| 词条 | William Parker Henson |
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| name = Parker Henson | image = |imagesize = | office1 = Chairman Sydney County Council | term_start1 = January 1950 | term_end1 = January 1951 | predecessor1 = John Cramer | successor1 = Pat Hills | office2 = Alderman of the Sydney City Council | constituency2 = Fitzroy Ward Macquarie Ward City Ward Gipps Ward | term_start2 = 2 December 1944 | term_end2 = 30 November 1962 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | birth_name = William Parker Henson | birth_date = {{Birth date |df=yes|1905|1|21}} | birth_place = Stanmore, New South Wales | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1999|9|21|1905|1|21}} | death_place = Epping, New South Wales | party = Civic Reform Association | relations = | spouse = | partner = | children = | residence = | occupation = Accountant Company director | religion = | signature = | website = Councillor Parker Henson | footnotes = }}[William] Parker Henson (21 January 1905 – 21 September 1999) was an Australian local government representative who represented the Civic Reform Association on the Council of the City of Sydney and as a Councillor and chairman of the Sydney County Council.[1] In business and professional life he was an accountant and company director.[2] Early lifeHenson was born in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. He was the only son of Eustace Horatious Henson and Isabel (née Parker) and had an older sister, Jean, and a younger sister, Phillis.[3] Henson attended his father's alma mater, Newington College (1918–1922), during the headmastership of the Rev Dr Charles Prescott.[4] He continued to live in Stanmore until 1930. Working lifeAfter school, Henson studied to become a chartered accountant and was the senior partner in the Sydney-based firm of Henson Gates & Co.[2] He was the managing director of William Andrews Printing Co Pty Ltd and a director of Howard Auto Cultivators Ltd and of Gosford Quarries Pty Ltd.[2] Sydney City CouncilHenson was elected for Fitzroy Ward on the Council of the City of Sydney on 2 December 1944 and served until 31 December 1948. he was the elected for Macquarie Ward on 4 December 1948 and served until 1 December 1950. He again was elected for Fitzroy Ward on 2 December 1950 and served until 4 December 1953. He was the elected for City Ward on 5 December 1953 and served until 4 December 1959 before finally being elected for Gipps Ward on 5 December 1959 and serving until 30 November 1962. Henson was a member of the Finance Committee from 1945 until 1959 and was its vice-chairman in 1948. He served on the City Planning and Improvements Committee from 1945 until 1948 and again from 1949 until 1959, the Health and Recreations Committee in 1948 and from 1960 until 1962 and also on the Works Committee from 1960 until his retirement from council in 1962.[1] Sydney County CouncilIn 1946, Henson was elected as a Councillor on the Sydney County Council, which was the authority responsible for electricity supplies in Sydney. He continued to be an elected member of that council until 1966 and served as its Deputy chairman in 1948 and 1956 and chairman in 1950.[1] United Australia PartyHenson was a member of the United Australia Party[5] and ran in the Electoral district of Hornsby in 1938.[6] Community serviceIn 1942, Henson became a member of the NSW Board of the Federal Institute of Accountants and was vice-chairman in 1949.[7] He was NSW State President of the Australian Society of Accountants from 1953 to 1954.[8] Henson was an executive member of the Constitutional Association[9] and Secretary of the NSW Health Week Committee.[10][11] DeathHenson died at his Epping home aged 95 and was cremated at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium. In lieu of flowers, it was requested that donations be sent to the Royal Blind Society.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 Sydney's Alderman – William Parker Henson Retrieved 28 June 2013. {{s-start}}{{s-gov}}{{s-bef| before= John Cramer}}{{s-ttl |title= Chairman of the Sydney County Council | years =1950 – 1952 }}{{s-aft|after= Pat Hills}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Henson, William Parker}}2. ^1 2 Who's Who in Australia 1950 (Melb, 1950) pp 337 Retrieved 28 June 2013. 3. ^BDMs – NSW Births Retrieved 28 June 2013. 4. ^Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 87 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17387325 |title=FINAL OPEN-AIR RALLIES. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=25 June 1937 |accessdate=28 June 2013 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104974773 |title=HENSON AND THE DIGGERS. |newspaper=The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate |location=Parramatta, NSW |date=24 March 1938 |accessdate=28 June 2013 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2840186 |title=Sir D. Copland To Discuss Employment. |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=20 October 1951 |accessdate=28 June 2013 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}} 8. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49962598 |title=ACCOUNTANCY & EDUCATION. |newspaper=The Barrier Miner |location=Broken Hill, NSW |date=18 August 1954 |accessdate=28 June 2013 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}} 9. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article85812594 |title=LYING RUMORS. |newspaper=Windsor and Richmond Gazette |location=NSW |date=18 March 1938 |accessdate=28 June 2013 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}} 10. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17604885 |title=HEALTH WEEK COUNCIL. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=24 June 1939 |accessdate=28 June 2013 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}} 11. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18038812 |title=HEALTH WEEK TOASTS DRUNK IN MILK. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=28 October 1947 |accessdate=28 June 2013 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}} 9 : 1905 births|1999 deaths|People educated at Newington College|Politicians from Sydney|New South Wales local government politicians|Australian city councillors|Australian accountants|Civic Reform Association politicians|20th-century Australian politicians |
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