Henry Pease (MP)
Henry Pease | |
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| Born | 4 May 1807 |
| Died | 30 May 1881(aged 74) 23,Finsbury Square,London |
| Monuments | Statue in Saltburn-by-the-Sea |
| Nationality | British |
| Era | Victorian |
Henry Pease(4 May 1807 – 30 May 1881)[1]was an English railway owner, peace campaigner and aLiberalpolitician who representedDurham South.
Business
[edit]Pease was a director of theStockton and Darlington Railway[2]and was responsible for the foundation of the seaside resort ofSaltburn-by-the-Sea.
Politics
[edit]He was, for a time, thePeace SocietyPresident and, in 1854, he visited the Tsar of Russia in an attempt to talk him out of theCrimean War.He also visitedNapoleon IIIin the interests of peace.[3] Pease was electedMPforDurham Southin 1857 and held the seat until 1865.[3]In 1867, Henry Pease was appointed the first Darlington Mayor.[4][5]
Private life
[edit]Pease, a member of theQuakerPease familyofDarlington,was the fifth son ofEdward Pease.An older brother of his wasJoseph Pease.He was resident at Piermont, Darlington, andStanhope Castle,Durham.[6]
Pease married Anna Fell and they had one sonHenry Fell Pease.[6]He married a second time to Mary Lloyd[1]and they had three sons and two daughters.
Pease died on 30 May 1881, of an illness diagnosed 2 weeks earlier, in his home at 23, Finsbury Square, London.[1]
His will, dated 20 January 1859, left to Joseph Whitehall Pease the net personal estate being affirmed to be of the value of upwards of £360,000. To his wife Mrs. Mary Pease £2000 and an annuity of £500 for life, to then be reduced to £250 per annum. "If she is to marries again; she is also to have the right of residing at his mansion house, Piermont, with the use of the furniture, plates, pictures, effects and a carriage and horse for a twelvemonth after his decease". All of the residue of his real and personal estate to his said son, Mr. Henry Fell Pease.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abc"Death of Mr. Henry Pease".saltburnbysea.com.Retrieved21 May2024.
- ^"Robinson's Railway Directory"(PDF).lse.ac.uk.1841.Archived(PDF)from the original on 20 December 2022.Retrieved23 January2009.
- ^abChisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911)..Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 31.
- ^"Mayoral and Civic".Darlington Borough Council.Archivedfrom the original on 3 July 2020.Retrieved1 July2020.
- ^"Brief History of the Town of Darlington"(PDF).darlington.gov.Retrieved21 May2024.
- ^abDebrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench.Vol. 1886. p. 119.
- ^"Wills and Bequests (Henry Pease)".saltburnbysea.com.Retrieved21 May2024.
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