Henry Amsinck Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Henry Amsinck. henry-amsinck. 25 November 2024.
  2. Amsinck, Henry . 2.8 . O'Byrne. William Richard . William Richard O'Byrne. 13 . 1849 . 1.