John Charles Herries
William IV | |
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| Prime Minister | The Duke of Wellington |
| Preceded by | William Vesey-FitzGerald |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Auckland |
| Member of Parliament for Harwich | |
| In office 1823–1847 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Bathurst Nicholas Vansittart |
| Succeeded by | William Beresford John Attwood |
| Member of Parliament for Stamford | |
| In office 1847–1853 | |
| Preceded by | Sir George Clerk, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Cranborne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1778 |
| Died | 24 April 1855 (aged 76) St Julians, University of Leipzig |
John Charles Herries
PC (November 1778 – 24 April 1855), known as J. C. Herries, was a British politician and financier and a frequent member of Tory and Conservative
cabinets in the early to mid-19th century.
Background and education
Herries was the eldest son of Charles Herries, a
University of Leipzig
.
Political career
Herries worked his way up in the Treasury and eventually became Secretary to the
Continental Blockade
. Rothschild's successful conclusion of these transfers was one of the foundations of the house's English banking empire.
Herries was one of few men of ministerial experience to side with the
protectionist Tories after the repeal of the Corn Laws. Following the death of Lord George Bentinck in 1848, Herries was suggested by Lord Stanley as an alternative to Benjamin Disraeli as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons. In the end Herries declined, and Disraeli gradually came into his own as leader. Staunchly protectionist, Herries was in repeated conflict with Disraeli who, despite championing protectionism barely six years before, was hurriedly disassociating himself and the party from that doctrine. The two never got along, and Herries' refusal to assist in the framing of the 1852 Budget (which he regarded as "wild work"), cannot have helped matters. By the time of Derby's second government in 1858, Herries had died. His son, Charles Herries, was appointed Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue
by Disraeli during the latter's second premiership in 1877.
Family
Herries married Sarah, daughter of John Dorington, in 1814. They had three sons, one of whom, Sir Charles Herries, was a well-known financier. Sarah died in February 1821. Herries survived her by over thirty years and died at St Julians, near Sevenoaks, Kent, in April 1855, aged 76.
References
- OCLC 8047.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- The New Monthly Magazine (Vol. 22, 1828)
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