About Henry Lunn
Sir Henry Simpson Lunn (30 July 1859 – 18 March 1939) was an English humanitarian and religious figure, and also founder of Lunn Poly, one of the UK's largest travel companies. == Early life == Henry Lunn was born in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, the eldest child – and elder son – of greengrocer Henry Lunn and Susanna, the daughter of Simpson Green. His parents, married in Horncastle in 1858, were both devout Wesleyan Methodists and their son was raised in that tradition. He gained a place at Horncastle Grammar School. He attended Headingley College, Leeds, for instruction to become a church minister and was ordained in 1886. He also trained as a medical doctor at Trinity College, Dublin. == Personal life == Lunn's marriage to Mary Ethel Moore, the daughter of a canon, produced four children: alpine skiing pioneer Arnold Lunn, writers Hugh Kingsmill Lunn and Brian Lunn, and a daughter who predeceased him. He wrote two autobiographical works: Chapters from My Life (1918) and Nearing Harbour (1934). He died at the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth in St John's Wood. == Career == After one year of missionary service in India, Lunn was forced to return in 1888 to Lincolnshire after contracting an illness.
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