Henry Drummond (1786–1860)
Henry Drummond (5 December 1786 – 20 February 1860), English banker, politician and writer, best known as one of the founders of the Catholic Apostolic or Irvingite Church.[1]
Life
He was born at
He entered Parliament in 1810 as the member for Plympton Erle and took an active interest from the first in nearly all departments of politics. Though thoroughly independent and often eccentric in his views, he acted generally with the Conservative Party. His speeches[3][4] were often almost inaudible but were generally lucid and informing, and on occasion caustic and severe.[1] He was appointed Sheriff of Surrey for 1826.[5]
In 1817, Drummond met
In December 1839, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society[6] He retired in 1843 from his position as senior partner in the Charing Cross bank. From 1847 until his death, he represented West Surrey in parliament.[1]
He died in 1860, intestate, a widower, at his main home Albury Park, leaving personal effects of under £16,000 (equivalent to about £1,600,000 in 2021).
Works
Drummond took a deep interest in religious subjects, and published books and pamphlets on the interpretation of prophecy, the circulation of the Apocrypha and the principles of Christianity. These included apologetics on behalf of the Catholic Apostolic Church.[1] He published a History of Noble British Families in 1846. He also published in 1851 the Principles of Ecclesiastical Buildings and Ornament, printed anonymously by Thomas Bosworth.[8]
Hugh McNeile dedicated his book "The Times of The Gentiles" to Henry Drummond in 1828. In this dedication he defends Drummond against attacks which were made upon him over the topic of Drummond's perceived novelty concerning the interpretation of Biblical prophecy.
Family
Drummond had married his cousin Lady Henrietta Hay Drummond, the daughter of Robert Hay-Drummond, 10th Earl of Kinnoull. They had three sons, all of whom predeceased him, and two daughters.
Legacy
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References
- ^ a b c d e f public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Drummond, Henry". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 600. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8067. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ Drummond, Henry (1860). Speeches in Parliament and Some Miscellaneous Pamphlets of the Late Henry Drummond, Esq. Vol. I. Bosworth & Harrison.
- ISBN 978-1-314-49782-3.
- ^ "DRUMMOND, Henry II (1786-1860), of The Grange, Hants and Albury Park, nr. Guildford, Surr". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 29 November 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk Calendar of Probates and Administrations
- ^ Drummond, Henry (1851). Principles of Ecclesiastical Buildings and Ornaments. Bosworth.