HEATHCOTE, Gilbert John (1795-1867), of Stocken Hall, Rutland
Capt. Rutland yeoman cav. 1819, maj. 1820; hon. col. R. South Lincoln militia 1857.
Ld. lt. Lincs. 1862 – d.
HEATHCOTE, Gilbert John (1795-1867)
Capt. Rutland yeoman cav. 1819, maj. 1820; hon. col. R. South Lincoln militia 1857.
Ld. lt. Lincs. 1862 – d.
HEATHCOTE, Gilbert John (1795-1867)
Private sec. to ld. lt. [I] 1804 – 06; sec. to embassy, Lord Pembroke’s mission to Vienna 1807; under-sec. of state for war and colonies May-Nov. 1809; ld. of admiralty July 1810 – Oct. 1812; PC 13 Aug. 1812; vice-pres. bd. of trade Sept. 1812 – Jan. 1818; ld. of treasury Oct. 1812 – Nov. 1813; jt.-paymaster-gen. Nov. 1813 – Aug. 1817; sec. to Lord Castlereagh* at Congress of Chatillon 1814; pres. bd. of trade Jan. 1818 – Feb. 1823; treas. of navy Feb. 1818 – Feb. 1823; chan. of exch. Jan. 1823 – Apr. 1827; sec. of state for war and colonies Apr. – Sept. 1827; first ld. of treasury 3 Sept. 1827 – 26 Jan. 1828; sec. of state for war and colonies Nov. 1830 – Apr. 1833; ld. privy seal Apr. 1833 – June 1834; pres. bd. of trade Sept. 1841 – June 1843; pres. bd. of control May 1843-July 1846.
Capt. N. regt. W. Riding yeomanry 1803, maj. 1814–17.
Dir. Greenwich Hosp. 1819.
The only current biography is W.D. Jones, ‘Prosperity’ Robinson (1967), a dull and uncritical assessment.
ROBINSON, Hon. Frederick John (1782-1859)
Sheriff, Cornw. 1783 – 84.
Recorder, Tregony 1796, Grampound 1804, St. Ives.
Maj. commdt. Tregony and Grampound vols. 1798.
HAWKINS, Sir Christopher, 1st bt. (1758-1829)
Common councilman, London 1808 – 18; registrar, metrop. public carriages 1839 – 40; commr. of police, City of London 1839 – d.
HARVEY, Daniel Whittle (1786-1863)
Ld.-in-waiting to Victoria Feb. 1840 – Sept. 1841, Aug. 1846 – Mar. 1852, Oct. 1853 – d.
Sheriff, co. Cork 1834 – 35; v.-adm. Munster 1838 – d.
HARE, Hon. William (1801-1856)
Ensign (army) 1798; lt. 4 Ft. Gds. 1802, 47 Ft. (half-pay) 1803; capt. 57 Ft. 1804, dep. q.m.g. Portuguese army 1809 – 14, maj. 1809; lt.-col. 40 Ft. 1814; capt. and lt.-col. 1 Ft. Gds. 1821, half-pay 1827; maj.-gen. 1830; col. 97 Ft. 1833; lt.-gen. 1841; col. 57 Ft. 1843 – d.; c.-in-c. army Sept. 1852 – July 1856; gen. 1854; f.m. 1855.
Clerk of ordnance Apr. 1823 – May 1827, Jan. – May 1828; PC 30 May 1828; sec. at war May 1828 – July 1830, Aug. 1841 – July 1844; chief sec. to ld. lt. [I] July – Nov. 1830, Dec. 1834 – Apr. 1835; gov.-gen. Bengal June 1844–8; master-gen. of ordnance Mar.-Sept. 1852.
See W. Broadfoot, Career of Maj. G. Broadfoot ...compiled from his papers and those of Lords Ellenborough and Hardinge(1888); C.S. Hardinge, Visct. Hardinge (1891); Letters of Visct. Hardinge ... to Lady Hardinge and Sir Walter and Lady James, 1844-1847 ed. B.S. Singh (Cam. Soc. ser. 4, xxxii); V. Kumar, India under Lord Hardinge (1978).
HARDINGE, Sir Henry (1785-1856)
Capt. Northumb. supp. militia 1798; lt.-col. Loyal Newcastle vol. inf. 1803.
RIDLEY, Sir Matthew White, 3rd bt. (1778-1836)
HANDLEY, Henry (1797-1846)
Rep. peer [I] 1841 – d.
HANDCOCK, Richard (1791-1869)
Lt. 7 Drag. 1810, capt. 1813, maj. 1821, ret. 1823.
Sheriff, Carm. 1848 – 49.
HAMLYN WILLIAMS, Sir James, 3rd. bt. (1790-1861)