Henry Elmes Lette (christened 10 August 1829 – 15 August 1892)[1] was an Australian cricketer and politician. His middle name is frequently misreported as "Elms".
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| Full name | Henry Elmes Lette | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 August 1829 Curramore, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 August 1892 (aged 63) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1851/52 | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 15 August 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cricket
editLette was a left-arm underarm bowler who played for Tasmania. He was born in Curramore and died in Launceston.
Lette made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1851–52 season, against Victoria. From the lower order, he scored 2 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and a duck in the second. Lette bowled 29 overs in the match, taking 7 wickets.[2]
Politics
editLette represented Launceston in the House of Assembly from November 1862, and was Chairman of Committees of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from July 1877 to 1892.[3][4] Lette represented Central Launceston from 1 September 1871 and North Launceston from 30 May 1877.[4]
Family
editLette married Mary Elizabeth Lansdale Harrison on 8 June 1854.[5] Their children included
- Elizabeth Mary Lette (born 1855) married Francis Bourke on 28 April 1879.[6] Georgina Temperley (1880–1936) was a daughter. She married again, as "Lily Bourke" to George Harrisson of Jericho, Tasmania on 28 June 1890.[7]
- (Frances) Beatrice Lette (1857–1923) married Richard Francis Irvine (died 23 September 1921)[8] on 23 November 1875.[9]
- John Arthur Lette (1861–1928)
- Alfred Ernest Lette (1868–1933)
References
edit- ^ "Obituary". The Mercury (Hobart). Vol. LX, no. 7, 013. Tasmania, Australia. 16 August 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 31 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Henry Lette". Cricket Archive.
- ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b "Lette, Henry". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Cornwall Chronicle. Vol. XX, no. 2070. Tasmania, Australia. 17 June 1854. p. 4. Retrieved 31 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Launceston Examiner. Vol. XXXIX, no. 115. Tasmania, Australia. 15 May 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 31 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 13, 792. Victoria, Australia. 6 September 1890. p. 1. Retrieved 31 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Obituary". The Daily Telegraph (Launceston). Vol. XLI, no. 228. Tasmania, Australia. 24 September 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 31 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Cornwall Chronicle. Vol. XXXIX, no. 4577. Tasmania, Australia. 24 November 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 31 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.