Henry Halloran

Who was Henry Halloran?

Henry Ferdinand Halloran was a major property owner and developer in New South Wales in the early part of the twentieth Century.

Halloran was born in Sydney, his father was a bank clerk and architect named Edward Roland Halloran and mother was Adeline Burgess, née Reuss. His grandfather was also called Henry Halloran and his great grandfather was Laurence Hynes Halloran, a convict transported to Sydney. He qualified as a surveyor on 1890. He was also a conveyancer and valuer. His developments included Seaforth and Warriewood in Sydney in 1906, and Environa near Canberra. He attempted to create a place called Pacific City near Jervis Bay. Halloran died in 22 October 1953 at the age of 84.