merger with

Bass Brewery The Bass Brewery () was founded in 1777 by William Bass in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England. The main brand was Bass Pale Ale, once the highest-selling beer in the UK. By 1877, Bass had become the largest brewery in the world, with ...

, the Bass red triangle trademark incorporated a toby jug profile.

Cricket

Hoare as a cricketer was mainly associated with

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and he made five known appearances in high-level matches from 1807 to 1812.

Arthur Haygarth Arthur Haygarth (4 August 1825 – 1 May 1903) was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians. He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Sussex between 1844 and 1861, as well as num ...

, ''Scores & Biographies'', Volume 1 (1744–1826), Lillywhite, 1862

Family

Hoare married in 1810 Angelina Frances Greene, daughter of James Greene of Lancashire; they had nine children. His sons Charles Hugh Hoare and Henry James Hoare, his grandson Charles Twysden Hoare, and a great-nephew Henry William Hoare, all played first-class cricket. With his wife, Hoare was commemorated in a painted glass window at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoare, George 1779 births 1852 deaths English brewers English cricketers English cricketers of 1787 to 1825 Surrey cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers George Osbaldeston's XI cricketers Hoare family