The Hon. Henry Edward MANNING (1877 - 1963)**

Date of Birth: 27/06/1877 Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 03/05/1963 Place of Death: Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Council 23 Jun 1932 22 Apr 1934 1yr(s) 10mth(s) Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 17 June 1932 Member of the NSW Legislative Council 23 Apr 1934 22 Apr 1958 24yr(s) A Member of the indirectly elected Council 1934 - 1978. Date of Election 7 November 1933 and 14 March 1946. A Member before reconstitution. Granted retention of title of 'Honourable' for life. Attorney General, Vice president of Executive Council and Representative of Government 18 Jun 1932 16 May 1941 8yr(s) 10mth(s) 29day(s) Member of Standing Orders Committee 1934 1958 24yr(s) 1day(s) Member of Select Committee on Charges of Corruption connected with election of Hon E Grayndler 1936 1937 1yr(s) 1day(s) Member of Select Committee on Burns Philp Trust Company Limited Bill 1938 1940 2yr(s) 1day(s) Member of Select Committee on Congregational Union Incorporation (Amendment) Bill 1938 1940 2yr(s) 1day(s) Member of Select Committee on Mosman Anzac Memorial Hall Bill 1938 1940 2yr(s) 1day(s) Member of Select Committee on Australian Mutual Provident Society's (Amendment) Bill 1940 1941 1yr(s) 1day(s) Member of Select Committee on The St Mark's Darling Point (Church Lands) Bill 1943 1944 1yr(s) 1day(s) Member of Select Committee on Local Government (Areas) Bill 1947 1948 1yr(s) 1day(s) Member of Joint Committee - Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1956 1958

Political Party Activity

Liberal Party. United Australia Party

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Lawyer (barrister). Educated at St Ignatius' College., Riverview and the University of Sydney., BA in 1900, LL.B in 1902; called to the Bar in 1902, practised on the Western Circuit; associate to Justice R.E O'Connor and law reporter to High Court of Australia in Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania from 1904 until 1905, resumed practice at Bar, established a reputation in common law and Admiralty jurisdictions; deputy Judge of Land and Valuation Court in 1929; chairman of directors of Mutual Life and Citizens Assurance Company Limited from 1945 until 1961; chairman of Union Trustee Company of Australia; director of Sydney Board of Commercial Union Assurance Company Limited; fellow of Senate of University of Sydney from 1934 until 1948; author in 1952; Australia Club

Honours Received

King's Counsel in 1929, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1939

Personal

Son of Sir William Patrick Manning, accountant, financier and Member of the Legislative Assembly, and Honora Torphy. Married Nora Antonia Martin in 1904 and had issue, 2 daughters. Roman Catholic. Funeral at Northern Suburbs lawn cemetery from St Mary's Roman Catholic cathedral.

Additional Information

Parliamentary Archives: PRS 497.LC/P, Legislative Council, Manning Collection Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: Sir Henry Manning - papers, 1914 - 1916 (MLMSS 640); photographs in the PICMAN Database. Resolution of Sympathy passed in the Legislative Council on 27 August 1963.

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