Sir Denis Henry, 1st Baronet
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The Right Honourable Sir Denis Henry Bt KBE PC (Ire) QC |
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| 1st Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland | |
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In office 1922–1925 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | new office |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Moore, Bt |
| Attorney-General for Ireland | |
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In office 1919–1921 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | Arthur Warren Samuels |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Watters Brown |
| Solicitor-General for Ireland | |
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In office 1918–1919 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | John Blake Powell |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Martin Wilson |
| Member of Parliament | |
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In office 1916–1921 |
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| Preceded by | John Gordon |
| Succeeded by | Robert Chichester |
| Constituency | South Londonderry |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 March 1864 Cahore, Ireland |
| Died | 1 October 1925 (aged 61) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Citizenship | British |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Alma mater | Queen's College, Belfast |
| Profession | Barrister |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Sir Denis Stanislaus Henry, 1st Baronet, KBE, PC (Ire), QC (7 March 1864 – 1 October 1925) was an Irish lawyer and politician who became the first Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.
Henry was born in Cahore, Draperstown, County Londonderry, the son of a prosperous Roman Catholic businessman. He was educated at Marist College, Dundalk, Mount St Mary's College, Chesterfield (a Jesuit foundation) and Queen's College, Belfast, where he won every law scholarship available to a student in addition to many other prizes and exhibitions. In 1885, he was called to the Irish Bar.
During the general election campaign of 1895, Henry spoke in support of unionist candidates in two constituencies: Thomas Lea in South Londonderry, Henry's native constituency, and E. T. Herdman in East Donegal.
Henry's legal career flourished - he became Queen's Counsel in 1896, a Bencher of the King's Inns in 1898 and ultimately Father of the North-West Circuit - but his interest in politics did not diminish. By March 1905, he was a delegate at the inaugural meeting of the Ulster Unionist Council and the Unionist Parliamentary candidate for the ultra-marginal North Tyrone seat, which he lost by seven votes in a 1907 by-election.
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