Mathieu Richard Auguste Henrion

Mathieu-Richard-Auguste Henrion (b. Metz, 19 June 1805; d. Aix-en-Provence, September, 1862) was a Baron, French magistrate, historian, and journalist. After completing his studies in law, he became a member of the Paris Bar as . Under the July Monarchy he was made assistant librarian at the ; Napoleon III appointed him counsellor at the court of appeals of La Guadeloupe, whence he was transferred in the same capacity to the court of Aix, a position which he occupied until his death.

He contributed for the greater part of his life to Catholic and royalist periodicals—first to the , then the , and to others of lesser importance. Finally, in 1840, he assumed the editorship of , which in 1848 came under the control of Felix Dupanloup. Besides his numerous articles in periodicals, Henrion wrote many books which show his Catholic and royalist convictions - he belonged to the generation of fiery French Ultramontanes of the middle of the nineteenth century. His principal works are:

(Paris, 1831) (Paris, 1831) (History of the Papacy), Paris, 1832 (Paris, 1836) (Paris, 1837) (Paris, 1840) (Paris, 1843-) (Paris, 1844) (Paris, 1845).