Henry Woodthorpe Jr.

Henry William Holder Woodthorpe Jr. (1780 – 3 March 1842) succeeded his father, Henry Woodthorpe Sr., as Town Clerk of London on 6 October 1825.

Henry Jr. had started to work in the Town Clerk's department of the City of London Corporation at an early age.[1] When his father became deaf and otherwise infirm, Henry Jr. was appointed Deputy Town Clerk in 1818.[1] He was elected to take over his father's post following the latter's death on 4 September 1825. His son, Frederick Woodthorpe, was also eventually to succeed to the post[1] on 10 February 1859.[2]

In 1837 he had to file for insolvency.

He had four sons, but only two survived him: Frederick Woodthorpe and Edmund Woodthorpe (1814-87), an architect.[3]

References

1. Cave, Edward; Nichols, John (1842). The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ... Edw. Cave, 1736-[1868]. p. 557. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
2. Libraries, Archives and Guildhall Art Gallery, "The Town Clerk" – Pages 71–74, from the London Metropolitan Archives, City of London, 40 Northampton Road, London EC 1R 0HB – www.cityoflondon.gov.uk – www.lma.gov.uk – additional information supplied by the Director of Libraries, Archives and Guildhall Gallery, David Bradbury, BA, MA, DipLib, MCLIP.
3. "Home Page: The Odling Family History". odlingfamily.com. The Odling Family. Retrieved 21 December 2017.

Civic offices
Preceded by Henry Woodthorpe Sr.	Town Clerk of London 1825–1842	Succeeded by Henry Alworth Merewether