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Henry Sherman Boutell Henry Sherman Boutell, (1856 - 1926), graduated from Northwestern University, 1874; Harvard Law School, 1876; admitted to the bar, 1879; commenced practice in Chicago, Illinois; member, Illinois State house of representatives, 1884-85; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Edward D. Cooke; reelected to the Fifty-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from November 23, 1897, to March 3, 1911; chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the US Navy (Sixtieth and Sixty-first Congresses); unsuccessful candidate, 1910; trustee, Northwestern University, 1899-1911; delegate, Republican National Convention, 1908; appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal, March 2 1911, and to Switzerland, April 24 1911-1913, when he resigned; professor, US constitutional law, Georgetown University, 1914-1923.
Henry Shultz Henry Shultz (1776 - 13 October, 1851) was a mechanical genius and entrepreneur who appeared in the United States at Augusta, GA in 1806. His aggressive and intelligent vision gained the respect and confidence of local citizens, investors, and the legislatures of Georgia and South Carolina.
Henry Schacht Henry Schacht is an American businessman, a former chairman and CEO of Cummins Diesel (1973-1994), and later CEO of Lucent Technologies. He assumed the latter role in a transitory capacity upon Lucent's spinoff from AT&T, and served from 1995 to 1997.
Henry Schein Henry Schein is a Fortune 500 company based in Melville, New York. It is a distributor of healthcare products and services primarily to office-based healthcare practitioners in the North American and European markets.
Henry Schnell Henry Schnell was, with his brother Edward, a German arms-dealers active in Japan during the Boshin war, in 1868-1869. He is known to have counselled the Daimyo of Nagaoka, in Niigata, to whom he especially sold two Gatling guns (only another one existed in Japan at the time), 2,000 French rifles, and various other armaments.
Henry Schoolcraft Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (March 28, 1793–December 10, 1864) was an American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist, noted for his early studies of Native American cultures, as well as for his discovery in 1832 of the source of the Mississippi River. His wife's knowledge on Native American legends shared with Schoolcraft formed in part the source material for Longfellow's epic poem, The Song of Hiawatha.
Henry Sidney Sir Henry Sidney (1529 - May 5, 1586), lord deputy of Ireland, was the eldest son of Sir William Sidney, a prominent politician and courtier in the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI, from both of whom he received extensive grants of land, including the manor of Penshurst in Kent, which became the principal residence of the family. Henry was brought up at court as the companion of Prince Edward, afterwards King Edward VI; and he continued to enjoy the favour of the sovereign throughout the reigns of Edward and of Mary I of England, and beyond.
Henry Simpson Henry Simpson is a Portuguese philosopher and economist. He was born in Lisbon 1959, son of William Simpson, former finance director of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Liliana Brandāo, daughter of Alvaro Brandão, a Portuguese aristocrat.
Henry Singleton Pennell Henry Singleton Pennell (18 June 1874- 19 January 1907) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Henry Sloane Coffin Henry Sloane Coffin (born January 5, 1877 in New York City; died November 25, 1954 in Lakeville, Connecticut) was president of the Union Theological Seminary, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church USA, and one of the most famous ministers in the U.S.
Henry Smith (footballer) Henry George Smith (born March 10, 1956 in Douglas Water, Scotland) was a goalkeeper who played the majority of his career with Heart of Midlothian. He also gained 3 international caps for Scotland between 1988 and 1992, and was part of the Scotland squad at 1992 UEFA European Football Championship.
Henry Smith (VC) Henry Smith (1825-18 August 1862) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Henry Smith (Wisconsin) Henry Smith (July 22, 1838 in Baltimore, Maryland - September 16, 1916 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin from 1887 - 1889. Henry Smith was a member of the Labor Party.
Henry Smith Lane Henry Smith Lane (February 24, 1811 - June 18, 1881) was a United States Representative, Senator, and Governor of Indiana; he was the shortest-serving Governor of Indiana, holding that office for two days. He was known for his opposition to slavery.
Henry Sobel Henry Sobel (Lisbon, Portugal, January 9, 1944) is a Brazilian rabbi, president of the Congregação Israelita Paulista (CIP) which is the biggest Jewish congregation in Latin America (situated in São Paulo, Brazil).
Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort Henry Somerset KG PC (1629 – January 21, 1699/1700) was the first Duke of Beaufort. He was previously the 3rd Marquess of Worcester, having inherited that title on the death of his father Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester on April 3, 1667.
Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort KG (April 2 1684 – May 24, 1714) was the only son of Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester, and Rebecca Child. In 1700, on his father's death, he gained the courtesy title of Marquess of Worcester, before this he might held the title of Earl of Glamorgan.
Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester was born around 1496 to Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester and Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert. On April 15, 1526, he succeeded his father and became the 2nd Earl of Worcester.
Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort KG (October 16 1744 – October 11, 1803) was the only son of Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort and his wife, Elizabeth. On his father's death on October 28, 1756, he succeeded him and became 5th Duke of Beaufort.
Henry Spencer (Psych character) Henry Spencer is a character on the American television dramedy Psych played by American actor Corbin Bernsen. Henry is a retired police officer who raised his son, Shawn Spencer to utilize his gift of eidetic memory to hone his powers of observation.
Henry Spira Henry Spira (June 19, 1927 – September 12, 1998) was a prominent animal rights activist, and architect of the movement in the United States to stop the use of animals in experiments. Though born in Antwerp, Belgium, he and his family, who were Jews, moved to America in 1940 (during the Second World War) to escape Nazism.
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, Baron Saint John Of Lydiard Tregoze and Battersea, (September 16, 1678 – December 12, 1751), was an English politician and philosopher. As an intellectual leader of the "Country" party, attacking the corruption of the "Court party," he was a leading spokesman for liberty and republicanism and had a major direct impact on the American Revolution and (through Voltaire) on the French Revolution.
Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (4 September 1454 – 2 November 1483) played a major role in Richard III of England's rise and fall. He is also one of the primary suspects in the disappearance (and presumed murder) of the Princes in the Tower.
Henry Stanley Plummer Henry Stanley Plummer (born March 3, 1874 in Hamilton, Minnesota, died 1937 in Rochester, Minnesota) was a prominent internist and endocrinologist who was instrumental in the founding and flourishing of the Mayo Clinic. Dr.
Henry Staunton Named in The Times 2006 Power 100 survey, referred to as "FD Supreme" by Accountancy Age, and rated as one of the magazine's top 50 finance movers and shakers, Henry Staunton is a British businessman, "well regarded dealmaker"The Daily Telegraph, 22 September, 2005 and media mogul with a long history of big corporate transactionsThe Business, 25 September, 2005.
Henry Steel Olcott Colonel Henry Steel Olcott (1832-1907), founder and first president of the Theosophical Society, is well-known as the first prominent person of Western descent to make a formal conversion to Buddhism. His subsequent actions as president of the Theosophical Society helped Buddhism into a new renaissance.
Henry Stephen Henry Stephen (OBE/MBE) (10 Jul 1889 — 6 Jul 1965) a British born chemist who might be best remembered for inventing the Stephen reaction, a way to make aldehydes (R-CHO) from nitriles (R-CN). He was born in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Henry Stephens Salt Henry Stephens Salt (September 20, 1851 ‐ April 19, 1939) was an influential English writer and campaigner for social reform in the fields of prisons, schools, economic institutions and the treatment of animals – he was a noted anti-vivisectionist and pacifist. He was also well-known as a literary critic, biographer, classical scholar and naturalist, and as the man who introduced Mahatma Gandhi to the influential works of Henry David Thoreau.
Henry Stephenson Henry Stephenson (born April 16, 1871, Grenada; died April 24, 1956, San Francisco, California), sometimes credited as Harry Stephenson, was an American character actor who appeared in 90 films from 1917 to 1951, often as a sidekick to Errol Flynn.
Henry Stommel Henry Melson Stommel (September 27, 1920 - January 17, 1992) was a major contributor to the field of physical oceanography. Beginning in the 1940s, he advanced theories about global ocean circulation patterns and the behavior of the Gulf Stream that form the basis of physical oceanography today.
Henry Strauss, 1st Baron Conesford Henry George Strauss (24 June 1892 – 28 August 1974) was a very quotable British lawyer and a conservative member of Parliament representing at various times Norwich, the Combined English Universities and Norwich South. He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade from 1950 to 1955.
Henry Street Settlement Henry Street Settlement was founded in 1893 by nurses Lillian Wald and Mary Maud Brewster in Manhattan's Lower East Side. It continues to provide services to residents of the Lower East Side, and offers programs in 11 facilities including the Abrons Arts Center.
