1. George Hibbert was an English merchant, politician and ship-owner.
18 Facts About George Hibbert
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George Hibbert was born in Stockfield Hall, Manchester, the son of Robert Hibbert and Abigail Hibbert.
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George Hibbert eventually became head of the firm, described in 1800 as the 'first house' in the Jamaican trade.
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George Hibbert was an Alderman of London from 1798 to 1803.
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George Hibbert was the first chairman of the West India Dock Company, which promoted the construction of the West India Docks from 1800 to 1802.
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George Hibbert was Member of Parliament for Seaford in East Sussex from 31 October 1806 until 5 October 1812.
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In 1784, George Hibbert married Elizabeth Margaret, the daughter of Philip Fonnereau, MP, a prominent Huguenot merchant and a director of the Bank of England; they had five sons and nine daughters.
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George Hibbert's son George was buried in the churchyard at St Paul's Church, Clapham, interred in a chest tomb shared with one of his brothers, William Hibbert; Hibbert was a trustee for the construction of the chapel at St Paul's, Clapham, in 1815.
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George Hibbert inherited Munden House near Watford from his wife's uncle, Rogers Parker, and removed there in 1829.
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George Hibbert died at Munden on 8 October 1837, and was buried at Aldenham in Hertfordshire.
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George Hibbert wrote a pamphlet on the Slave Registry Bill in 1816.
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George Hibbert was a fellow of the Linnean Society and the Antiquarian Society of London.
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George Hibbert funded various botanical expeditions, notably that of James Niven, an avid gardener and collector of plants, who was sent to the Cape region of South Africa in 1798.
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George Hibbert was one of the first people to grow Hostas in Europe.
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George Hibbert lived for some years in London, dividing his time between a house in Portland Place and another, The Hollies, on the north side of Clapham Common in Clapham in south-west London, where he accumulated a considerable collection of books, including Gutenberg's Bible on paper, the 1459 Psalter on vellum and the Complutensian polyglot, on vellum.
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The George Hibbert gate, situated at the western end of the West India Docks, was commissioned by Canary Wharf Group plc, and is a replica of the original gate that stood at the visitors' entrance to the West India Docks.
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Wright, whose efforts saw him save the lives of fourteen people, George Hibbert wrote 'I by consent and with pleasure, agree to the award granted to Mr Wright.
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George Hibbert's payment rewarded the 'brave, bold, athletic' Mr Wright for his efforts in saving lives, and to help him replace the equipment he lost at sea.