Henry Fawcett

Henry Fawcett (26 August 1833 – 6 November 1884) was a British academic, statesman and economist.

The Right Honourable
Henry Fawcett
Henry Fawcett and Millicent Garrett Fawcett by Ford Madox Brown, 1872, National Portrait Gallery, London.
Postmaster General
In office
3 May 1880  6 November 1884
MonarchQueen Victoria
Prime MinisterWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Preceded byLord John Manners
Succeeded byGeorge Shaw-Lefevre
Personal details
Born26 August 1833 (1833-08-26)
Salisbury, England
Died6 November 1884 (1884-11-07) (aged 51)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Millicent Garrett
(1847–1929)
ChildrenPhilippa Fawcett
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
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