Hugh Henry Mitchell (c. 1741 – April 1830), of Glasnevin and Merrion Castle, was an Irish politician and banker.
Early life[edit]
Mitchell was the eldest son of Henry Mitchell (1716–1768) and Mary Webber (d. 1779), a daughter of Edward Webber of Cork.[1] His father was the senior partner in the bank of Mitchell and Macarell, and MP for Castlebar and Bannow.[2] Among his siblings were Lt.-Col. Edward Mitchell, Mary Mitchell (wife of Macarell-King), Margaret Mitchell (wife of Robert King), Anne Mitchell (wife of Maurice Coppinger, MP for Ardfert, Roscommon, and Belturbet),[3] and Catherine Mitchell (wife of John Monck Mason, MP for Blessington and St Canice).[1]
His father was the only son of merchant Hugh Mitchell of London, and Jane (née Henry) Finlay. His grandmother, a widow of a Mr. Finlay, was the daughter of Robert Henry, a Presbyterian Minister, and sister to Hugh Henry, MP for Newtown Limavady and Antrim Borough,[4] and banker whose firm, Hugh Henry & Co., was the predecessor to his father's firm, Mitchell and Macarell).[1]
Career[edit]
He was a member of the Parliament of Ireland for Ballyshannon between 1766 and 1768 and for Enniskillen in 1771.[5] After leaving Parliament, he opened a banking office at 11 Ormond Quay c. 1777, but his bank "soon faded out of existence".[1]
Personal life[edit]
In 1763, Mitchell married Margaret Gordon (b. c. 1750), daughter of Elizabeth Glen and James Gordon, 2nd of Ellon, Scotland.[6] Together, they lived at Glasnevin, County Dublin, and were the parents of:
- Mary Harriet Mitchell (d. 1842), who married Very Rev. James Langrishe, son of Rt. Hon. Sir Hercules Langrishe, 1st Baronet, in 1796.[7]
- Col. Hugh Henry Mitchell (1770–1817), who married Lady Harriett Somerset, a daughter of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort, in 1804.[8][9]
- Anne Mitchell (b. 1778), who married Hans Hamilton, son of James Hamilton of Sheephill and Holmpatrick, Deputy Prothonotary of the Court of King's Bench.[10]
Mitchell died in Dublin in April 1830.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Journal of the Institute of Bankers in Ireland. The Institute. 1901. p. 270. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Legg, Marie-Louise (1996). Money and Reputations: The Effects of the Banking Crises of 1755 and 1760. pp. 74–87. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Parliamentary Register 1785 p.304
- ^ a b Belmore.), Somerset Richard Lowry-Corry (4th earl of; Belmore, Somerset Richard Lowry-Corry Earl of (1887). Parliamentary Memoirs of Fermanagh and Tyrone, from 1613 to 1885. Alex. Thom & Company. pp. 347–348. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2007). History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800: Commons, Constituencies and Statutes. Ulster Historical Foundation. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-903688-71-7. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Notes and Queries. Oxford University Press. 1893. p. 127. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Burtchaell, George Dames (1888). Genealogical Memoirs of the Members of Parliament for the County and City of Kilkenny ... Sealy, Bryers & Walker. p. 159. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Mary-le-bone), Thomas Smith (Of (1833). A Topographical and historical account of the Parish of St. Mary-le-bone. ... With biographical notices of eminent persons. Illustrated with six views, and a map. p. 94. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Blacker, Beaver Henry (1860). Brief sketches of the parishes of Booterstown and Donnybrook. p. 193. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Farrell, Stephen; Fisher, David R. "HAMILTON, Hans (1758-1822), of Sheephill Park, co. Dublin". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 12 April 2024.