Henry Overton Wills II

Henry Overton Wills II
the tomb of Henry Overton Wills II at Arnos Vale Cemetery

Henry Overton Wills II (3 July 1800 – 23 November 1871) of Ashley House,[1] in Bristol, England, was a tobacco merchant who in 1830 together with his elder brother William Day Wills co-founded W.D. & H.O. Wills, a company which (building on the successful tobacco business established by their father) by the late 1800s had become Britain's largest importer of tobacco and manufacturer of tobacco products.

  1. ^ Ashley House, Somerset Street, Kingsdown, Bristol,

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