Henry Warburton

As painted by George Hayter in 1833.

Henry Warburton (12 November 1784 – 16 September 1858) was an English merchant and politician, and also an enthusiastic amateur scientist.

Elected as Member of Parliament for Bridport, Dorset, in the 1826 general election,[1] he held the seat for 15 years until his resignation from the House of Commons in 1841.[2] He was returned to the Commons at a by-election in November 1843, for Kendal, but did not seek re-election in 1847.[3]

On Parliament he was active in the reform of bankruptcy, the repeal of stamp duty on newspapers, introduction of the penny post and in the campaigns of the Anti-Corn Law League.

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 63. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  3. ^ Craig, op. cit, page 164