Sir Norman Henry Denham Henty, KBE (13 October 1903 – 9 May 1978) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the

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and served as a

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for

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from 1950 to 1968. He held ministerial office as

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(1956–1964),

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(1964–1966), and

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(1966–1968). He also served as mayor of Launceston from 1948 to 1949.

Early life

Henty was born in

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and educated at

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. He left school at fourteen to work in his fathers wholesale business. In March 1930 he married Faith Gordon Spotswood and they subsequently had three sons and a daughter. He served as an alderman on

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from 1943 to 1951 and was mayor from 1948 to 1949.

Politics

Henty was elected to the

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at the 1949 election, representing the

and served until his retirement in June 1968. He served as

from October 1956 to June 1964. In 1960 he prohibited the export of Australian native fauna for commercial purposes. From June 1964 to January 1966, he was Minister for Civil Aviation and he was then Minister for Supply until February 1968.

Honours

He was knighted in 1968 for parliamentary service. The Denham Henty Waterscape in Launceston's Civic Square is named in his honour.

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Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian Senate for Tasmania Members of the Australian Senate Members of the Cabinet of Australia 1903 births 1978 deaths Australian Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Australian politicians awarded knighthoods Mayors of Launceston, Tasmania 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub