Henry Green (MP for Poplar)

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

For other people named Henry Green, see Henry Green (disambiguation).

Henry Green
Born1838
Blackwall, London
Died7 June 1900 (aged 61–62)
Charlton, London
Occupation(s)Shipowner, politician
SpouseFrances Gisborne Lewin

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.

References
  1. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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. Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
  5. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 54. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
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