Henry Foreman

Sir Henry Foreman OBE (7 June 1852[1] – 11 April 1924) was a British Conservative politician.

His second wife and mayoress, Lucy Beatrice (née Randall), was the first President of Hammersmith Ladies Swimming Club.

As mayor of Hammersmith he was the honorary colonel and founder of the 20th London Cadet Corps and helped raise the 140th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery and the 40th Divisional Ammunition Column.

[2] At the 1918 general election he stood as the Coalition Conservative candidate contesting the newly created constituency of Hammersmith North.

[10] A further general election was held in the following year on the issue of tariff reform, and Foreman took the opportunity to retire from politics.

Lady Foreman, Wife of Sir Henry Foreman (Mayor) (unknown artist)