Harry Brockhouse

Henry Brockhouse (11 July 1868 – 21 February 1921) was a British socialist politician.

Born in West Bromwich, Brockhouse's father was the owner of J. Brockhouse & Company, which made axles. Harry became a pupil teacher at the West Bromwich Board School, then qualified as a schoolteacher. However, by 1911, he was the company secretary for his father's firm. He later took up an important position at Vickers.

In his youth, Brockhouse was a supporter of the Liberal Party, and was a prominent local nonconformist. He became interested in Georgism, and founded a local Democratic Club to promote the principle, then when he was twenty-seven, he heard a talk by Caroline Martyn which convinced him to become a socialist. He joined the Independent Labour Party (ILP), and served for many years as president of its West Bromwich branch. From 1903, he also served as chair of the party's Divisional Council. For many years, Brockhouse was a strong supporter of the Clarion movement. Along with the majority of the ILP, he opposed World War I, and therefore cut his ties with the Clarion.