Sir Henry Rich, 1st Baronet (1803 – 5 November 1869) was aLiberal Party politician in the United Kingdom. He wasMember of Parliament forKnaresborough in 1837 and forRichmond between 1846 & 1861 when he accepted theChiltern Hundreds to make room forSir Roundell Palmer. He wasLord of the Treasury from July 1846 to March 1852.
He was the illegitimate son of AdmiralSir Thomas Rich, 5th Baronet of Sonning (1733–1803), and Elizabeth Burt. Educated at theRoyal Military College, Sandhurst, andTrinity College, Cambridge (B.A. in 1825), he served in theBritish Army and was at the taking of Poonah and theBattle of Kirkee for which he was awarded a medal. For some time he was aGroom in Waiting to her MajestyQueen Victoria.
On 7 September 1852 at the parish church ofActon, Cheshire, he married Julia, daughter of the late Rev. James Tomkinson of Dorfield Hall, Cheshire.
He was created abaronet in 1863.[1]
His remains were interred in the Rich family vault atSt Andrew's Church, Sonning, Berkshire on 10 November 1869.
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forKnaresborough 1837–1841 With:Charles Langdale | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forRichmond 1846–1861 With:John Charles Dundas to 1847 Marmaduke Wyvill from 1847 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Junior Lord of the Treasury 1846–1852 | Succeeded by |
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| New creation | Baronet (of Sunning, Berkshire) 1863–1869 | Extinct |
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