Henry Lamshed | |
|---|---|
| Member for Yorke Peninsula in the South Australian House of Assembly | |
| In office April 1890 – April 1893 Serving with Harry Bartlett | |
| Preceded by | Robert Caldwell |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Short (politician) |
| Chairman of District Council of Yorke Peninsula | |
| In office 1888 – 1890 ? | |
| Member of District Council of Strathalbyn | |
| In office 1867 – 1873 ? | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 April 1836 near Plymouth, England |
| Died | 13 June 1918 (aged 82) Maitland, South Australia |
| Resting place | Maitland, South Australia |
| Spouses | Harriet Johnston
(m. 1858; died 1864) Elizabeth Choules
(m. 1864; died 1897) Sarah Jane Slade (m. 1898) |
| Occupation | Carrier, farmer, politician |
Henry Lamshed (11 April 1836 – 13 June 1918) was a farmer and politician in colonial South Australia.
Lamshed was born near Plymouth, England, a descendant of an old Newton Abbott, Devonshire, family. He emigrated to South Australia on the Lord Hungerford, arriving at Port Adelaide in November 1856,[1] and for several years worked on a farm at McLaren Vale. He established a carrying business at Strathalbyn. He took up land near Maitland when that district was first opened for settlement around 1875, and ran a farm there, "Oakwood", until around 1916, when he retired.
He was a member of the Strathalbyn District Council from 1867[2] until he closed his carrying business in 1873 to take up farming on Yorke Peninsula.[3] In 1888 he was one of the foundation members of the Yorke's Peninsula District Council. He was elected to the seat of Yorke Peninsula in the South Australian House of Assembly and served from April 1890 to April 1893 as a colleague of Harry Bartlett.[4]
He died after several months' illness[5] and was buried in Maitland.