Henry Christopher Wise

Who was Henry Christopher Wise?

Henry Christopher Wise was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1874.

Wise was the son of Rev. Henry Wise of the Priory, Warwick and his wife Charlotte Mary Porten, daughter of Sir Stanier Porten. He was educated at Rugby School and at Oriel College, Oxford. He was Deputy Lieutenant and J.P. for Warwickshire and a major in the Warwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry.

At the 1865 general election Wise was elected Member of Parliament for South Warwickshire. He held the seat until 1874.

Wise died at the age of 76.

Wise married firstly in 1828, Harriett Skipwith, daughter of Sir Gray Skipwith, 8th Baronet. She died in 1858 and he married secondly Jane Harriet Disbrowe, daughter of Sir Edward Cromwell Disbrowe, G.C.G.