Sir Henry Rich, 1st Baronet (1803 – 5 November 1869) was a

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politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for

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in 1837 and for

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between 1846 & 1861 when he accepted the

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to make room for Sir Roundell Palmer. He was

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from July 1846 to March 1852. He was the illegitimate son of Admiral Sir Thomas Rich, 5th Baronet of Sonning (1733–1803), and Elizabeth Burt. Educated at the

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, and

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(B.A. in 1825), he served in the

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and was at the taking of Poonah and the Battle of Kirkee for which he was awarded a medal. For some time he was a

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to her Majesty

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. On 7 September 1852 at the parish church of

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, he married Julia, daughter of the late Rev. James Tomkinson of Dorfield Hall, Cheshire. He was created a

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in 1863. His remains were interred in the Rich family vault at

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, Berkshire on 10 November 1869.

References

* * *Boase, F., ''Modern English biography'', 6 vols, 1892–1921 *Morning Post 15 November 1869 *Staffordshire Advertiser 11 September 1852

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rich, Henry 1803 births 1869 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1837–1841 UK MPs 1841–1847 UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865

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