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| name = John Charles Herries
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Herries worked his way up in the Treasury and eventually became Secretary to the [[First Lord of the Treasury]], [[Royal Army Service Corps|Commissary-General]] to the Army, [[Civil list|Paymaster of the Civil List]], [[Secretary to the Treasury]] (1823–1827), [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] in [[Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich|Lord Goderich]]'s government (1827–1828), [[Master of the Mint]] under the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Duke of Wellington]] (1828–1830), briefly [[President of the Board of Trade]] (1830), [[Secretary at War]] under [[Sir Robert Peel]] (1834–1835), and finally [[President of the Board of Control]] in [[Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby|Lord Derby]]'s first government (1852). During his tenure as Commissary-General, he used the help of [[Nathan Mayer Rothschild]] to transfer money to British and allied army troops on the continent, which was not an easy task during the [[Continental Blockade]]. Rothschild's successful conclusion of these transfers was one of the foundations of the house's English banking empire.
Herries worked his way up in the Treasury and eventually became Secretary to the [[First Lord of the Treasury]], [[Royal Army Service Corps|Commissary-General]] to the Army, [[Civil list|Paymaster of the Civil List]], [[Secretary to the Treasury]] (1823–1827), [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] in [[Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich|Lord Goderich]]'s government (1827–1828), [[Master of the Mint]] under the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Duke of Wellington]] (1828–1830), briefly [[President of the Board of Trade]] (1830), [[Secretary at War]] under [[Sir Robert Peel]] (1834–1835), and finally [[President of the Board of Control]] in [[Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby|Lord Derby]]'s first government (1852). During his tenure as Commissary-General, he used the help of [[Nathan Mayer Rothschild]] to transfer money to British and allied army troops on the continent, which was not an easy task during the [[Continental Blockade]]. Rothschild's successful conclusion of these transfers was one of the foundations of the house's English banking empire.


Herries was one of few men of ministerial experience to side with the [[protectionist]] Tories after the repeal of the [[Corn Laws]]. Following the death of [[Lord George Bentinck]] in 1848, Herries was suggested by [[Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby|Lord Stanley]] as an alternative to [[Benjamin Disraeli]] as Shadow [[Leader of the House of Commons]]. In the end Herries declined, and Disraeli gradually came into his own as leader. Staunchly protectionist, Herries was in repeated conflict with Disraeli who, despite championing protectionism barely six years before, was hurriedly disassociating himself and the party from that doctrine. The two never got along, and Herries' refusal to assist in the framing of the 1852 Budget (which he regarded as "wild work"), cannot have helped matters. By the time of Derby's second government in 1858, Herries had died. His son, [[Charles Herries]], was appointed Chairman of the [[Inland Revenue|Board of Inland Revenue]] by Disraeli during the latter's second premiership in 1877.
Herries was one of few men of ministerial experience to side with the [[protectionist]] Tories after the repeal of the [[Corn Laws]]. Following the death of [[Lord George Bentinck]] in 1848, Herries was suggested by [[Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby|Lord Stanley]] as an alternative to [[Benjamin Disraeli]] as Shadow [[Leader of the House of Commons]]. In the end Herries declined, and Disraeli gradually came into his own as leader. Staunchly protectionist, Herries was in repeated conflict with Disraeli who, despite championing protectionism barely six years before, was hurriedly disassociating himself and the party from that doctrine. The two never got along, and Herries' refusal to assist in the framing of the 1852 Budget (which he regarded as "wild work"), cannot have helped matters. By the time of Derby's second government in 1858, Herries had died. His son, [[John Charles Herries (born 1815)|Charles Herries]], was appointed Chairman of the [[Inland Revenue|Board of Inland Revenue]] by Disraeli during the latter's second premiership in 1877.


