T. Charlton Henry was an attorney from an old-time Philadelphia Main Line family, the Henry's. He was also a noted yachtsman. He graduated from Princeton in 1909 and distinguished himself in his military service during World War I. He resided in Chestnut Hill Penn. He passed away in 1936.

His major philatelic collections were of United States and British West Indies.

A portrait of his wife by famed photographed Diane Arbus was published in Cosmopolitan Magazine. She was directly related to Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and was also related to two other Signers.