Henry Stuart Jones Sir Henry Stuart Jones (May 15, 1867 - June 29, 1939) was a British academic and fellow of Trinity College, University of Oxford, where he held an appointment from 1920 to 1927 as Camden Professor of Ancient History.
Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester KG (July 8, 1639 - September 18, 1660) was the third adult (youngest) son of King Charles I of England and his Queen Henrietta Maria of France. He is also known as Henry of Oatland.
Henry Stubbes Henry Stubbes or Stubbe (born 1631, Lincolnshire, died 1676, Bristol), writer and scholar. Given patronage as a child by the Puritan, Henry Vane the Younger, he obtained a scholarship to Christ Church, Oxford, from which he graduated in 1653.
Henry Studholme Sir Henry Gray Studholme (13 June 1899 - 9 October 1987) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament for Tavistock from a 1942 by-election until his retirement in 1966, when he was succeeded by Michael Heseltine. Studholme was Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from 1951 to 1956.
Henry Sturt, 1st Baron Alington Henry Gerard Sturt, MA, 1st Baron Alington of Crichel, (16 May 1825 – 17 February 1904) was a British peer, the son of Henry Henry Charles Sturt. He was created 1st Baron Alington of Crichel on 15 January 1876.
Henry Suso Henry Suso (Also called Amandus, a name adopted in his writings, and Heinrich Seuse in German) was a German mystic, born at Ăśberlingen on Lake Constance on March 21, circa 1300; he died at Ulm, January 25, 1366; declared Blessed in 1831 by Gregory XVI, who assigned his feast in the Dominican Order to March 2.
Henry Sutherland Edwards Henry Sutherland Edwards (1828-1906) was an English journalist, born in London, and educated in that city and in France. He was correspondent of The Times at the coronation of Alexander II of Russia, in the camp of the insurgents at Warsaw (1862-63), and at German army headquarters during the Franco-Prussian War.
Henry Suzzallo Henry Suzzallo (August 22, 1875 – September 25, 1933) was president of the University of Washington from 1915 to 1926. He later served as director of the National Advisory Committee on Education and president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Henry Sweet Henry Sweet (1845-1912) was a philologist, and is also considered to be an early linguist. He specialized in the Germanic languages, particularly Anglo-Saxon (an early version of English), Old Icelandic, and West Saxon.
Henry the Green Engine Henry the Green Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic 4-6-0 steam locomotive from The Railway Series books written by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry, and the spin-off children's television series, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.
Henry the Lion Henry the Lion, in German, Heinrich der Löwe) (1129 – August 6 1195; was a member of the Welf dynasty and Duke of Saxony, as Henry III, since 1142, and Duke of Bavaria, as Henry XII, since 1156 which duchies he held until 1180.
Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-LĂĽneburg Henry (Latin Henricus, died 3 December 1416), Duke of Brunswick-LĂĽneburg, called Henry the Mild, was prince of LĂĽneburg from 1388 to 1409 jointly with his brother Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-LĂĽneburg, from 1400 to 1409 also of WolfenbĂĽttel, and from 1409 until his death sole prince of LĂĽneburg.
Henry the Navigator Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu KG (Porto, March 4, 1394–Sagres, November 13, 1460); pron. ), was an infante (prince) of the Portuguese House of Aviz and an important figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire.
Henry Talmage Elrod Henry Talmage Elrod (27 September 1905 – 23 December 1941) was a United States Marine Corps aviator. He was the first aviator to be awarded the Medal of Honor, for his heroism in the defense of Wake Island during World War II.
Henry Tamburin Henry Tamburin is a gambling author with a background in mathematics and a doctorate in chemistry. He is best known for his book Blackjack: Take the Money and Run which explains basic blackjack strategy, managing a bankroll, side bets and advanced tactics like card counting.
Henry Tandey Henry Tandey (VC, DCM, MM) (30 August 1891-20 December 1977) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Henry Teigan Henry George Teigan was , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa, August 7, 1881; attended the public schools, Luther Academy, Albert Lea, MN, and Central College, Pella, Iowa; was graduated from Valparaiso University in 1908; taught in the Iowa rural schools 1900 – 1904, at Des Lacs, North Dakota, in 1909 and 1910, and at Logan, North Dakota, 1912 – 1913; secretary of North Dakota State Socialist Party 1913 – 1916; moved to Minneapolis, MN, in 1917; secretary of National Nonpartisan League 1916 – 1923; secretary to Senator Magnus Johnson 1923 – 1925; editor and newspaper writer 1923 – 1933; served in the Minnesota Senate 1933 – 1935; elected as a Farmer-Laborite to the Seventy-fifth Congress (January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress and in 1940 for election to the Seventy-seventh Congress; resumed newspaper and editorial work in Minneapolis, MN, until his death on March 12, 1941; inter
Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, KG, GCB, PC (20 October 1784 – 18 October 1865) was a British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century. He was in government office almost continuously from 1807 until his death in 1865, beginning his parliamentary career as a Tory and concluding it as a Liberal.
