Henry Dendy (24 May 1800 – 11 February 1881) was an English settler in the colony of Victoria, Australia.
Henry Dendy was born in Abinger, Surrey, England, on 24 May 1800.
[1] Dendy is best known for his purchase in 1841 of 5,120 acres (2,070 ha), or eight square miles, of land approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Dendy is also associated with Eltham, Victoria, where he was an early settler and operated a flour mill.
[citation needed] Dendy died at Walhalla, Victoria on 11 February 1881.