Early Years
Henn was the tenth child of Rev. John Henn and his wife Catherine, née Holcroft. Born in Manchester, England in 1865, he was educated at Christ's Hospital, London as a Bluecoat Boy and then at Worcester College, Oxford on a scholarship. Henn considered taking holy orders after gaining two qualifications: a BA (1887) and a MA (1890).
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