PADWICK

Henry (2 son of William Padwick, butcher, d. 1834). b. Horsham, Su ex 1805; a solicitor at 38 Davis st. Berkeley sq. London 1846, retired 1855; resided at 2 Hill st. 1855–68, at 4 Hill st. 1868 to death; commenced horse racing 1849 under the name of Howard; his horses were trained at Danebury, then transferred to Find on under John Barnham Day 1853; with Virago won the 1,000 guineas 1854; sold Kangaroo to the marque of Hastings for £12,000 in 1865, and Oulston to Mr. Elwes for £8,000; won £80,000 on Virago, and lost the money the same year on the stock exchange 1854; J.P. for London and Westminster; deputy lieutenant for Su ex; deputy keeper of Holyrood palace, Scotland; a well known money lender. d. 4 Hill st Berkeley sq. London 23 Sept. 1879. J. Rice’s History of British Turf i 371–80 (1879); W. Day’s Reminiscences , 2 ed. (1886) 1–34; Times 25 Sept. 1879 p. 9.