Henry Frederick William Behnsen | |
Birth Date: | 16 March 1852 |
Birth Place: | Hanover, German Confederation |
Death Place: | Seattle, Washington |
Occupation: | Cigar manufacturer, politician |
Party: | Conservative |
Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |
Constituency: | Victoria City |
Term Start: | 1907 |
Term End: | 1916 |
Henry Frederick William Behnsen (March 16, 1852 - March 6, 1938) was a German-born cigar manufacturer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative from 1907 until his retirement at the 1916 provincial election.
He was born in Hanover and was educated there. Behnsen served as a paymaster in the German Army. In 1878, he married Elizabeth G. Reade.[1]
He died in Seattle on March 6, 1938.[2]