Joseph Hoare (21 March 1814 – 21 January 1886) was a

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politician and banker.

Early life and family

Born in 1814 at Child's Hill House in

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, Hoare was the fourth son of Samuel Hoare and Louisa Gurney, daughter of John Gurney and

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. Hoare was educated at

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, before becoming a Partner in

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, the UK's oldest and world's fourth oldest bank, which was founded by his ancestor Richard Hoare. He married Anne Amelia Buxton, daughter of Charles Buxton and Martha Henning, in 1836, but they had no children before her death in 1843. In 1847, he remarried to Rachel Juliana Barclay, daughter of former MP Charles Barclay and Anna Maria Kett.

Political career

He was elected MP for

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in the 1859 general election but was unseated just under four months later, owing to corruption. In

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he stood for election at

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but failed to gain the seat.

Other activities

Hoare was at some point the Deputy Lieutenant of

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and president of the Hampstead Conservative Association.

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* Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Deputy Lieutenants of Middlesex UK MPs 1859–1865 Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge 1814 births 1886 deaths People from Hampstead Politicians from the London Borough of Camden English bankers

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