Wall monument at St Lawrence’s Church, Beeston, Norfolk commemorating Henry Hulton, First Commissioner of Customs in America, d. 1790
Location
St Lawrence's Church, Beeston, Norfolk, England
Transcript
'Henry Hulton Esq. First Commissioner of His Majesty's Customs in America; who lived in a regular performance of the Divine, Social and Personal Duties and died lamented by his family and friends in the 14th Feby 1790 aged 59. He married Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Isaac Preston of this Parish; who died at Andover 15 April 1805 aged 66'
Details
Type: Wall monument
Position: East wall of chancel, south of altar
Materials: marble
Position: East wall of chancel, south of altar
Materials: marble
People
Hulton, Henry
Age: 59
Date of Death: 14/2/1790
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commissioner of Customs
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 59
Date of Death: 14/2/1790
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commissioner of Customs
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Henry Hulton was First Commissioner of His Majesty's Customs & Excise at Boston Massachusetts tasked with collecting George III’s taxes from his American subjects at the time of the 'Boston Tea Party' in 1773. This protest escalated into the American Revolution (1765-1783). His son Thomas, changed his name to Preston, when he inherited Beeston Hall and estate in 1805 from his maternal uncle.
Another wall tablet dedicated to Henry and Elizabeth Hulton is located in the west entrance lobby of St Mary’s Church, Andover, Hampshire.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1968
Another wall tablet dedicated to Henry and Elizabeth Hulton is located in the west entrance lobby of St Mary’s Church, Andover, Hampshire.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1968