Henry Strangways
Australian politician (1832–1920)
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Henry Bull Templer Strangways[a] (14 November 1832 – 10 February 1920) was an Australian politician and Premier of South Australia.
Henry Strangways | |
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| 12th Premier of South Australia | |
| In office 3 November 1868 – 30 May 1870 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor | Sir James Fergusson |
| Preceded by | Henry Ayers |
| Succeeded by | John Hart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Bull Templer Strangways 14 November 1832 |
| Died | 10 February 1920 (aged 87) |
Strangways was the eldest son of Henry Bull Strangways Jr. of Shapwick, Somerset, England, and his first wife, Sophia Jane Templer.[1] His family were landed gentry in Somerset but descended from Strangways, Lancashire (now Strangeways, Manchester).
As a boy, he visited South Australia, where his uncle Thomas Bewes Strangways was a pioneer. In January 1861 he married Maria Cordelia Wigley, a sister of William Rodolph Wigley (c. 1826–1890).[2]
Notes
- His middle name is misspelt as "Templar" by the Australian Dictionary of Biography. Templer was his mother's maiden name and is spelt correctly on his grave.