# Edme Henry

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**Edmund** "**Edme**" **Henry** (November 15, 1760 – September 14, 1841) was a [notary](/source/Civil_law_notary) and political figure in [Lower Canada](/source/Lower_Canada).

He was born in [Longueuil](/source/Longueuil,_Quebec), the son of a surgeon-major in the Régiment Royal Roussillon who settled on [Saint-Pierre and Miquelon](/source/Saint-Pierre_and_Miquelon) leaving his wife and family in [Quebec](/source/Province_of_Quebec_(1763%E2%80%931791)). Henry attended the [Collège Saint-Raphaël](/source/Coll%C3%A8ge_de_Montr%C3%A9al), studied law with [Simon Sanguinet](/source/Simon_Sanguinet), received his commission as a notary in 1783 and set up practice in [Montreal](/source/Montreal). In 1794, he moved to [La Prairie](/source/La_Prairie,_Quebec). He was elected to the [Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Lower_Canada) for [Huntingdon County](/source/Huntingdon_County,_Quebec) in 1810. Henry served as a major in the militia during the [War of 1812](/source/War_of_1812), taking part in the [Battle of Châteauguay](/source/Battle_of_Ch%C3%A2teauguay), and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1822. Henry acted as [seigneurial](/source/Seigneurial_system_of_New_France) agent for Napier Christie Burton, the son of [Gabriel Christie](/source/Gabriel_Christie_(general)); he was also crown land agent for the seigneury of Prairie-de-la-Madeleine and served as commissioner for roads and bridges. In 1815, he established the villages of Christieville (later [Iberville](/source/Iberville,_Quebec)), [Napierville](/source/Napierville,_Quebec), and [Henryville](/source/Henryville,_Quebec). Henry was also part owner of the [steamboat](/source/Steamboat) *Edmund Henry*. In 1828, he married Marie-Clotilde Girardin, the widow of [Jean-Baptiste Raymond](/source/Jean-Baptiste_Raymond), after the death of his first wife Eunice Parker. In 1837, he founded Henry's Bank, with branches at La Prairie and Montreal; he was temporarily forced into bankruptcy after his bank manager absconded with the cash.

He died in La Prairie.

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