Henry Tassie

He was a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1918 to 1938, representing Central District No.

[1] He was born in 1863, a son of Robert Stewart Tassie (ca.1831 – 1 January 1905) of South Terrace, Adelaide.

Henry was educated at W. S. Moore's Pulteney Street School and there won a scholarship to St. Peter's College, Adelaide.

He was elected a member of the Legislative Council for the Liberal Party in 1918, holding the seat until 1938, and was Chief Secretary and Minister for Mines from 1927 to 1930.

He married Susan Dellow ( – 18 May 1945) on 13 October 1885; their children included: John Tassie (1855 – 8 August 1934), noted for his involvement with Minda Home, was a brother.