Sir Henry Hugh Hoare, 3rd Baronet (1762–1841) was an English banker, a partner in Hoare's Bank, with a particular interest in the affairs of the Church of England.
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Life
He was the son of Sir Richard Hoare, 1st Baronet and his second wife, Frances Ann Acland. Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 2nd Baronet (1758–1838) was his elder half-brother. He was born at Barn Elms. According to his obituary in the Gentleman's Magazine, he was known as Hugh. Charles Hoare was his younger brother. His sister Henrietta Anne married Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet.
Hoare was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1784. He became a partner in the family bank in 1785. Henry Hoare of Mitcham Grove (1750–1828) became the head of the firm c.1788. On the death in 1787 of his father, Hoare had inherited the family house at Barn Elms, but he did not reside much there. It was sold in 1827, to the company constructing the Hammersmith Bridge.
In 1789 Hoare purchased a London house on St James's Square. His friend George Elphinstone Keith was married in 1808 from this house, to Hester Thrale.
In 1797 Hoare bought an estate at Wavendon, Buckinghamshire. The mansion house there had been in the Selby family for several generations, but had changed hands, and Hoare bought it from Lord Charles FitzRoy. He added further property. An improving farmer, Hoare was noted for his drainage and the use of the Scotch plough.