Henry Drummond (1730–1795) was a British financier and politician who sat in the

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from 1774 to 1790. Drummond was the son of

William Drummond, 4th Viscount Strathallan William Drummond, 4th Viscount Strathallan (1690 – 16 April 1746) was a Scottish peer and Jacobite, who died at the Battle of Culloden. Pardoned for his part in the 1715 Rising, he raised a troop of cavalry for Prince Charles in 1745 an ...

and his wife Margaret Murray, daughter of

William Murray, 2nd Lord Nairne William Murray, 2nd Lord Nairne (''c.'' 1665 – 3 February 1726) was a Scottish peer and Jacobite who fought in the Rising of 1715, after which he was attainted and condemned to death for treason, but in 1717 he was indemnified and released. ...

. 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

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and 46th Foot which were commanded by Murray relatives. By 1761 he was agent for the 87th Regiment commanded by

Robert Murray Keith Robert Murray Keith (died 1774) was a British diplomat. He was descended from a younger son of the 2nd Earl Marischal. Keith was minister in Vienna in 1748 and from 1753 Minister-plenipotentiary. In 1757, he transferred to St. Petersburg (arrivi ...

and the 89th Regiment commanded by

Staats Long Morris General Staats Long Morris (27 August 1728 – 28 January 1800) was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons representing the constituency of Elgin Burghs from 1774 to 1784. He also served as governor of Quebec f ...

. 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 George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton, PC (18 October 1664 – 15 April 1727), styled Lord Compton from 1664 to 1681, was a British peer and politician. Northampton was the son of James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton, and his wife Mary (né ...

, at St James's Church in Piccadilly on 23 March 1761.''The Register of Marriages solemnized in the Parish Church of St James within the Liberty of Westminster & County of Middlesex. 1754-1765.'' No. 2180. 23 March 1761. In 1770 he took over from his cousin John Drummond as partner of Thomas Harley in the contract for army remittances to North America. John Drummond's health failed in 1772, and Robert Drummond persuaded Henry to give up his army agency business and return to the bank as third partner. Henry Drummond was a member of a social group, known as ‘The Gang’, which included

Anthony Chamier Anthony Chamier (6 October 1725 – 12 October 1780) was an English official, financier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1778 to 1780. He was known also as friend of Samuel Johnson. Life From a Huguenot background, Chamie ...

Lord Frederick Campbell Lord Frederick Campbell (20 June 1729 – 8 June 1816) was a Scottish nobleman and politician. He was lord clerk register of Scotland, 1768–1816; Member of parliament, Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Burghs (UK Parliament constituency), G ...

, William Amherst, Sir John Sebright, Thomas Bradshaw, Rigby, Thomas Harley, and R. M. Keith. Drummond purchased a parliamentary seat at

Wendover Wendover is a market town and civil parish at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated at the point where the main road across the Chilterns between London and Aylesbury intersects with the once important road a ...

from Lord Verney and was returned in 1774 in a by-election as

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for Wendover. He then purchased a seat at

Midhurst Midhurst () is a market town, parish and civil parish in West Sussex, England. It lies on the River Rother inland from the English Channel, and north of the county town of Chichester. The name Midhurst was first recorded in 1186 as ''Middeh ...

on the recommendation of Lord North and at the 1780 general election was returned as MP for Midhurst. He retired in 1790. There is no record of any speech by Drummond . Drummond died on 24 June 1795. His son

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was also a banker and MP.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Drummond, Henry 1730 births 1795 deaths British MPs 1774–1780 British MPs 1780–1784 British MPs 1784–1790 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies