Henry Gilbert Smith
Henry Gilbert Smith | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Council of New South Wales | |
| In office 11 September 1856 – 11 December 1858 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1802 Northamptonshire, England |
| Died | 4 January 1886 (aged 83) Brighton, England |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Relatives | Thomas Smith (nephew) |
Henry Gilbert Smith (1802 – 1 April 1886) was an English-born Australian businessman, banker and politician, known as the "Father of Manly". He was the founder and developer of the Sydney suburb of Manly, where he built Fairlight House facing Delwood Beach. He was otherwise the chairman of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney (now National Australia Bank), of which his nephew Thomas Smith had been deputy chairman.