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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