ADDINGTON, Henry (1757-1844), of Woodley, nr. Reading, Berks. and White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surr.

Family and Education

b. 30 May 1757, 1st s. of Anthony Addington, MD, of Fringford, Oxon, and Up Ottery, Devon by Mary, da. and h. of Rev. Haviland John Hiley, MD, of Reading; bro. of John Hiley Addington. educ. Cheam 1762; Winchester 1769-73; privately by Dr Goodenough, Ealing 1773-4; Brasenose, Oxf. 1774; L. Inn 1771; I. Temple 1780; called L. Inn 1784. m. (1) 19 Sept. 1781, Ursula Mary (d. 23 June 1811), da. and coh. of Leonard Hammond of Cheam, Surr., 2s. 4da.; (2) 29 July 1823, Mary Anne, da. and h. of William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell, wid. of Thomas Townshend of Hovington, Warws., s.p. suc. fa. 1790; cr. Visct. Sidmouth 12 Jan. 1805.

Offices Held

Recorder, Devizes 1784 – d.; PC 23 June 1789; first ld. of Treasury and chancellor of Exchequer 14 Mar. 1801 – 10 May 1804; ld. pres. of Council Jan. – July 1805; ld. privy seal Feb. – Oct. 1806; ld. pres. of Council Oct. 1806 – Mar. 1807, Apr. – June 1812; sec. of state for Home affairs June 1812 – Jan. 1822; cabinet minister without office Jan. 1822-Nov. 1824.

Capt. commdt. Woodley vols. 1798 – 1806; high steward, Reading 1798; gov. Charterhouse 1802 – d.; ranger, Richmond park 1806 – 07, 1812 – 15; dep. ranger 1815 – d.; high steward, Westminster 1813 – 42; commr. for building new churches 1818.

Speaker of House of Commons 8 June 1789 – 10 Feb. 1801.

Parlimentarian

ADDINGTON, Henry (1757-1844), of Mortimer, Berks.

Main residences: Woodley, nr. Reading, Berks.; White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surr.

Notes

Addington by Philip Ziegler (1965) is the only biography since Pellew’s Life of Lord Sidmouth (1847). This latter tampers with the text of letters in the Sidmouth mss, now at Devon RO.

Author

R.G.T.

Volume

Commons 1790-1820

Web Title

ADDINGTON, Henry (1757-1844)

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Oxford 1644

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