Hubert Henchman

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Hubert Henchman
Solicitor-General of Queensland
In office
2 March 1973 – 4 August 1937
Crown Solicitor of Queensland
In office
5 August 1937 – 31 December 1945

Hubert James Hungerford Henchman KC (29 August 1876-18 February 1963) was an Australian barrister and public servant who served as the Solicitor-General of Queensland from 5 August 1937 to 31 December 1945.[1][2][3] Henchman also served as the Crown Solicitor of Queensland from 2 March 1923 to 4 August 1937.[4][5] Henchman was born in London to William and Jane Henchman, coming to Australia in 1878 where he resided in Melbourne.[6] He later resided in Rockhampton in 1883, where his father would become a Judge of the District Court. Henchman married wife Nelsey Ridgeway in 1915. He died in Brisbane in 1963.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hubert James Hungerford Henchman". State Library of Queensland. January 1936. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  2. ^ Appleby, Gabrielle (2016). The role of the Solicitor-General: Negotiating Law, Politics and the public interest. Portland: Hart Publishing. p. 322. ISBN 978-1-84946-712-4.
  3. ^ Queensland Reports: Decisions of the Supreme Court of Queensland. Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for the State of Queensland. 1937.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. ^ "Crown law forefathers". www.crownlaw.qld.gov.au. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  5. ^ Law Institute Journal: The Official Organ of the Law Institute of Victoria. Reviews Pty. Limited. 1937. p. 182.
  6. ^ "Henchman family papers, 1842-1998". State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2022.