Hubert James Hungerford Henchman (29 August 1876 – 18 February 1963) was an

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and public servant who served as the

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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

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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