Sir Norman Henry Denham Henty,
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(13 October 1903 – 9 May 1978) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the
Liberal Party
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and served as a
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for
Tasmania
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from 1950 to 1968. He held ministerial office as
Minister for Customs and Excise
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(1956–1964),
Civil Aviation
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(1964–1966), and
Supply
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(1966–1968). He also served as mayor of
Launceston from 1948 to 1949.
Early life
Henty was born in
Longford, Tasmania
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, the second child of Thomas Norman Henty and Sarah Nina Lily Mary, née Wilson. His grandfather was
Thomas Henty, part of the pioneering
Henty family. He was educated at
Launceston Church Grammar School
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Although f ...
. He left school at fourteen to work in his fathers wholesale business. In March 1930 he married Faith Gordon Spotswood and they subsequently had three sons and a daughter. He served as an alderman on
Launceston City Council
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from 1943 to 1951 and was mayor from 1948 to 1949.
Politics
Henty was elected to the
Senate of Australia
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at the
1949 election, representing the
Liberal Party
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and served until his retirement in June 1968.
He served as
Minister for Customs and Excise
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from October 1956 to June 1964. In 1960 he prohibited the export of Australian native fauna for commercial purposes.
[ From June 1964 to January 1966, he was Minister for Civil Aviation and he was then Minister for Supply until February 1968.]
Honours
He was knighted in 1968 for parliamentary service. The Denham Henty Waterscape in Launceston's Civic Square is named in his honour.
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Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia
Members of the Australian Senate for Tasmania
Members of the Australian Senate
Members of the Cabinet of Australia
1903 births
1978 deaths
Australian Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Mayors of Launceston, Tasmania
20th-century Australian politicians
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