George Henry Davenport was educated at Edinburgh High School.
Circa 1850, George Henry Davenport followed his uncles to South Australia soon after leaving school.
[1] They were involved in land development where agriculture could be profitably combined with grazing.
[1] Davenport was the member for the Electoral district of Drayton and Toowoomba in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 15 November 1878 to 1 January 1881.
[1] Davenport died on New Year's Day 1881 in Toowoomba during his term of office.