Henry Brockman (21 June 1845 – 7 November 1916) was an Australian politician. He served as the

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from 1884 to 1889.

Biography

Early life

Henry Brockman was born on 21 June 1845 in

Herne Hill, Western Australia Herne Hill is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia within the City of Swan The City of Swan is a local government area of Western Australia. It is in the eastern metropolitan region of Perth and includes the Swan Valley and 42 suburbs. I ...

. His father was

William Locke Brockman William Locke Brockman (1802 – 28 November 1872) was an early settler in Western Australia, who became a leading pastoralist and stock breeder, and a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. Biography Born in Kent, England in 1 ...

and his mother, Ann Frances Elizabeth née Hamersley. He was also a nephew of Edward Hamersley (Snr), and a cousin of Edward (Jnr) and

Samuel Hamersley Samuel Richard Hamersley (1842–1896) was a Western Australian pastoralist, and a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for six years. Biography Early life Samuel Hamersley was born in Guildford, Western Australia on 12 Octobe ...

. He was educated in

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Career

In 1864, he took up land as a farmer and pastoralist near

Gingin, Western Australia Gingin is a town in Western Australia, located on the Brand Highway north of the Perth city centre. It is the council seat for the Shire of Gingin local government area. Gingin had a population of 852 at the . The town's economy is mostly base ...

. From 1870, he was involved in exporting

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s to

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. On 24 October 1884, he was elected to the

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seat of Swan. He held the seat until the election of 30 January 1889, which he did not contest. From 1886, he had invested heavily in the

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, ultimately suffering heavy losses. In 1893 he was elected Mayor of Gingin, which position he held until 1903, when he sold his land and retired to

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Personal life and death

On 19 March 1874, he married Anna Louisa de Burgh in a ceremony at

Guildford, Western Australia Guildford is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, 12 km northeast of the city centre within the City of Swan. Guildford was founded in 1829 as one of the earliest settlements of the Swan River Colony. It is one of only three towns in the ...

; he would later become brother-in-law to Charles Harper and James Morrison. He died in South Perth on 7 November 1916, and was buried in the

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References

Notes

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brockman, Henry 1845 births 1916 deaths Politicians from Perth, Western Australia Mayors of places in Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council Burials at Karrakatta Cemetery