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Fonda, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Fonda, Henry, 1905–83, American actor, b. Grand Island, Nebr. He had considerable stage experience, appearing in such plays as Mr. Roberts (1948), The Caine Mutiny Court Martial (1958…

Hudson, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Hudson, Henry, fl. 1607–11, English navigator and explorer. He was hired (1607) by the English Muscovy Company to find the Northeast Passage to Asia. He failed, and another attempt (…

Inman, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Inman, Henry, 1801–46, American portrait, genre, and landscape painter, b. Yorkville, N.Y., studied with John Wesley Jarvis. He was a founder and first vice president of the National…

Howard, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Howard, Henry: see Surrey, Henry Howard, earl of.

Howe, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Howe, Henry, 1816–93, American historian, b. New Haven, Conn. Howe is known for his Historical Collections of the State of New York (1841), Historical Collections of the State of New…

Hunt, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Hunt, Henry, 1773–1835, English radical politician. A powerful orator, popular with the laboring classes, Hunt was quarrelsome and stubborn but a sincere proponent of electoral and…

Ireton, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Ireton, HenryIreton, Henryīˈərtən [key], 1611–51, English parliamentary general; son-in-law of Oliver Cromwell. He held various commands in the parliamentary army during the first…

Dunster, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Dunster, Henry, c.1612–1659, first president of Harvard, b. Lancashire, England, educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge (M.A., 1634). He emigrated to New England in 1640 and was…

Cotton, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Cotton, Henry (Thomas Henry Cotton), 1907–87, British golfer, b. Cheshire, England. Although he played as a professional at the age of 17, Cotton did not achieve international…