Frederick Huth

Frederick Huth, born Johann Friedrich Andreas Huth (1777–1864), was a German-born British merchant banker, who established the London merchant bank Frederick Huth & Co in 1809.^[1][2]

Frederick Huth
Born	Johann Friedrich Andreas Huth 20 October 1777 Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany
Died	14 January 1864(1864-01-14) (aged 86) 33 Upper Harley Street, London, England
Occupation	Merchant banker
Known for	Founder, Frederick Huth & Co
Spouse	Manuela Felipa Lorenza Mayfren
Children	11, including: Charles Frederick Huth Henry Huth Louis Huth

Early life

Frederick Huth was born on the 29 October 1777 in the German town of Stade, then part of the Electorate of Hanover. He was the second son of Johann Friedrich Huth (d. 1801), a soldier of the Scharnhorst regiment, and his wife, Marie Amelia (d. 1812), daughter of Johann Thee, farmer. The family settled in 1781 at nearby Harsefeld, where Johann Huth worked as a tailor and where Friedrich attended local schools.^[3]

Career

In 1791 Huth was apprenticed to Brentano Urbieta & Co., a Spanish merchant house at Hamburg.^[3] In 1797 he moved to Spain, and he also lived in South America before settling in London and establishing Frederick Huth & Co., which became one of London's leading banking houses.^[3] In 1829 Huth was appointed as London financial advisor and banker to the Spanish queen and financial agent for the Spanish government.^[3] He retired from Frederick Huth & Co. in the 1850s.

Personal life

Huth was a Lutheran.^[3]

In 1806, Huth married Manuela Felipa Lorenza Mayfren at Corunna, Spain. Their children were:

• Charles Frederick Huth (1806–1895) was a merchant banker, and art collector
• Fernando Huth (1808–1826)
• Amelia Huth (1810–1887), married Daniel Meinertzhagen
• Johanna Huth (1810–1896)
• Louisa Francesca Huth (1812–1849)
• Manuella Huth (1814–1887)
• Henry Huth (1815–1878), was a noted bibliophile
• Ann Huth (1817–1879)
• Maria Huth (1817–1868)
• Edward Huth (1819-1844)
• Louis Huth (1821–1905), was a merchant banker, art collector, art dealer and patron of Aesthetic movement artists

Collections

The Frederick Huth & Company Archives were deposited at University College London in the 1960s - 1970s.^[2] The collection primarily comprises correspondence and account books.^[2]