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The Dictionary of Australasian Biography/King, Henry Edward

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1399610The Dictionary of Australasian Biography — King, Henry EdwardPhilip Mennell

King, Henry Edward, J.P., is a native of Limerick, and was member for Maryborough in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Mr. King was Secretary for Public Works and Mines in the Macalister Ministry from Nov. 1874 to May 1876. Two months later he was chosen Speaker of the Assembly, and occupied the chair of the House till July 1883. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Maryborough at the general election in 1888.