Henry Driver

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Henry Driver (1831–23 Jan 1893) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Otago, New Zealand.

He was born in the United States, but as a young man emigrated to Victoria, Australia. When the Otago gold rush began in 1861 he established himself as a merchant in Dunedin. Later he joined with John Maclean to form Driver, Maclean & Co., auctioneers.Otago Daily Times, 24 Jan 1893, p.5

He represented the Roslyn electorate from {{By-election link year|Roslyn|1869}} to 1871, when he resigned, and from {{By-election link year|Roslyn|1878}} to 1881. He then represented the Hokonui electorate from {{NZ election link year|1881}} to 1884, when he retired.{{cite book |last= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 |edition= 4th |origyear= First ed. published 1913 |year= 1985 |publisher= V. R. Ward, Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |oclc=154283103 |page=194}}