Background
Langlands was born in London, England, the son of John Langlands, a baker, of Dundee, and his wife Christian, née Thoms Langlands and his family returned to Dundee when Henry was several years old.
Langlands was born in London, England, the son of John Langlands, a baker, of Dundee, and his wife Christian, née Thoms Langlands and his family returned to Dundee when Henry was several years old.
On 8 June 1853 Langlands was elected to the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council for City of Melbourne, however he was unseated in October 1853 after a petition and Frederick James Sargood was declared to have been elected. Langlands was elected to the seat of Melbourne in the Victorian Legislative Assembly in January 1857, a seat he held until August 1859. Langlands died in Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria.