Henry Hippisley Coxe


Henry Hippisley Coxe of Ston Easton Park, Somerset, was MP for Somerset.

Origins

He was the 3rd son of John Hippisley Coxe, builder of the mansion house Ston Easton Park, by his wife Mary Northleigh, daughter and eventual sole-heiress of Stephen Northleigh, MP, of Peamore, Exminster, and of Matford, Alphington, Devon.

Inheritance

In 1786 he became heir to Ston Easton and other estates on the death of his elder brother Richard Hippisley Coxe, MP.

Career

He served in the Somerset Militia, as Lieutenant in 1778, Captain in 1782 and Major in 1795. He was Sheriff of Somerset 1789-90 and MP for Somerset.

Marriages

He married twice:
He died without progeny on 1 August 1795, and left his estates to his widow Elizabeth Anne Horner for life, with remainder to his nephew Rev. Henry Hippisley, 2nd son of his sister Margaret Hippisley Coxe by her husband Rev. John Hippisley of Lambourne Place, Berkshire.