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Henn was born in [[Beckenham]], [[Kent]], England, to Jean (née Elliott) and [[Percy Henn|Percy Umfreville Henn]]. His family moved to Western Australia the year after his birth, where his father became headmaster of [[Guildford Grammar School]]. Henn initially attended his father's school, but was then sent to England to finish his secondary education, attending [[Lancing College]] in [[Sussex]]. He went on to study medicine at [[St Thomas' Hospital]], London, although his medical training was interrupted by a two-year spell in Australia, which was spent working on [[sheep station]]s in the [[North West Australia|North West]]. In 1941, Henn enlisted as a medical officer in the British [[Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)|Merchant Navy]], although he transferred to the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (RAAF) the following year, with which he spent the rest of the war.<ref name="bio">[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/library/MPHistoricalData.nsf/(Lookup)/D820283637EE8D84482577E50028A64C?OpenDocument Guy Gavin Henn] – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2016.</ref> |
Henn was born in [[Beckenham]], [[Kent]], England, to Jean (née Elliott) and [[Percy Henn|Percy Umfreville Henn]]. His family moved to Western Australia the year after his birth, where his father became headmaster of [[Guildford Grammar School]]. Henn initially attended his father's school, but was then sent to England to finish his secondary education, attending [[Lancing College]] in [[Sussex]]. He went on to study medicine at [[St Thomas' Hospital]], London, although his medical training was interrupted by a two-year spell in Australia, which was spent working on [[sheep station]]s in the [[North West Australia|North West]]. In 1941, Henn enlisted as a medical officer in the British [[Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)|Merchant Navy]], although he transferred to the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (RAAF) the following year, with which he spent the rest of the war.<ref name="bio">[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/library/MPHistoricalData.nsf/(Lookup)/D820283637EE8D84482577E50028A64C?OpenDocument Guy Gavin Henn] – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2016.</ref> |
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After the war's end, Henn settled in [[Perth]]. He initially worked as a [[general practitioner]] in [[Midland, Western Australia|Midland]] and [[Wembley, Western Australia|Wembley]], and later as the chief medical officer at the [[Repatriation General Hospital, Hollywood]].<ref name="bio"/> Henn entered parliament at the [[Western Australian state election, 1959|1959 state election]], winning the [[Electoral district of Leederville|seat of Leederville]] from the sitting [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] member, [[Ted Johnson (politician)|Ted Johnson]]. At the [[Western Australian state election, 1962|1962 election]], his seat was abolished and he transferred to the new [[Electoral district of Wembley|seat of Wembley]], which he held for the rest of his career.<ref name="res">{{cite book|last=Black|first=David|authorlink=David Black (historian)|last2=Prescott|first2=Valerie|title=Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996|year=1997|publisher=Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission|location=Perth, [W.A.]|isbn=0730984095}}</ref> Henn retired from parliament at the [[Western Australian state election, 1971|1971 election]], and subsequently worked as the chief medical officer for a life insurance company. He died in Perth in 1998, aged 88. He had married Maureen O'Malley in 1941, with whom he had two children.<ref name="bio"/> |
After the war's end, Henn settled in [[Perth]]. He initially worked as a [[general practitioner]] in [[Midland, Western Australia|Midland]] and [[Wembley, Western Australia|Wembley]], and later as the chief medical officer at the [[Repatriation General Hospital, Hollywood]].<ref name="bio"/> Henn entered parliament at the [[Western Australian state election, 1959|1959 state election]], winning the [[Electoral district of Leederville|seat of Leederville]] from the sitting [[Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch)|Labor]] member, [[Ted Johnson (politician)|Ted Johnson]]. At the [[Western Australian state election, 1962|1962 election]], his seat was abolished and he transferred to the new [[Electoral district of Wembley|seat of Wembley]], which he held for the rest of his career.<ref name="res">{{cite book|last=Black|first=David|authorlink=David Black (historian)|last2=Prescott|first2=Valerie|title=Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996|year=1997|publisher=Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission|location=Perth, [W.A.]|isbn=0730984095}}</ref> Henn retired from parliament at the [[Western Australian state election, 1971|1971 election]], and subsequently worked as the chief medical officer for a life insurance company. He died in Perth in 1998, aged 88. He had married Maureen O'Malley in 1941, with whom he had two children.<ref name="bio"/> |
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Revision as of 21:48, 7 August 2018
Dr Guy Henn | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
| In office 21 March 1959 – 1 March 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Johnson |
| Succeeded by | None (seat abolished) |
| Constituency | Leederville |
| In office 1 March 1962 – 20 February 1971 | |
| Preceded by | None (new seat) |
| Succeeded by | Ray Young |
| Constituency | Wembley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1909 Beckenham, Kent, England |
| Died | 22 April 1998 (aged 88) Wembley, Western Australia |
| Political party | Liberal |
Guy Gavin Henn (25 September 1909 – 22 April 1998) was an Australian doctor and politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1959 to 1971.
Henn was born in Beckenham, Kent, England, to Jean (née Elliott) and Percy Umfreville Henn. His family moved to Western Australia the year after his birth, where his father became headmaster of Guildford Grammar School. Henn initially attended his father's school, but was then sent to England to finish his secondary education, attending Lancing College in Sussex. He went on to study medicine at St Thomas' Hospital, London, although his medical training was interrupted by a two-year spell in Australia, which was spent working on sheep stations in the North West. In 1941, Henn enlisted as a medical officer in the British Merchant Navy, although he transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) the following year, with which he spent the rest of the war.[1]
After the war's end, Henn settled in Perth. He initially worked as a general practitioner in Midland and Wembley, and later as the chief medical officer at the Repatriation General Hospital, Hollywood.[1] Henn entered parliament at the 1959 state election, winning the seat of Leederville from the sitting Labor member, Ted Johnson. At the 1962 election, his seat was abolished and he transferred to the new seat of Wembley, which he held for the rest of his career.[2] Henn retired from parliament at the 1971 election, and subsequently worked as the chief medical officer for a life insurance company. He died in Perth in 1998, aged 88. He had married Maureen O'Malley in 1941, with whom he had two children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Guy Gavin Henn – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.
Categories:
- 1909 births
- 1998 deaths
- Australian general practitioners
- English emigrants to Australia
- Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
- People educated at Guildford Grammar School
- People educated at Lancing College
- People from Beckenham
- Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II