Henry Frederick William Behnsen

Henry Frederick William Behnsen (March 16, 1852[1] after 1916) was a German-born cigar manufacturer[1] and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria City from 1907 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative.

He was born in Hanover and educated there. Behnsen served as a paymaster in the German Army. In 1878, he married Elizabeth G. Reade.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chambers, Ernest J (1910). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1910.