Joseph Hensley

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Joseph Hensley

Joseph Hensley (12 June 1824 – 11 May 1894) was a Prince Edward Island politician. His father, Charles Hensley, had been a member of the legislative council and colonial treasurer.

Josephy Hensley was born and educated in England. His family settled on PEI in 1841 where Hensley became a lawyer. He was appointed to the legislative council by George Coles and served as Attorney-General under Coles' various Liberal governments of the 1850s. In 1861, Hensley was elected to the House of Assembly in 1861 and became Coles' lieutenant in the legislature. When Coles retired as Liberal leader and Premier in 1869, Hensley succeeded him. Hensley only served in the office for a few months before accepting an appointment to the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island and was succeeded as premier by Robert Poore Haythorne.

External links

Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

Premiers of Prince Edward Island

Crown Colony of Prince Edward Island (1850–73)	Coles Holl Coles E. Palmer Gray Pope Coles Hensley Haythorne Pope Haythorne

Province of Prince Edward Island (1873–present)	Pope Owen Davies Sullivan McLeod F. Peters Warburton Farquharson A. Peters Haszard J. Palmer Mathieson Arsenault Bell Stewart Saunders Lea Stewart MacMillan Lea T. Campbell Jones Matheson Shaw A. Campbell B. Campbell MacLean Lee J. Ghiz Callbeck Milligan Binns R. Ghiz MacLauchlan

Leaders of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party

Coles Hensley Haythorne Davies Yeo Peters Warburton Farquharson Haszard Palmer Richards Bell Saunders Lea T. Campbell Jones Matheson A. Campbell B. Campbell Clements J. Ghiz Callbeck Milligan Carew MacKinley R. Ghiz MacLauchlan Note: Interim leaders are shown in italics.

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