Henry Halloran
Henry Ferdinand Halloran (9 August 1869 – 22 October 1953) was a major property owner and developer in New South Wales in the early part of the twentieth Century.
Halloran was born in Sydney, his father was a bank clerk and architect named Edward Roland Halloran and mother was Adeline Burgess, née Reuss. His grandfather was also called Henry Halloran and his great grandfather was Laurence Hynes Halloran, a convict transported to Sydney.[1] Halloran attended Sydney Boys High School and Newington College.[2] He qualified as a surveyor in 1890 and became a conveyancer and valuer. His developments included Seaforth and Warriewood in Sydney in 1906, and Environa near Canberra.[3] He attempted to create a place called Pacific City near Jervis Bay.[4] Halloran died on 22 October 1953 at the age of 84.[1]
See Also
- Henry Halloran (Grandfather)
References
- 1 2 Atchison, John (1983). "Halloran, Henry Ferdinand (1869 - 1953)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ↑ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 81
- ↑ Allan J. Mortlock; Bernice Anderson (1978). Undiscovered Canberra. Canberra: Australian National University Press. pp. 42–47. ISBN 0-7081-1579-9.
- ↑ Jennifer Horsfield (2005). "Environa: Marketing a Life-Style Near Canberra 80 Years Ago" (PDF).