{{Short description|Cornish barber and perfumer (1837–1902)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''William Henry Penhaligon''' (1837–1902) was a British barber and perfumer, the founder of the British perfume house Penhaligon's, and Court Barber and Perfumer to Queen Victoria.
==Early life== William Henry Penhaligon was born in 1837 in Madron, Penzance, Cornwall.<ref name="penhaligons.com">{{cite web |title=Father & Founder: Mr William Penhaligon - Blog - Penhaligon's |url=https://www.penhaligons.com/uk/en/heritage |accessdate=25 January 2024 |website=www.penhaligons.com}}</ref>
==Career== In 1861, Penhaligon started a perfumers and barbers in Penzance.<ref name="penhaligons.com"/>
thumb|The Turkish Baths at 76 Jermyn Street, 1862 In 1869, Penhaligon moved to London, and worked as a barber at the London Hammam, the Victorian Turkish baths at 76 Jermyn Street.<ref name="perfumesociety.org">{{cite web|url=https://perfumesociety.org/discover-perfume/an-introduction/perfume-houses/penhaligons/|title=Penhaligon's - The Perfume Society|publisher=|accessdate=16 December 2017}}</ref> In 1872, Penhaligon launched his first fragrance, ''Hammam Bouquet'', and in 1874 he took over the running of the baths' salon, and expanded it to offer perfumery and related items.<ref name="penhaligons.com"/> In 1880, he went into business with his foreman, and Penhaligon's & Jeavons was founded, with premises a few doors away from the baths, also in Jermyn Street.<ref name="penhaligons.com"/><ref name="perfumesociety.org"/>
Penhaligon died in 1902, and the following year the company received its first Royal Warrant, from Queen Alexandra.<ref name="penhaligons.com"/><ref name="perfumesociety.org"/>
==Personal life== In 1862, Penhaligon married Elisabeth, and they had four children, Clara, Ida, William and Walter.<ref name="penhaligons.com"/>
==References== {{Portal|Cornwall}} {{Reflist}}
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