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John Hardy (1773 – 29 September 1855) was a British businessman, barrister and
Member of Parliament
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. By marriage to Lady Isabel Gathorne, he was the founder of the
Gathorne-Hardy family
Gathorne-Hardy is the name of a British aristocratic family. The first part of the name is pronounced with a long ''a'', i.e. "gay-thorn". The founder of the family was Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook. The "eccentric Gathorne-Hardys ...
.
Hardy was a barrister, Recorder of
Leeds
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for 27 years and the main owner of the
Low Moor ironworks
The Low Moor Ironworks was a wrought iron foundry established in 1791 in the village of Low Moor about south of Bradford in Yorkshire, England. The works were built to exploit the high-quality iron ore and low-sulphur coal found in the area. Lo ...
. He represented
Bradford
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in the
House of Commons
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from 1832 to 1837 and from 1841 to 1847. His father, John Hardy (1745-1806), who made successful investments in the
Low Moor ironworks
The Low Moor Ironworks was a wrought iron foundry established in 1791 in the village of Low Moor about south of Bradford in Yorkshire, England. The works were built to exploit the high-quality iron ore and low-sulphur coal found in the area. Lo ...
, was an attorney at
Horsforth
Horsforth is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish within the City of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England, lying about five miles north-west of Leeds city centre. Historically a village within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it had a p ...
and Land Steward to the
Spencer-Stanhope family. His father and grandfather had also been Stewards and Clerk to the Stanhope family of Horsforth.
Born in Horsforth on the 11th of October 1773, John Hardy was educated in Switzerland near
Bienne
, french: Biennois(e)
, neighboring_municipalities= Brügg, Ipsach, Leubringen/Magglingen (''Evilard/Macolin''), Nidau, Orpund, Orvin, Pieterlen, Port, Safnern, Tüscherz-Alfermée, Vauffelin
, twintowns = Iserlohn (Germany)
B ...
, where his contemporaries included
John Singleton Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst and
Daniel O'Connell
Daniel O'Connell (I) ( ga, Dónall Ó Conaill; 6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847), hailed in his time as The Liberator, was the acknowledged political leader of Ireland's Roman Catholic majority in the first half of the 19th century. His mobilizat ...
. Hardy lived in Switzerland before returning home for the Bar. He married in 1804 Isabel, daughter and heiress of Richard Gathorne. Their eldest son
John
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Secon ...
was created a Baronet in 1876 and their third son
Gathorne became a prominent
Conservative
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politician and was created
Earl of Cranbrook
Earl of Cranbrook, in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1892 for Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, Baron Medway. The family seat is Great Glemham House, near Saxmundham, Suffolk. The title remains held by t ...
in 1892. Hardy died at
Dunstall Hall
Dunstall Hall is a privately owned 18th century mansion house near Tatenhill, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. It is a Grade II* listed building.
History
The manor is recorded as the property of the Earl of Derby in 1145 and the first house on ...
, Staffordshire on 29 September 1855.
See also
*
Hardy Baronets, of Dunstall Hall
*
Earl of Cranbrook
Earl of Cranbrook, in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1892 for Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, Baron Medway. The family seat is Great Glemham House, near Saxmundham, Suffolk. The title remains held by t ...
Notes
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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External links
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1773 births
1855 deaths
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
UK MPs 1832–1835
UK MPs 1835–1837
UK MPs 1841–1847
Gathorne-Hardy family
Politicians from Bradford