Henry David Halsey

Henry David Halsey (27 January 1919 – 16 May 2009) was an Anglican bishop.

He was educated at King's College School, Wimbledon and King's College London. After this he took holy orders at Wells Theological College and began his ministry as a curate at St. Peter's Church, Petersfield. A wartime chaplain in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, he then served the Christian ministry successively in the West Country (Plymouth and Netheravon), Kent (Chatham, Bromley and Tonbridge) and Cumbria, his last post being Bishop of Carlisle from 1972 to 1989. He and his wife Rachel had 4 Daughters; Sarah, Jill, Jane and Mary. Sarah is married to David French, the former Chief Executive of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy. Rachel died in October 2013 in Cumbria.