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. He married Charlotte Carter.
  • Henry Henty (9 May 1833 – 1912) took over his father's company, inherited uncle Francis's fortune
  • Herbert James Henty (October 1834 – 1902) squandered the family fortune in his brother's absence[3]
  • Thomas Henty (1836–1887), grazier and, briefly, MLC for Southern Province
  • 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
  1. Bassett, Marnie. "Henty, Thomas (1775–1839)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 8 August 2014 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. Stephen Adolphe Wurm, Peter Mühlhäusler, Darrell T. Tyron, Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific (1996), p. 59.
  3. Sally O'Neill, 'Henty, Herbert James (1834–1902)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/henty-herbert-james-3911/text5919, published first in hardcopy 1972, accessed online 11 May 2017.
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