Henry Hugh Tasker (4 February 1862-1936) was an architect, surveyor and local politician. Born in Bristol, he was the son of George Richard Tasker, a surveyor, and Emma née Cossins. By 1871 his family were living in Clerkenwell. He became an architect and surveyor and married Elizabeth Gibson in 1889. By 1901 he was living in Barnsbury. He held a commission in the Volunteer Force and Territorial Force, and in 1913 retired as a major in the Finsbury Rifles, 11th Battalion London Regiment and was given the honorary rank of lieutenant-colonel.