==Family==
==Family==
Herries married Sarah, daughter of John Dorington, in 1814. They had three sons, one of whom, Sir Charles Herries, was a well-known financier. Sarah died in February 1821. Herries survived her by over thirty years and died at St Julians, near [[Sevenoaks]], [[Kent]], in April 1855, aged 76.
Herries married Sarah, daughter of John Dorington, in 1814. They had three sons, one of whom, [[John Charles Herries (born 1815)|Sir Charles Herries]], was a well-known financier. Sarah died in February 1821. Herries survived her by over thirty years and died at St Julians, near [[Sevenoaks]], [[Kent]], in April 1855, aged 76.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:11, 15 June 2024

The Right Honourable
John Charles Herries
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office
3 September 1827 – 25 January 1828
MonarchGeorge IV
Prime MinisterThe Viscount Goderich
Preceded byThe Lord Tenterden
(interim)
Succeeded byHenry Goulburn
President of the Board of Trade
In office
2 February – 22 November 1830
MonarchsGeorge IV
William IV
Prime MinisterThe Duke of Wellington
Preceded byWilliam Vesey-FitzGerald
Succeeded byThe Lord Auckland
Member of Parliament for Harwich
In office
1823–1847
Preceded byCharles Bathurst
Nicholas Vansittart
Succeeded byWilliam Beresford
John Attwood
Member of Parliament for Stamford
In office
1847–1853
Preceded bySir George Clerk, Bt
Succeeded byViscount Cranborne
Personal details
BornNovember 1778 (1778-11)
Died24 April 1855(1855-04-24) (aged 76)
St Julians, Kent
NationalityBritish
Political partyTory
SpouseSarah Dorington (d. 1821)
Alma materUniversity of Leipzig

John Charles Herries PC (November 1778 – 24 April 1855), known as J. C. Herries, was a British politician and financier and a frequent member of Tory and Conservative cabinets in the early to mid-19th century.

Background and education

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Herries was the eldest son of Charles Herries, a London merchant, by his wife Mary Ann Johnson, and was educated at Cheam and the University of Leipzig.

Political career

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Herries worked his way up in the Treasury and eventually became Secretary to the First Lord of the Treasury, Commissary-General to the Army, Paymaster of the Civil List, Secretary to the Treasury (1823–1827), Chancellor of the Exchequer in Lord Goderich's government (1827–1828), Master of the Mint under the Duke of Wellington (1828–1830), briefly President of the Board of Trade (1830), Secretary at War under Sir Robert Peel (1834–1835), and finally President of the Board of Control in Lord Derby's first government (1852). During his tenure as Commissary-General, he used the help of Nathan Mayer Rothschild to transfer money to British and allied army troops on the continent, which was not an easy task during the Continental Blockade. Rothschild's successful conclusion of these transfers was one of the foundations of the house's English banking empire.

Herries was one of few men of ministerial experience to side with the protectionist Tories after the repeal of the Corn Laws. Following the death of Lord George Bentinck in 1848, Herries was suggested by Lord Stanley as an alternative to Benjamin Disraeli as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons. In the end Herries declined, and Disraeli gradually came into his own as leader. Staunchly protectionist, Herries was in repeated conflict with Disraeli who, despite championing protectionism barely six years before, was hurriedly disassociating himself and the party from that doctrine. The two never got along, and Herries' refusal to assist in the framing of the 1852 Budget (which he regarded as "wild work"), cannot have helped matters. By the time of Derby's second government in 1858, Herries had died. His son, Charles Herries, was appointed Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue by Disraeli during the latter's second premiership in 1877.

Family

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Herries married Sarah, daughter of John Dorington, in 1814. They had three sons, one of whom, Sir Charles Herries, was a well-known financier. Sarah died in February 1821. Herries survived her by over thirty years and died at St Julians, near Sevenoaks, Kent, in April 1855, aged 76.

References

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  • Blake, Robert (1966). Disraeli. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-19-832903-2. OCLC 8047.
  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  • The New Monthly Magazine (Vol. 22, 1828)
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Harwich
1823–1841
With: George Canning 1823–1826
Nicholas Conyngham Tindal 1826–1827
Sir William Rae, Bt 1827–1830
George Robert Dawson 1830–1832
Christopher Thomas Tower 1832–1835
Francis Robert Bonham 1835–1837
Alexander Ellice 1837–1841 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Stamford
1847–1853
With: Marquess of Granby 1847–1852
Sir Frederic Thesiger 1852–1853 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Joint Secretary to the Treasury
1823–1827
With: Stephen Rumbold Lushington 1823–1827
Joseph Planta 1827 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chancellor of the Exchequer
1827–1828 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Master of the Mint
1828–1830 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Board of Trade
1830
Preceded by Secretary at War
1834–1835 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Conservative Leader of the Commons
1849–1851
With: Benjamin Disraeli and Marquess of Granby 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Board of Control
1852 		Succeeded by
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