Henry Valentine Conolly

Henry Valentine Conolly (5 December 1806 – 11 September 1855) was an East India Company official in the Madras Presidency who served as a District Collector of Malabar. He took an active role in the establishment of teak plantations to meet the demands for teak in shipbuilding. He was murdered in Calicut by Malabar Muslims for the actions he sought to take against their leader Sayid Fasal Pukkoya Tangal of Mampuram Mosque. Leaders of different regions held a meeting at the home of Palamadathil Puthupparambil Kunhali, a noble family head and philanthropist from Kuttoor, near Vengara, to discuss the protest and campaign against Conolly for his active role in the exile of Sayyid Fazal. Mandayappuram Mammadunni Mooppan and Veeranunni Mooppan also participated in the meeting.

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