Sir Frederick Acclom Milbank, 1st Baronet (21 April 1820 – 28 April 1898), was a British Liberal Member of Parliament.
Sir Frederick Milbank, Bt | |
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,_by_Maria_Mosely.jpg) Portrait of Milbank by Maria Mosely, 1846 | |
| Member of Parliament for Richmond | |
| In office 1885–1886 | |
| Preceded by | New creation |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Elliot |
| Member of Parliament for North Riding of Yorkshire | |
| In office 1865–1885 | |
| Preceded by | William Duncombe William John Sawrey Morritt |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederick Acclom Milbank 21 April 1820 |
| Died | 28 April 1898 (aged 78) Barningham, County Durham |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Alexina Harriet Don
(m. 1844, died) |
| Relations | William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland (grandfather) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Mark Milbank Lady Augusta Vane |
Early life edit
Milbank was born on 21 April 1820 in London. He was the son of Lady Augusta Vane and Mark Milbank, MP for Camelford and High Sheriff of Yorkshire.[1] Among his siblings were Mark William Vane Milbank (who married a daughter of Sir Thomas Farquhar, 2nd Baronet),[2] and Henry John Milbank (who married a daughter of the 8th Baron Grey of Groby, and Lady Susan Osborne, a daughter of the 8th Duke of Leeds).[3]
His paternal grandparents were Dorothy (née Wise) Milbank and William Milbank, who bought Thorp Perrow Hall, Snape Castle, and Snape village in 1798.[4][5] His maternal grandparents were William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland and Lady Catherine Powlett (a daughter of the 6th Duke of Bolton).[6]
Career edit
In 1842, Milbank inherited estates at Hart and Hartlepool in county Durham from his maternal grandfather, the 1st Duke of Cleveland.[7] He served as a Lieutenant in the 79th Highlanders.[2]
As a Liberal,[8] Milbank was elected to the House of Commons for the North Riding of Yorkshire in 1865, a seat he held until 1885, and then represented Richmond until 1886. On 16 May 1882 he was created a Baronet, of Well in the County of York, and of Hart in the County of Durham.[9]
Personal life edit
In 1844 Milbank married Alexina "Aline" Harriet Don (c. 1826–1919),[10] daughter of Sir Alexander Don, 6th Baronet and the author Grace Jane Stein (a daughter of Edinburgh banker and distiller John Stein). They were parents of:[11]
- Alice Frederica Milbank (1845–1902),[12] who married Sir David Dale, 1st Baronet in 1888.[13]
- Wilhelmina Louisa Milbank (1846–1903), who died unmarried.[14]
- William Harry Vane Milbank (1848–1892), who married Désiré Baruch (née Vandenberg), widow of Edward Charles, Marquis de Belleroche, becoming the stepfather of painter Count Albert de Belleroche.[2]
- Powlett Charles John Milbank (1852–1918), who married Edith Mary Green-Price, a daughter of Sir Richard Green-Price, 1st Baronet in 1875.[2]
Sir Frederick died in April 1898, aged 78, at Barningham Park, Barnard Castle, in Barningham, County Durham.[15] He was succeeded by his second son Powlett as his eldest son predeceased him without male issue.[16]
Extramarital relationship edit
Reportedly, Sir Frederick had a child, named Madeleine Augusta Crabb, out of wedlock with the stage actress (and artist's model to Dante Gabriel Rossetti) known as Ruth Herbert (née Louisa Ruther Herbert Maynard). Madeleine married Brig.-Gen. Sir Conyers Surtees, MP for Gateshead, in 1887.[17]
References edit
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999, volume 1, page 192.
- ^ a b c d Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 2, page 2684.
- ^ Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. H. Colburn. 1847. p. 866. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Thorp Perrow Hall (1190139)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ Horsfall, Thomas (1912). Notes on the Manor of Well and Snape in the North Riding of the County of York. Whitehead. p. 83. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ The Law Reports: And Cases in Lunacy and on Appeal Therefrom in the Court of Appeal. Chancery Division. Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales. 1893. p. 80. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Parishes: Hart Pages 254-263 A History of the County of Durham: Volume 3". British History Online. Victoria County History, 1928. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "THE DEATH OF SIR FREDERICK MILBANK". The North Star. 29 April 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "No. 25106". The London Gazette. 12 May 1882. p. 2221.
- ^ "Alexina Harriet Elizabeth (née Don), Lady Milbank (circa 1826-1919), Wife of Sir Frederick Acclom Milbank, 1st Bt; daughter of Sir Alexander Don, 6th Bt". www.npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Debrett′s Peerage and baronetage, 1903
- ^ "Alice Frederica (née Milbank), Lady Dale (1845-1902), Wife of Sir David Dale, 1st Bt; daughter of Sir Frederick Acclom Milbank, 1st Bt". www.npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Deaths". The Times. No. 36935. London. 26 November 1902. p. 1.
- ^ "Wilhelmina Louisa Milbank (1846-1903), Daughter of Sir Frederick Acclom Milbank, 1st Bt". www.npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "DEATH OF SIR FREDERICK MILBANK". The Birmingham Post. 29 April 1898. p. 9. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- ^ Surtees, Virginia (1997). The Actress and the Brewer's Wife: Two Victorian Vignettes. Michael Russell. pp. 59, 171. ISBN 978-0-85955-232-5. Retrieved 6 May 2024.