Name/TitleHenry Gyles Turner, banker and writer, 1831-1920, 1906
About this objectOne of three studio portraits.
Henry Gyles Turner was born in 1831, Kensington, London, England to William Turner and Caroline Gyles. He sailed to Australia aboard the RMS 'Argo' from Southampton, England in 1854.
In 1855, Henry married Helen Ramsay in South Yarra. They had no children.
Henry was an Officer of the Bank of Australasia from 1854 to 1870; before becoming the General Manager of Commercial Bank of Australia from 1870 to 1901.
He held many Public Office positions; for example: Chairman of the St Kilda Cemetery Trust, Vice President Historical Society of Victoria, President of Banks Rowing Clubs, Member Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board and President of Eclectic Association of Melbourne.
Over the years, Henry G. Turner published many pamphlets and books; for example: 'A History of the Colony of Victoria', 1904; 'The Aims and Objects of a Literature Society', 1903.
A full list of his positions and literary works can be found in his own handwriting within the RHSV datasheet 'Register of Early Colonists', dated 1917.
Henry moved to Queensland for a few years before returning to Victoria where he passed away in 1920, in St. Kilda.
MakerAlice Mills (Firm)
Maker RolePhotographer
Inscription and MarksInscribed under image in white ink : "Alice Mills, Melbourne"
Letterhead attached on verso : "Bundalohn" Tennyson Street, St Kilda / 15 Aug 1916 / Memorandum from Henry Gyles Turner."
Inscribed in black in : "To The Historical Society of Victoria / Henry Gyles Turner / Born in London 12th December 1831 / Taken in 1906 - Age 75"
Measurements20 x 14.2 cm (image)
29 x 22 cm (sheet)
Period1900-1910
Object TypePhotograph
Subject and Association KeywordsBanks and banking
Subject and Association KeywordsLiterature
Subject and Association KeywordsPortrait
Subject and Association KeywordsTurner, Henry Gyles, 1831-1920.
Named CollectionImages collection
Object numberP-452.001-Co
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved
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