Sir Henry Hugh Hoare, 3rd Baronet (1762–1841) was an English banker, a partner in

Hoare's Bank C. Hoare & Co., also known as Hoares, is a British private bank, founded in 1672 by Sir Richard Hoare; it is currently owned and led by the eleventh generation of his direct descendants. It is the second oldest bank in the United Kingdom and rep ...

, with a particular interest in the affairs of the

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain ...

Life

He was the son of Sir Richard Hoare, 1st Baronet and his second wife, Frances Ann Acland.

Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 2nd Baronet Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 2nd Baronet FRS (9 December 1758 – 19 May 1838) was an English antiquarian, archaeologist, artist, and traveller of the 18th and 19th centuries, the first major figure in the detailed study of the history of his home c ...

(1758–1838) was his elder half-brother. He was born at

Barn Elms Barn Elms is an open space in Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, located on the northerly loop of the River Thames between Barnes and Fulham. The WWT London Wetland Centre (105 acres of what were once reservoirs) lie ...

. According to his obituary in the ''

Gentleman's Magazine ''The Gentleman's Magazine'' was a monthly magazine founded in London, England, by Edward Cave in January 1731. It ran uninterrupted for almost 200 years, until 1922. It was the first to use the term ''magazine'' (from the French ''magazine'' ...

'', he was known as Hugh. Charles Hoare was his younger brother. His sister Henrietta Anne married

Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet (29 March 1787 – 22 July 1871) was a British politician and baronet. Background Born in London, he was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 9th Baronet and his wife Henrietta Anne Hoare, daughter of ...

. Hoare was elected

Fellow of the Royal Society Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the judges of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural science, natural knowledge, incl ...

in 1784. He became a partner in the family bank in 1785.Dudley Dodd and Lucy Wood, ''The "Weeping Women" Commode and other orphaned furniture at Stourhead by the Chippendales, Senior and Junior'', Furniture History Vol. 47 (2011), pp. 47–124, at pp. 51–52. Published by: The Furniture History Society

Henry Hoare of Mitcham Grove Henry Hoare of Mitcham Grove (1750–1828) was an English banker, senior partner of Hoare's Bank over four decades. Life He was the son of William Hoare and his wife, Martha Cornelisen, daughter of Henry Cornelisen, and the grandson of Richard H ...

(1750–1828) became the head of the firm c.1788. On the death in 1787 of his father, Hoare had inherited the family house at Barn Elms, but he did not reside much there. It was sold in 1827, to the company constructing the

Hammersmith Bridge Hammersmith Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the River Thames in west London. It links the southern part of Hammersmith in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, on the north side of the river, and Barnes in the London Borough ...

. In 1789 Hoare purchased a London house on

St James's Square St James's Square is the only square in the St James's district of the City of Westminster and is a garden square. It has predominantly Georgian and Neo-Georgian architecture. For its first two hundred or so years it was one of the three or f ...

. His friend George Elphinstone Keith was married in 1808 from this house, to

Hester Thrale Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi (née Salusbury; later Piozzi; 27 January 1741 or 16 January 1740 – 2 May 1821),Contemporary records, which used the Julian calendar and the Annunciation Style of enumerating years, recorded her birth as 16 January ...

. In 1797 Hoare bought an estate at

Wavendon Wavendon is a village and civil parish in the south east of the Milton Keynes urban area, in Buckinghamshire, England. History and geography The village name is an Old English language word, and means 'Wafa's hill'. In the '' Anglo-Saxon Chron ...

Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-ea ...

. The mansion house there had been in the Selby family for several generations, but had changed hands, and Hoare bought it from Lord Charles FitzRoy. He added further property. An improving farmer, Hoare was noted for his drainage and the use of the Scotch plough. When Henry Hoare of Mitcham Grove died in 1828, Hugh Hoare succeeded him as senior partner of Hoare's Bank. New premises on

Fleet Street Fleet Street is a major street mostly in the City of London. It runs west to east from Temple Bar at the boundary with the City of Westminster to Ludgate Circus at the site of the London Wall and the River Fleet from which the street was na ...

, designed by Charles Parker, were opened in 1829, the work having been under the oversight of Henry's brother Charles. On the death of the second baronet Richard in 1838, Hoare inherited the title, and the family estate at Stourhead in

Wiltshire Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershire ...

. He brought in the architect Charles Parker who had worked on the bank and added a

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...

to Stourhead House that had formed part of the original design. Hoare died at Wavendon, in 1841.

Anglican interests

Hoare acted as treasurer to the

Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societi ...

. The church in

St Dunstan-in-the-West The Guild Church of St Dunstan-in-the-West is in Fleet Street in the City of London. It is dedicated to Dunstan, Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is of medieval origin, although the present building, with an octagonal ...

, over the road from the bank, was rebuilt in the 1830s, and Hugh Hoare chaired the building committee. The Hoare brothers gave the new altar window, designed by

Thomas Willement Thomas Willement (18 July 1786 – 10 March 1871) was an English stained glass artist, called "the father of Victorian stained glass", active from 1811 to 1865. Biography Willement was born at St Marylebone, London. Like many early 19th centu ...

. In 1837 Hoare was a member of a committee of the Additional Curates' Society, chaired by

Joshua Watson Joshua Watson (1771–1855) was an English wine merchant, philanthropist, a prominent member of the high church party and of several charitable organisations, who became known as "the best layman in England". Life Joshua Watson was born on To ...

Family

Hoare married in 1783 Maria Palmer Acland, daughter of Arthur Acland and his cousin, who survived him. They had 16 children. The eldest son Hugh having died young, Hoare's heir and the 4th baronet was Hugh Richard Hoare, born 1787. He married Anne Tyrwhitt-Drake, daughter of

Thomas Drake Tyrwhitt-Drake Captain Thomas Drake Tyrwhitt-Drake (14 January 1749 – 18 October 1810) born Thomas Drake, later Thomas Drake Tyrwhitt, was a British Member of Parliament (MP) for Amersham from 1795 to 1810. Early life and family Thomas Drake was born on 1 ...

. Other surviving children were: * Henry Charles Hoare (born 1790), married in 1821 Anne Penelope, fourth daughter of George Ainslie, a widow.

Sir Henry Hoare, 5th Baronet Sir Henry Ainslie Hoare, 5th baronet DL (14 April 1824 – 7 July 1894) was an English banker and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1866 and 1874. Life Hoare was the son of Henry Charles Hoare, and his wife Anne Pene ...

was their son. * Richard Hoare (born 1793), naval officer, who married Matilda Fahie, daughter of

William Charles Fahie Vice-Admiral Sir William Charles Fahie KCB (1763 – 11 January 1833) was a prominent British Royal Navy officer during the American War of Independence, French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. Unusually, Fahie's service was almost enti ...

. * Henry Arthur Hoare (born 1804), an officer of the

Bedfordshire Regiment The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment was the final title of a Line infantry, line infantry regiment of the British Army that was originally formed in 1688. After centuries of service in many conflicts and wars, including both the World War ...

. He married Julia Lucy Lane (died 1916).

Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Baronet Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Baronet (19 November 1865 – 25 March 1947) was an English landowner, best known for his restoration of the country house at Stourhead in Wiltshire, following a fire in April 1902. Prior to his death he donat ...

was their son. * Henrietta Maria (born 1791). * Julia (born 1800), married in 1827 John Hesketh Lethbridge, son of Sir Thomas Lethbridge, 2nd Baronet. * Frances Ann (born 1801).

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoare, Henry Hugh 1762 births 1841 deaths English bankers Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain Fellows of the Royal Society Hoare family