Henry Gregory was an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n politician. Born in Kyneton, Victoria

Kyneton, Victoria

Kyneton is a town on the Calder Highway in the Macedon Ranges of Victoria, Australia. The Calder Freeway bypasses Kyneton to the north and east. The town was named after the English village of Kineton, Warwickshire. The town has three main streets: Mollison Street, Piper Street and High Street...

, where he was educated, he moved to the Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

n goldfields in 1894. He became Mayor of Menzies Shire

Shire of Menzies

The Shire of Menzies is a Local Government Area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia located to the north of Kalgoorlie. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Menzies.-History:...

 as well as a stockbroker, farmer and press proprietor. In 1897, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly

Western Australian Legislative Assembly

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 as the member for North Coolgardie

Electoral district of North Coolgardie

North Coolgardie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1904.The district was located in the Western Australian outback. It existed for just two terms of parliament, and was represented in that time by Henry Gregory...

, transferring to Menzies

Electoral district of Menzies

Menzies was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1930.The district was located in the Goldfields region, and was based in the town of Menzies. When the district was abolished at the 1930 state election, sitting member Alexander...

 in 1901. He served as Minister for Mines 1901-1904, Minister for Mines and Railways 1905-1911, and acting Premier

Premier of Western Australia

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 and Treasurer 1910-1911. He left the Assembly in 1911, and in 1913 was elected to the Australian House of Representatives

Australian House of Representatives

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 as the member for Dampier

Division of Dampier

The Division of Dampier was an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The division was created in 1913 and abolished in 1922. It was named for the navigator William Dampier, the first Englishman to see Australia, and was located in rural Western Australia, including the towns of...

, representing the Commonwealth Liberal Party

Commonwealth Liberal Party

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. In 1917, together with the rest of his party, he became a Nationalist

Nationalist Party of Australia

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. In 1920, the Country Party

National Party of Australia

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 was formed, and Gregory was one of several Nationalist MPs to join it. He was the party's Deputy Leader from 21 April 1921. The abolition of Dampier led him to contest Swan

Division of Swan

The Division of Swan is an Australian Electoral Division located in Western Australia. The division is named after the Swan River.For several decades, it has been a marginal seat, extending along the Swan and Canning Rivers from the affluent suburbs in the City of South Perth to the west, which...

 in 1922, while party colleague and member for Swan John Prowse

John Prowse

John Henry Prowse was an Australian politician. Born in Adelong, New South Wales, he was educated at public schools and then at Kings College, Melbourne. He became an insurance agent and then a station owner in Western Australia, where he eventually became a Perth City Councillor, serving as Mayor...

 contested the new seat of Forrest

Division of Forrest

The Division of Forrest is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The division was created in 1922 and is named for Sir John Forrest, the first Premier of Western Australia and a federal Cabinet minister. It is located in the south-western corner of the state, including the towns of...

. He lost the deputy leadership in 1927. He held the seat until his death in 1940.