Henry Theophilus Finck Henry Theophilus Finck (1854-1926) was an American musical critic, born at Bethel, Missouri, and raised in Portland, Oregon, where he was taught piano and violoncello. He taught himself Latin and Greek so thoroughly that he was able to enter Harvard as a sophomore in 1872.
Henry Thomas Herbert Piaggio Henry Thomas Herbert Piaggio (1884-1967) was a lecturer at the University of Nottingham from 1908 and then the first Professor of Mathematics in 1919-1950. He is the author of "An Elementary Treatise on Differential Equations and their Application".
Henry Thomas Ryall Henry Thomas Ryall (born Frome, Somerset, 1811 - died Cookham, Berkshire, 1867) was an eminent nineteenth century line, stipple and mixed-method engraver. Ryall was known for his portraits and sporting, historical and genre subjects.
Henry Thornton (abolitionist) Henry Thornton (1760 – 1815), economist, banker, philanthropist and parliamentarian, was the son of John Thornton (1729–90) of Clapham, Surrey, who had been one of the early supporters and patrons of the emerging evangelical awakening in Britain. He was one of the founders of the Clapham Sect and campaigner for the abolition of the slave trade.
Henry Thorp Beal Isaacson Henry Thorp Beal Isaacson(September 6, 1898 - November 9, 1970) was a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving as a counselor in the First Presidency to President David O. McKay from 1965-1970.
Henry Thrale Henry Thrale (between 1724-1730 — 4 April, 1781) was an 18th century English Member of Parliament (MP) and a close friend of Samuel Johnson. Like his father, he was the proprietor of the large London brewery, H.
Henry Timrod Henry Timrod, December 8, 1828 - October 7, 1867, was called The Poet Laureate of the Confederacy by famed Victorian era poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina to a family of German descent--the family's original surname was "Dimroth.
Henry Tombs Henry Tombs (VC, KCB) (10 November 1825-2 August 1874) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Henry Treece Henry Treece (December 1911 – June 10, 1966) was a British poet and writer, who worked also as a teacher, and editor. He is perhaps best remembered now as a historical novelist, with series of books both for adult readers and children.
Henry Trefflich Henry Trefflich (January 9 1908–July 7 1978) was an animal importer and dealer. He procured animals of many different types and sizes from Africa, Asia and South America and imported them to the United States via ship and airplane.
Henry Tye Henry Tye (born 1947) is a Chinese-American cosmologist most notable for proposing that a brane and an antibrane annihilated, causing cosmic inflation and his work on superstring theory and brane cosmology. He received his B.
Henry van de Velde Henry Van de Velde (3 April 1863 – 15 October 1957) was a Belgian painter, architect and interior designer. Together with Victor Horta he can be considered one of the main founders and representatives of the Art Nouveau.
Henry van Dyke Henry van Dyke (1852 – 1933) was an American author, educator, and clergyman. He graduated from Princeton University, 1873, and from Princeton Theological Seminary, 1874 and served as a professor of English literature at Princeton between 1899 and 1923.
Henry van Wart Henry van Wart (1784 - 1873), an American who became British by special act of Parliament, founded the Birmingham Stock Exchange and served as one of Birmingham's first Aldermen and a director of the Birmingham Banking Company.
Henry V of England Henry V of England (16 September 1387 – 31 August 1422) was one of the great warrior kings of the Middle Ages. He was born at Monmouth, Wales, on 9 August 1386 or 16 September 1387, and he reigned as King of England from 1413 to 1422.
Henry V of Luxembourg Henry V the Blond (1216 – 24 December 1281) was the count of Luxembourg from 1247 to his death and the count of Namur between 1256 and 1264 as Henry III. He was the son and successor of Waleran III of Limburg and Ermesinda of Luxembourg.
Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry (Latin Henricus; 10 November 1489 – 11 June 1568, Wolfenbüttel), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called the Younger, was prince of Wolfenbüttel from 1514 until his death. He is known for the large number of wars in which he was involved.
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor Henry V (11 August 1081 – 23 May 1125) was King of Germany (from 1099) and Holy Roman Emperor (from 1111), the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty. Henry's reign coincided with the final phase of the great Investiture Controversy, which had pitted pope against emperor.
Henry Van Aernam Henry Van Aernam (March 11, 1819 - June 1, 1894) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Marcellus, Onondaga County, he pursued an academic course, and studied medicine at the Geneva and Willoughby Medical Colleges and practiced his profession.
Henry Van Rensselaer Henry Bell Van Rensselaer (May 14, 1810 – March 23, 1864) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and a politician who served in the Congress of the United States as a Representative from the state of New York.
Henry Vaughan (architect) Henry Vaughan (1845-1917), a prolific and talented church architect, came to America to bring the English Gothic style to the American branch of the Anglican Communion (The Episcopal Church). He was an apprentice under George Frederick Bodley and went on to great success popularizing the Gothic Revival style.
Henry Venn Henry Venn (1725 - 1797), English evangelical divine, was born at Barnes, Surrey, and educated at Cambridge. He was one of the founders of the Clapham Sect, a small but highly influential evangelical group within the Anglican Church.
Henry Victor Henry Victor (born October 2, 1892 in London – died March 15, 1945 in Hollywood) was a character actor raised in Germany. Victor is probably best remembered for his portrayal of the strongman Hercules in Tod Browning's 1932 film Freaks.
Henry Vincent Hubbard Henry Vincent Hubbard (1875 – 1947)was an American landscape architect and planner, famous for his unique teaching styles at Harvard University, and his many publications. He was one of the prime supporters for a national system of public parks.
Henry Vizetelly Henry Vizetelly (30 July 1820 - 1 January 1894), English publisher, was born in London, the son of a printer. He was early apprenticed as a wood engraver, and one of his first blocks was a portrait of Old Parr.
Henry VI, Part 3 The Third Part of Henry the Sixth, originally known as The True Tragedy of Richard, Duke of York, and the Good King Henry the Sixth is the third of William Shakespeare's plays set during the lifetime of King Henry VI of England, and prepares the ground for one of his best-known and most controversial plays: the tragedy of King Richard III (Richard III of England). It follows on from Henry VI, part 1 and Henry VI, part 2, though they may not have been written in that order.
Henry VII, Duke of Bavaria Henry VII (died 16 October 1047) was the count of Luxembourg (as Henry II) from 1026 and duke of Bavaria from 1042 until his death. He was the son of Frederick, count of Moselgau, and possibly Ermentrude of Gleiburg.
Henry VIII (play) The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth was one of the last plays written by the English playwright William Shakespeare, based on the life of Henry VIII of England. An alternative title, All is True, is recorded in contemporary documents, the title Henry VIII not appearing until the play's publication in the First Folio of 1623.
Henry W. Bishop One of the leading citizens of Chicago, Illinois, USA, in the late 19th century, Henry W. Bishop was the first president of the Union Club of Chicago, a private association organized by 60 of the city's leading gentlemen in 1878.
Henry W. Blair Henry William Blair (December 6, 1834 - March 14, 1920) was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Campton, he attended the common schools and private academies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Plymouth.
Henry W. Keyes Henry Wilder Keyes (May 23, 1863–June 19, 1938) was an American farmer, banker, and Republican politician from Haverhill, New Hampshire. Born in 1863 in Newbury, Vermont, he served in both houses of the New Hampshire state legislature before being elected Governor in 1916, and later served eighteen years in the United States Senate.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet among whose works were Paul Revere's Ride, A Psalm of Life, The Song of Hiawatha and Evangeline. He also wrote the first American translation of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and was one of the five members of the group known as the Fireside Poets.
Henry Waechter Henry Carl Waechter (born February 13, 1959 in Epworth, Iowa) is a former American football defensive lineman in the NFL. Waechter played six seasons for the Chicago Bears, Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, and Washington Redskins.
Henry Wager Halleck Henry Wager Halleck (January 16, 1815 – January 9, 1872) was a United States Army officer, scholar, and lawyer. A noted expert in military studies, he was known by a nickname that became derogatory, "Old Brains.
