Sir Richard Hoare, 2nd Baronet
Archaeologist and antiquarian (1758-1838)
Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 2nd Baronet (9 December 1758 – 19 May 1838) was an English antiquarian, archaeologist, artist, and traveller of the 18th and 19th centuries, the first major figure in the detailed study of the history of his home county of Wiltshire.
Career and personal life
Hoare was born in Barnes, Surrey, and was descended from Sir Richard Hoare, the Lord Mayor of London, the founder of the family banking business, Hoare's Bank. His parents were Sir Richard Hoare, 1st Baronet, and Anne Hoare. His half sister was Henrietta Anne Hoare, who was also a talented artist.
He was educated at Mr. Devis's prep school in Wandsworth and afterwards at Samuel Glasse's school at Greenford. He was also taught the Classics by the Rev. Joseph Eyre.
In 1783 Hoare married Hester, daughter of William Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton. In 1785 he inherited the large Stourhead estate in Wiltshire from his grandfather, Henry Hoare the Younger, which enabled him to pursue his interests, including the archaeological studies for which he had already shown an inclination.
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