Henry Currie (1798 – 1873) was the

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MP for

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from 1847 to 1852.

Early life

He was the son of William Currie, of East Horsley Park, Surrey, MP for Gatton, and his wife, Percy, daughter of Francis Gore. He was the cousin of

Sir Frederick Currie, 1st Baronet Sir Frederick Currie, 1st Baronet (3 February 1799 – 11 September 1875) was a British diplomat, who had a distinguished career in the British East India Company and the Indian Civil Service. His posts included Foreign Secretary to the Governmen ...

(1799–1875). He was educated at

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Career

Currie lived at

West Horsley Place West Horsley Place is a Grade I listed building in West Horsley, to the east of Guildford in Surrey. There are eight further Grade II buildings on the estate, including two mid-19th-century dog kennels. History The house dates back to the 15 ...

, in

West Horsley West Horsley is a semi-rural village between Guildford and Leatherhead in Surrey, England. It lies on the A246, and south of the M25 and the A3. Its civil parish ascends to an ancient woodland Sheepleas Woods which are on the northern downsl ...

, Surrey.

Personal life

In 1825, Currie married Emma Knox, the daughter of Colonel Thomas Knox, and they had three children: *Henry William Currie (1828-?) *Emily Currie, married Charles Henry Wyndham A'Court in 1854 *Mary Currie, in 1859, married

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of Ravenhead, Lancs.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Currie, Henry 1798 births People educated at Eton College 1873 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Guildford UK MPs 1847–1852