Henry Stratford Persse (1769–1833) was an Irish writer.
Because he inherited not wealth or land estate, he was a Landwaiter of the Customs House in Galway for about twenty years before his death in 1833.
He was married to Anne Sadleir and had twenty-two children.
Of these, Richard, Dudley and Theophilus were sent by their father to America in 1821 with various siblings following after.
Their correspondence has been edited and published, providing a valuable insight to the mindset of the Irish middle class in the early 19th century.