Henry Tufnell

Henry Tufnell (1805 – 15 June 1854) was a British Whig politician. He entered the House of Commons in 1837 as a member for Ipswich, but lost that seat a year later. He was returned for Devonport in a by-election in 1840 and held that seat until his death in 1854. He held minor posts in the governments of Lord Melbourne and Lord John Russell, and was made a Privy Counsellor in 1850.

He, along with George Cornewall Lewis, translated Otfried Müller's book The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race into English.

Political offices
Preceded by Lord Seymour	Junior Lord of the Treasury 1839–1841	Succeeded by James Milnes Gaskell Henry Bingham Baring Alexander Perceval Alexander Pringle
Preceded by John Young	Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 1846–1852	Succeeded by William Forbes Mackenzie
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James Morrison Rigby Wason	Member of Parliament for Ipswich 1837–1838	Succeeded by Fitzroy Kelly
Preceded by Sir Edward Codrington	Member of Parliament for Devonport 1840–1854	Succeeded by Sir Thomas Erskine Perry