Portrait of Henry Booth, 2nd Lord Delamer and 1st Earl of Warrington (1652-1694), three-quarter-length, in armour, holding a baton in his right hand, his left hand resting on a helmet, in a landscape

The sitter was the oldest surviving son of George, 1st Lord Delamer of Dunham Massey, Co. Chester (1622-1684), by his second wife Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Henry, 1st Earl of Stamford. A fierce advocate of the principles of civil liberty and a man of puritanical belief, he was frequently in opposition to the Courts of King Charles II and King James II and at the Revolution he mustered his tenants and joined the Prince of Orange at Hungerford. His support for King William was acknowledged with his appointment to the Privy Council, to the board of the Treasury and as Lord Lieutenant for the City and Council of Cheshire. He was created Earl of Warrington in 1690. He married Mary, only surviving child and heir of Sir James Langham, 2nd Bt. of Cottesbrooke, Northamptonshire. He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son George, as 2nd Earl.