William Parker Henson
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Macquarie Ward
City Ward
Gipps Ward
William Henson | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Sydney County Council | |
| In office 24 January 1950 – 7 January 1952 | |
| Preceded by | John Cramer |
| Succeeded by | Pat Hills |
| Alderman of the City of Sydney | |
| In office 2 December 1944 – 30 November 1962 | |
| Constituency | Fitzroy Ward Macquarie Ward City Ward Gipps Ward |
| Councillor of the Sydney County Council for the 4th Constituency | |
| In office 19 July 1946 – 10 November 1971 Serving with George Ivan Ferris | |
| Preceded by | Arthur McElhone |
| Succeeded by | Innes Stanley Haviland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Parker Henson 21 January 1905 |
| Died | 21 September 1999 (aged 94) |
| Party | Civic Reform Association |
| Occupation | Accountant Company director |
William Parker Henson (21 January 1905 – 21 September 1999) was an Australian local government representative who represented the Civic Reform Association on the Council of the City of Sydney and as a councillor and chairman of the Sydney County Council.[1] In business and professional life he was an accountant and company director.[2]
Henson was born in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. He was the only son of Eustace Horatious Henson and Isabel (née Parker) and had an older sister, Jean, and a younger sister, Phillis.[3] Henson attended his father's alma mater, Newington College (1918–1922), during the headmastership of the Rev Dr Charles Prescott.[4] He continued to live in Stanmore until 1930.
Working life
After school, Henson studied to become a chartered accountant and was the senior partner in the Sydney-based firm of Henson Gates & Co.[2] He was the managing director of William Andrews Printing Co Pty Ltd and a director of Howard Auto Cultivators Ltd and of Gosford Quarries Pty Ltd.[2]
In 1942, Henson became a member of the NSW Board of the Federal Institute of Accountants and was vice-chairman in 1949.[5] He was NSW State President of the Australian Society of Accountants from 1953 to 1954.[6] Henson was an executive member of the Constitutional Association[7] and Secretary of the NSW Health Week Committee.[8][9]
