Sir (Frederick) Henry Royce (March 27, 1863 - April 22, 1933) was a pioneering car manufacturer, who with the Hon. Charles Stewart Rolls founded the Rolls-Royce company.

He was born in Alwalton , Huntingdonshire, near Peterborough.

His first car was a Decauville . It was faulty, so he decided to manufacture his own cars, known as Royce - only three were made (none preserved). Charles Rolls saw one of them and they joined forces to make the Rolls Royce.

On his death, as a sign of mourning, the company permanently changed the colour of the "RR" lettering on the Rolls-Royce badge from red to black.

External links

• The Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation http://www.henry-royce.org
• The Sir Henry Royce Foundation, Australia http://www.royce.org.au