Stephen Henty
Stephen George Henty (3 November 1811 – 18 December 1872)[1] was a farmer and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.[1]
Henty was born in West Tarring, Sussex, England,[1] the son of Thomas Henty (1775-1839) and Frances Elizabeth, née Hopkins.[2]
Henty arrived at the Swan River settlement with brothers James and John in 1829.[2] In 1836 Stephen settled in Portland.[2]
In November 1856, Henty was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for Western Province,[1] a position he held until November 1870.[1] For much of the period of Henty's Council membership, he and his family lived at Findon[2] a mansion he built in Kew[3] Melbourne.
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Henty, Stephen George". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria.
- 1 2 3 4 Bassett, Marnie. "Henty, Stephen George (1811–1872)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ "Henry "Money" Miller".
| Victorian Legislative Council | ||
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| New district | Member for Western Province November 1856 – November 1870 With: Charles Vaughan 1856–64 Charles Sladen 1864–68 Robert Simson 1868–70 James Palmer 1856–70 Thomas McKellar 1870 Andrew Cruikshank 1856–58 Henry Miller 1858–66 James Strachan 1866–70 Daniel Tierney 1856–59 Niel Black 1859–70 |
Succeeded by William Skene |
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