Early Life
Henry was born at Shadwell, London to Irish parents; his father was a doctor. He studied at St Edmund's College, Ware, Hertfordshire, and at sixteen he joined Lloyds of London as a clerk.
He meanwhile took evening classes at University College, London to prepare for the entrance examination of the Indian Civil Service.
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