Henry Gilbert Smith

Henry Gilbert Smith
MLC
Member of Legislative Council of New South Wales
In office
11 September 1856 (1856-09-11) – 11 December 1858 (1858-12-11)
Personal details
Born(1802-09-26)26 September 1802
Northamptonshire, England
Died4 January 1886(1886-01-04) (aged 83)
Brighton, England
CitizenshipAustralian
RelativesThomas Smith (nephew)

Henry Gilbert Smith (1802 – 1 April 1886) was an English-born Australian businessman, banker and politician, known as the "Father of Manly".[1] He was the founder and developer of the Sydney suburb of Manly, where he built Fairlight House facing Delwood Beach. He was otherwise the chairman of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney (now National Australia Bank), of which his nephew Thomas Smith had been deputy chairman.[2]

  1. ^ "Manly Heritage Plaques - Manly & Northern Beaches Australia". www.manlyaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. ^ Pike, A. F., "Smith, Henry Gilbert (1802–1886)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 16 February 2020