Henry Lushington (1812–1855) was an English colonial administrator, chief secretary to the government of Malta.
His father, Edmund Henry Lushington, of Queens' College, Cambridge, B.A.
In 1841 he made the poet's personal acquaintance, and the dedication of The Princess to Lushington in 1847 commemorates the cordial intimacy which followed.
Lord Grey in 1847 appointed him chief secretary to the government of Malta,[3] and in 1849 he brought forward the proposed code of laws before the newly elected legislative council.
Although in weak health he remained at his post till 1855, when he left for a visit to England.