Henry Parkman Sturgis (1 March 1847 – 1 March 1929) was an American-born banker in

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and a

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politician.

Early life

Sturgis was born in the United States on 1 March 1847. He was a son of

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and his third wife, Julia Overing Boit, a daughter of Eleanor Auchmuty (née Jones) Boit and John Boit Jr., one of the first Americans involved in the

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. Among his siblings were the authors

Julian Sturgis Julian Russell Sturgis (21 October 1848 – 13 April 1904) was a British-American novelist, poet, librettist and lyricist. Educated at Eton College, Eton and Balliol College, Oxford, Sturgis distinguished himself in Eton's sporting activitie ...

and

Howard Sturgis Howard Overing Sturgis (January 30, 1855 – February 7, 1920) was an English-language novelist who wrote about same-sex love. Of American parentage, he lived and worked in Britain. Early life "Howdie," as he was known to his intimates, was bo ...

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/ref> and Mary Greene Hubbard Sturgis (wife of

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). From his father's previous marriage to Mary Greene Hubbard, his elder half-brother was prominent architect and builder

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. Sturgis was named after his uncle, Henry Parkman Sturgis (1806–1869), who with his brother Russell Sturgis (1805–1887) made a fortune from the Manila-based mercantile house Russell & Sturgis founded with George Robertson Russell. His cousin Maria Trinidad Howard Sturgis Middlemore was an author.

Education and career

Sturgis was educated at

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and at

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. He became a partner in Baring Bros. & Co. of Liverpool (his father was senior partner in London) and was a director of

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. In the 1885 general election, Sturgis was elected

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for

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but lost the seat in the 1886 general election. He was

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in 1896.

Personal life

On 2 October 1872, Sturgis was married to the Hon. Mary Cecilia Brand (1851–1886) at Parish Church in

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. Mary was a daughter of

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(son of

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) and the former Eliza Ellice (daughter of General Robert Ellice). Before her death on 20 June 1886, they were the parents of six children, including: * Margery Sturgis (b. 1874) * Rachel Sturgis (b. 1876) * Olive Sturgis (b. 1878) * Lt.-Col. Henry Russell Sturgis (1879–1967), who married Violet Elizabeth Grinnell-Milne, a sister of

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, in 1913. * Mary Sturgis (1886–1982), who married William Fortescue Basset, a son of Richard Bassett, in 1910. On 17 July 1896, Sturgis married Marie "Mariette" Eveleen Meredith (1871–1933), the daughter of the novelist

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. Sturgis died on 1 March 1929.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sturgis, Henry 1847 births 1929 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1885–1886 High Sheriffs of the County of London American emigrants to England Sturgis family