Thomas Henry blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Thomas Henry FRS 1734 - 1816 Apothecary and chemist President 1807-1816 Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society Thomas and William Henry 1797 Chemical manufacturers 11 East Street Continued to 1932 Demolished 1970 Introduced Dalton to the new chemistry of Antoine Lavoisier Recorded plaque organisation: Royal Society of Chemistry.

Thomas Henry was an apothecary and chemist who served as president of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society from 1807-1816; he introduced John Dalton to the chemical theories of Antoine Lavoisier, significantly influencing Dalton's work on atomic theory.