John Snowdon Henry

For other people named John Henry, see John Henry (disambiguation).
John Snowdon Henry
Born (1824-09-30)30 September 1824
Manchester, United Kingdom
Died 30 October 1896(1896-10-30) (aged 72)
Spouse(s) Annie Wood

John Snowdon Henry (30 September 1824 – 30 October 1896)[1] was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician.

He was the eldest son of Alexander Henry, founder of A & S Henry & Co, a Manchester-based firm of cotton merchants and Conservative member of parliament for South Lancashire from 1847 to 1852.[2] His younger brother was Mitchell Henry who was to become a Liberal Party parliamentarian.[3] He married Annie Wood of County Durham, and they had two daughters.[4]

A resident of Crumpsall, near Manchester, in 1865 Henry purchased East Dene, Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, the childhood home of the poet Algernon Charles Swinburne.[5]

Political career

At the 1868 general election, Henry was selected by the Conservatives to contest the newly created South-Eastern Division of Lancashire,[3] which would return two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons. He was elected along with his party colleague, Algernon Egerton.[2][6] He held the seat until the 1874 general election, when he did not seek re-election.[6]

Henry died at East Dene in October 1896,[4][7] aged 72.

References

  1. ↑ "Historical list of MPs: House of Commons constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Our New Members of Parliament". The Times. 8 December 1868. p. 4.
  3. 1 2 "Election Intelligence". Daily News. 5 September 1868. p. 3.
  4. 1 2 "Will of Mr J Snowdon Henry". Leeds Mercury. 10 December 1896.
  5. ↑ Lloyd, David Wharton; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006). The Isle of Wight. The Buildings of England. Yale University Press. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-300-10733-3.
  6. 1 2 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 413. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  7. ↑ "Obituaries". Leeds Mercury. 7 November 1896.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency Member of Parliament for South East Lancashire
1868 – 1874
With: Algernon Egerton		 Succeeded by
Algernon Egerton and
Edward Hardcastle


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