Birth Date: | 1798 |
Birth Place: | London, England |
Death Date: | 19 December 1878 |
Death Place: | Fitzroy, Victoria |
Restingplace: | Melbourne General Cemetery |
Spouse: | Charlotte Elizabeth |
Constituency Am5: | Electoral district of West Bourke |
Assembly5: | Victorian Legislative |
Term Start5: | October 1859 |
Term End5: | July 1861 |
Predecessor5: | Patrick Phelan Joseph Wilkie |
Alongside5: | John Carre Riddell Mark Last King |
Successor5: | John Smith Charles MacMahon |
Henry Amsinck (1 January 1798 – 19 December 1878) was an Australian politician and an Irish lieutenant in the Royal Navy. He served as a member in the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of West Bourke between 1859 and 1861.[1] He entered the Royal Navy on 6 September 1811 as a first-class volunteer on board the HMS Niemen under Captain Sir Michael Seymour. He later transferred aboard the, where he served as a midshipman. On 26 March 1814, while aboard the Hannibal, Amsinck participated in the capture of La Sultane, a French frigate armed with 44 guns and manned by 330 men. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant on 20 January 1824 and returned to England in May 1824 on half-pay.[2]
He married Charlotte Elizabeth on 4 January 1827.