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British politician Not to be confused with J. F. Henley.

The Right HonourableJ. W. HenleyDL JP


President of the Board of Trade
In office 27 February 1852 – 17 December 1852
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Earl of Derby
Preceded by	Henry Labouchere
Succeeded by	Edward Cardwell
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 (1793-03-03)
Died	8 December 1884 (1884-12-09) (aged 91)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
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.

References

thepeerage.com Joseph Warner Henley

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Joseph Warner Henley

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byThomas 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 byEdward William Harcourt John North William Cornwallis Cartwright
Political offices
Preceded byHenry Labouchere	President of the Board of Trade 1852	Succeeded byEdward Cardwell
Preceded byThe Lord Stanley of Alderley	President of the Board of Trade 1858–1859	Succeeded byThe Earl of Donoughmore
Preceded byGeorge Hadfield?	Oldest Member of Parliament (not Father of the House) 1874–1878	Succeeded byThomas Bazley

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