Henry Lette

Henry Elmes Lette (christened 10 August 1829 – 15 August 1892)^[1] was an Australian cricketer and politician. His middle name is frequently misreported as "Elms".

Henry Lette

Personal information
Full name	Henry Elmes Lette
Born	(1829-08-10)10 August 1829 Curramore, Tasmania, Australia
Died	15 August 1892(1892-08-15) (aged 63) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Bowling	Left-arm
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1851/52	Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 2 Batting average 1.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 2 Balls bowled 116 Wickets 7 Bowling average 11.57 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/50 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 August 2010

Cricket

Lette was a left-arm underarm bowler who played for Tasmania. He was born in Curramore and died in Launceston.

Lette made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1851–52 season, against Victoria. From the lower order, he scored 2 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and a duck in the second. Lette bowled 29 overs in the match, taking 7 wickets.^[2]

Politics

Lette represented Launceston in the House of Assembly from November 1862, and was Chairman of Committees of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from July 1877 to 1892.^[3][4] Lette represented Central Launceston from 1 September 1871 and North Launceston from 30 May 1877.^[4]

Family

Lette married Mary Elizabeth Lansdale Harrison on 8 June 1854.^[5] Their children included

• Elizabeth Mary Lette (born 1855) married Francis Bourke on 28 April 1879.^[6] Georgina Temperley (1880–1936) was a daughter. She married again, as "Lily Bourke" to George Harrisson of Jericho, Tasmania on 28 June 1890.^[7]
• (Frances) Beatrice Lette (1857–1923) married Richard Francis Irvine (died 23 September 1921)^[8] on 23 November 1875.^[9]
• John Arthur Lette (1861–1928)
• Alfred Ernest Lette (1868–1933)

References

1. "Obituary". The Mercury (Hobart). Vol. LX, no. 7, 013. Tasmania, Australia. 16 August 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 31 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Henry Lette". Cricket Archive.
3. Mennell, Philip (1892). "Lette, Hon. Henry Elms" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
4. "Lette, Henry". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
5. "Family Notices". The Cornwall Chronicle. Vol. XX, no. 2070. Tasmania, Australia. 17 June 1854. p. 4. Retrieved 31 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "Family Notices". The Launceston Examiner. Vol. XXXIX, no. 115. Tasmania, Australia. 15 May 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 31 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "Family Notices". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 13, 792. Victoria, Australia. 6 September 1890. p. 1. Retrieved 31 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
8. "Obituary". The Daily Telegraph (Launceston). Vol. XLI, no. 228. Tasmania, Australia. 24 September 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 31 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
9. "Family Notices". The Cornwall Chronicle. Vol. XXXIX, no. 4577. Tasmania, Australia. 24 November 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 31 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.