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The Henty brothers were a family of seven brothers, sons of Thomas Henty and Frances Elizabeth née Hopkins,[1] who are generally considered to be the first Europeans to establish a permanent agricultural settlement in Victoria, Australia.[2] The brothers were:
- James (1800–1882), founded James Henty and Company, merchants. He married Charlotte Carter.
- Henry (1833–1912), took over his father's company, inherited uncle Francis's fortune
- Herbert James (1834–1902), squandered the family fortune in his brother's absence[3]
- Thomas (1836–1887), grazier and, briefly, MLC for Southern Province
- a grandson Sir Denham (1903–1978), Senator for Tasmania;[4]
- Frances Charlotte (1838–1925) who married James Balfour, a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council.
- Charles (1807–1864), banker and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
- William (1808–1881), solicitor, member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Tamar, and colonial secretary in the Weston cabinet
- Edward (1810–1878), pioneer, first permanent land based[5] settler in Victoria, Australia taking up property in 1834.[5]
- Stephen George (1811–1872), member of the legislative council of Victoria, 1856–1870
- Richmond (1837–1904), author
- Walter Thomas (1856–1917), farmer at Hamilton
- John (1813–1869), pastoralist in Victoria
- Francis (1815–1889), farmer and grazier
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ Bassett, Marnie. "Henty, Thomas (1775–1839)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ Wurm, Stephen Adolphe; Mühlhäusler, Peter; Tyron, Darrell T, eds. (1996). Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific. Mouton de Gruyter. p. 59. ISBN 9783110134179.
- ↑ O'Neill, Sally (1972). "Henty, Herbert James (1834–1902)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ↑ Chapman, R. J. K. (1996). "Henty, Sir Norman Henry Denham (1903 - 1978)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
- 1 2 "The Henty Brothers - Early Victorian settlers". www.wilmap.com.au. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
References
[edit]- Hurse, J. Lewis (1933), "Venture and Adventure: The Romantic Story of the Henty Family"
- "No.1", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Monday, 31 July 1933), p. 8.
- "No.2", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Tuesday, 1 August 1933), p. 5.
- "No.3", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Wednesday, 2 August 1933), p. 9.
- "No.4", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Friday, 4 August 1933), p. 9.
- "No.5", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Wednesday, 9 August 1933), p. 3.
- "No.6", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Thursday, 10 August 1933), p. 10.
- "No.7", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Monday, 14 August 1933), p. 8.
- "No.8", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Thursday, 17 August 1933), p. 8.
- "No.9", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Tuesday, 22 August 1933), p. 9.
- "No.10", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Saturday, 26 August 1933), p. 9.
- "No.11", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Tuesday, 29 August 1933), p. 8.