Herbert Stuart Sankey

Colonel Sir (Herbert) Stuart Sankey, KBE, CVO (4 May 1854 - 5 April 1940) was a British barrister and politician.[1][2][3]

The son of Lieutenant-Colonel H. T. Sankey, he was educated at Marlborough School and Christ Church, Oxford before being called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1878.[1] He practiced as a barrister on the South Eastern Circuit, and as a counsel for HM Treasury.[1] He held the offices of recorder of Fordwich from 1883-1902, of Faversham from 1902–05[4] and Margate from 1905–13.[3] [1] He married Josephine Annesley in 1884, and they had two daughters.[1] [2] [3]

In 1901, he was elected to the London County Council as one of four councillors representing the City of London.[5] Re-elected in 1904, 1907 and 1910, he remained a member of the council until 1913.[6][7][8][9] He served as vice-chairman for 1907-08.[10] From 1909 to 1913 he was commanding officer of the Inns of Court Officer Training Corps, and received the brevet rank of colonel in 1913.[1][3]

In 1913 he was appointed as Remembrancer of the City of London, an office he held until 1927.[1][3] He was also a governor, deputy-treasurer and almoner of Christ's Hospital, a governor of The Regent Street Polytechnic and a member of the board of management of St Mary's Hospital.[1][3]

Invested as a Commander of the Victorian Order (CVO) in 1918, he was made Knight of the British Empire (KBE) in 1927.[3] He was also awarded a number of foreign orders.[3]

He died in April 1940, aged 85.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Obituary: Sir Stuart Sankey". The Times. 8 April 1940. p. 11.
  2. 1 2 Lundy, Darryl. "Colonel Sir Herbert Stuart Sankey". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "SANKEY, Col Sir Stuart". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 27433. p. 3177. 13 May 1902.
  5. London County Council Election, The Times, March 4, 1901, p.7
  6. London County Council Election, The Times, March 7, 1904, p.12
  7. The London County Council Election, Great Municipal Reform Victory, The Times, March 4, 1907, p.6
  8. London County Council Election, The Times, March 7, 1910, p.7
  9. London County Council Election, The Times, March 7, 1913, p.10
  10. "The London County Council". The Times. 9 March 1907. p. 13.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Adrian Pollock
Remembrancer of the City of London
1913 - 1927
Succeeded by
John Bridge Aspinall
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