Henry Stephenson (Australian politician)

Henry Alfred Stephenson (24 October 1862 – 28 December 1930) was an Australian businessman and politician who was a Nationalist member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1924 to 1930.

He spent his early life in Devonport, a larger town nearby, where he worked as a carpenter and later as a produce merchant.

Stephenson served on the Devonport Town Council from 1891 to 1897, when he left for Western Australia.

He stood for re-election in 1930, but was defeated by another Nationalist candidate, James Macfarlane.

[1] Outside of politics, Stephenson had a keen interest in horse racing, owning several successful racehorses and serving on the committee of the Western Australian Turf Club.