Henry Hetherington | |
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| Born | June 1792 Soho, London, England |
| Died | 24 August 1849 Hanover Square, London, England |
| Resting place | Kensal Green Cemetery |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Printer and publisher |
| Employer | Luke Hansard |
| Known for | Suffragist and social activist |
| Movement | Chartism |
| Criminal charges | Blasphemy; non-payment of stamp duty |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Thomas (1811–?) |
| Children | 9 |
Henry Hetherington (June 1792 – 24 August 1849) was an English printer, bookseller, publisher and newspaper proprietor who campaigned for social justice, a free press, universal suffrage and religious freethought. Together with his close associates, William Lovett, John Cleave and James Watson, he was a leading member of numerous co-operative and radical groups, including the Owenite British Association for the Promotion of Co-operative Knowledge, the National Union of the Working Classes and the London Working Men's Association. As proprietor of The Poor Man's Guardian he played a major role in the "War of the Unstamped" and was imprisoned three times for refusing to pay newspaper stamp duty. He was a leader of the "moral force" wing of the Chartist movement and a supporter of pro-democracy movements in other countries. His name is included on the Reformers' Memorial in Kensal Green Cemetery.