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Hubert James Hungerford Henchman (29 August 1876 – 18 February 1963) was an
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and public servant who served as the
Solicitor-General of Queensland The Solicitor-General of Queensland, known informally as the Solicitor-General, is the state's Second Law Officer, and the deputy of the Attorney-General. The Solicitor-General can exercise the powers of the Attorney-General in their absence. ...
from 5 August 1937 to 31 December 1945. Henchman also served as the Crown Solicitor of Queensland from 2 March 1923 to 4 August 1937. Henchman was born in
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to William and Jane Henchman, coming to Australia in 1878 where he resided in
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. He later resided in
Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. In the , the population of Rockhampton was 79,293. A common nickname for Rockhampton is "Rocky", and the demonym of Rockhampton is Rockhamptonite. The Scottish- ...
in 1883, where his father would become a Judge of the District Court. Henchman married wife Nelsey Ridgeway in 1915. He died in
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in 1963.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Henchman, Hubert 1876 births 1963 deaths Solicitors-general of Queensland