Henry Cary (judge)

Henry Cary (judge)

Henry Cary (12 February 1804 – 30 June 1870) was a barrister, classical scholar, Anglican clergyman, and first District Court Judge in the Colony of New South Wales.

Cary was born in Kingsbury, Warwickshire, where his father was vicar. His parents were Henry Francis Cary, translator of Dante's Divine Comedy and Jane Ormsby. She was the daughter of James Wilmot Ormsby of Foxford, Mayo and Sandymount, Dublin, and his wife Jane DeGualy. Jane's eldest brother was Sir Charles Montague Ormsby, Baronet.

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