Constituency : Stoke-upon-Trent 1862-8
Henry came in at Stoke in September 1862 following the death of John Ricardo.
Henry was the son of a Bank of England director although the family background was in tin and copper mining.
Henry was a leading member of the Bimetallic League calling for a more flexible currency basis than the gold standard.
Henry was Governor of the Bank of England between 1881 and 1883.
He died in 1902 aged 78.
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