Henry Ayers

Sir Henry Ayers GCMG (1 May 1821 – 11 June 1897) was the Premier of South Australia five times between 1863 and 1873.

Ayers was born at Portsea, Hampshire, England. He moved to Australia in 1840 with his wife, Elizabeth. He worked in the mining industry. His copper mine became very important to the economy of South Australia.^[1] Ayers later went into politics. He was elected to the South Australian parliament on 9 March 1857.^[1] He stayed a member for more than 36 years. Ayers first became premier on 15 July 1863.^[1]

Ernest Giles, an explorer, named Ayers Rock after him in 1872. In the same year, Ayers was knighted KCMG and raised to GCMG in 1894.^[1] He died in Adelaide on 11 June 1897.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 S. R. Parr (1969). "Ayers, Sir Henry (1821 - 1897)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3. Melbourne University Press. pp. 63–64. Retrieved 2008-01-27.

Other website

SA Parliament - Ayers Archived 2005-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
Daguerreotype of Sir Henry Ayers, c.1848, State Library of South Australia

Political offices
Preceded by Francis Dutton	Premier of South Australia 15 July 1863 - 4 August 1864	Succeeded by Arthur Blyth
Preceded by Francis Dutton	Premier of South Australia 20 September 1865 - 23 October 1865	Succeeded by John Hart
Preceded by James Boucaut	Premier of South Australia 3 May 1867 - 24 September 1868	Succeeded by John Hart
Preceded by John Hart	Premier of South Australia 13 October 1868 - 3 November 1868	Succeeded by Henry Strangways
Preceded by Arthur Blyth	Premier of South Australia 22 January 1872 - 22 July 1873	Succeeded by Arthur Blyth

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[ADB-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 S. R. Parr (1969). "Ayers, Sir Henry (1821 - 1897)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3. Melbourne University Press. pp. 63–64. Retrieved 2008-01-27.

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