Henry Rust (5 May 1831 – 29 May 1902) was a British trade unionist. Born in Stroud, Rust began working on canal boats when he was nine years old. Four years later, he moved to Oldbury, where he became a miner. He joined the Primitive Methodist church, serving for many years as a lay preacher and Sunday school teacher for the church. Rust stood down as agent of the West Bromwich Miners in 1894, due to illness. He died in 1902.