Henry Short (c. 1851 – 9 March 1928) was an Australian journalist, editor of '' The Leader'' for over 36 years and sub-editor of ''

The Age ''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Austral ...

'' in Melbourne.

Biography

Short was born in

Somersetshire Somerset ( , ), archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to ...

, and in 1864 came to Australia with his parents on the liner '' Fiery Star'', which was destroyed by fire on her return voyage. He lived some years in

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, where he was a clerk with the AUSN company and clerk with the Union Bank. :His father, Robert Short (died July 1899), was a journalist who in an earlier life was proprietor of ''The Colonist'', a newspaper in

Demerara Demerara (; , ) is a historical region in the Guianas, on the north coast of South America, now part of the country of Guyana. It was a colony of the Dutch West India Company between 1745 and 1792 and a colony of the Dutch state from 1792 unti ...

British Guiana British Guiana was a British colony, part of the mainland British West Indies. It was located on the northern coast of South America. Since 1966 it has been known as the independent nation of Guyana. The first known Europeans to encounter Guia ...

. He later took holy orders to become Rev. Robert Short, rector of the

Parkville, Victoria Parkville is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District, located within the Cities of City of Melbourne, Melbourne and City of Merri-bek, M ...

Anglican church. In 1870 he joined the staff of ''

'', acting as theatre and literary critic for many years and became sub-editor in 1881. He left later that year to become editor of the '' Evening Mail'', a short-lived (October 1881 – August 1882) afternoon edition of competitor '' The Argus'', and later became associate editor of the Melbourne ''

Daily Telegraph ''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a British daily broadsheet conservative newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally. It was foun ...

'', while W. H. Fitchett was managing editor. In 1887 he was lured back to the

David Syme David Syme (2 October 1827 – 14 February 1908) was a Scotland, Scottish-Australian newspaper proprietor of ''The Age'' and regarded as "the father of Protectionism, protection in Australia" who had immense influence in the Government of Victor ...

fold to take over editorship of ''The Leader'', which he held until retiring in 1925 to concentrate on writing a memoir. His remains were buried at the

Box Hill Cemetery Box Hill Cemetery is a cemetery located in Melbourne's eastern suburb of Box Hill, Victoria in Australia. It currently occupies . It is known as the resting place of notable figures from Melbourne and its heritage-registered Columbarium and Mye ...

Family

Short, who was well over six foot (180 cm) tall, married Teresa Clair Riley ( – ) of St Kilda on 18 July 1889; they had a daughter, Mollie Short, on 11 May 1891. They had a home at 22 Chrystobel Crescent, Hawthorn or Glenferrie. Robert Short (died 1909), a journalist with the ''

Brisbane Courier ''The Courier-Mail'' is an Australian newspaper published in Brisbane. Owned by News Corp Australia, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, in Brisbane's inner norther ...

'' and '' The Argus'' newspaper, its cable service in London and the

Australian Associated Press Australian Associated Press Ltd (AAP) is an Australian news agency. It was founded in 1935 by Keith Murdoch. AAP employs around 90 journalists who work in bureaus in all states and territories of Australia except the Northern Territory. It al ...

, was a brother.

Notes and references

{{DEFAULTSORT:Short, Henry 1850s births 1928 deaths 19th-century Australian writers People from the Colony of Victoria Australian newspaper editors