Henry Norbury

Henry Norbury (born 1415) of Hoddesdon and Little Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire, was an English soldier and nobleman who served as a Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire in 1454 and later again in 1454. Biography Henry was eldest son and heir of John Norbury of Hoddesdon and Little Berkhamsted, by his wife Elizabeth Butler, a daughter of Sir Thomas Butler, MP, and widow of Sir William Heron, jure uxoris Baron Saye. Career Henry left Portsmouth in Dec 1435 with a force of 1,000 men for France, as part of the relief force that relieved Rouen in 1436. In 1450 he was in command of a detachment at the siege of Valognes, and led a garrison force from Vire, Normandy and was taken prisoner at the Battle of Formigny. He served as a Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire in 1454 and later again in 1454.