Henry Hozier

Henry Hozier

Capt. Henry Hozier
Born	1838
Died	1907
Residence	Chesterfield Road, London
Society Membership membership ordinary fellow left not on printed lists elected_AI 1881.11.08

Notes

House Notes

1881.10.25 proposed

Notes From Elsewhere

Hozier, Sir Henry Montague (1838–1907), army officer and business administrator

In 1874, Henry Montague Hozier commenced employment as a Lloyd’s of London “secretary.” His curriculum vita shows he had prepared well in advance. He was an army officer, saw battle in Europe, and rose to Lieutenant Colonel. In his last post as assistant military attaché during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1872), he served in Berlin. His claim to fame, however, does not lie in his military exploits or his publications on the politics of war, but in his reorganization and refocusing of the 100-year old international insurance company, Lloyd’s of London. This poster presentation will trace Hozier’s activities, particularly his interactions with the British Admiralty, through which he expended his expertise in all things military and coupled this insider knowledge to protect Britain and aid Lloyd’s. We will offer a fascinating insider’s view of the Victorian mind and its influence on the late nineteenth century move of Britain towards consolidation of a worldwide empire, of Lloyd’s ever-extending reach in marine insurance, and most significantly, the general trend that recognizes the ramifications of closer cooperation between commercial interests and the military in Britain.

Publications

External Publications

THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR: Its Causes, Incidents, and Consequences. With the Topography and History of the Rhine Valley by W.H. Davenport Adams.
Hozier, Captain H[enry] M[ontague] (Editor).
Published by William Mackenzie, London, 1872

The RUSSO-TURKISH WAR, Capt H M Hozier circa 1880, Illustrated & Maps