William Alexander Henry
 William Alexander Henry (December 30 1816 – May 3 1888) was a Canadian lawyer politician judge and one of the Fathers of Confederation.He was born in Halifax Nova Scotia. Shortly afterward his family moved to Antigonish. He attended Halifax High School then studied law and was admitted to the bar. He was married twice (1840 and 1850). His two sons were William Alexander Henry Jr. a successful Halifax lawyer and Hugh MacD Henry a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. The elder W. A.