Henry Surtees (MP)

Henry Edward Surtees,, (9 May 1819 – 31 July 1895) was a British Conservative Party politician.

Family
Born in Durham in 1819, Surtees was the son of Robert Surtees and Elizabeth Cookson. He first married Elizabeth Snell Chauncy, daughter of Charles Snell Chauncy and Elizabeth Beale, in 1843. Together they had three children:
 * Elizabeth Ellen (1844–1914)
 * Caroline Isabel (1848–1946)
 * Georgina Mary (1849–1876)

After Elizabeth's death in 1854, he remarried to Mary Isabella Adams, daughter of Francis Adams and Maria Doveton, in 1870. Together, they had three children:
 * Henry Siward Balliol (1873–1955)
 * Cicely Isabel (1872– )
 * Robert Lambton (1879– )

Political career
He was elected MP for Hertfordshire at a by-election in 1864 and held the seat until 1868.

Other activities
In 1839, Surtees became a Lieutenant in the 10th Royal Hussars. He was also a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire and County Durham, and a Deputy Lieutenant of Durham. In 1876, he was High Sheriff of Durham