- Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet
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Sir Michael Hicks Hicks-Beach, 8th Baronet (25 October 1809 – 22 November 1854) was a British MP and High Sheriff.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for 1840 and then returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for East Gloucestershire from January 1854 until his death in November of the same year.
Hicks-Beach married Harriett Vittoria, daughter of John Stratton, in 1832. He died in November 1854, aged 45, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Michael, who became a prominent Conservative politician and was created Earl St Aldwyn in 1915. Hicks-Beach's younger son William Frederick Hicks-Beach was also an MP. Lady Hicks-Beach died in 1900.
References
- Leigh Rayment's List of Baronets
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- www.thepeerage.com
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Michael Hicks Beach
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
Sir Christopher William Codrington
Marquess of WorcesterMember of Parliament for East Gloucestershire
1854
With: Sir Christopher William CodringtonSucceeded by
Robert Stayner Holford
Sir Christopher William CodringtonHonorary titles Preceded by
Maynard ColchesterHigh Sheriff of Gloucestershire
1840Succeeded by
James Woodbridge WaltersBaronetage of the United Kingdom Preceded by
William HicksBaronet
(of Beverston, Gloucestershire)
1834–1854Succeeded by
Michael Hicks BeachCategories:- United Kingdom MP stubs
- 1809 births
- 1854 deaths
- High Sheriffs of Gloucestershire
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1852–1857
- Hicks-Beach family
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