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Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet

1809 – 1854

British politician

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Lived 1809 – 1854 (aged 45). Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet was a British politician.

Sir Michael Hicks Hicks-Beach, 8th Baronet DL (25 October 1809 – 22 November 1854) was a British Conservative Party MP and High Sheriff.

He was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for 1840 and then returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for East Gloucestershire from January 1854 until his death in November of the same year.

He was commissioned as Lieutenant-Colonel of the Royal North Gloucestershire Militia in 1844 and commanded it as Lt-Col Commandant from 1852 until his death.

Hicks-Beach married Harriett Vittoria Stratton, daughter of John Stratton, in 1832.

He died in November 1854, aged 45, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Michael, who became a prominent Conservative politician and was created Earl St Aldwyn in 1915. Hicks-Beach's younger son William Frederick Hicks-Beach was also an MP, as was his son-in-law Sir John Dillwyn-Llewelyn, 1st Baronet, husband of his daughter Caroline Julia Hicks-Beach.

Lady Hicks-Beach died at Penllergare, the residence of her Dillwyn-Llewelyn son-in-law, on 20 January 1900.

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Member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom, High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
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Who was Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet?

British politician (1809–1854)

When was Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet born?

Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet was born on 25 October 1809.

When did Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet die?

Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet died on 22 November 1854 in Williamstrip Park.

What was Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet's occupation?

Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet was a politician.

What nationality was Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet?

Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet was British.

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· Wikipedia: Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet

· Wikidata: Q7528336

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