Frederick Huth Jackson (1863–1921), was a British banker, and a partner of the merchant bank,

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 ...

, founded by his great-grandfather,

Frederick Huth Frederick Huth, born Johann Friedrich Andreas Huth (1777–1864), was a German-born British merchant banker, who established the London merchant bank Frederick Huth & Co in 1809. Early life Frederick Huth was born on the 29 October 1777 in the ...

Early life

He was the son of Thomas Hughes Jackson (1834–1930) and Hermine Meinertzhagen (1838–1897), and the grandson of

Sir William Jackson, 1st Baronet Sir William Jackson, 1st Baronet (28 April 1805 – 31 January 1876) was an English industrialist, railway entrepreneur and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1847 and 1868. Early life Jackson was the 7th son of Peter ...

. He was educated at

Harrow School Harrow School () is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English boarding school for boys) in Harrow on the Hill, Greater London, England. The school was founded in 1572 by John Lyon (school founder), John Lyon, a local landowner an ...

, and

Balliol College, Oxford Balliol College () is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded in 1263 by nobleman John I de Balliol, it has a claim to be the oldest college in Oxford and the English-speaking world. With a governing body of a master and aro ...

Career

He was a partner of the private bank,

. From 1918 to 1919, the Rt. Hon. Frederick Huth Jackson, of 64 Rutland Gate, SW was the

High Sheriff of the County of London Below is a list of sheriffs of the County of London, from the creation of the county in 1889 to its abolition in 1965: *1889–1890: Alfred de Rothschild, of Senmore Place *1890–1891: Sir James Whitehead, 1st Baronet, of Highlield H ...

. Following the death of Jackson in 1921, Frederick Huth & Co was in an increasingly parlous state, and the Governor of the

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pushed for it to be amalgamated with Konig Brothers, which duly happened in 1923.

Personal life

In 1894, he married the poet and author

Claire Annabel Caroline Grant Duff Claire Annabel Caroline Grant Duff, Mrs Jackson (25 December 1870 – 12 January 1944) was a Scottish poet, writer, pacifist, and high society hostess. She published her memoir ''A Victorian Childhood'' in 1932 with Methuen Publishing under the ...

, the eldest daughter of Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff and Anna Julia Webster. They had four children (all Huth Jackson): *Frederick, who married Helen Vinogradoff, daughter of the historian Sir Paul Vinogradoff *Konradin, who married Sir Arthur Hobhouse *

Anne Marie Anne-Marie Rose Nicholson (born 7 April 1991) is an English singer and songwriter. She has attained various charting singles on the UK Singles Chart, including Clean Bandit's " Rockabye", which peaked at number one, as well as "Alarm", "Ciao ...

, who became a writer. She married Christopher Evelyn Fremantle and settled in the US *Claire Annabel, who married Louis de Loriol and settled in France

Legacy

John Singer Sargent John Singer Sargent (; January 12, 1856 – April 15, 1925) was an American expatriate artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian era, Edwardian-era luxury. He created roughly 900 oil ...

painted a portrait of his wife, Mrs. Huth Jackson (née Annabel Grant Duff).

Arms

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Frederick Huth 1863 births 1921 deaths Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford British bankers High sheriffs of the County of London

Frederick Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Given name Nobility = Anhalt-Harzgerode = * Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) = Austria = * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria fro ...

Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom People educated at Harrow School People of the Victorian era