Early Life
Henry Vincent was born in High Holborn, the son of a goldsmith. Henry Vincent saw his father's business fail, a decline in circumstances which prompted the family to move to Kingston upon Hull.
By 1828 Henry was a young apprentice boy in the growing printing trade. Once his apprenticeship was completed he returned to London to pursue his printing career. At this time he was very interested in the views of Tom Paine and especially Paine's views on universal suffrage (which included votes for women, of course) and state welfare benefits.
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