Sir Denham Henty,
KBEThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(13 October 1903 – 9 May 1978) was an
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n politician.
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[When the Allied forces fire on him] Why are you always messing with me. It's got to be a joke!
[Convincing Shimizu not to kill himself] We can die here, or we can continue fighting. Which would better serve the emperor?
[Letter to his wife] We soldiers dig. We dig all day. This is the hole that we will fight and die in. Am I digging my own grave?
[About Nishi's romancing skills] There are rumors about his womanizing...But there are no women left to woo.
[In response to a soldier saying death is honorable] Kashiwara died of honorable dysentery.
There is no use for a dead soldier.
Damn this island! The Americans can have it.
Do what is right because it is right.
If you want my honest opinion, General, the best thing to do would be to sink this island to the bottom of the sea.
I'm tired of sharing this cave with all of you, I'm a one-man show from now on.
Sir Denham Henty,
KBEThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(13 October 1903 – 9 May 1978) was an
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician.
Henty was born in
Longford, TasmaniaLongford is a town in the north-east of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 175 m above sea level at the convergence of the Macquarie River and the South Esk River, 21 km south of Launceston. It is just south of the Illawarra Road, a road connecting the Bass and Midland Highways. It has a...
and educated at
Launceston Church Grammar SchoolLaunceston Church Grammar School is a co-educational private school in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia for years kindergarten through to Year 12....
. He left school at 14 to work in his fathers 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 CouncilThe City of Launceston is a Local Government Area of Tasmania, encompassing about half of the greater Launceston area in northern Tasmania. It also includes a region to the north east of Launceston, encompassing towns such as Lilydale...
from 1943 to 1951 and was mayor from 1948 to 1949.
Henty was elected to the Senate of Australia at the
1949 electionFederal elections were held in Australia on 10 December 1949. All 121 seats in the House of Representatives, and 42 of the 60 seats in the Senate were up for election, where the single transferable vote was introduced...
, representing the
Liberal PartyThe Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
and served until his retirement in June 1968. He served as
Minister for Customs and ExciseThe Australian Minister for Home Affairs has been Brendan O'Connor since 6 June 2009. The Home Affairs portfolio brings together agencies such as the Australian Customs Service , the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, which were previously the...
from October 1956 to June 1964. In 1960 he prohibited the export of Australian native fauna for commercial purposes. From June 1964 to January 1966, he was
Minister for Civil AviationThe Australian Minister for Infrastructure and Transport is the Hon Anthony Albanese. On 3 December 2007 he replaced the Minister for Transport and Regional Services, the Hon Mark Vaile, who held office since August 2006, and the Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads, the Hon Jim...
and he was then
Minister for SupplyThe Minister for Defence of Australia administers his portfolio through the Australian Defence Organisation, which comprises the Department of Defence and the Australian Defence Force. Stephen Smith is the current Minister.-Ministers for Defence:...
until February 1968. He was knighted in 1958 for parliamentary service. The Denham Henty Waterscape in Launceston's Civic Square is named in his honour.