Henry Cary Dangar

Henry Cary Dangar (4 June 1830 – 25 April 1917) was a politician in New South Wales.[1]

Henry Cary Dangar
Born(1830-06-04)4 June 1830
Died25 April 1917(1917-04-25) (aged 86)

Dangar was born in Port Stephens, Australia,[1] second son of Henry Dangar.[2] Dangar was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated M.A. in 1857.[2] He entered at the Inner Temple in August 1849, and was called to the bar in June 1854.[2]

Dangar was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly on 16 December 1874 for West Sydney, a seat he held until 12 October 1877.[3] Dangar then represented East Sydney from 17 November 1880 to 23 November 1882.[3] On 9 October 1883 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council, a position he held until his death.[3]

Dangar was a member of the Australian Jockey Club for 42 years.[1] On 19 September 1865[1] Dangar married Lucy, daughter of Hon. John Lamb, M.L.C., of New South Wales, formerly Commander R.N., and Emma, his wife, daughter of John Robinson, of London.[2]

Dangar died in Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia, on 25 April 1917.[1] His estate was valued at £48,312 for probate.[4]

References

  1. Daley, Louise T. "Dangar, Henry Cary (1830–1917)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 5 December 2013 via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. Mennell, Philip (1892). "Dangar, Hon. Henry Cary" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co via Wikisource.
  3. "Mr Henry Carey Dangar (1830-1917)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. "Mr. Dangar's Estate". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 28 June 1917.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
John Booth
Joseph Raphael
Joseph Wearne
Member for West Sydney
1874–1877
Served alongside: Cameron, Dibbs, Robertson
Succeeded by
John Harris
James Merriman
Daniel O'Connor
Preceded by
John Davies
James Greenwood
John Macintosh
Member for East Sydney
1880–1882
Served alongside: Parkes, Reid, Renwick
Succeeded by
Edmund Barton
George Griffiths
John McElhone
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