HENLEY

Joseph Warner ( only son of Joseph Henley, merchant, London ). b. Putney, Surrey 3 March 1793; ed. at Fulham and Magd. coll. Ox., B.A. 1815, M.A. 1834, hon. D.C.L. 1854; in his father’s office 1815–17; M.P. for Oxfords hire 1841–78; president of board of trade 27 Feb. to 17 Dec. 1852 and 25 Feb. 1858 to March 1859; P.C. 27 Feb. 1852; author of A Conservative’s opinion on the contagious diseases act . Nottingham 1878. d. Water perry, Oxfords hire 8 Dec. 1884. The drawing room portrait gallery of eminent personages 2 series (1859), portrait ; The statesmen of England (1862), portrait ; St. James’ Mag. March 1870 pp. 771–4, portrait .