He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1931 to 1938, representing the seat of Clarence for the Country Party.
[2] In 1912 he was awarded the bronze medal of the Royal Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society for saving a man from drowning at Yamba.
[4] Henry was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly at the 1931 Clarence state by-election, retaining the seat for the Country Party following the death of Alfred Pollack.
He was thrown out of the car and crushed to death underneath it, while the driver Thomas Watt received minor injuries.
[6] An inquest was held the following month which returned a verdict of accidental death, with the coroner accepting Watt's evidence that Henry had grabbed the steering wheel immediately before the crash.