Henry Short (editor)

Henry Short (c. 1851 – 9 March 1928) was an Australian journalist, editor of The Leader for over 36 years and sub-editor of The Age in Melbourne.

Short was born in Somersetshire, and in 1864 came to Australia with his parents on the liner Fiery Star,[1] which was destroyed by fire on her return voyage.

[5] In 1870 he joined the staff of The Age, acting as theatre and literary critic for many years and became sub-editor in 1881.

In 1887 he was lured back to the David Syme fold to take over editorship of The Leader, which he held until retiring in 1925 to concentrate on writing a memoir.

[10] Robert Short (died 1909), a journalist with the Brisbane Courier and The Argus newspaper, its cable service in London and the Australian Associated Press, was a brother.