Henry Cecil Raikes
| The Right Honourable Henry Cecil Raikes |
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| File:Henry Raikes Vanity Fair 1875-04-17.jpg | |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Chairman of Ways and Means |
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| In office 1874–1880 |
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| Speaker | Henry Brand |
| Preceded by | John Bonham-Carter |
| Succeeded by | Lyon Playfair |
| Postmaster General | |
| In office 19 August 1886 – 24 August 1891 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | The Lord Wolverton |
| Succeeded by | Sir James Fergusson, Bt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 November 1838 Chester, Cheshire |
| Died | 24 August 1891 (aged 52) Denbighshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte Trevor-Roper (d. 1922) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Henry Cecil Raikes PC (18 November 1838 – 24 August 1891) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was Chairman of Ways and Means between 1874 and 1880 and served as Postmaster General between 1886 and 1891.
Background and education
Born in Chester, Cheshire, Raikes was the grandson of Reverend Henry Raikes, Chancellor of the Diocese of Chester, and the great-grandson of Thomas Raikes, a merchant and banker in London, who was Governor of the Bank of England and a personal friend of prime minister William Pitt the Younger. He was educated at Shrewsbury School[citation needed] and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1]
Political career
Raikes was Member of Parliament for Chester between 1868 and 1880,[2] for Preston in 1882[3] and for Cambridge University between 1882 and 1891.[4] He served as Chairman of the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations from 1869 to 1874.[5] In 1874 he was appointed Chairman of Ways and Means (Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons), a post he held until 1880, when he was sworn of the Privy Council.[6] He later returned to party political life when he served as Postmaster General under Lord Salisbury between 1886 and 1891.[7]
Raikes is one of the earliest British politicians to have had their voice recorded. George Edward Gouraud recorded him on behalf of Thomas Edison on the evening of 5 October 1888 at his home in Upper Sydenham near Crystal Palace, London.[8]
Family
Raikes married Charlotte Blanche, of Plas Teg, Mold, daughter of Charles Blayney Trevor-Roper, on 26 September 1861. They had several children, including Cecil Dacre Staveley Raikes (1874–1947), a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy, and Henry St John Digby Raikes, father of the Conservative politician Sir Victor Raikes. The family lived at Llwynegrin Hall, Wales. Raikes died on 24 August 1891, aged 52. Charlotte Raikes survived her husband by over 30 years and died in September 1922.[9]
References
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- ↑ Cook & Keith, 'British Historical Facts 1830-1900', 1975 P.93
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24824. p. . 19 March 1880.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25618. p. . 20 August 1886.
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- ↑ thepeerage.com Rt. Hon. Henry Cecil Raikes
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Cecil Raikes
- Portraits of Henry Cecil Raikes at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Portraits of Mrs Katherine Raikes, daughter in law of Henry Cecil Raikes, Wife of Vice-Admiral Cecil Dacre Staveley Raikes at the National Portrait Gallery, London
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Chester 1868–1880 With: Earl Grosvenor 1868–1869 Norman Grosvenor 1869–1874 John George Dodson 1874–1880 Hon. Beilby Lawley |
Constituency suspended |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Preston February 1882 – November 1882 With: William Farrer Ecroyd |
Succeeded by William Farrer Ecroyd William Tomlinson |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Cambridge University 1882–1891 With: Alexander Beresford Hope 1882–1887 Sir George Stokes, Bt 1887–1891 |
Succeeded by Sir George Stokes, Bt Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Chairman of the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations 1869 – 1874 |
Succeeded by Viscount Mahon |
| Preceded by | Chairman of Ways and Means 1874–1880 |
Succeeded by Lyon Playfair |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Postmaster General 1886–1891 |
Succeeded by Sir James Fergusson, Bt |
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