Henry Green (MP for Poplar) explained

Henry Green
Birth Date:1838
Birth Place:Blackwall, London
Death Date:7 June 1900 (aged 61–62)
Death Place:Charlton, London
Occupation:Shipowner, politician
Spouse:Frances Gisborne Lewin

Henry Green (1838 – 7 June 1900)[1] was an English shipowner and Liberal politician.

Life

Green was born at Blackwall, London,[2] the son of Henry Green of Blackwall and Walthamstow. He was educated at Cheam School and at Bonn University. He became a senior partner in the London shipowning firm of R & H Green, and a Director of the East and West India Dock Company. He was president of the Chamber of Shipping and in 1884 was appointed to a Royal Commission to enquire into the loss of life and property at sea.[3] Green was also J.P. for Middlesex.[4]

In the 1885 general election, Green was elected Member of Parliament for Poplar but he stood down in the 1886 general election.[5]

Green married Frances Gisborne Lewin who was born in India. He lived at The Cherry Orchard, Old Charlton, Kent until his death on 7 June 1900 at the age of 61.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: House of Commons constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2) . Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages . 2009-05-07 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20181127183301/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Pcommons2.htm . 2018-11-27 .
  2. British Census 1881 RG11 0741/25 p2
  3. "The Royal Commission on Merchant Shipping", Straits Times Weekly, Issue, 6 December 1884, Page 11. Archived copy, retrieved: 20 October 2015.
  4. https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1886londuoft Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
  5. Book: Craig , F. W. S. . F. W. S. Craig . British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 . 1974 . 2nd . 1989 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-27-2 . 54.