Henry Parkman Sturgis
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Henry Parkman Sturgis | |
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| High Sheriff of the County of London | |
| In office 1896–1897 | |
| Preceded by | George Faudel-Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Henry James Lubbock |
| Member of Parliament for South Dorset | |
| In office 1885–1886 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Charles J. T. Hambro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1847 |
| Died | 1 March 1929 (aged 82) |
| Spouses | Hon. Mary Cecilia Brand
(m. 1872; died 1886)Marie "Mariette" Eveleen Meredith
(m. 1896) |
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| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Henry Parkman Sturgis (1 March 1847 – 1 March 1929)[1] was an American-born banker in England and a Liberal politician.
Sturgis was born in the United States on 1 March 1847.[2] He was a son of Russell Sturgis and his third wife, Julia Overing Boit,[3] a daughter of Eleanor Auchmuty (née Jones) Boit and John Boit Jr.,[4] one of the first Americans involved in the maritime fur trade.[5] Among his siblings were the authors Julian Sturgis and Howard Sturgis[6] and Mary Greene Hubbard Sturgis (wife of Bertram Falle, 1st Baron Portsea).[7] From his father's previous marriage to Mary Greene Hubbard, his elder half-brother was prominent architect and builder John Hubbard Sturgis.[8]
Sturgis was named after his uncle, Henry Parkman Sturgis (1806–1869),[9] who with his brother Russell Sturgis (1805–1887) made a fortune from the Manila-based mercantile house Russell & Sturgis founded with George Robert Russell.[10] His cousin Maria Trinidad Howard Sturgis Middlemore was an author.[8]
Education and career
Sturgis was educated at Eton and at Christ Church, Oxford. He became a partner in Baring Bros. & Co. of Liverpool (his father was senior partner in London) and was a director of London and Westminster Bank.[11]
In the 1885 general election, Sturgis was elected Member of Parliament for South Dorset but lost the seat in the 1886 general election.[12] He was High Sheriff of the County of London in 1896.[13][14]