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.
Family
Stephen George Henty married Barbara Whilemena Bayntun–Sandys (1806–1891), daughter of Sir Edwin Bayntun–Sandys, Bart.[4] Their children include:
- Richmond Henty (August 1837 – April 1904) was born in Portland, Victoria, and is reckoned either the first[5] or second[6] white child born in Victoria. Richmond married his cousin Agnes Barbara Reed (c. 1837 – 9 September 1895), granddaughter of Sir E. Bayntun–Sandys;[7] they had three sons and one daughter:
- Ernest George Henty MLC (17 September 1862 – 25 June 1895) married Katie Cobham on 12 June 1890
- Eulalie Henty ( – ) married Lieut. R. C. Ferrers Creer, RAN. on 15 June 1917. Their daughter Deirdre Henty–Creer was a successful artist[8]
- Eveline Henty married Capt. E. C. Starker in August 1888
- Percival Edward Henty (c. 1867 – 26 March 1889)
- George Henty ( – ) lived in Hamilton, Victoria
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Henty, Stephen George". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d Bassett, Marnie. "Henty, Stephen George (1811–1872)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Henry "Money" Miller".
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 13, 929. Victoria, Australia. 14 February 1891. p. 1. Retrieved 25 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Obituary". Portland Guardian. Vol. LXII, no. 5263. Victoria, Australia. 27 April 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 26 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia. This and other, later, publications also asserted that his mother was still alive.
- ^ "The Beginning of Farming in Victoria". The Daily Telegraph (Launceston). Vol. XXXIV, no. 107. Tasmania, Australia. 6 May 1914. p. 4. Retrieved 25 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 15, 393. Victoria, Australia. 30 October 1895. p. 1. Retrieved 25 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Intimate Jottings". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 17, no. 32. Australia, Australia. 14 January 1950. p. 19. Retrieved 25 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.