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Henry Edward Downer (22 March 1836 – 4 August 1905) was a South Australian politician. He was a brother of Sir John Downer and George Downer, and a noted lawyer and businessman. Henry Edward Downer was born in Portsmouth, England and emigrated to Australia in 1838 with his parents Henry (ca.1812 – 25 September 1870) and Jane (ca.1808 – 4 Jan 1861), arriving in Adelaide in June 1838. His father ran a grocery store in Hindley Street (at that time Adelaide's premier shopping strip), in 1848 took on as partner Thomas Graves, who bought him out two years later, later was landlord of the Blenheim Hotel on the same street; they lived first at Hindley Street, followed by South Terrace, then at "St. Bernard's", Magill, where he died after a long illness.

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rdfs:comment	Henry Edward Downer (22 March 1836 – 4 August 1905) was a South Australian politician. He was a brother of Sir John Downer and George Downer, and a noted lawyer and businessman. Henry Edward Downer was born in Portsmouth, England and emigrated to Australia in 1838 with his parents Henry (ca.1812 – 25 September 1870) and Jane (ca.1808 – 4 Jan 1861), arriving in Adelaide in June 1838. His father ran a grocery store in Hindley Street (at that time Adelaide's premier shopping strip), in 1848 took on as partner Thomas Graves, who bought him out two years later, later was landlord of the Blenheim Hotel on the same street; they lived first at Hindley Street, followed by South Terrace, then at "St. Bernard's", Magill, where he died after a long illness. (en)
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has abstract	Henry Edward Downer (22 March 1836 – 4 August 1905) was a South Australian politician. He was a brother of Sir John Downer and George Downer, and a noted lawyer and businessman. Henry Edward Downer was born in Portsmouth, England and emigrated to Australia in 1838 with his parents Henry (ca.1812 – 25 September 1870) and Jane (ca.1808 – 4 Jan 1861), arriving in Adelaide in June 1838. His father ran a grocery store in Hindley Street (at that time Adelaide's premier shopping strip), in 1848 took on as partner Thomas Graves, who bought him out two years later, later was landlord of the Blenheim Hotel on the same street; they lived first at Hindley Street, followed by South Terrace, then at "St. Bernard's", Magill, where he died after a long illness. Henry received an education at Francis Haire's academy and was articled to the legal firm of Wigley & Richman, working for a time as law clerk. He was called to the Bar in 1859. He was appointed Commissioner for Insolvency in 1865 and filled that position until 1881 when he resigned in order to contest the South Australian House of Assembly for the seat of Encounter Bay. He entered Parliament in 1881 and held the seat until 1896, for two of those terms in conjunction with Simpson Newland. He was appointed Attorney-General of South Australia in May 1890 in the Cockburn ministry, succeeding (solicitor to the Lands Titles Office; a temporary appointment of April that year following the defeat at the polls of B. A. Moulden), and lost the post with the swearing-in of the Playford government the following year. His political achievements included: * conversion of the Strathalbyn to Victor Harbor horse tramway to steam locomotive. * amendments to Insolvency laws * amendments to Rent laws in 1883 to protect tenants He was an active Freemason and office-holder of the Anglican Church. He was a keen horseman and twice appointed master of the Adelaide Hunt Club. (en)
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	Electoral district of Encounter Bay Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1881–1884 Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1884–1887 Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1887–1890 Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1890–1893 Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1893–1896 John Robert Kelly Attorney General Downer Robert Homburg Downer family Political families of South Australia Adelaide Polo Club William Carpenter (Australian politician) Richard Smith (businessman) Attorney-General of South Australia John Downer King O'Malley H. E. Downer Samuel James Mitchell Henry Downer Henry Downer MP.
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