HENRY, Edward Lamson, artist, b. in Charles- ton. S. C, 12 Jan., 1841. He studied art in New York, at the Philadelphia academy, and in Paris under various masters. He sketched on the James river in 1864. during the civil war. and revisited Europe in 1871, 1875, and 1882. Mr. Henry was elected a national academician in 1869, and has spent most of his professional life in New York «ity. He has painted chiefly genre pictures, inte- riors, representing American colonial life, and his- torical pieces. The first picture by his hand that attracted attention was " Railway Station of a New England Road," and his other works include " Old Corner Cupboard," " Grant's Headquarters at City Point," in the Union League club's collection. New York ; " Battle of German town, 1777 " ; " Meeting of Washington and Rochambeau " : " The Little Chicks " ; "A Paris Diligence " ; " Waiting for the Bathers " (1879) ; " In Sight of Home " (1882) ; " In the Roaring Forties" (1884); "The Home of the Squire" (1885): "The Latest Village Scandal" <1886); and "Who dat For" (1886). His "Old Clock on the Stairs" and "Morning Call in 1800" were shown at the Centennial exhibition in 1876.
HENRY, Henry A., clergvman, b. in London
in 1801 ; d. in San Francisco," Cal., 28 Aug., 1879.
He became principal of the Jew free school in
London, serving until 1842, when he was appointed
minister of a synagogue. In 1849 he emigrated to
the United States, and was elected minister of a
synagogue at Cincinnati, and subsequently at Syra-
cuse, New York, and San Francisco. He published
a text-book for Sabbath-schools.
HENRY, James, historian, b. in Philadelphia,
Pa., 13 Oct., 1809. He is president of the Mora-
vian historical society, has contributed to musical
journals in the United States and Europe, and is
author of " Sketches of Moravian Life and Char-
acter " (Philadelphia, 1859), and historical writings.
HENRY, John, actor, b. in Ireland about
1738; d. at sea in 1795. He was educated at Trin-
ity college, Dublin, appeared at Drury Lane thea-
tre in London in 1762, and later went to the
island of Jamaica, W. I., where he joined the
"American company" of actors. He then mar-
ried Miss Storer, one of the members of that com-
pany, who was burned to death on the voyage from
Kingston to New York city. Henry first ap-
J eared on the opening night of the newly built
ohn street theatre in New York, on 7 Dec, 1767,
as Aimwell in the " Beaux's Stratagem," and short-
ly afterward, in connection with Lewis Hallam,
the second, became joint manager of the theatre.
It was a large wooden structure, painted red, situ-
ated on the site of Nos. 15 and 17 John street,
about sixty feet in the rear of the present line
of buildings, and approached by a wide passage-
way. In 1773 Henry married his wife's sister, and
after her death married the third Miss Storer in
1786. During his management in 1773, the Rev.
Dr. Myles Cooper, president of King's college,
wrote the prologue for the opening of the thea-
tre. At the beginning of the Revolution the com-
pany of actors went to the British West Indies,
where they remained several years. Their enter-
tainments for a long time were replaced by the
amateur performances of British officers, among
whom were Maj. James Moncrieff, Maj. John An-
dre. Lord Cathcart, and Gen. Burgoyne. On the
return of peace, Hallam and Henry resumed their
management of the John street theatre. In 1793
the latter sold his interest to John Hodgkinson.
His last appearance was in New York city in 1794.
Henry was a good general actor, and an indus-
trious manager. He played in a wide range of
characters, from old men's parts to Shakespeare's
heroes of tragedy. One of his favorite parts was
Othello, in which he was blacked like a negro, and
dressed in the uniform of a British officer. On
" off nights " it was his habit to appear as one of
the players in the orchestra. — The third Mrs. Henry
had some talent, both for speaking and singing.
Dunlap says : " She usually came full dressed to
the theatre, in the old family coach ; and the fash-
ion of monstrous hoops worn at that day made it
necessary for Mr. Henry to slide her out sideways,
take her in his arms, and carry her." Her last
performance was in New York in 1794. On the
announcement of the death of her husband she
was so overcome as to lose her reason, and died a
maniac on 25 April, 1795.
HENRY, John, British naval officer, b. 28 Sept.,
1731 ; d. in Rolvenden, Kent, 6 Aug., 1829. He
entered the navy about 1744. was a 1st lieutenant
at the capture of Havana, and in November, 1777,
was promoted to captain for gallantry at Mud
island, in the Delaware river. In May, 1778, he
aided in destroying American vessels in the Chesa-
peake, among them the frigates " Washington "
and " Effingham," nine large merchantmen, and
twenty-three brigs. He distinguished himself in
the " Towey" in 1779, as commander of the naval
force at Savannah, when it was attacked by D'Es-
taing. and in 1804 became an admiral.
HENRY, John, adventurer, b. in Ireland. He
came to Philadelphia about 1793, edited "Brown's
Philadelphia Gazette," and afterward entered the
army at the time of the troubles with France, com-
manded an artillery corps under Gen. Ebenezer
Stevens, and was for over a year superior officer at
Fort Jay, on Governor's island. He quitted the
army while he was in command at Newport, R. I.,
settled on a farm in northern Vermont, and also
studied law. Here he remained five years, occa-
sionally writing articles for the press against the
republican form of government. These attracted
the attention of Sir James Craig, then governor-
general of Canada, who employed him in 1809 to
find out the extent of the reported disaffection to
the National government in New England. Henry
spent three months in Boston in this employment,
reporting constantly to Craig by letter, and at one
time thought that in the event of war between
England and the United States, Massachusetts
would take the lead in establishing a northern
confederacy, which might, in the end, ally itself
with Great Britain. Craig promised Henry office
in Canada, but died soon afterward, and the spy's
efforts to obtain his reward in London meeting
with no success, he returned to this country and
divulged the whole matter,, on 2 Feb.. 1812, to Presi-
dent Madison, who paid him $50,000 for his in-
formation. His disclosures were made the subject
of a special message to congress, and created much
excitement throughout the country, especially
among the opponents of the administration, some
of whom alleged that it was all a political trick that
had been devised by the president to cause war.
Henry used all of his reward but $1,000 to pur-
chase an estate in Languedoc from Count de Crillon,
and sailed from New York for France on 9 March,
1812. De Crillon proved to be an impostor, and
it is probable that Henry lost his money.
HENRY, John, senator, b. in Easton, Md., about 1750 ; d. there, 16 Dec, 1798. He was graduated at Princeton in 1769, studied law, and practised at Easton. He was a delegate from Maryland to the Continental congress in 1778-'81 and again in 1784-'7, and was then elected to the United States senate, serving from 1789 till 10 Dec, 1797, when he
