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henry , houghton library , harvard university thrale by sir joshua reynolds , * 2003jm-3 london 4 april 1781 harrow corner , southwark 1724/1730 ? henry thrale houghton 2003jm-3 - henry thrale.jpg henry thrale
 henry thrale english politician
henry thrale

henry thrale -lrb- 1724/1730 ?
-- 4 april 1781 -rrb- was an 18th-century english member of parliament -lrb- mp -rrb- and a close friend of samuel johnson .
like his father , he was the proprietor of the large london brewery , h. thrale & co. .
born at the alehouse in harrow corner , southwark , he was the son of the rich brewer ralph thrale -lrb- 1698 -- 1758 -rrb- and mary thrale .
he married hester lynch salusbury on 11 october 1763 ; they had 12 children , and she outlived him .
he was mp for southwark 23 december 1765 -- september 1780 , an alderman , and sheriff of the city of london : a respected , religious man who was a good hunter and sportsman with a taste for gambling .
