Charles Frederick Huth (1806–1895) was a British merchant banker, and art collector. He was a partner in

Frederick Huth & Co Frederick Huth & Company was a British bank established in 1809, which became part of British Overseas Bank in 1936. History In 1809, Frederick Huth (1777–1864), a lutheran German-born British merchant, established the London merchant bank "F ...

, the bank founded by his father, Frederick Huth.

Early life

Charles Frederick Huth was born on 7 November 1806 at Corunna, Spain.

Career

Huth was an art collector, especially of British watercolours, including

J. M. W. Turner Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 177519 December 1851), known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colouring, imaginative landscapes and turbu ...

, and his collection was sold at

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on 19 March 1904.

Personal life

In 1836, Huth married Frances Caroline Marshall (1812–1901), the daughter of Sir Chapman Marshall and Anne Stansfield, and they lived at

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, Kent, in later life. They had ten children together: *Frederick Huth (1837–1848) *Alexander Huth (1838–1914) *Ferdinand Marshall Huth (1840–1903) *Caroline Anne Huth (1842–1911) *Frederick Henry Huth (1844–1918) *Fanny Gertrude Huth (1846–1915) *Marian Huth (1847–1876) *Octavia Huth (1849–1929), married her first cousin,

Alfred Henry Huth Alfred Henry Huth (1850–1910) was an English bibliophile. From a banking family, he followed his father Henry Huth's interest in book collecting, and helped found the Bibliographical Society of London. Life Born in London on 14 January 1850, ...

(1850–1910), the bibliophile *Percival Huth (1851–1913) *Reginald Huth (1853–1926)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huth, Charles Frederick 1806 births 1895 deaths

Charles Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''* ...