J. W. Henley Explained

J. W. Henley should not be confused with J. F. Henley.

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Honourable
J. W. Henley
Honorific-Suffix:DL JP
Order1:President of the Board of Trade
Term Start1:27 February 1852
Term End1:17 December 1852
Monarch1:Victoria
Primeminister1:The Earl of Derby
Predecessor1:Henry Labouchere
Successor1:Edward Cardwell
Term Start2:26 February 1858
Term End2:3 March 1859
Monarch2:Victoria
Primeminister2:The Earl of Derby
Predecessor2:The Lord Stanley of Alderley
Successor2:The Earl of Donoughmore
Death Date: (aged 91)
Nationality:British
Spouse:Georgiana Fane (d. 1864)

Joseph Warner Henley, PC, DL, JP (3 March 1793  - 8 December 1884), often known as J. W. Henley, was a British Conservative politician, best known for serving in the protectionist governments of Lord Derby in the 1850s.

Political career

Henley sat as Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire from 1841 until 1878 and served as President of the Board of Trade in Derby's first (1852) and second (1858 - 1859) governments. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1852. From 1874 to 1878 (year of his 84th birthday) he was the oldest member of the House of Commons.

Family

Henley married Georgiana, daughter of John Fane, in 1816. She died in June 1864. Henley survived her by 20 years and died in December 1884, aged 91.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.thepeerage.com/p33584.htm thepeerage.com Joseph Warner Henley