Henty Brothers

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The Henty brothers were a family of seven brothers, sons of Thomas Henty and Frances Elizabeth Template:Nee,[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
  • 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

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  1. ↑ Template:Australian Dictionary of Biography
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  3. ↑ Template:Australian Dictionary of Biography
  4. ↑ Template:Australian Dictionary of Biography
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