Henry John Adeane


Henry John Adeane DL was an English barrister and politician.

Early life and education

Adeane was the second but first surviving son of Robert Jones Adeane of Babraham, Cambridgeshire, and Annabella Blake, daughter of Sir Patrick Blake, 1st Baronet, of Langham Hall, Suffolk. The Adeane family was an ancient one that supposedly descended from the noble Deyne or Dene family. He was the grandson of Gen. James Whorwood Adeane. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge.

Career

Adeane became a member of Lincoln's Inn in 1810 and the Inner Temple in 1813. He was called to the bar in 1814.
He was a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Cambridgeshire 1830 to 1832.

Family

Adeane married firstly, on 24 October 1822, Katharine Judith, daughter of John King of Aldenham House, Herts. They had two sons and one daughter:
He married secondly, on 6 October 1828, Hon. Matilda Abigail Stanley, daughter of John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley of Alderley Park, Cheshire. They had three sons and eight daughters: