William Henry

Chemist, born in Manchester, Greater Manchester, NW England, UK. He studied medicine at Edinburgh, and practised in Manchester, but soon devoted himself to chemistry. He formulated the law named after him, that the amount of gas absorbed by a liquid varies directly as the pressure of the gas above the liquid, provided no chemical action takes place. A childhood injury led to continuing pain, and he committed suicide.

William Henry has been the name of several notable men:

William Henry, (1729-1786), U.S. gunsmith and Pennsylvania delegate to Continental Congress William Henry, (1775-1816), English chemist who formulated Henry’s law William Henry, (1788-1861), U.S. Congressman from Vermont William Alexander Henry, (1816-1888), justice of the Canadian Supreme Court William Henry, (1859-?), British swimmer Wiliam Henry, (1918-1982), U.S. movie actor William Henry Hastie (1904-1976), the first African American federal judge William A. Henry III, (1950-1994), U.S. author and cultural critic

There is also:

William III of England is sometimes known as William Henry, Prince of Orange, as a translation of his Dutch title "Willem Hendrik, Prins van Oranje" William IV of England was known as William Henry, Duke of Clarence before he became king

As a place:

William Henry was the original name for the town of Sorel, Quebec

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