Henry Booth
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For other people named Henry Booth, see Henry Booth (disambiguation).
Henry Booth (4 April 1788 – 28 March 1869)[1] was a British corn merchant, businessman and engineer particularly known as one of the key people behind the construction and management of the pioneering Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&M), the world's first steam railway conducting both scheduled passenger services and freight.