Sir Henry Howe Bemrose (19 November 1827 – 4 May 1911) was a British printer and publisher, as well as

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and later

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Member of Parliament for

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Life

Bemrose was the first son of William Bemrose, and was educated at

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and

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, in the

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. He and his brother

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jnr became partners in his father's printing firm in Derby in 1858. He took over as chairman of the family firm of ''William Bemrose & Sons'', printers of Derby and London and was a director of Parr's Derby Bank. He was active in many walks of public life, including the church and charitable organisations. After serving as

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in 1877–1878, he became Member of Parliament for

from 1895 to 1900. In 1855, he married Charlotte, daughter of William Brindley, of Derby. They had one son and five daughters. The son, also named

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(b. 1857), but known as Arnold, came into the family printing business in 1879. Henry senior was the grandfather of Sir Max Bemrose. Henry Arnold rose to be Mayor of Derby and in 1910 he had the honour of awarding his father the Freedom of the Borough. A Derby porcelain commemorative cup recorded the event and it is now in

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After his death his library was bought after the money was raised from the public. The

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was extended to make room for this addition.Derby Local Studiesc Library
, Derby.gov.uk, accessed 18 July 2011 He left an estate worth about £90,000.

Honours

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ed, August 1897 * Freedom of the Borough of Derby, received 1910

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