Henry Ayers
Sir Henry Ayers | |
|---|---|
| 8th Premier of South Australia | |
| In office 15 July 1863 – 4 August 1864 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor | Sir Dominick Daly |
| Preceded by | Francis Dutton |
| Succeeded by | Sir Arthur Blyth |
| In office 20 September 1865 – 23 October 1865 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor | Sir Dominick Daly |
| Preceded by | Francis Dutton |
| Succeeded by | Captain John Hart |
| In office 3 May 1867 – 24 September 1868 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor | Sir Dominick Daly |
| Preceded by | Sir James Boucaut |
| Succeeded by | Captain John Hart |
| In office 13 October 1868 – 3 November 1868 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor | Sir James Fergusson |
| Preceded by | Captain John Hart |
| Succeeded by | Henry Strangways |
| In office 22 January 1872 – 22 July 1873 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor | Sir James Fergusson Sir Anthony Musgrave |
| Preceded by | Sir Arthur Blyth |
| Succeeded by | Sir Arthur Blyth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1821 Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK |
| Died | 11 June 1897 (aged 76) Adelaide, South Australia |
Sir Henry Ayers (now pron. "airs") GCMG (1 May 1821 – 11 June 1897) was the eighth Premier of South Australia, serving a record five times between 1863 and 1873.
His lasting memorial was in the name Ayers Rock, now better-known as Uluru, which was named in 1873 by the explorer William Gosse.