10. Henry Angus 1865

Henry Angus MP

HENRY ANGUS was born at Mt Duneed, Victoria on the 16th of February 1865 and died at Tresco in the Shire of Swan Hill on the 2nd of April 1934, aged 66. He was buried at the Kerang Baptist cemetery on the 4th of April 1934.

Henry married MARGARET WILSON at her parents residence in Wattle Street, Sandhurst on the 26th of October 1887.

Margaret, daughter of John Henry Wilson and Janet Bain, was born at Whitehill in 1867 and died at Swanhill on the 13th of November 1947, aged 80.

Angus, Henry

Occupation: Farmer and grazier

Religion: Baptist

Career: Family to Mystic Park 1874; farmer and contractor Mincha West; purchased Winlayton, Mystic Park with J. T. Tweddle 1897; ruined by drought 1900; re-established himself as farmer and grazier Tresco; ardent irrigationist; Freemason. Kerang shire councillor 1901-1912, president 1909-1910

Party: Liberal; Nationalist

Party Note: Economy party 1917-1918; not endorsed 1924 after voting against redistribution bill, rejoined Nats, United Australia Party.

Appointments: Minister without Portfolio Nov 1917-Mar 1918, Nov 1920-Sept 1923. Minister of Lands and of Water Supply Nov 1928-Dec 1929. Royal commission Geelong Harbor Trust 1912, Closer Settlement 1914-1916

References: Victoria, 'Parliamentary Debates' 20 June 1934, 12-15; Argus 3 Apr 1934; Kerang New Times, Cohuna Farmers Weekly 6 Apr 1934; Houston, L. G., 'Ministers of Water Supply in Victoria', Melbourne, 1965; Vines, M., 'Instability in Governments and Parties: Victoria in the 1920s', MA thesis, Melbourne University, 1975

Initial data source: Browne, G, 'Biographical Register of the Victorian Parliament 1900-84', 1985

Last update: 1985 (last date the record was checked and updated)

*The Start date for Members elected after 1900 is the date they were elected. The start date for pre-1900 Members is the date they were sworn in.