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3 unusual facts about Henry Lefroy


Anthony O'Grady Lefroy

One of his sons was Henry Lefroy, who would later become the 11th Premier of Western Australia.

Henry Lefroy

Educated initially at Mrs McKnight's School in Perth; later he travelled to England, where he continued his studies at the Preparatory School at Exmouth, then at Elstree and finally at Rugby from 1868 to 1872.

New Norcia Cricket Team

A son, H.B. Lefroy had taken over his father's Walebing property in 1873 and regularly coached and captained the New Norcia team which initially played matches against teams from nearby Northam and York.



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