Alfred Henry

Who is Alfred Henry?

Alfred Stephen Henry was an Australian politician.

He was born at Warialda to doctor Thomas James Henry and Ada Emily, née Stephen. He attended Grafton Public School and King's School, Parramatta, and then trained in the law with F. McGuren at Grafton. In 1917, the year he was admitted as a solicitor, he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force as a private in the 15th Field Ambulance. In 1919 he established a legal practice in Sydney, and on 27 November 1920 he married Flora Isabel Stewart in Auckland, New Zealand, with whom he would have a son. In 1931 Henry was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Country Party member for Clarence, serving until 1938. He died later that year near Stroud.