Henry Cary Dangar

Henry Cary Dangar
Henry Cary Dangar
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
	In office; 9 October 1883 – 25 April 1917
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for East Sydney
	In office; 17 November 1880 – 23 November 1882 Serving with Henry Parkes, George Reid and Arthur Renwick
Preceded by	John Davies ; James Greenwood ; John Macintosh
Succeeded by	Edmund Barton ; George Griffiths ; John McElhone
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for West Sydney
	In office; 16 December 1874 – 12 October 1877 Serving with Angus Cameron, George Dibbs and John Robertson
Preceded by	John Booth ; Joseph Raphael ; Joseph Wearne
Succeeded by	John Harris ; James Merriman ; Daniel O'Connor
Personal details
Born	4 June 1830; Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia
Died	25 April 1917 (aged 86); Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia

Henry Cary Dangar (4 June 1830 – 25 April 1917) was a colonial Australian politician. He served two terms in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly during the 1870s and 1880s.^[1]

Biography

Dangar was born in Port Stephens, New South Wales,^[1] the second son of Henry Dangar.^[2] Dangar was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated M.A. in 1857.^[2] He entered at the Inner Temple in August 1849, and was called to the bar in June 1854.^[2]

Dangar was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly on 16 December 1874 for West Sydney, a seat he held until 12 October 1877.^[3] He then represented East Sydney from 17 November 1880 to 23 November 1882.^[3] On 9 October 1883 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council, a position he held until his death.^[3]

Dangar was a member of the Australian Jockey Club for 42 years.^[1] On 19 September 1865,^[1] Dangar married Lucy Lamb.^[2]

Dangar died of hemiplegia in Potts Point, Sydney, on 25 April 1917, aged 86.^[1] His estate was valued at £48,312 for probate.^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Daley, Louise T. "Dangar, Henry Cary (1830–1917)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Mennell, Philip (1892). "Dangar, Hon. Henry Cary" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mr Henry Carey Dangar (1830-1917)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
^ "Mr. Dangar's Estate". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 28 June 1917.

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by John Booth Joseph Raphael Joseph Wearne	Member for West Sydney 1874–1877 Served alongside: Cameron, Dibbs, Robertson	Succeeded by John Harris James Merriman Daniel O'Connor
Preceded by John Davies James Greenwood John Macintosh	Member for East Sydney 1880–1882 Served alongside: Parkes, Reid, Renwick	Succeeded by Edmund Barton George Griffiths John McElhone