HENNESSY, William Maunsell. b. Castle Gregory, co. Kerry 1829; resided for some time in U.S. America; in the Lunatic asylum office 1855; wrote for Irish newspapers; chief clerk Public Record office, Dublin 1868, assist. deputy keeper 1886 to his death; Todd professor R. Irish acad. 1822–4; the best Irish scholar of his day; contributed to The Academy, La Revue Celtique, etc.; edited Chronicon Scotorum. A chronicle of Irish affairs 1866; The annals of Loch Cé. A chronicle of Irish affairs 1871; J. Graves’ Pedigree of the White Knight 1881; J. C. Mangan’s The poets and poetry of Munster 1883 and many other works. d. 71 Pembroke road, Dublin 13 Jany. 1889. Academy 26 Jany. 1889 p. 56.
HENNIKER, John Henniker-Major, 4 Baron (eld. son of 3 Baron Henniker 1777–1832, who in 1822 assumed additional surname of Major). b. Stratford Green, Essex 3 Feb. 1801; ed. at St. John’s coll. Cam.; barrister L.I. 28 May 1824; M.P. for East Suffolk 1832–47 and 1856 to 13 July 1866 when created Baron Hartismere of Hartismere, co. Suffolk; sheriff of Suffolk 1853; F.S.A. 16 Dec. 1852. d. 6 Grafton st. Bond St. London 16 April 1870. I.L.N. xxx, 479 (1857), portrait.
HENNIKER, Aldborough (eld. son of Aldborough Brydges John Henniker of Catcott, Somerset 1797–1880). b. 6 July 1821; ed. at the Charterhouse; barrister G.I. 1 May 1844, bencher 7 July 1874, treasurer 1877 to death; Q.C. 6 July 1874; member of council of legal education. d. 26 Leinster sq. Bayswater, London 28 Jany. 1880 from injuries received by falling down the staircase at King’s Cross station of Metropolitan railway.
HENNIKER, Rev. Robert (brother of the preceding). b. 1 June 1833; ed. at Trin. coll. Ox., Johnson’s Theol. sch. 1856, B.A. 1856, M.A. 1860; C. of St. Michael, Alnwick 1858–60; P.C. of South Charlton near Alnwick 1860–69; head master of Rossall school 1869–75; V. of Frocester near Stroud 1875 to death; author of Stories from English history for young children 1861; Trifles for travellers 1864. d. Frocester vicarage 1 Feb. 1880.
HENNING, John (son of Samuel Henning, carpenter). b. Paisley 2 May 1771; carpenter; modeller of wax figures 1800; a modeller at Glasgow; studied in Trustees’ academy, Edin. 1802; went to London 1811; made models of the Parthenon and Phigaleian friezes with the missing parts restored 1811–23; made models in relief of cartoons of Raphael; exhibited 17 sculptures at R.A., 8 at B.I. and 37 at Suffolk st. 1816–52; executed busts of Princess Charlotte of Wales and Mrs. Siddons; a founder of Soc. of British Artists 1847; presented with freedom of Paisley 1846; executed the relievi on the gate at Hyde park corner and those on the Athenæum club. d. 17 Lower Belgrave place, Pimlico, London 8 April 1851. bur. St. Pancras cemet. Finchley.
HENNINGSEN, Charles Frederick (son of a Swede). b. England 1815; in Carlist army in Spain, lieut.-col. 1834; served in Russian army in Circassia; commander of fortress of Comorn under Kossuth in Hungary 1849; commander of the artillery under William Walker in Nicaragua, America 1856, major general; colonel of 3 regt. of Wise’s brigade in Confederate army and served in Virginia; superintended construction of first Minié rifle made in U.S. America; author of Revelations of Russia. Paris 1845; The most striking events of a twelve months’ campaign with Zumalacarregui 2 vols. 1836; The White slave 3 vols. 1845; Personal recollections of Nicaragua, and other works. d. Washington, D.C. 14 June 1877. Appleton’s American Biography, iii, 169 (1887).
HENRADE, Mary (3 dau. of Thomas Young of Melbourne, Australia). b. 1842; appeared in original cast of Our American Cousin at Haymarket theatre, London 11 Nov. 1861; played at Lyceum theatre, Oct. 1864, and at chief west end theatres. (m. Stephen Demetrius Pitzipios a Greek merchant and general agent at 17 Throgmorton st. London). d. Duncroft house, 3 Grove end road, London 11 March 1876 aged 34. Era 19 March 1876 p. 10 col. 4.
HENRY, Alexander. b. Loughbrickland, co. Down 1783; came from U.S. America and settled in Palace st. Manchester as an American house doing an export trade in cotton and woollen goods 1804; crossed the Atlantic 30 times; opened houses at Leeds, Huddersfield, Bradford, Leicester, Nottingham, Glasgow and Belfast; member of Anti-Corn law league 1838; M.P. South Lancashire 20 Dec. 1847 to June 1852; entertained Kossuth 1850; lost his sight many years before his death. d. Harrogate 4 Oct. 1862. London Society (Nov. 1880) 446–62; Hunt’s Merchant’s Mag. xix, 63–67 (1848), xxxiv, 36–45 (1856).
HENRY, Chaplin, assumed name of Henry Charles Stroud. b. 1826; bookseller; had a fine bass voice; attached to choir of Surrey chapel, Blackfriars road, London; an early member of Henry Leslie’s choir 1856; chief bass at Foundling chapel; a singer at the banquets at the City of London halls; author of O write me a song of my father, Ballad 1869. d. Peckham 12 Jany. 1888. Musical Times 1 Feb. 1888 p. 92.
HENRY, George Fitzgerald (brother of Sir Thomas Henry 1807–76). b. 1827; entered service of P. and O.S.N. Co. 1847, commander on the China line, superintendent of service at Bombay; connected with Bank of Bombay and the Port Trust board; member of the Bombay corporation; thrown out of his carriage at Bombay and killed 23 Feb. 1877. The Graphic 5 May 1877 pp. 407, 408, portrait.