Henry Hoare (banker)

Born the son of Sir Richard Hoare, founder of C. Hoare & Co bankers, Henry the Good became a Partner in the bank in August 1702.

[1] Together with his father, he became a commissioner for the building of 50 new churches in London in 1711.

[2] Following his father's death in 1719, he managed the bank through the South Sea Bubble of 1720, making a profit of over £28,000 from the crisis.

[3] He acquired the Stourhead estate in 1717 but died before the new house there had been fully completed.

[4] In 1702 he married Jane Benson; they had three children:[5]