Henry Walton Grinnell Henry Walton Grinnell (November 19, 1843 - September 2, 1920), known as Walton Grinnell was a naval veteran of the American Civil War and the Spanish-American war. He became a rear admiral and Inspector-General in the Imperial Japanese Navy and served at the battle of the Yalu River in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95.
Henry Wanyoike Henry Wanyoike is one of the world’s fastest runners at age 32 with a unique story. Before he was a teenager, Henry was already being groomed to join an elite corps of athletes in a country that has probably produced more world-class middle-distance runners over the last twenty years than any country on earth.
Henry Ward Henry Ward (1823 - 1867) was an English soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was born in Harleston, Norfolk, United Kingdom and died in Malvern, Worcestershire.
Henry Ward Ranger Henry Ward Ranger (January 29, 1858 - November 7, 1916 ), American artist, was born at Syracuse, New York. He became a prominent landscape and marine painter, much of his work being done in the Netherlands, and showing the influence of the modern Dutch school.
Henry Warner Slocum Henry Warner Slocum (September 24 1827 – April 14 1894), was a Union general during the American Civil War and later served in the United States House of Representatives from New York. During the war, he was one of the youngest major generals in the Army and fought numerous major battles in the Eastern Theater and in Georgia and the Carolinas.
Henry Washburn Henry Dana Washburn (1832–1871) was an American congressman and explorer. He headed the 1870 Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition that first surveyed Yellowstone National Park and played an important role in creating the world's first national park.
Henry Watkin Dashwood Sir Henry Watkin Dashwood, 3rd Baronet (30 August, 1745 – 10 June, 1828) was a MP in the British Parliament. He was the eldest surviving son of Sir James Dashwood, 2nd Baronet and the brother in law of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway.
Henry Watkins Allen Henry Watkins Allen (April 29, 1820 – April 22, 1866) was an American soldier and politician, and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He served as the Confederate Governor of Louisiana late in the war.
Henry Watson Fowler Henry Watson Fowler (10 March 1858 – 26 December 1933) was an English schoolmaster, lexicographer and commentator on usage of English. He is notable for both Fowler's Modern English Usage and his work on the Concise Oxford Dictionary.
Henry Weale Henry Weale (October 2, 1897-January 13, 1959) was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Henry Wechsler Henry Wechsler is a member of the School of Public Health at Harvard University. He is best known for popularizing the term “binge drinking” to refer, controversially, to the consumption of four alcoholic drinks by a woman on an occasion and five alcoholic drinks by a man.
Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley KG GCB PC (17 June 1804-15 July 1884), British diplomatist, was the eldest son of the 1st Baron Cowley (1773-1847), and the former Lady Charlotte Cadogan, daughter of the 1st Earl Cadogan, and was consequently a nephew of the 1st Duke of Wellington and of the 1st Marquess Wellesley.
Henry Wellington Greatorex Henry Wellington Greatorex was a musician, born in Burton upon Trent, England, in 1816, died in Charleston, South Carolina, in September, 1858. He received a thorough musical education from his father, Thomas Greatorex, who was for many years organist of Westminster Abbey, and conductor of the London "concerts of ancient music.
Henry Wentworth Monk Henry Wentworth Monk (April 6, 1827 – August 24, 1896) was a Canadian Christian Zionist, mystic, Messianist, and millenarian. Some have credited him with predicting the formation of the United Nations and both World Wars, although these claims are of questionable scholarly merit.
Henry Westerbeld-Pottinger Henry Westerbeld-Pottinger (March 8th, 1888 – December 29th 1940) was notorious for being an eccentric noble-man who shot both The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London (Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater, 1st Baronet (29 October 1862–28 March 1938)) and a peasant (John Digby), as an act of protest against slave labour which was still being illegally carried out under many residences at the time in Victorian London. Although the shot was only to the foot, the scurvy ridden John Digby was dead instantly; and Pottinger, who was still at the scene when the arresting office arrived, was jailed for 3 weeks and all his assets (a very large estate in South-East Cambridgeshire, Glen Manor) were stripped, the crime was for vandalism of London architecture (the blood from Digby's foot and shin was splattered all over the 'Lombard Street' sign, outside the Bank of England.
Henry Whitney Bellows Henry Whitney Bellows (June 11, 1814 – January 30, 1882) was American clergyman, and the planner and president of the United States Sanitary Commission, the leading soldiers' aid society, during the American Civil War. Under his leadership, the USSC became the major source of spiritual and physical aid for wounded Union soldiers.

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