About Henry Langlands
Lived 1794 – 1863 (aged 68–69). Henry Langlands was a politician.
Henry Langlands (1794 – 21 June 1863) was an iron founder and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council and later, the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
Early life Langlands was born in London, England, the son of John Langlands, a baker, of Dundee, and his wife Christian, née Thoms Langlands and his family returned to Dundee when Henry was several years old. Langlands was elected to the seat of Melbourne in the Victorian Legislative Assembly in January 1857, a seat he held until August 1859.
Langlands died in Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria.
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