David Fenbury

David Maxwell Fenbury (24 March 1916 – 14 May 1976) was an Australian public servant who spent most of his career in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea.

Early life and education Fenbury was born David Maxwell Fienberg in the Subiaco suburb of Perth in 1916, the third child of railway official David Percival Fienberg and Beatrice Amelia (née Conroy). He attended Christian Brothers' College in Perth and the University of Western Australia, graduating with a degree in Arts in 1937.

In 1946, Fenbury was seconded to the British Colonial Office to gain knowledge of colonial administration. He was posted to in Tanganyika, where he learned about the village council system.

On 15 May 1948, at St Mark's Anglican Church, East Brighton, Melbourne, Fenbury married Joan Marion Brazier; the couple had two children.

Death Fenbury died on 14 May 1976 from injuries received as a result of being hit by a bus in Leederville, a suburb of Perth. He was survived by his wife, and his two children from his first marriage.