Henty Brothers
The Henty brothers were a family of seven brothers, sons of Thomas Henty,[1] who are generally considered to be the first Europeans to establish a permanent agricultural settlement in Victoria, Australia.[2] The brothers were:
- James Henty (1800–1882), founded James Henty and Company, merchants
- Charles Henty (1807–1864), banker and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
- William Henty (1808–1881), solicitor, member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Tamar, and colonial secretary in the Weston cabinet
- Edward Henty (1810–1878), pioneer, first permanent settler in Victoria, Australia
- Stephen George Henty (1811–1872), member of the legislative council of Victoria, 1856–1870
- John Henty (1813-1868?)
- Francis Henty (1815–1889), farmer and grazier
References
- ↑ Bassett, Marnie. "Henty, Thomas (1775–1839)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ Stephen Adolphe Wurm, Peter Mühlhäusler, Darrell T. Tyron, Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific (1996), p. 59.
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