Denham Henty

Sir Norman Henry Denham Henty, KBE (13 October 1903 – 9 May 1978) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served as a Senator for Tasmania from 1950 to 1968. He held ministerial office as Minister for Customs and Excise (1956–1964), Civil Aviation (1964–1966), and Supply (1966–1968). He also served as mayor of Launceston from 1948 to 1949.

Henty was born in Longford, Tasmania, the second child of Thomas Norman Henty and Sarah Nina Lily Mary, née Wilson. His grandfather was Thomas Henty, part of the pioneering Henty family. He was educated at Launceston Church Grammar School. He left school at fourteen to work in his father's 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 Launceston City Council from 1943 to 1951 and was mayor from 1948 to 1949.^[1]

Henty fue elegido senador de Australia en las elecciones de 1949 , representando al Partido Liberal , y sirvió hasta su jubilación en junio de 1968. ^{[ 2 ] [ 3 ]} Fue Ministro de Aduanas e Impuestos Especiales desde octubre de 1956 hasta junio de 1964. En 1960 prohibió la exportación de fauna nativa australiana con fines comerciales. ^{[ 1 ]} Desde junio de 1964 hasta enero de 1966, fue Ministro de Aviación Civil y luego Ministro de Abastecimiento hasta febrero de 1968. ^{[ 2 ]}

Fue nombrado caballero en 1968 por sus servicios parlamentarios. ^{[ 4 ]} El estanque Denham Henty en la plaza cívica de Launceston lleva su nombre en su honor.