Joseph Warner Henley was born on
3 March 1793. He is most known for being a British conservative politician, serving in Lord Derby's
protectionist governments of the 1850s. In
1852, Henley was in the position of president of the Board of Trade and was sworn into
the Privy Council. In his position as president, Henley gave the Liverpool Shipping Association an objective
of placing English ships on the American sea-board. His and the Liverpool Ship Owners
Association's concern was that the trade being done by the Americans in the
Fraser should be exclusive to Britain, this was of vital importance due to
British Columbia's quick expansion. He regained the position of president during Derby's second government in
1858. From
1841 to 1878, Henley sat as a Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire, making him the oldest member
of the House of Commons from
1874-78. Henley retired from parliament at the age of 85 and died at the age of 91 on
8 December 1884.