Henry Dilworth Gilpin (April 14, 1801 – January 29, 1860) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 14th Attorney General of the United States under President Martin Van Buren from 1840 to 1841.

[1] His father had been on extended tour of Britain and Europe, lasting from 1795 to 1801, during which he obtained information about the new manufacturing methods used in paper-making for his family paper mills on Brandywine Creek in Delaware.

[5] During this time he joined the American Philosophical Society (elected in 1832)[6] From 1833 to 1835 he was on the board of the Bank of the United States.

[4] His position with the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal allowed him to travel throughout the Eastern United States and his writings were later published by his father in a seven volume book titled Atlantic Souvenirs (1826-1832).

[11] He published several profiles of politicians including Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson and Daniel Webster.