Henry Langlands (1794 – 21 June 1863) was an iron founder and politician in colonial

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, a member of the

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and later, the

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Early life

Langlands was born in London, England, the son of John Langlands, a baker, of Dundee, and his wife Christian, ''née'' Thoms Langlands and his family returned to Dundee when Henry was several years old.

Colonial Australia

Langlands arrived with his wife and children in the

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in January 1847. His brother, Robert, had established the first iron foundry in the District in partnership with Thomas Fulton in 1842. On 8 June 1853 Langlands was elected to the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council for City of Melbourne, however he was unseated in October 1853 after a petition and

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was declared to have been elected. Langlands was elected to the seat of

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in the Victorian Legislative Assembly in January 1857, a seat he held until August 1859. Langlands died in Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Langlands, Henry 1794 births 1863 deaths Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Members of the Victorian Legislative Council People from Dundee English emigrants to colonial Australia 19th-century Australian politicians