Sir Horace St Paul, 2nd Baronet (29 December 1812–1891) was a British landowner and politician, who represented East Worcestershire in Parliament between 1837 and 1841.
Horace St Paul was born on 29 December 1812,[1] the only son of Horace St Paul, MP for Bridport, and Anna Maria, the illegitimate daughter of John Ward, 2nd Viscount Dudley and Ward. His father inherited a title as a count of the Austrian Empire that same year, and was created a baronet in 1813.[2] He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.[1]
St Paul contested East Worcestershire as a Conservative at the 1835 general election, when he was narrowly defeated by two Whig candidates, and again at the 1837 general election, when he was returned along with another Conservative.[3] The 1837 election was said to have cost him around £16,000.[4] He stood down at the 1841 general election due to ill health.[4]
On his father's death in October 1840 he inherited an estate of over £100,000, together with the Austrian countship and the baronetcy.[2] He owned property at Ellowes Hall near Dudley and Ewart Park near Wooler, Northumberland.[4] He married Jane Eliza Grey in 1867, and had one daughter, Maria, born 1868.[1] He died 28 May 1891,[3] when the baronetcy became extinct.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Sir Horace St Paul, Bart". Illustrated London News. 6 June 1891.
- ^ a b Farrell, Stephen (2009). "ST. PAUL, Sir Horace David Cholwell, 1st bt. (1775-1840), of Ewart Park, Belford, Northumb.; Willingsworth Hall, Staffs. and 10 Chapel Street, Grovesnor Square, Mdx.". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832. Cambridge University Press.
- ^ a b M. Stenton, ed. (1976). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832-1885. Harvester Press. p. 339.
- ^ a b c "Death of Sir Horace St Paul". Worcester Journal. 30 May 1891.