Henry Rowland Marsden

Henry Rowland Marsden
Mayoral photograph
Born	(1823-07-20)20 July 1823 Holbeck, Leeds, England
Died	19 January 1876(1876-01-19) (aged 52)
Resting place	Holbeck Cemetery
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Inventor, Mayor of Leeds
Term	1873–1875
Predecessor	Henry Oxley
Successor	Samuel Croft
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse	Sarah Marsden (nee Hawling)
Children	Two daughters and two sons

Henry Rowland Marsden (20 July 1823 – 19 January 1876) was a philanthropist and (Liberal) Mayor of Leeds for 1873 to 1875, said to be the most popular Victorian mayor of Leeds.^[1]