R. Henry Rew

Sir Robert Henry Rew KCB (4 Aug. 1858 - 7 April 1929) was a British agricultural statistician. He had a long career in public service and was a prominent member of the Royal Statistical Society serving as its President from 1920-22. Rew was knighted in 1916. He stood twice for the Liberals in Henley (UK Parliament constituency) in 1922 and 1923 but lost on both occasions to Conservative Reginald Terrell.[1][2][3][4][5]

Sir Henry Rew

References

  1. ‘Sir R. Henry Rew K.C.B.’, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, (1929), 92, (2), 297-299.
  2. ‘REW, Sir (R.) Henry’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 22 July 2013
  3. The Times, Tuesday, Apr 09, 1929; pg. 18; Issue 45172; col C Sir Henry Rew. Life-Long Service To Agriculture. An old colleague; Our Agricultural Correspondent. Category: Obituaries
  4. The Times, Wednesday, Apr 10, 1929; pg. 18; Issue 45173; col D Sir Henry Rew. Category: Obituaries
  5. The Times, Thursday, Apr 11, 1929; pg. 11; Issue 45174; col D Sir Henry Rew. Lord Bledisloe. Category: Obituaries
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