Henry Charles Swan | |
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| Born | Henry Charles Swan c. 1856 Gateshead, England |
| Died | 7 November 1931 (aged 74–75) Henderson, Waitemata County, New Zealand |
| Occupation(s) | lawyer, early settler of New Zealand |
Henry Charles Swan (c. 1856 – 1931) was an English lawyer and New Zealand settler. In 1901 or 1902, he left for a supposed solo yacht trip around the world but instead ended up sailing up a tidal tributary of Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek, on New Zealand's North Island, where he lived inside his yacht for at least 25 years until his death.[1][2]
He built Swan's Arch, which became a Category 2 listed structure.
- ^ Mason, Robyn (July 2009). "A man of comfortable means and leisure – the novel life of an urban legend: Henry Charles Swan of Henderson". West of Eden, Journal of the West Auckland Historical Society (3).
- ^ "N.Z. "HERMIT"". Gisborne Times. No. 11486. 13 November 1931.