Henry Willock
British soldier, diplomat and chairman of the East India Company
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| Intro | British soldier, diplomat and chairman of the East India Company | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| is | Diplomat | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Death | 17 August 1858 |
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Sir Henry Willock (1790 – 1858) was a lieutenant-colonel and the British Envoy to Persia from 1815-1826. He was the chairman of the East India Company (EIC) in 1844–45. Willock married Elizabeth Davis, daughter of EIC Director and orientalist Samuel Davis, in 1826.