Henry Cary Dangar (4 June 1830 – 25 April 1917) was a colonial Australian politician. He served two terms in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly during the 1870s and 1880s.[1]
Henry Cary Dangar | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
| In office 9 October 1883 – 25 April 1917 | |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for East Sydney | |
| In office 17 November 1880 – 23 November 1882 | |
| Preceded by | John Davies James Greenwood John Macintosh |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Barton George Griffiths John McElhone |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for West Sydney | |
| In office 16 December 1874 – 12 October 1877 | |
| Preceded by | John Booth Joseph Raphael Joseph Wearne |
| Succeeded by | John Harris James Merriman Daniel O'Connor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 June 1830 Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 25 April 1917 (aged 86) Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia |
Biography edit
Dangar was born in Port Stephens, New South Wales,[1] the 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] He 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 Lamb.[2]
Dangar died of hemiplegia in Potts Point, Sydney, on 25 April 1917, aged 86.[1] His estate was valued at £48,312 for probate.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Daley, Louise T. "Dangar, Henry Cary (1830–1917)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b c "Mr Henry Carey Dangar (1830-1917)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr. Dangar's Estate". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 28 June 1917.