William Henry Black

|birth_date=7 May 1808 |birth_place=Walworth, Surrey |death_date=12 April 1872 |death_place=Mill Yard, Whitehall, London |occupation=Antiquarian, paleographer, preacher |signature=William Henry Black, signature, 1846.svg }} William Henry Black (7 May 1808 – 12 April 1872) was a Victorian antiquarian and Seventh-Day Baptist leader. During his lifetime, he was well known in London antiquarian and literary circles for his talent for paleography and archiving. He was the member of many historical societies, and the founder of three more. He published numerous articles and books, during his lifetime, with more published posthumously.

Black was lesser known, but equally regarded, for his prominence in London Seventh-Day Baptist circles, leading a small congregation in London, which never held more than twenty people. This circle was the subject of a newspaper article in 1869, where the reporter wrote of the contrast between the dilapidated building the services were held in, and their leader, Black, who appeared as "a profound scholar and most courteous gentleman". Provided by Wikipedia