Henry Badeley, 1st Baron Badeley

Henry John "Jack" Fanshawe Badeley, 1st Baron Badeley, KCB, CBE (27 June 1874 – 27 September 1951), known as Sir Henry Badeley between 1935 and 1949, was a British civil servant and engraver. He was Clerk of the Parliaments from 1934 to 1949.

Early life and education Badeley was born at Elswick, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the son of Capt. Henry Badeley, originally of Guy Harlings, Chelmsford, Essex, and Blanche Alicia Allhusen (1847–1929). He had a younger sister, Althea Beatrice (1875–1944), who married Admiral Stuart Nicholson. His grandfathers were Dr. John Carr Badeley FRCP (1794–1851) and the Danish-German chemical manufacturer Christian Allhusen (1806–1890).

He was educated at Radley College and Trinity College, Oxford. and elevated to the peerage as Baron Badeley, of Badley in the County of Suffolk, in 1949. After his retirement the Marquess of Salisbury said of him: "He could almost be described as the father of the house, for he had been the guide, philosopher and friend to whom they had gone in their troubles". He was a regular contributor in the House of Lords during his two years as a member.

Apart from his career in the civil service Badeley was a noted engraver. He studied under Sir Frank Short at the Royal College of Art and had his works exhibited at the Royal Academy. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers and was Honorary Secretary to the society from 1911 to 1921.