Henry Marks

Sir Henry Marks CBE JP (5 February 1861 – 5 June 1938) was an Australian-born Fijian politician, serving as a member of the Legislative Council of Fiji for over twenty years.

Alongside Robert Crompton, John Maynard Hedstrom and Henry Milne Scott, he was one of the 'big four' that heavily influenced the Fijian economy and political sphere in the first half of the 20th century.

[1][4][5] He moved to Fiji at the age of 20, initially working as an import/export trader, before becoming a labour agent in New Caledonia, the New Hebrides and the Solomon Islands.

[6] He was involved in several other businesses, serving as chair of the board at Pacific Insurance and Sturt Ogilvie and as a director at Brown & Joske, Morris Hedstrom and Fiji Oil Mills.

[5][9] Following changes to the setup of the Legislative Council in 1929, Marks contested the Southern seat in the 1929 elections, but was defeated by Henry Milne Scott and Alport Barker.