Henry Kemble (1787–1857) was an English teabroker in successful partnership with his brother and Conservative Member of Parliament for East Surrey, England.
He was a retired, wealthy tea broker whose business was at St Antholin's Churchyard,"Affairs of the East India Company: Appendix A (3) No. 3", in Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 62, 1830 (London, [n.d.]), pp. 1289-1299. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol62/pp1289-1299 Copy of a Circular Letter from largest teabrokers B. S. Jones, Esquire, to Messrs. Styan, Messrs. Varnham & Co., Messrs. Brooke & Co., Messrs. Kemble & Co., Messrs. Layton & Co., and Messrs. Thompson & Co., Messrs. Watkins & Co., and Messrs. Gibbs & Co., dated at the India Board, 5 February 1830. Watling Street, City of London.Daily News (London, England), Monday, 22 June 1857; Issue 3463. British Library Newspapers, Part I: 1800-1900 This he conducted with his brother who left almost all of his estate to him in 1857, leading to combined death assets of over .
He was elected to the Commons in one of the two seats for East Surrey as a Conservative at the 1837 general election and was re-elected until 1847 when he stood down.
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