J. W. Henley
| The Right Honourable J. W. Henley DL JP | |
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| President of the Board of Trade | |
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In office 27 February 1852 – 17 December 1852 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby |
| Preceded by | Henry Labouchere |
| Succeeded by | Edward Cardwell |
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In office 26 February 1858 – 3 March 1859 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby |
| Preceded by | The Lord Stanley of Alderley |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Donoughmore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1793 |
| Died | 8 December 1884 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Georgiana Fane (d. 1864) |
Joseph Warner Henley PC, DL, JP (3 March 1793 – 8 December 1884), often simply 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 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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Joseph Warner Henley (1793 – 1884), in the 1860s or 70s.
References
- Descendants of George Greaves and Mary Marriott
- The Magistracy of Buckinghamshire in 1861
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Joseph Warner Henley
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Parker Lord Norreys George Harcourt |
Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire 1841–1878 With: Lord Norreys George Harcourt to 1862 John North from 1852 John Fane 1862–1868 William Cornwallis Cartwright from 1868 |
Succeeded by Edward William Harcourt John North William Cornwallis Cartwright |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Henry Labouchere |
President of the Board of Trade 1852 |
Succeeded by Edward Cardwell |
| Preceded by The Lord Stanley of Alderley |
President of the Board of Trade 1858–1859 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Donoughmore |
| Preceded by George Hadfield? |
Oldest Member of Parliament (not Father of the House) 1874–1878 |
Succeeded by Thomas Bazley |
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