Henry Hoare
Henry Hoare II (1705–1785), known as Henry the Magnificent, was an English banker and garden owner-designer.
Family
Henry's grandfather,
Career
Henry dominated the Hoare family through his wealth and personal charisma.
He died in 1785 leaving Stourhead to the son of his daughter Ann (1734–1759), Richard Colt Hoare.[7] His younger daughter, Susanna, became Countess of Ailesbury.[8]
References
- ^ a b Hyams, Edwards (1971). A History of Gardens and Gardening. New York, Washington: Praeger Publishers. p. 240.
- ^ a b Hutchings, V. p 49
- ^ Hutchings, V. p 51
- ^ Hutchings, V. p 55
- ^ Hutchings, V. p 70
- ^ Hutchings, V. p 50
- ^ Hutchings, V. p 85
- ^ Barak LONGMATE (the Elder.) (1788). The Pocket Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland; Containing the Descent and Present State of Every Noble Family, Etc. With the Extinct, Forfeited, and Dormant Titles, Etc;. J. F.&C. Rivington. p. 2.
Further reading
- Hoare, Henry Peregrine Rennie, Hoare's Bank: A Record 1672-1955, 1932, new edition 1955
- Hutchings, Victoria, Messrs Hoare, Bankers: A History of the Hoare Banking Dynasty, 2005