Tuesday, 9 August 2016

1288 Henri Josse




Constituency : Grimsby  1892-3

Henri  unseated  the  Liberal  Unionist  Edward  Heneage  in  Grimsby.

Henri  was  a  naturalised  Frenchman  who  was  both  a  Paris  banker  and  a  Grimsby  coal  merchant.

Henri  found  mixing  politics  with  business  too  much  and  resigned  his  seat  the  following  year. Heneage  reclaimed the  seat  at  the  by-election.

He   died  a  few  mnths  later  aged  65.


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