Henry Rowland Marsden

Henry Rowland Marsden
Mayoral photograph
Born(1823-07-20)20 July 1823
Holbeck, Leeds, England
Died19 January 1876(1876-01-19) (aged 52)
Resting placeHolbeck Cemetery
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Inventor, Mayor of Leeds
Term1873–1875
PredecessorHenry Oxley
SuccessorSamuel Croft
Political partyLiberal Party
SpouseSarah Marsden (nee Hawling)
ChildrenTwo daughters and two sons
H. R. Marsden statue in Woodhouse Moor, Leeds

Henry Rowland Marsden (20 July 1823 – 19 January 1876) was a philanthropist and (Liberal) Mayor of Leeds for 1873 to 1875, said to be the most popular Victorian mayor of Leeds.[1]

  1. ^ M. Hall (1995) Leeds Statues Trail Leeds Civic Trust ISBN 0-905671-12-0