Henry, Michael
HENRY, MICHAEL
HENRY, MICHAEL (1830–1875), British journalist. Born in London, son of the poet Emma *Henry (Lyon), he worked in a Paris bank. Later he was a patent agent in London and then assistant to Abraham *Benisch, editor of the Jewish Chronicle. On Benisch's retirement in 1868, he succeeded him as editor and held the position until his death. Interested in Jewish education, he was secretary to the Stepney Jewish Schools. His collected essays, Life Thoughts, appeared in 1875.
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