Henry Badgery

Who was Henry Badgery?

Henry Septimus Badgery 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. He was member for East Maitland in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales from 5 June 1878 to 9 November 1880., and was afterwards twice elected for Monaro, serving from 2 December 1880 to 7 October 1885. Having joined the Dibbs Ministry as Secretary for Public Works, on 7 October 1885, he was defeated at Camden, and resigned office on the 31st of the same month.

Badgery married a second time to Alice May King in 1896; and a third time in 1900 to Sybella Louisa, née Hooke. Badgery had six children in his first marriage and three children by his third marriage.