Henry Carey

Henry Carey may refer to:

  • Henry Charles Carey (1793–1879), American economist
  • Henry Carey (writer) (1687–1743), dramatist and songwriter
  • Henry Carey (died 1581), MP for Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency) and Berwick-upon-Tweed
  • Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (1525/1526 - 1596), politician, general and potential illegitimate son of Henry VIII of England
  • Henry Carey, 1st Earl of Dover (c. 1580 - 1666), English peer
  • Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth (1595 - 1661), English nobleman
  • Henry Ernest Carey (1874-1964), British-born Australian public servant

Famous quotes containing the words henry and/or carey:

    “Where there are large powers with little ambition ... nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes.”
    —Sir Henry Taylor (1800–1886)

    “But when my seven long years are out,
    O, then I’ll marry Sally;
    O, then we’ll wed, and then we’ll bed—
    But not in our alley!”
    —Henry Carey (1693?–1743)