John Snowdon Henry

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John Snowdon Henry
Born	(1824-09-30)September 30, 1824 Manchester, United Kingdom
Died
Spouse(s)	Annie Wood

John Snowdon Henry (30 September 1824 – 30 October 1896) 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. His younger brother was Mitchell Henry who was to become a Liberal Party parliamentarian. He married Annie Wood of County Durham, and they had two daughters.

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.

Political career

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

Henry died at East Dene in October 1896, aged 72.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr John Henry

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