Henry Badgery | |
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Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Monaro | |
In office 2 December 1880 – 7 October 1885 Serving with Robert Lucas-Tooth (until 24 July 1884), David Ryrie (from 24 July 1884) | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Premier | Sir Henry Parkes Alexander Stuart |
Preceded by | John Murphy |
Succeeded by | Henry Dawson |
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for East Maitland | |
In office 5 June 1878 – 9 November 1880 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Premier | James Farnell Sir Henry Parkes |
Preceded by | Stephen Scholey |
Succeeded by | James Brunker |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry Septimus Badgery 9 December 1840 Sutton Forest, New South Wales |
Died | 23 August 1917 Exeter, New South Wales | (aged 76)
Political party | Independent |
Henry Septimus Badgery (9 December 1840 – 23 August 1917)[1] was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
Badgery was born at Sutton Forest, New South Wales, and married, in 1869, Julia, daughter of G. M. Pitt, of Sydney.[2] He was member for East Maitland in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales from 5 June 1878 to 9 November 1880,[3] and was afterwards twice elected for Monaro, serving from 2 December 1880 to 7 October 1885.[3] Having joined the Dibbs Ministry as Secretary for Public Works, on 7 October 1885, he was defeated at Camden 12 days later and resigned office on the 31st of the same month.[2]
Following the death of his first wife in 1894 at age 52,[4] Badgery married a second time to Alice May King in 1896[5] who died late that year aged 38.[6] He then married a third time in 1900 to Sybella Louisa, née Hooke.[7] Badgery had six children, four sons and two daughters, in his first marriage and three children, two sons and a daughter, by his third marriage.[1]
His brother, Frank Badgery, served in the Legislative Assembly from 1913 to 1915.[8]