Henry Barnett, MP, JP, DL was an English banker, landowner, Conservative Party politician, and magistrate.
Occupation
politician, cricketer, banker
Position held
member of the 20th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 19th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born
February 14, 1815
Died
May 5, 1896
Overview
Henry Barnett, MP, JP, DL (14 February 1815 – 5 May 1896) was an English banker, landowner, Conservative Party politician, and magistrate.
He lived at Glympton Park, near Woodstock, and was the son of George Henry Barnett (1780–1871) by his marriage to Elizabeth Canning (1777–1838), a first cousin of the prime minister George Canning.
Henry Barnett's education was at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, and in his youth he was a first-class cricketer.
He married Emily Ann Stratton on 18 September 1838; they had ten children, including the Reverend Herbert Walter Barnett who was Vicar of Bracknell 1886–1919.
