Henry Ernest Carey (11 November 1874 – 5 May 1964) was a British-born Australian public servant, who was the Director of the Northern Territory from 1919 to 1920.
In 1894, he began working in a clerical position for the General Post Office in Britain.
He later moved to New Zealand and spent 7 years working in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
From 1907, he held various jobs in both the private and public sector, before becoming manager of Northern Agency Pty Ltd.[1] On 1 August 1919, Carey was appointed Director of the Northern Territory in Australia, a new post that temporarily replaced the position of Administrator.
[1] After this, he returned to New Zealand where he worked on the staff of the Taranaki Daily News in New Plymouth.