Henry Manning (politician)

Sir Henry Edward Manning, KBE QC was an Australian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council foryears from 1932 to 1958 and also served as the Attorney General and VicePresident of the Executive Council from 1932 to 1941.

Henry Edward Manning was born onDecember 1877 in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of Sir William Patrick Manning, a prominent financier and future MP and Mayor of Sydney, and his wife Honora Torphy. Initially educated at Saint Ignatius College, Riverview, Manning went on to study at the University of Sydney. Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1900 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1902, Manning was called to the Bar in 1902. After distinguishing himself in the NSW Western Circuit Court, Manning became an associate to Justice Richard OConnor and a law reporter to the High Court of Australia from 1904 to 1905. In 1904 Manning married Nora Antonia Martin, the youngest daughter of Sir James Martin, and they would have two daughters.

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