Henry Sacheverell

Henry Sacheverell
Portrait by Thomas Gibson, 1710
Portrait by Thomas Gibson, 1710
Born(1674-02-08)8 February 1674
Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Died5 June 1724(1724-06-05) (aged 50)
Highgate, London
OccupationChurch of England clergyman
LanguageEnglish
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
Burial placeSt Andrew Holborn

Henry Sacheverell (/səˈʃɛvərəl/; 8 February 1674 – 5 June 1724) was an English high church Anglican clergyman who achieved nationwide fame in 1709 after preaching an incendiary 5 November sermon. He was subsequently impeached by the House of Commons and though he was found guilty, his light punishment was seen as a vindication and he became a popular figure in the country, contributing to the Tories' landslide victory at the general election of 1710.

Figure in Staffordshire pottery, c. 1745, a sign of his lasting popularity