Sir Benjamin Hawes (1797-1862)
Son of Benjamin Hawes (1770-1861) a Lambeth soap-boiler, and grandson of the
philanthropist William Hawes (d. 1808), he was a radical MP (1832-47) and under-secretary
for war (1857-62).
Son of Benjamin Hawes (1770-1861) a Lambeth soap-boiler, and grandson of the
philanthropist William Hawes (d. 1808), he was a radical MP (1832-47) and under-secretary
for war (1857-62).