John Herman Lienhop (1886 - 1967)

Born 3 Feb 1886 in Kangaroo Flat, Victoria (Australia)

Husband of Rosetta (Wirth) Lienhop — married 23 Jun 1910 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Husband of Catherine Mary (Dalton) Lienhop — married 18 Jan 1951 in Toorak, Victoria, Australia

Died 27 Apr 1967 at age 81 in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Henry Lienhop is Notable.

Sir John 'Henry' Lienhop was a stock-and-station agent, pastoralist and politician. He was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1937 to 1951, resigning upon his appointment as Victoria's Agent General to London.

John Herman 'Henry' Lienhop was born on 3rd February 1886 in Kangaroo Flat, Victoria (Australia). He was the seventh child of Albert Lienhop, a German-born publican, and Irish-born Bridget Nash. His father died when John was ten years of age; John's mother subsequently taking over management of the family's pub, the Kangaroo Flat Hotel. Educated at Kangaroo Flat State School, John worked as a clerk before establishing himself as a stock-and-station agent at Bendigo.

From 1912, he owned a 3,238 hectares (8,000 acres) grazing property called The Springs at Womboota, near Deniliquin, New South Wales, upon which he raised lambs for export. He later acquired extensive properties throughout Victoria. An active supporter of the woollen industry, John helped to found the State Wool Committee of Victoria and served on the Australian Wool Council.

John married Rosetta Wirth on 23rd June 1910 in All Saints Pro-Cathedral, Bendigo. ^[1] She passed away in 1928.

He first entered local politics as a City of Bendigo councillor from 1932 to 1937, then was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council. He was first appointed to cabinet in April 1942.

John married a second time, to Catherine Dalton, a 33 year-old nursing sister, on 18th January 1951 in St John's Church, Toorak. ^[2]

John resigned from the Legislative Council in February 1951 to become Agent General for Victoria in London. In the New Year Honours 1952 he was created Knight Bachelor. ^[3] He and Catherine returned to Victoria after his five-year term expired in 1956, retiring to Melbourne.

Aged 86 years, he passed away on 27th April 1967 in East Melbourne and was buried in Bendigo Cemetery. ^[4] He was survived by Catherine, his sons and their families.

Sources

1. ↑ Victoria Marriage Index #2924/1910
2. ↑ Victoria Marriage Index #3593/1951
3. ↑ Australian Honours: Knight Bachelor; accessed 28 Nov 2023
4. ↑ Victoria Death Index #2478/1967

See also

• Fahey, Charles. 'Lienhop, Sir John Herman (Henry) (1886–1967)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published first in hardcopy 2000; accessed online 29 Nov 2023.
• Wikipedia: John Lienhop; accessed 28 Nov 2023.