Sir Anthony Denny (16 January 1501 – 10 September 1549) was a
confidant of
Henry VIII of England. Denny was the most prominent member of the
Privy chamber in Henry's last years having, together with his brother-in-law
John Gates, charge of the "dry stamp" of Henry's signature, and attended Henry on his deathbed. He also served as
Groom of the Stool. He was a member of the
reformist circle that offset the conservative religious influence of
Bishop Gardiner. He was a wealthy man, having acquired manors and former religious sites through the
Court of augmentations. By 1548 he was keeper of Westminster Palace.