Henry Samuelson
Sir Henry Bernhard Samuelson, 2nd Baronet JP KGStJ (30 September 1845 – 14 March 1937)[1][2] was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1868 and 1885.
Sir Henry Samuelson, Bt | |
|---|---|
 Samuelson, 1860 | |
| Member of Parliament for Frome | |
| In office 1876–1885 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Lopes |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence James Baker |
| Member of Parliament for Cheltenham | |
| In office 1868–1874 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Schreiber |
| Succeeded by | James Agg-Gardner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Bernhard Samuelson 30 September 1845 |
| Died | 14 March 1937 (aged 91) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Emily Maria Goodden |
| Parent(s) | Sir Bernhard Samuelson, 1st Baronet Caroline Blundell |
| Education | Rugby School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
Early life
Samuelson was the son of Sir Bernhard Samuelson, 1st Baronet and his wife Caroline Blundell. After his mother's death, his father married Lelia Mathilda (née Serena) Denny, daughter of Chevalier Leon Serena and the widow of William Denny of Dumbarton. Among his siblings were Francis Arthur Edward Samuelson, Godfrey Blundell Samuelson, MP for Forest of Dean, and Sir Herbert Walter Samuelson, chairman and treasurer of University College Hospital.[3]
His mother was a daughter of Henry Blundell of Hull and his paternal grandparents were Sarah (née Hertz) Samuelson and Samuel Hermann Samuelson, a Liverpool merchant.[3]
He was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Oxford.[3]
Career
He was a captain in the Royal South Gloucester Militia and a J.P. for Somerset.[4]
At the 1868 general election Samuelson was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheltenham.[5] He held the seat until his defeat at the 1874 general election.[1][5] In November 1876 he was elected at a by-election as the MP for Frome,[6] and held that seat until the 1885 general election,[2] when he did not stand again.[7]
Samuelson succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1905.[3]
Personal life
Samuelson married Emily Maria (née Goodden) Butler, daughter of John Goodden of Compton House, in Over Compton, Dorset. Emily was the widow of Arthur Paulet Butler (a grandson of James Butler, 13th/23rd Baron Dunboyne).[3]
He died at the age of 91. As he died without male issue, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother, Francis.[3]
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
- Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3519.
- Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 84–5. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- Craig, pages 128–9
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 658. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.