Stuart Sankey (barrister)
Colonel Sir Herbert Stuart Sankey KBE CVO VD JP DL (4 May 1854 – 5 April 1940)[1] was a British barrister and politician.[1][2] 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 married Josephine Annesley in 1884, and they had two daughters.[1][2]
Career[edit]
Sankey practised 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, Faversham from 1902–05[3] and Margate from 1905–13.[1][2]
In 1901, he was elected to the London County Council as one of four councillors representing the City of London.[4] Re-elected in 1904, 1907 and 1910, he remained a member of the council until 1913.[5][6][7][8] He served as vice-chairman for 1907-08.[9] From 1909 to 1913 he was commanding officer of the Inns of Court Officers' Training Corps, and received the brevet rank of colonel in 1913.[1][2]
In 1913 he was appointed as Remembrancer of the City of London, a position he held until 1927.[1][2] 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][2]
Invested as a Commander of the Victorian Order (CVO) in 1918, Sankey was made Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1927.[2] He was also awarded a number of foreign orders.[2][10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Obituary: Sir Stuart Sankey". The Times. 8 April 1940. p. 11.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "SANKEY, Col Sir Stuart". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "No. 27433". The London Gazette. 13 May 1902. p. 3177.
- ^ London County Council Election, The Times, March 4, 1901, p.7
- ^ London County Council Election, The Times, March 7, 1904, p.12
- ^ The London County Council Election, Great Municipal Reform Victory, The Times, March 4, 1907, p.6
- ^ London County Council Election, The Times, March 7, 1910, p.7
- ^ London County Council Election, The Times, March 7, 1913, p.10
- ^ "The London County Council". The Times. 9 March 1907. p. 13.
- ^ "The London Gazette, 21 January 1913" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk.
- 1854 births
- 1940 deaths
- Members of London County Council
- Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
- People educated at Marlborough College
- Members of the Inner Temple
- Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
- Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Officers of the Legion of Honour
- Commanders of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Commanders of the Order of St. Sava
- Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure
- Recipients of the Order of the Crown (Romania)
- Knights of the Order of the Crown (Romania)
- Commanders of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)
- Municipal Reform Party politicians
- Deputy Lieutenants of the County of London