Henry John Roby

Henry John Roby (20 August 1830 – 2 January 1915), was an English classical scholar and writer on Roman law, and a Liberal Member of Parliament.

In particular he felt that the constituent colleges were prone to pursue policies in complete isolation from each other, leading to frequent conflicts.

[1] In 1860, he left Cambridge, becoming under master of the Upper School at the College of God's Gift, Dulwich.

[1][2] The 1869 Act established an Endowed Schools Commission of which Roby was the first secretary, serving in that office until 1872, when he became a commissioner.

[2] In 1884 he published Introduction to Justinian's Digest and Commentary, for which he was awarded the honorary degree of LL.D by the University of Edinburgh.

[1][6] With the ending of his work as a schools commissioner in 1874, Roby became a partner in his father in law's firm of Ermen and Engels, sewing cotton manufacturers of Patricroft near Manchester.

for the Eccles division of Lancashire died, and Roby was chosen to contest the seat at the ensuing by-election.