Henry Van Dyke Johns

Henry Van Dyke Johns (1803–1859) was an Episcopal clergyman who served as Chaplain of the Senate.

His father was Chief Justice of the state and his grandfather was Governor of Delaware, Nicholas Van Dyke.

Johns was confirmed and ordained to the office of deacon in the Episcopal church, in Holy Trinity Church (Old Swedes), Wilmington, Delaware, by William White (Bishop of Pennsylvania), in August, 1827.

They were the parents of seven children, Montgomery, Mary Lavinia, Henry Van Dyke, Jr., John Kinsey, Fidelia Rogerson, Lavinia M., and James Carroll Johns.

Memorial Episcopal Church, Bolton Hill, Baltimore, Maryland (built between 1861 and 1864 ), is a memorial to Henry Van Dyke Johns; the Marble Pulpit, Communion Table and Reading Desk, now in Memorial Church, are those formerly used in Christ Church during the ministry of Rev.